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Graduate

Chemical engineering provides students with real-world experience through laboratory classes, hands-on operation of pilot scale equipment, and research projects that result in clean energy production and medical applications.

Degrees

Applicants for graduate work in chemical and biological engineering must apply for admission to UA’s Graduate School.
Please refer to the Graduate Catalog for specific admission requirements.

Graduate Application Deadlines

Domestic & International
Fall – February 1 (Priority); May 1 (Final)
Spring – July 15 (Priority); September 15 (Final)
Summer – November 1 (Priority); January 1 (Final)

For additional information about chemical engineering graduate programs, contact Dr. Yuping Bao.

Graduate Admissions

Applicants for graduate work in chemical and biological engineering must apply for admission to UA’s Graduate School. Regular admission may be granted to applicants who have a chemical engineering degree, a Graduate Record Examination general test score of 300 or higher, and an overall GPA above 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants from related academic programs (chemistry, biochemical engineering, etc.) will also be considered.

Conditional admission may be granted to applicants who do not meet these requirements, for example those who have degrees in related fields or a GPA below 3.0. International students must have a TOEFL score of 550 or higher (or 79 on the iBT, or 6.5 on the IELTS or 59 on PTE) for the consideration of admission to the master’s degree programs and for consideration of admission to the doctoral program. GRE Verbal and Analytical Writing scores must be consistent with the international applicant’s TOEFL score.

Funding Opportunities

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ChBE Faculty/Staff

Find contact and research information for all faculty and staff of the ChBE Department.

ChBE Graduate Students

A directory of all current graduate students in ChBE.

Graduate Research Opportunities (pdf)

Our students and faculty are constantly exploring new ideas, venturing into new areas, and looking for solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

For any Graduate Research Opportunities information please contact Dr. Yuping Bao.

Research Areas

Research efforts are concentrated in, but not limited to, biotechnology; computational; polymers and soft materials; electronic materials and devices; and energy and the environment.

SEMINARS

Spring 2025 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Seminar Series

Time: 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM, Thursdays, Central Time
Location: SERC 1013

Contact: Zhongyang Wang; zhongyang.wang@ua.edu ChBE office: (205) 348-6619

Date Speaker University/Institute
January 16, 2025 Dr. Yuping Bao
Graduate Program Overview
UA
January 23, 2025 Dr. Shrihari Sankarasubramanian
Electrochemical Engineering at the Space Frontier – In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Systems for Missions to Mars Seminar
The University of Texas at San Antonio
January 30, 2025 Dr. Karthish Manthiram
Electrification and Decarbonization of Chemical Synthesis
California Institute of Technology
February 6, 2025 Dr. Goli Jalilvand,
Toward Sustainable Energy Storage with Cellulose-based Separators for Lithium-Ion Batteries and Beyond
University of South Carolina 
February 13, 2025 Dr. Cassandra Porter,
Brush Active-Layer Membranes: Growing Membranes Bottom-Up
Auburn
February 20, 2025
February 27, 2025 Dr. Bradley Harris
Catalyzing Careers: Inspiring Engineering Students for a Sustainable Future
University of Tennessee Chattanooga
March 6, 2025 Dr. Adam Weber
Importance of Transport in Electrochemical Energy-Conversion Technologies
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
March 13, 2025 UA Spring Break (no Class)
March 20, 2025 Dr. Jeffrey McCutcheon
The Materials We Leave Behind: How Manufacturing Research can Expand Material Options for Membranes for Water, Gas, and Ion Separations
University of Connecticut
March 27, 2025 Dr. Bruce Locke
Design and Development of Gas-Liquid Nonthermal Plasma Reactors for Chemical Processing
FAMU-FSU
April 3, 2025 ChBE Advisory Board Meeting
April 10, 2025 Dr. Shannon Boettcher
The Chemistry and Physics of Bipolar Membranes
with Applications in Water, Energy, and Decarbonization
University of California, Berkeley
April 17, 2025 Dr. Andrea Hodge
Accelerated Discovery of the Processing Genome for Nickel Superalloys
University of Southern California
April 24, 2025 Dr. Kenneth K. S. Lau
Interfacial Engineering of Electrochemical Conversion Systems using Chemical Vapor Deposition of Polymers
Rowan University