阿爾伯塔大學(xué)

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.