PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at University of California, Irvine

We offer a vibrant academic community for those seeking educational opportunities in chemical and biomolecular engineering. The principal objectives of the graduate curriculum in UCI Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering are to develop and expand students’ abilities to solve new and more challenging engineering problems and to promote their skills in independent thinking and learning in preparation for careers in industry, research and teaching. Our faculty expertise and active research programs span topics ranging from the production of biofuels, commodity chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and biomaterials; to materials, processes, and systems for sustainable energy storage and conversion; to the development of nano- and bio-technologies for novel sensing, diagnostic, imaging, and therapeutic applications; to computational modeling and simulation