Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemical Engineering

Dalhousie University

The responsibilities assumed by Chemical Engineers include a wide range of activities such as research and development of novel products and processes the design development and operation of process plants and management of technical operations and sales. Research opportunities leading to the Masters and Doctorate degrees are offered in a wide range of topics within the Department as well as in conjunction with other departments and a number of research centres on the campus.Research AreasThese encompass among others the traditional areas of environmental control plastics and polymers pulp and paper instrumentation and process control petrochemicals petroleum and natural gas processing and energy conversion and utilization as well as the growing fields of biotechnology food processing composite materials corrosion and protective coatings and manufacture of microelectronic components.

Faculty of Engineering