PhD Program

Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

PhD Candidates
Salvador Escobedo, Luis Luque, Federico Berruti PhD students in Chemical Engineering

 

PhD Program
The PhD program is a thesis-based Doctor of Philosophy research degree. This program is offered to applicants who hold a Masters Degree. Applicants with a Bachelors Degree who wish to enter the PhD program must first apply to the MESc program. Upon demonstration of excellent research potential and satisfactory progress regarding course work, a student may then apply for transfer to the PhD program. The student must pass the Comprehensive Examination to transfer to the PhD program. It is expected that graduate students will complete all program requirements within four years or five years if transferring from the MESc program.


PhD Program Requirements

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  • presentation at a public lecture and successful oral defense of thesis research
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    • PhD Advisory Committee for students registered AFTER January 1, 2007
    PhD students must have an Advisory Committee:

  • The Advisory Committee should consist of at least three members of the Faculty of Graduate Studies: the student's Supervisor and at least two other members whom are not official advisors of the student.
  • As per Faculty of Graduate Studies policy, a student cannot have three joint supervisors.
  • All members of the Advisory Committee cannot be Emeritus or Casual Academic or Limited Duties professors.
  • The Advisory Committee should be selected by the Supervisor and approved by the Graduate Chair.
  • At the end of each year, the Advisory Committee must meet with the student (individually or as a group) and submit a student progress report form. It is the responsibility of the Supervisor and student to submit the completed progress report form to the Graduate Assistant.


    • Scholarships
    Students are encouraged to apply to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's Postgraduate Scholarships (NSERC-PGS) and the Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) in the Fall term.


    Additional Information
    Additional information about our graduate program may be obtained from the Faculty of Graduate Studies website.