PhD Chemical Engineering at University of Texas at Austin

Programme overview

Biochemical and biomedical engineering. Protein and nucleic acid engineering, metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, systems biology, bioinformatics, fermentations, genetic engineering technology, mammalian tissue culture, biomaterials, biosensors, biomolecular interactions, cell and tissue engineering, virus removal from blood, hemodialysis. Chemical engineering fundamentals. Kinetics and catalysts, thermodynamics, transport phenomena. Energy resources. Secondary and tertiary oil recovery, flow processes in porous media, acid gas treating, energy control and efficiency, photovoltaics, battery technology.

Faculty: Cockrell School of Engineering | Duration: 60 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 60 semester credit hours. To be eligible for admission to candidacy, the student must pass the three core curriculum graduate courses in thermodynamics, transport phenomena, and kinetics, followed by a preliminary oral examination.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission (applies to the programme): A student may choose to pursue the doctoral degree without first obtaining a master’s degree. Students with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering usually fulfill requirements for consideration for admission. Students with a bachelor’s degree in another discipline, such as chemistry, physics, other engineering sciences, and natural sciences, must have a background the department considers satisfactory for the study of advanced chemical engineering. A strong background will have included courses in math (including calculus and differential equations), vector physics, and ideally some courses that cover the topics of thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, and chemical kinetics. Apart from the requirements of the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the department has no set criteria for admission.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate application fees: $65 for U.S. graduate applicants and $90 for international graduate applicants. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/apply

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