General Description: The Department of Chemical Engineering and the Interdiscinplinary Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology established in 1993 a combined degree program in which graduate students earn a M.S. degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. The Combined Degree provides graduate students with a strong theoretical and research background in both engineering and the sciences. It is at the interface between these two fields where many of the breakthroughs in bioengineering and biotechnology occur.
Curriculum:Combined Degree students take core chemical engineering courses in kinetics, thermodynamics, transport phenomena and applied math, and focus their electives in the biological sciences by taking courses in biochemistry, cell biology and molecular biology offered by the Molecular and Cellular Biology Program. These classes are held both on the Uptown campus and Medical School campus. The student's research is conducted under the direction of a chemical engineering faculty member in the area of bioengineering or biotechnology. The research project is designed to involve collaborations with faculty members in the Molecular and Cellular Biology Program.
Financial Aid: Graduate students participating in the Combined Degree Program receive financial aid from the Department of Chemical Engineering in the form of fellowship, research assistantships or teaching assistantships.
Program Description: Download a recent article on the Combined Degree Program that was published in Chemical Engineering Education.
Application: For additional information and application materials, please contact Prof. Kim O'Connor. To be considered for financial aid, complete applications must be received by February 1.
Prof. Kim O'Connor
Chemical Engineering Dept.
Tulane University
Lindy Boggs Center Room 300
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504)865-5740
E-mail: koc@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu