Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Bachelor's, Master's and PhD Degree Programs


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Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineers create, design, operate and improve processes, which are vital to our society. Our programs produce broad-based graduates who are prepared for careers not only in the traditional petrochemical industry, environmental engineering, and specialty chemicals, but also in such high technology areas as:

biochemical and biomedical engineering,
electronic and semi-conductor processing,
ceramics,
plastics and other high performance materials,
and electrochemical processing

Materials Science
Materials science and engineering impacts almost all industrial activity and has been a key enabler of most of the technological advances that have shaped our modern world. Examples range from superalloys and composites for aerospace structures, soft and biomaterials for bacteria-resistant implantable devices, and novel electronic and photonic materials for robust imaging and sensing systems that are now so much part of our lives and national security.

Materials science and engineering encompasses a spectrum from new materials development to exploitation of their functionality through molecular and nanoscale design, high-degree of controlled synthesis and assembly, and incorporation of their (multi)functionality into components, devices, or systems. It also includes sustainability issues related to our finite materials resources and the impact of materials utilization and disposal on the environment.

CEMS Technogenesis Environment
Education integrated with faculty research fosters an environment of creativity and entrepreneurship. The Technogenesis environment at Stevens enourages students and faculty to pursue their ideas for new technologies from concept through to commercial embodiment where appropriate, while preserving the traditional mission of an academic institution. In the CEMS Department students and faculty have recently been engaged in Technogenesis activities in the areas of microchemical systems and the processing of highly filled materials. Visit our Senior Design Projects.

Chemical Engineers

CEMS Research
MicroChemical Systems - The concept is to design, manipulate, and control chemical reaction and separation processes that occur in micro-volume environments for specific device or process functions from a systems point of view. This research area covers a wide range of new and emerging technologies such as microfluidic biochips for proteomics, combinatorial catalyst evaluation, micro-reactor systems for on-demand chemical production, portable fuel cell systems, etc.

Highly Filled Materials Institute - integrated modeling, experimental studies using industrial-scale processing equipment and characterization of microstructural distributions and properties over the spectrum of highly filled materials.

Graduate and Professional Programs
The CEMS Department offers Masters and PhD programs in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. In addition interdisciplinary Masters degrees and Certificates are offered in:

Pharmaceutical Process Engineering

MicroElectronics and Photonics
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practices

Nanotechnology Graduate Program