| The Department
of Chemical Engineering at the University of Virginia was
founded in 1908 and today continues a strong tradition of
excellence in both research and education.
We are a nationally-ranked department comprised
of an energetic faculty
leading first-rate research programs. These programs cover
a diverse range of topics including biotechnology, nanotechnology,
future energy sources, fuel cells, catalysis, environmental
engineering, computer and molecular simulation, electrochemistry,
materials development, separations technology and thermodynamics.
Faculty and graduate students
draw on the wide range of excellent research facilities
available in the department and participate in a number of
multidisciplinary
research centers across the School of
Engineering and the University of Virginia.
There are approximately 50 students in our
graduate program
with over 95% studying towards a Ph.D.
All students accepted into our doctoral program may expect
to receive financial support
as long as they maintain satisfactory progress towards the
degree. Around 15 additional students are participating in
the distance learning Masters of Engineering program (CGEP).
Our graduates go on to pursue a diverse range of successful
careers in
both industry and academia working in fields including pharmaceuticals,
biotechnology, energy materials development and electronics.
The faculty follow the Jeffersonian principle
of excellence in education coupled to strong faculty-student
interaction. We maintain a high faculty/student ratio and
operate an open-door policy for faculty offices whereby students
are free to stop in to discuss their research, science, careers
or life in general.
The faculty have won a number of prestigious
awards including the following:
- NSF CAREER Awards (6)
- NSF National Young Investigator Award
- Camille & Henry Dreyfus New Faculty
Award
- ONR Young Investigator Award
- AICHE Wilhelm Award in Reaction Engineering
- Union Carbide Innovation Recognition Award
- North American Catalysis Society Emmett Award
- ASEE Teaching Awards (2)
- Rodman Scholars' Teaching Awards (2)
- DuPont Young Faculty Awards (2)
- DuPont Young Professor Awards (2)
- Ford Motor Company Young Faculty Award
- 3M Nontenured Faculty Award
- UVA President's Prize for Research
Faculty have also been elected Fellows of the AIChE (4), AAAS (2) and AIMBE (4).
We take pride in the breadth of our accomplishments.
Please contact Mr.
Steven McIntosh (mcintosh@virginia.edu)
with any questions regarding the Graduate Program.
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