
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 | |
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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
About Us
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.
- “Green” Chemistry
- 3‐D Printing
- Advanced Materials
- Advanced Polymers and Materials
- Algae Cultivation and Algal Biomass Utilization
- Antibody-Drug Conjugates
- Assembly of Nanomaterials
- Bio/Nanosensors
- Biochemical Engineering for Production of Chemicals
- Biocompatibility and toxicology of nanoparticles
- Bioengineering
- Biomaterials
- Block Copolymers
- Catalysis
- Cell‐Material Interactions
- CO2 Capture Processes
- Computational Screening of CO2 Solvents
- Conjugated Polymers
- Controlled Synthesis
- Drug Delivery
- Drug Discovery
- Drug Resistance
- Electrochemical Engineering
- Electrochemical Engineering for Nanomaterials
- Environmental Catalysis Modeling
- Environmental Remediation
- Fuels
- Functional Material Interfaces for Soft Robotics
- Functionalized Materials for Separation and Catalysis
- Functionalized Membranes for Water Purification
- Green Cosmetics
- High Temperature Coatings
- In‐situ IR Spectroscopy of Thin Film Deposition
- Infrared Spectroscopy
- Interfacial Phenomena
- Intravaginal Rings for (Trans)mucosal Delivery of Drugs
- Ionic Liquids
- Magnetic Hyperthermia
- Manufacturing Cost Modeling
- Materials Characterization
- Mechanical Behavior
- Medical and Health Properties of Berries and Berry Extracts
- Membrane Fouling
- Metabolic Engineering
- Metals
- Microbicides
- Microchannel Devices
- Molecular Sieves
- Mucoadhesive Gels
- Nanodevices
- Nanofibers
- Nanomaterials
- Nanostructures
- Nanotherapeutics
- Natural Products
- Oncology
- Oxidation
- Pharmaceuticals
- Photobioreactor Design
- Polymer Templating
- Polymers
- Process Control
- Process Intensification
- Reaction Engineering
- Sensing
- Simulations of Nanomaterials
- Single-use Bioprocessing Films
- Soil Remediation
- Stretchable Electronics
- Surface Chemistry
- Surface Engineering
- Surface Science
- Surface/Interfacial Engineering
- Synthesis and Characterization of Inorganic Solids
- Synthetic Biology
- Thermodynamics
- Thin-Films
- Tissue Engineering
- Toxicological Evaluation of Novel Materials
- Translational Medicine
- Transport Phenomena in Polymeric Systems
- Tumor Microenvironment
- Vaccines
- Vibrational Spectroscopy
- Water
- Water Treatment
- Wearable Electronics

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 |
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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 |