Dec 14, 2024  
University of Alberta Calendar 2024-2025 
    
University of Alberta Calendar 2024-2025

Doctor of Philosophy (Chemical and Materials Engineering)


The Department offers PhD degrees with specializations in Chemical Engineering, Process Control, and Materials Engineering.

Program Requirements


Students must successfully complete seven courses (20.0 units) and a thesis.

Coursework (20.0 units)


  • Six 3-unit courses which must be approved by the Associate Dean Graduate Students.
  • CME 600  (2 units) – Introduction to Research Methods. This course must be completed in the first year in the doctoral program.

Thesis


  • Registration in 900-level THES. Students are required to complete a thesis which embodies the results of independent research. All PhD students are required to deliver one public presentation on their research.

Candidacy Exam


The Candidacy exam must be held within 16 months of the initial registration in the program for full-time students. The research proposal must be submitted within 13 months of the initial registration in the program.

Seminar


Students are required to attend a minimum of six seminars of the D.B. Robinson Distinguished Seminar Series per academic year throughout the duration of their program. Students starting their program in January must attend at least three of these seminars in their first term. Students who miss the attendance requirement for the D.B. Robinson series will be assigned additional work.

Ethics Requirement


Engineering students must complete GPS ethics requirements based on their programs.

Professional Development Requirement


Engineering students must complete GPS’s professional development requirement.

Residence Requirement


The minimum period of residence is two academic years of full-time attendance at the University of Alberta.

Academic Standing Requirement


Any graduate student who has gone directly into a PhD program after their BSc program is required to maintain a first-class standing (cumulative gpa of 3.5 out of 4.0).

Length of Program


The maximum time to complete the PhD program as set by the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies is six years.