Chemical Engineering Education276

university of pittsburgh

The Swanson School’s Department of Chemical

and Petroleum Engineering challenges graduate students

through our interdisciplinary curriculum and award-

winning research.

T he graduate program offers MS and PhD students the opportunity to pursue independent research in five research focus areas where the department has

developed national and international reputations: Biotechnology, Catalysis, Environment and Energy, Materials and Multi-scale Modeling.

Students and faculty collaborate with our University centers of excellence, including the Center for Energy, the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, and the Center for Simulation and Modeling. Other opportunities include the Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Chemical and Petroleum Engineering contributes greatly to the Swanson School’s research productivity, which is approaching $90 million per year.

One of our distinctive strengths in interdisciplinary research is our relationship with the University’s biotechnology programs. From the Swanson School’s own Department of Bioengineering to the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the Fox Center for Vision Restoration, our researchers are at the forefront of chemical engineering applications in biotech. Drug delivery systems, therapeutic strategies, surgical adhesives and bio-ceramics are just a few of the research examples generated by our faculty and students.

Most importantly for our graduate students, Pitt is an urban campus in one of the most livable cities. Its world-class research institutions, corporate headquarters, public amenities, healthcare, low cost of living and relative safety have earned Pittsburgh

accolades from Forbes, Kiplingers, National Geographic, The Economist, and US News & World Report. Both the University and the City provide

the perfect match for an outstanding graduate school environment.

For morE inFormaTion

Director of Graduate recruitment

Swanson School of Engineering Department of Chemical and

Petroleum Engineering

1249 Benedum Hall Pittsburgh PA 15261

che@engr.pitt.edu

engineering.pitt.edu/chemical

Financial assistance is available to those who qualify.

FaCulTymohammad ataaiPhD, Chemical Engineering, Cornell University

anna Christina BalazsPhD, Materials Science, MIT

ipsita BanerjeePhD, Chemical Engineering, Rutgers University

Eric J. BeckmanPhD, Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts

Cheryl BodnarPhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Calgary

Julie l. d’itriPhD, Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University

robert m. EnickPhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

Di GaoPhD, Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley

Gerald D. HolderPhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan

J. Karl JohnsonPhD, Chemical Engineering, Cornell University

John a. KeithPhD, Chemistry, California Institute of Technology

George E. KlinzingPhD, Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology

Prashant KumtaPhD, Materials Science, University of Arizona

lei liPhD, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan

Steven littlePhD, Chemical Engineering, MIT

Joseph J. mcCarthyPhD, Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University

Badie i. morsiPhD, DSc, Chemical Engineering, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine

Giannis mpourmpakisPhD, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece

robert S. ParkerPhd, Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware

Sachin VelankarPhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware

Götz VeserPhD (Phys. Chem.), Fritz-Haber-Institute, Berlin, Germany

Christopher WilmerPhD, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University

Judith C. yangPhD, Physics, Cornell