• MSc in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Kansas​ is offered as a 2-years program by the School of Engineering.
  • This university is ranked #124 in National Universities, US News.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis only.
  • Chemical engineering has grown out of a combination of chemistry and engineering associated with industrial processes.
  • It comprises knowledge used in processes that change the physical state or composition of materials.
  • Chemical engineers hold key roles in the design, development, production, and purification of materials considered essential to human life and well-being, such as food products, fuels and lubricants, pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, synthetic fibers, microelectronic components, and plastics.
  • Chemical engineers are involved in reducing the use of energy to make products in a safe and sustainable way and minimizing environmental impacts.
  • Areas of study in the Chemical Engineering Department include (but are not limited to): Reaction Kinetics, Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, Fuel Cells, Biofuels, Interfacial Phenomena, Biotherapeutics, Regenerative Micro-Tissue Engineering, Exploiting Supercritical and Gas-Expanded Liquids in Crystallization and Benign Chemicals Processing, Hydrothermal Liquefaction, Electrocatalysis, and Photoelectrocatalysis. 
  • The MSc program consists of 30 credits.