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Department of Chemical Engineering
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The chemical engineering program has a strong industrial component. Industry funds more than 25 percent of the research programs in the department. Sponsoring firms include Dow Chemical, Dow Corning, 3M, Amoco, BASF, Honeywell, Allied/Signal, Kimberly-Clark, Chrysler, Ford, Pharmacia, Shell, UOP, and Conoco. This aspect of the program provides graduate study and research that are relevant to the needs of society and the needs of the chemical and materials processing industries.

The department has 15 faculty, 9 staff, more than 300 undergraduate students, and more than 20 graduate students (over 75% in the PhD program).  The College of Engineering ranks 82nd nationally in the 2007 U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools.

The department has graduate student cooperative agreements with the chemical engineering program at the Universidad de Sonora, Mexico, and at the University of Lappeenranta, Finland. Michigan Tech’s Office of International Programs arranges similar opportunities with other universities around the world.

Our facilities include a full-time computer staff and more than 120 computers with powerful chemical engineering modeling and analysis programs.

Program

The Department of Chemical Engineering offers a friendly, educationally stimulating environment, and it has an outstanding record of educating world-class engineers. Beyond technical knowledge, the program emphasizes critical thinking, resourcefulness, problem solving, teamwork, and research skills. Graduate students have the opportunity to identify the course selection and research direction that match their interests.

Degrees

MS in Chemical Engineering
PhD in Chemical Engineering


Researchers in the Hazards Laboratory

Research Excellence
External funding from industry and government for chemical engineering research is over $1 million annually, with a current level of approximately $3 million.

Additional Opportunities
Graduate students can participate in interdisciplinary study and research with other units, such as chemistry, environmental engineering, biological sciences, materials science, and mechanical engineering.

Financial Assistance
Research assistantships, teaching assistantships, and fellowships are available to qualified applicants. All students admitted to the Graduate School are considered for these awards. Some graduate internships are supported by Ford, General Motors, DuPont, 3M, Dow Corning, Conoco, Amoco, Chrysler, and Kimberly-Clark.

 


Researchers in the Polymer Extrusion Laboratory


Faculty Research Profiles


Faculty Research Profiles

About Michigan Tech and Houghton

Michigan Tech, founded in 1885, has gained world-wide recognition for innovative education and scholarship.

Our graduate students receive intensive, advanced instruction and the opportunity to pursue wide-ranging research.

Houghton lies in the heart of Upper Michigan's scenic Keweenaw Peninsula. The campus overlooks Portage Lake and is just a few miles from Lake Superior. The area's expansive waters and forests, including the University's 600-acre recreational forest adjoining campus, offer students unparalleled opportunity for outdoor recreation.

Houghton has a population of 7,400 residents. The University's more than 6,600 students from many states and foreign countries make the area a vibrant multicultural community.

Houghton is rated the safest college town in Michigan and the eighth-safest in the nation. It also has been called one of the nation's top-ten summer sports areas, and one of the top-ten best places in the country to live.

For more information contact: Michigan Technological University Department of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Sciences Building Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Phone: 906-487-3132
Fax: 906-487-3213
Web: http://www.chem.mtu.edu/

Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Dr.
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
http://www.chem.mtu.edu/