Chemical Engineering Newcastle University

Overview

The Chemical Engineering PhD programme from Newcastle University attract a diverse range of students. These are usually from disciplinary backgrounds such as:

• statistics
• maths
• electrical engineering
• chemistry
• physics

Key facts:

Research in the department of Chemical Engineering is cross-disciplinary. Our strategy centres on investigating novel processes, materials, and concepts that can deliver transformational routes for a sustainable and circular economic framework.

We work in a range of sectors that include:

• biomedics
• food
• water
• waste
• energy

We investigate solutions for relevant health, environmental and material problems.

Career opportunities:

Industrial involvement is a part of some PhDs and covers a wide range of activities such as:

• food processing
• water treatment systems
• process intensification technology
• solvent extraction
• polymer reactors
• process modelling and control
• design of electrochemical reactors and fuel cells
• clean technology