Doctor of Philosophy
Program overview
The PhD in Chemical Engineering is a research-focused program offering specializations in areas like process engineering, materials science, and biooengineering. Students tackle real-world challenges - from climate change to food security - under the guidance of experts in green processes, nanomaterials, batteries, and more. With a strong focus on sustainability and energy, graduates go on to careers in industry, government, or academia as researchers, consultants, and professors.
Department research clusters
We are creating advanced bio-sensors, microfluidic devices, innovative drug delivery platforms, smart responsive biomaterials and other engineering solutions for a healthier society. Our research platform combines both theory and experiments, enabling investigation from the atomistic to experimental scale.
Faculty researchers: Sana Anbuhi, Patricia Comeau, Deniz Erol.
Faculty researchers: Elena Baranova, Sixu Deng, Marc-Antoni Goulet, Xia Li, Michel Trudeau and Karim Zaghib.
The chemical industry was founded using carbon taken from fossil fuels. Our researchers are focused on challenging this traditional approach and are looking towards alternative sources such as electricity, renewable energy sources, carbon dioxide and biomass to help create true green processes that are sustainable and minimize our environmental impact.
Faculty researchers: Alex De Visscher, Melanie Hazlett, Ivan Kantor, Yaser Khojasteh.
Researchers are designing, analyzing and modifying polymer materials for sustainable manufacturing. We also innovate advanced materials capable of operating efficiently under extreme conditions, creating new opportunities to develop durable aerospace systems.
Faculty researchers: George Bepete, Kelly Meek, Nhat Truong Nguyen, Pantcho Stoyanov, Rolf Wuthrich, Zhibin Ye.
