Interested in studying Chemical Engineering?
Thinking about using your chemical engineering knowledge to advance your career, satisfy your intellectual curiosity and build upon your passions? Investigate the opportunities available to you in the Department of Chemical Engineering.
We are focused on innovation and research in the fields of biomedical and biotechnical engineering, electrochemical engineering, sustainable reaction engineering, nanotechnology for advanced materials, soft matter and polymer engineering and process systems engineering.
A graduate degree in Chemical Engineering will allow you to have a career in a multitude of employment sectors. From developing next generation batteries and fuel cells, to biomedical and pharmaceutical applications, to mitigating climate change through carbon capture. Chemical engineers are everywhere, they are involved in the life cycle of every product society relies upon. To find out more about career paths, please visit our Meet our Graduates and Alumni profiles pages.
Chemical Engineering is the discipline that manipulates matter at the molecular level. Therefore, Chemical Engineers have expertise in creating new and advanced materials. Chemical Engineering is involved in almost every product society relies upon. As a graduate student in the Department of Chemical Engineering, you could build the batteries of the future, design smart materials for robotics, tackle climate change and enable a circular economy.
Whether you're creating the next generation of lifesaving pharmaceuticals, novel biomedical devices, cybernetic systems, or alternative energy, you'll be part of the solution as a Chemical Engineer.
The Department of Chemical Engineering offers programs leading to degrees in research-based programs (PhD and Master of Applied Science, MASc) and course-based programs (Master of Engineering, MEng and Master of Engineering Co-op). Our department also admits into the collaborative nanotechnology and water programs
