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Overview

Graduate students in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering may study either for the Master of Science, the Doctor of Philosophy, or the Master of Engineering (Chemical) degree in Chemical Engineering.

As an MS or PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, you can specialize in the following areas of research:

As an M.Eng. student, you can enroll in two industry-oriented specializations:

or you can tailor your M.Eng. program to suit your own needs to gain depth or breadth in chemical and biomolecular engineering.

Details can be found in our graduate brochure.

 

Lydia Contreras and Adam Fisher use a flow cytometer to isolate rare clones of engineered bacterial cells.
Lydia Contreras and Adam Fisher use a flow cytometer to isolate rare clones of engineered bacterial cells.

Our advanced degree programs prepare graduates for research and technical careers in industry, academia, and the government. The programs strike a balance between teaching advanced core principles and showing students how to make scientific discoveries through hands-on projects, a blend that provides a strong base in the fundamentals of Chemical Engineering while developing in its students the practical skills needed to tackle real engineering problems.

The Graduate School handles all applications to Cornell advanced degree programs. Cornell’s “graduate field system” draws faculty from several colleges, departments, and related disciplines into a graduate field of Chemical Engineering. This structure allows graduate students to take full advantage of Cornell's unique interdisciplinary environment, and facilitates students who wish to pursue an individualized plan of study.