You'll have the opportunity to work on multidisciplinary research projects in collaboration with colleagues across the University or from external organisations.

Overview

Our MPhil and PhD in Chemical Engineering attract a diverse range of students. These are usually from disciplinary backgrounds such as: Statistics, maths, electrical engineering, chemistry, physics.

Our research

Research in the department of Chemical Engineering is cross-disciplinary. Our strategy centres on investigating novel processes, materials, and concepts that can deliver transformational routes for a sustainable and circular economic framework.

We work in a range of sectors that include:

biomedics

food

water

waste

energy

We investigate solutions for relevant health, environmental and material problems.

Advanced materials

Every article, instrument, machine or device we use depends on its success upon:

materials

design

effective production

We work on a wide range of materials topics including:

new material development

optimising of materials processing

testing and evaluation at component scale and at high spatial resolution

modelling

failure analysis

Much of our work relates to materials and processes for:

renewable energy generation

energy efficiency

carbon capture

storage

We also use biological and bio-inspired processes to develop new functional materials.

Our Careers Service

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.