阿尔伯塔大学

Degrees are granted in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Process Control and Welding Engineering. Welding Engineering is not available at the doctoral level. The MEng degree is intended primarily for part-time students who are working in industry, but can also be taken by full-time students.

General fields for research in chemical engineering include fluid mechanics and rheology; reaction kinetics and catalysis; mass transfer and separation processes; heat transfer; thermodynamics, hydrocarbon P-V-T and phase equilibrium studies; polymer reactor engineering; computer process control; dynamic simulation; biotechnology, mathematical modelling and environmental engineering. Many research programs are oriented toward better utilization of natural resources in the province, e.g., upgrading of Athabasca bitumen and heavy oil feedstocks; processing of natural gas.

Active research areas in materials engineering include mineral processing; coal preparation; modelling and simulation; intelligent processing of materials and solidification processing; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; high temperature electrochemistry; corrosion; physical and mechanical metallurgy; process metallurgy; welding metallurgy; powder metallurgy; ancient materials; ceramic materials; and electronic materials. Active research areas in chemical process control include dynamic modeling, state and parameter estimation, model predictive control, fault monitoring and diagnosis and process optimization.

The MEng is a course-based program. The Department offers MEng degrees with specializations in Chemical Engineering, Process Control, Materials Engineering, and Welding Engineering.

Program Requirements

Students must complete ten courses (★27.5), including a ★3 project course.

Coursework (★24.5)

• Eight ★3 graduate-level courses. The courses are of the same type and calibre as those taken by the MSc and PhD candidates, and must be approved by the Associate Chair (Graduate).
  • At least four courses must be taken from the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
  • At least three of the CME courses must be at the 600-level or higher. The following courses are considered to be equivalent to 600-level CME courses:
    • ECE 540
    • ECE 560
    • ECE 561
    • ECE 760
    • ECE 662
    • ECE 664
    • ECE 665
    • ENG M 646
    • MEC E 615
  • The balance of the courses must be at the 500-level or higher in the Faculty of Engineering.
• ENGG 600 (★0.5)- Engineering Ethics and Integrity

Project Course

CME 900 (★3) - Directed Research. The project is intended to apply knowledge learned during a students' program to a technical challenge (industrial/research) or a critical review of literature. The topic will be developed by the student in consultation with the project supervisor.

Length of Program:

The maximum time to complete the course-based MEng program as set by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research is six years.