Prima Sehanputri examines a hydrolyzed corn oil sample produced via immobilized enzyme technology for use in the manufacture of nutraceuticals (foods with preventive medicinal values).(29K JPG)

Research activities in chemical engineering span a wide range of techniques and approaches, many of which are also of interest to other disciplines. Consequently, our faculty and graduate students often benefit from collaboration with researchers in other departments and in interdisciplinary programs. For instance, the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, under the direction of Professor Thomas F. Kuech, draws together investigators from engineering and natural science disciplines. The Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, directed by Professor Paul F. Nealey, brings together faculty from more than ten fields to explore the conecpt of self-assembly at the nanoscale.

Industrial consortia, which sponsor research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, demonstrate the strong corporate interest in several of our interdisciplinary research programs.

Eric Rehder optimizes a custom chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactor for the (36K JPG)

Faculty and graduate students from the department are involved in research programs at the Rheology Research Center, the Solar Energy Laboratory, the Center for Dairy Research, the Forest Products Laboratory, the Center for Mathematical Sciences, the Institute for Enzyme Research, the Biotechnology Center and the UW Sea Grant Institute. Our graduate students have collaborated with researchers in the Departments of Physics, Statistics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Food Science; the Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy; and the Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program.

The university's Biotechnology Training Program, in which several of our faculty members participate, offers traineeships funded by the largest National Institutes of Health training grant in biotechnology. Chemical engineering trainees benefit from cross-disciplinary training in the biological aspects of biotechnology, participate in weekly seminars, and gain valuable experience through an industrial internship. U.S. citizens and permanent residents who wish to be considered for this program should indicate their interest in their statement of purpose.

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