Chemical Engineering Doctoral Program

Who Should Apply

We welcome applicants with a master’s degree in chemical engineering (up to 30 credits can be transferred to Stevens’ Ph.D. program). Well-qualified candidates will demonstrate a history of scholarly specialization in a related discipline.

Program Admission Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (for direct Ph.D. program) or a Master's degree, with a minimum GPA of 3.3, from an accredited institution

• Official college transcripts

• Two letters of recommendation

• Resume or curriculum vitae

• A statement of purpose

• For international students: An excellent TOEFL/IELTS score

• A competitive GRE or GMAT score (only required for full-time applicants)

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Chemical Engineering Doctoral Program Curriculum Overview

The chemical engineering doctoral program prepares Ph.D. students for careers in a broad range of fields such as energy, biofuels, petrochemicals, biomedical, polymers, nanoparticles, electrochemical and materials as well as university positions for research and teaching in chemical engineering and materials fields.

By the end of this program, you will have:

• Hands-on experience in laboratory experimentation

• The ability to create new knowledge through creation and execution of meaningful experiments designed to address specific research problems

• Experience working in one or more cutting edge research problems in the areas of energy, reaction engineering, nanotechnology, pharmaceutical, polymers, biofuels, biomedicine and materials

Degree Requirements

Eighty-four credits of graduate work in an approved program of study are required beyond the bachelor’s degree; this may include up to 30 credits obtained in a master’s degree program, if the area of the master’s degree is relevant to the doctoral program. A time limit of six years is set for completion of the doctoral program. The preliminary requirements for the doctorate are regarded not as ends in themselves, but rather as preparation for the dissertation in which the student demonstrates ability.

Each Ph.D. curriculum must also adhere to the institute wide standards listed in the academic catalog.

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Qualifying Examination

The Ph.D. qualifying exam consists of a written and an oral exam. Students are strongly encouraged to take the qualifying exam within two semesters of enrollment in the graduate program. A minimum of 3.5 GPA must be satisfied in order to take the exam.

Doctoral Dissertation and Advisory Committee

A doctoral dissertation for a minimum of 30 credits and based on the results of the student’s original research, carried out under the guidance of a faculty member and defended in a public examination, is a major component of the doctoral program.

The dissertation for the doctoral program can be completed by participating in one of the following research programs of the department:

• Alternative Energy

• Biologically Active Materials

• Crystallization

• Electron Microscopy and Polymer Interfaces

• Heterogeneous Catalysis, Infrared Spectroscopy, Density-Functional Theory (DFT) Calculations

• Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Transport Processes

• Microchemical Systems

• Nanomaterial Assembly, Phenomena, and Applications

• Polymer Characterization and Processing

• Rheology, Modeling, Processing and Microstructure of Filled Materials

• Lab-in-Fiber Optofluidics, Surface Plasmonics for Chem/Bio Sensing and Imaging

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If you have existing graduate credits or experience in this area of study, contact [email protected] to discuss opportunities to include it in the curriculum.