Biochemical Engineering
The Biochemical Engineering concentration immerses you in the science and engineering of living systems—from microbial fermentation and cell culture to downstream purification and product formulation. You'll learn to integrate metabolic engineering, bioreactor design, process control, and quality assurance to develop biofuels, biopharmaceuticals, and other sustainable bio-based products.

Master microbial and mammalian cell cultivation, bioreactor operation, and purification techniques to ensure high–yield, high–purity bioproducts.

Apply principles of mass transfer, kinetics, and control to engineer reliable, cost–effective bioprocesses–taking innovations from the bench to commercial scales.

Blend technical training with courses on project management, regulatory frameworks, and quality systems to navigate and lead within highly regulated biomanufacturing environments.

Paired with the Professional M.S.'s management and leadership courses, this program readies you to lead interdisciplinary teams and drive innovation in the rapidly growing biotech sector.

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Data Science in Chemical Engineering
The Data Science in Chemical Engineering concentration bridges the gap between process expertise and cutting–edge analytics, empowering you to unlock value from the vast datasets generated across chemical industries.

Master the full data lifecycle–designing experiments, cleaning and curating datasets, and building predictive models tailored to chemical–engineering challenges.

Learn the mathematical and statistical foundations of algorithms, deploy data–centric approaches for process control and optimization, and develop scalable code for real–world workflows.

Combine technical depth with Professional M.S. management courses to lead cross-functional teams, translate data insights into business advantage, and drive innovation across the chemical sector.

You'll gain hands-on experience in data collection, curation, and modeling–learning to apply contemporary machine–learning strategies and avoid common pitfalls–so you can automate, optimize, and accelerate industrial processes from lab scale to full production.

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Energy System Fundamentals and Processes
The Energy System Fundamentals & Processes concentration equips you with the core concepts and analytical tools to transform and optimize energy–both in large–scale industrial settings and everyday applications. You'll become fluent in thermodynamic assessment of conversion and separation processes, explore the full spectrum of energy sources from fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, oil) to renewables (solar, biomass), and uncover the unifying principles that govern every energy conversion.

Apply fundamental principles to assess and enhance the efficiency of diverse energy conversion and separation processes.

Examine both fossil and renewable resources, highlighting common process features and their role in the broader energy landscape.

Develop the skills to analyze interconnected energy systems, identify performance bottlenecks, and create optimized, sustainable pathways.

This systems–level training empowers you to map complex, interdependent pathways, pinpoint inefficiencies, and devise data–driven, sustainable solutions.

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Gas and Petroleum
The Gas & Petroleum concentration equips you to harness the shale revolution–transforming abundant light hydrocarbons into valuable chemicals and transportation fuels. You'll gain hands–on experience with cutting–edge conversion technologies, learn to evaluate economic drivers in the energy mix, and develop safe, environmentally responsible strategies for hydrocarbon utilization.

Dive into technologies that convert light hydrocarbons from shale into fuels and chemicals, from reactor design to process optimization.

Analyze market economics and design strategies that leverage natural gas's role in reducing greenhouse–gas emissions until renewables scale.

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Kinetics, Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
The Kinetics, Catalysis & Reaction Engineering concentration immerses you in the science and practice of catalytic reactors–the core units of every chemical plant and refinery. Under the guidance of Purdue Catalysis Center experts, you'll explore reaction kinetics, catalyst design, heat and mass transfer, separations, reactor modeling, and techno–economic evaluation.

Master the fundamentals of kinetics, catalysis, transport phenomena, separations, and control across scales–from catalyst molecule to full–scale reactor.

Learn to apply advanced characterization methods, simulation tools, and experimental techniques to develop and optimize catalytic processes.

Enhance your technical expertise with management and leadership courses from the Professional M.S. program, equipping you to lead cross–functional teams, perform economic analyses, and implement catalytic technologies in industry.

Through collaborative, hands–on projects from molecular–level synthesis and characterization to bench–scale experimentation and process simulations–you'll gain the technical depth and practical insight to drive next–generation catalytic solutions.

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Pharmaceutical Engineering
Join our Pharmaceutical Engineering concentration to master the end–to–end journey of drug development–from purification and formulation to delivery and large–scale manufacturing–through a holistic engineering lens. In an industry where bringing a single therapy to market can take 10–15 years and approach $1 billion in cost, you'll gain the expertise to tackle emerging production challenges head–on. Through a blend of rigorous technical and leadership coursework, you will:

Design and optimize robust, scalable processes that ensure consistent product quality, stability, and dosage performance

Apply systems–level thinking to integrate novel healthcare–engineering methods across purification, formulation, and administration stages

Deepen your understanding of modern manufacturing technologies while honing your ability to communicate, negotiate, and lead within global pharmaceutical enterprises

By combining cutting–edge pharmaceutical engineering skills with targeted management training, this program empowers you to drive innovation, streamline development timelines, and deliver tomorrow's lifesaving therapies safely and efficiently.

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Polymer Science and Engineering
The Polymer Science & Engineering concentration equips you with the tools to innovate across the entire polymer lifecycle–designing, synthesizing, and processing materials that meet both performance and sustainability goals.

Dive into macromolecular synthesis, polymer physics, and end–use manufacturing to understand every stage of polymer production.

Learn to create and process advanced polymers with environmental responsibility and market viability in mind.

Blend core polymer science courses with management and leadership training to transition quickly into supervisory and strategic roles.

By combining rigorous technical training with management insights from the Professional M.S. program, you'll be prepared to lead multidisciplinary teams and drive advancements in a global industry producing over 300 million metric tons of plastics annually.

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