Doctoral Degree in Chemical Engineering
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Major: Chemical Engineering
Hours: 70
Chemical Engineering Overview
The 91自拍论坛 Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering is a doctoral program designed to prepare you, as a practicing chemical engineer, to advance research, development and education for addressing national and global challenges towards a highly sustainable industrial-based focus on petroleum, petrochemical and allied industries.
This program offers competitive scholarships and assistantships for you as a highly qualified student with research interests compatible with those of the chemical engineering faculty. Because LU is so conveniently located near industry in the area, you'll easily find a job after graduation. Chemical engineering encompasses multiple fields in several industries. With this degree, your career opportunities are nearly limitless.
Chemical Engineering Courses You May Take
Transport Phenomena: Analysis of transport with respect to fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer. Derivation of Navier-Stokes Equation and its application to flow phenomena. Boundary layer flows, molecular interpretation of viscosity, and interfacial tension and its relation to slip/non-slip condition. Interdependence of fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer. Tensor and vector notation will be presented and employed.
Kinetics and Reactor Design: Emphasis is placed on complex reactor design, Attention is devoted to chemical kinetics and catalysis as well as to the engineering aspects of both homogeneous and heterogeneous reactors. Mixing problems in terms of residence, time distribution. The importance of temperature effects is stressed.
Fundamentals of Sustainability: This course examines the scientific basis and technology details of sustainability, defined as minimization of the effect of entropy on society. Emphasizes the interface among engineering, environment, and economics. Incorporates the ideas of sustainability into chemical engineering fields such as process and product design, manufacturing, and value chain management for the purpose of minimizing both resource utilization and adverse environmental impact.
Advanced Thermodynamics: Derivation of thermodynamic laws and application to physical chemical phenomena. Development of ideal and non-ideal gas, liquid, and solid solution behaviors for physical and chemical equilibria. Course credit in chemistry is optional.
Adv Chem Engineering Math: The course covers the fundamentals and numerical techniques for Linear Systems of Equations, Nonlinear Systems of Equations, Numerical ifferentiation/Integration, Regression Analysis, Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations, and Partial Differential Equations, for modeling and analysis of chemical engineering systems.
Career Paths for Chemical Engineering
Your Ph.D. in chemical engineering from 91自拍论坛 could lead you into various leadership roles as a chemical engineer, or it could take you to a career as a consultant or educator. Your work will contribute to national and global solutions for energy sustainability and will advance research and development across your discipline. Chemical engineering is a broad-based discipline, with roots in chemistry, math, physics and biology. Most graduates move into jobs in the chemical industry, but this degree's interdisciplinary nature offers an array of career options.
Primary Careers
Chemical engineer, consultant, post-secondary educator
- Petrochemicals
- Fuels and energy
- Process design
- Safety and health
- Pharmaceuticals
- Semiconductor
- Refineries
- Chemical plants
- Paper/textile companies
- Pharmaceuticals
- Government
- Research labs
