PMP Capstone Course/Project

The Chemical Engineering (ChE) Professional M.S. Program's (PMP) Capstone Course enables students to apply knowledge acquired in the PMP curriculum to a specific application of relevant importance. The Capstone integrates science, engineering, design, and economics to achieve specific goals, such as the development of innovative technology, refinement of new analytical tools, or improved understanding of material properties, synthesis, and processing. Students have the opportunity to select industrial-based or academic-based projects led under the guidance of our industrial partners or the guidance of ChE faculty, respectively. Industry projects typically consist of teams in which a group of 2-4 students work with a mentor from an industrial partner, while students working on academic projects join the laboratory of a Purdue Chemical Engineering faculty member on individual- or team-based projects. Examples of 2023 capstone projects are listed below.


AbbviePfizer Logo

Evaluation of strain sensor to assess phase transitions & mechanical stresses during freeze-drying of pharmaceutical solutions


Abbvie Logo

Experimental study of freezing induced concentration gradients in a container


Corteva Logo

Pervaporation: Review, Model, Scale-Up & Practical Consideration


Exxon Mobile Logo

Correlating Flammability Limits to Laminar Burning Velocity


FauskeLogo

Benchmarking Chemical Release Scenarios Using Fauske & Associates FATETM Tool


Lilly Logo

Pharmaceutical granulation: from drop-templating to shear-gap granulation


Lilly Logo

Powder flow for control of filling in pharmaceuticals


Mosaic Logo

Utilize machine learning to improve chemical processes


Siemens Logo

CFD simulation of a narrow-gap homogenizer


Vertex Logo

Energies of Molecules of Interest to the Pharma Industry


Ready to Apply?

Contact Us