Chemical Engineering

The graduate program in chemical engineering at Unicamp aims to prepare professionals who are highly qualified in their major areas to undertake activities related to research, teaching and scientific and technological development in the field of chemical engineering as a whole. The course is an interdisciplinary one and students carry out research to solve problems of interest to the industrial sector, thereby contributing to scientific development in chemical engineering both nationally and internationally. The graduate program offers courses leading to either a master’s degree (since 1980) or a doctoral degree (since 1989) and is structured around five major areas: materials science and technology; development of chemical processes; process engineering; chemical process systems and informatics; and development of biotechnological processes

Major Area: Chemical Process Systems and Informatics
Lines of Research

• 1. Catalysis and catalytic processes
• 2. Process control and production planning
• 3. Modeling and simulation of chemical plants
• 4. Two-phase systems and separation processes
• 5. Applied thermodynamics

Major Area: Development of Chemical Processes
Lines of Research

• 1. Advanced process control
• 2. Development of catalytic processes and separation processes
• 3. Modeling and simulating chemical processes
• 4. Thermodynamics of chemical processes

Major Area: Process Engineering
Lines of Research

• 1. Education in chemical engineering
• 2. Environmental engineering
• 3. Process engineering of natural products
• 4. Transport phenomena and particulate systems
• 5. Properties and behavior of fluid phases

Major Area: Development of Biotechnological Processes
Lines of Research

• 1. Bioprocess engineering

Major Area: Materials Science and Technology
Lines of Research

• 1. Materials in chemical engineering

To be eligible for admission as a degree-seeking graduate student (i.e., masters or doctoral programs), students must hold a university degree. Admission to graduate programs is subject to course-specific standards and requirements, which vary from one field to another. In order to find out these requirements, the student must get in touch with the specific department and request admission information (selection procedures, deadlines, etc). In general, applicants are evaluated by means of a written exam, a study plan and personal interviews.

Foreign students have their requests and documents initially reviewed by the Graduate Program Coordinator of the program he/she is interested. If accepted, a letter of conditional acceptance at the university will be issued and emailed to the student with a digital certification. This will enable the student to apply for a student visa, required for class registration upon arrival. You should not try to come on a tourist visa: A change of visa status after entering Brazil is not possible.