Chemical Engineering

The PhD programme in Chemical Engineering at Politecnico di Torino aims at training highly-qualified professionals with a focus on promoting innovation in the field of chemical engineering and process engineering.

Concerning the modalities of courses attendance, usually students shall acquire basic knowledge and competences during the first year, while also deciding what will be their research topic, under their tutor’s supervision. In the second year they shall focus on research activity and taking part to specialized seminars. Between second and third year, a term is often spent abroad, studying and researching at other universities or research centres, in order to further develop their research.

Career opportunities

PhD graduates in Chemical Engineering at Politecnico di Torino are professionals promoting innovation and research, they have an international-oriented frame of mind, characterized by an interdisciplinary approach and relevant competences in their research area.

Career opportunities foreseen for them are: researcher in national or international University or research centres; researcher in industry sector, especially in those companies focusing on development of process and products, environmental-friendly innovation, which are also compatible with resources, energy and environmental saving; employment in sectors where there is a demand for professionals specialized in the field of planning and management of industrial processes; employment in national or international institutes for supervision and management of research achievements and industrial, scientific resources.

Courses included:

• Advanced elements of chemical engineering
• Catalysis and biocatalysis
• Electrochemical power sources
• Multiscale modelling and coarse-graining for flow and transport PDEs
• Photo-Electro-Catalytic Technologies for a Sustainable Chemical Industry & in-situ microscopy/spectroscopic to study new photo-electrocatalyst materials
• Risk assessment as decision making tools