The University of Dayton School of Engineering chemical engineering program is one of only a few universities in the nation involved in the modeling, control and automation of composite processing.
You'll develop scholarship, research and lab skills and excel in professional or continued graduate work. Our extensive course selection includes chemical, bio-sensors, chemical reactor analysis, and combustion as well as advanced work in nanomaterials and fuel cells. We also offer you special opportunities, including courses with the Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute, evening courses and federally funded research.
Career Outlook and Highlights
- Our graduate chemical engineering students enjoy a nearly 100 percent placement rate.
- With over 30,000 chemical engineering jobs in the U. S., you'll enjoy an abundant amount of career offerings.
- We feature for sponsored research with the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) and Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) as well as other regional industries.
- For your research, our wide-range of on-campus labs include unit operations, transport phenomena and process control.
Plan of Study
A minimum of 30 semester hours.
- 15 credit hours — chemical engineering courses selected from an area of concentration: fuels and combustion, environmental engineering, materials engineering, process model and control, or bioengineering.
- 9 semester hours — engineering or basic science electives from current course offerings that are approved by the department chair.
- 6 semester hours — thesis project. A final examination is required at the completion of the thesis. Upon the request of the student and with the approval of the faculty advisor and chair of the department, six hours of additional coursework plus three hours of special problem work may be substituted for the thesis.
Areas of Research
- Chemical reaction engineering
- Development and modeling of stereolithography for rapid prototyping
- Electrochemical engineering
- Fuel cells
- Intelligent processing of composite materials
- Mechanical agitation
- Modeling of transport processes
- Multiphase flow
- Polymer-metal nanocomposite
- Process modeling and control
Program Details
The chemical engineering program at the University of Dayton School of Engineering offers more than 20 courses with an extensive selection ranging from advanced transport phenomena to chemical reactor analysis and design. The program allows for concentrations in combustion, environmental engineering, materials engineering and others.
Typically a full-time student completes their degree program in approximately 18 months. Most of the graduate classes are offered in the evening, which allows you to work full time while taking classes part time.