Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Candidates enrolled for a postgraduate programme by research pursue an independent but supervised research in an approved topic based on which a thesis must be submitted for examination. The award of the research degree is based solely on the thesis submitted. Candidates are also required to fulfill coursework requirement of a minimum of six courses. The minimum period of candidature for a Ph.D. degree is two years while the maximum is five years.

	Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Coursework requirement	Four CH core courses   Two elective courses (one have to be elective courses  offered by the school and the other can be suitable postgraduate courses approved by the School)
Coursework courses	CH core courses   Advanced transport phenomena (Course Outline/Details)   Advanced mathematical methods for chemical engineering   Advanced reaction engineering   Advanced chemical engineering thermodynamics Elective courses   Nanotechnology and its applications   Cell therapeutics engineering   Downstream processing in pharmaceutical engineering   Formulation and quality aspects of active pharmaceutical    ingredients dosage forms   Nanotechnology and its applications in pharmaceutical    engineering   Advanced physical characterization methods   Foundations of biomechanics   Bionanotechnology   Bioelectrochemistry   Molecular dynamics modeling of biological systems   Systems biology   Molecular biophysics   Advanced cell biology
Possible areas of research ( Please refer to the research website for more details).	Nanotechnology catalysis and reaction engineering   Process systems engineering   Industrial chemistry   Chiral and pharmaceutical sciences   Biotechnology   Green technology   Separation technologies   Molecular modeling   Tissue engineering

  a good bachelor’s degree in areas related to chemical and biomedical engineering    and
  good GRE/GATE (for Indian applicants) and TOEFL scores. In countries where    GRE/GATE and TOEFL are unavailable, representatives from the School may travel    to these countries to conduct Technical Proficiency Tests and interviews with    potential candidates.

The University offers attractive research scholarships to candidates with outstanding academic results pursuing full-time doctoral program. The scholarship covers the research fees and other university-related fees and includes a monthly stipend.

Applications for admission must be submitted on-line through the website: http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/Research/Pages/default.aspx

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Postgraduate program enquires:
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Block N1.2 B3-13
Singapore 637459
Tel: +65 6316 8938
Fax: +65 6794 2598
Email: SCBE_Postgraduate@ntu.edu.sg