Graduate Program
Chemical Engineers transform matter.
Our graduates transform what matters.
From artificial lungs and drug delivery to defense against chemical weapons, graduate chemical engineers at University of Pittsburgh are combining a rich history of innovation with a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration that's yielding unprecedented results.
We're looking for researchers who have the curiosity and vision to solve tomorrow's problems. In exchange, we'll surround you with great minds to inspire you, faculty who are motivated to see you succeed, world-class facilities at your disposal and an environment where you can see your research in action. Come be a part of an evolving department, and transform what matters to you.
The department's graduate progam is currently accepting applications for Fall 2010 enrollment. For full financial aid consideration, please submit your completed application by January 15, 2010.
To learn about the exciting research program opportunities available to you, please visit our graduate program recruitment web site.
News
Chemical Engineering professor receives NIH Director’s High-Risk Research Award to understand how to dictate stem cell development
Ipsita Banerjee, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering in Pitt’s Swanson School of Engineering and a McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine faculty member, received a $2.2 million, five-year New Innovator award to unravel how embryonic stem cells develop into mature cells and possible techniques for influencing their growth to suit specific organs. More 
Pitt Professor Selected to Speak at Educators' Symposium
Joe McCarthy, associate professor of chemical and petroleum engineering and William Kepler Whiteford Faculty Fellow, is among 49 young engineering researchers and educators selected to present their novel approaches to engineering education at the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) inaugural Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) symposium scheduled for Nov. 15-18 in Herndon, Virgina. More
Congratulations to Di Gao!
Dr. Gao's recent paper in the journal "Langmuir" is highlighted in the “Science & Technology Concentrates” section of this week’s Chemical & Engineering News (19 October, page 36). The C&EN article is titled “A Coating that Fights Ice”
Congratulations to graduate student LiangLiang Cao and to Prof. Di Gao on garnering an amazing amount of press coverage for their article on anti-icing superhydrophobic coatings! Below is a partial list of all the news their work has generated in the very short time since the paper appears on the Langmuir web-site less than a month ago. This is really excellent work! More
Pitt’s School of Engineering Board of Visitor’s Faculty Award Winner: Dr. Steven Little
The Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, along with the University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering, congratulates the recipient of the 2009 Board of Visitor’s (BOV’s) Faculty Award: Steven Little, PhD, Assistant Professor and Bicentennial Alumni Faculty Fellow, University of Pittsburgh Departments of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Immunology. More
Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) Grant Awarded
Anna Balazs, Distinguished
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Robert Von der Luft Professor, is part of a team, led by Thomas Russell at the University of Massachusetts, that will investigate Polymer-Based Materials for Harvesting Solar Energy.
Only 46 new multi-million-dollar EFRCs were established at universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private firms across the nation. More
2009 Co-op Student of the Year
Mr. Patrick Vescovi, triple major in chemical engineering, bioengineering, and chemistry is the University of Pittsburgh’s 2009 Co-op Student of the Year. Patrick will go on to compete for the national honor.
Congratulations, Patrick!
Honorable Mentions include chemical engineering students Craig Aljoe and Jared O’Connell. Great work, gentlemen!
Dr. Anna Balazs' Work Featured on the Cover of the Journal Soft Matter
Please join us in congratulating Anna Balazs and her research group for making the front cover of the journal “Soft Matter”! This issue features their work on flow injection of polymers into nanopores.
Flow injection of polymers into nanopores
A. P. Markesteijn, O. Berk Usta, Issam Ali, Anna C. Balazs and J. M. Yeomans, Soft Matter, 2009, 5, 4575