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Energy,Environmental& ChemicalEngineeringThe Department of Energy, Environmental & ChemicalEngineering (EECE) provides integrated and multidisciplinaryprograms of scientific education in cutting-edge areas, includingthe PhD in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering.Research and educational activities of the department areorganized into four clusters: aerosol science & engineering;engineered aquatic processes; multiscale engineering; metabolicengineering & systems biology. These overlapping clustersaddress education and research in four thematic areas: energy;environmental engineering science; advanced materials; andsustainable technology for public health and internationaldevelopment. In addition to the core faculty in the department,faculty in the schools of Medicine, Arts & Sciences, Business,Law, and Social Work collaborate to provide students with aholistic education and to address topical problems of interest.

The department is a key participant in the university's Energy,Environment & Sustainability (http://sustainability.wustl.edu)initiative and supports both the International Center forAdvanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES(http://icares.wustl.edu)) and the McDonnell Academy GlobalEnergy and Environment Partnership (MAGEEP (http://mageep.wustl.edu)). Major externally funded research centers inthe department include the Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization(http://cleancoal.wustl.edu), the National NanotechnologyInfrastructure Node (http://nano.wustl.edu), and the Solar EnergyResearch Institute for India and the United States (SERIIUS(http://www.seriius.org)).

Contact: Rose Baxter

Email: rbaxter@wustl.edu

Website: https://eece.wustl.edu/graduate/programs

FacultyChair and Endowed ProfessorPratim Biswas (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Pratim-Biswas.aspx)Lucy and Stanley Lopata ProfessorPhD, California Institute of TechnologyAerosol science and engineering, air quality and pollutioncontrol, nanotechnology, environmentally benign energyproduction

Endowed ProfessorsRichard L. Axelbaum (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Richard-Axelbaum.aspx)Stifel and Quinette Jens ProfessorPhD, University of California, DavisCombustion, advanced energy systems, clean coal, aerosols,nanoparticle synthesis, rechargeable battery materials, thermalscience

Milorad P. Dudukovic (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Milorad-Dudukovic.aspx)Laura and William Jens ProfessorPhD, Illinois Institute of TechnologyChemical reaction engineering, multiphase reactors, visualizationof multiphase flows, tracer methods, environmentally benignprocessing

Daniel E. Giammar (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Daniel-Giammar.aspx)Walter E. Browne Professor of Environmental EngineeringPhD, California Institute of TechnologyAquatic chemistry, environmental engineering, water quality,water treatment

Vijay Ramani (https://eece.wustl.edu/faculty/Pages/faculty.aspx?bio=108)Roma B. and Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished UniversityProfessor of Environment EngineeringPhD, University of Connecticut, StorrsElectrochemical engineering, energy conversion

ProfessorsYoung-Shin Jun (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Young-Shin-Jun.aspx)Director of Graduate StudiesPhD, Harvard UniversityAquatic processes, molecular issues in chemical kinetics,environmental chemistry, surface/physical chemistry,environmental engineering, biogeochemistry, nanotechnology

Palghat A. Ramachandran (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Palghat-Ramachandran.aspx)PhD, University of BombayChemical reaction engineering, applied mathematics, processmodeling, waste minimization, environmentally benignprocessing

Associate ProfessorsJohn Fortner (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/John-Fortner.aspx)InCEES Career Development Associate ProfessorPhD, Rice UniversityEnvironmental engineering, aquatic processes, water treatment,remediation, and environmental implications and applications ofnanomaterials

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John T. Gleaves (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/John-Gleaves.aspx)PhD, University of IllinoisHeterogeneous catalysis, particle chemistry

Yinjie Tang (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Yinjie-Tang.aspx)Francis Ahmann Career Development Associate Professor andDirector of Undergraduate StudiesPhD, University of Washington, SeattleMetabolic engineering, bioremediation

Jay R. Turner (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Jay-Turner.aspx)Vice Dean for EducationDSc, Washington UniversityAir quality planning and management; aerosol science andengineering, green engineering

Brent Williams (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Brent-Williams.aspx)Raymond R. Tucker Distinguished InCEES Career DevelopmentAssociate ProfessorPhD, University of California, BerkeleyAerosols, global climate issues, atmospheric sciences

Fuzhong Zhang (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Fuzhong-Zhang.aspx)PhD, University of TorontoMetabolic engineering, protein engineering, synthetic andchemical biology

Assistant ProfessorsPeng Bai (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Peng-Bai.aspx)PhD, Tsinghua UniversityEnergy storage systems

Rajan Chakrabarty (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Rajan-Chakrabarty.aspx)PhD, University of Nevada, RenoCharacterizing the radiative properties of carbonaceous aerosolsin the atmosphere; and researching gas phase aggregation ofaerosols in cluster-dense conditions

Marcus Foston (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Marcus-Foston.aspx)PhD, Georgia Institute of TechnologyUtilization of biomass resources for fuel and chemicalproduction, renewable synthetic polymers

Tae Seok Moon (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Tae-Seok-Moon.aspx)PhD, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMetabolic engineering and synthetic biology

Kimberly M. Parker (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Kimberly-Parker.aspx)PhD, Stanford UniversityInvestigation of environmental organic chemistry in natural andengineered systems

Elijah Thimsen (https://engineering.wustl.edu/Profiles/Pages/Elijah-Thimsen.aspx)PhD, Washington UniversityGas-phase synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials for energyapplications, and novel plasma synthesis approaches

Research Associate ProfessorTianxiang LiPhD, University of KentuckyCombustion and applications in energy, pollutant control, biofuelsynthesis, flame synthesis of nanomaterials

Research Assistant ProfessorsSu HuangPhD, University of Washington, SeattlePhotovoltaic materials and devices, nonlinear optical materialsfor photonic devices

Benjamin KumferDSc, Washington UniversityAdvanced coal technologies, biomass combustion, aerosolprocesses and health effects of combustion-generated particles

LecturersJanie BrennanPhD, Purdue UniversityBiomaterials, synthetic biology, engineering education

Trent SilbaughPhD, University of WashingtonChemical engineering

Joint FacultyHimadri Pakrasi (http://wubio.wustl.edu/pakrasi)PhD, University of Missouri-ColumbiaSystems biology, photosynthesis, metal homeostasis

Nathan Ravi (http://ophthalmology.wustl.edu/Faculty/Ravi_N.aspx)PhD, Virginia Polytechnic InstituteCataract, ocular biomaterials

Adjunct FacultyRobert HeiderMME, Washington UniversityProcess control and process design

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Timothy MichelsMA, Washington UniversityEnergy economics, building construction and equipmentsciences

Gary MooreMS, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyEnvironmental management

Nicholas J. NissingBS, Washington UniversityProduct development and process design

Research AssociateRaymond EhrhardBS, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyWater and wastewater treatment technologies, process energymanagement

Senior ProfessorRudolf B. HusarPhD, University of MinnesotaEnvironmental informatics, aerosol science and engineering

Degree RequirementsDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)in Energy, Environmental &Chemical Engineering (EECE)The doctoral degree requires a total of 72 credits beyondthe bachelor's degree. Of these, a minimum of 36 must begraduate courses and a minimum of 30 must be doctoral thesisresearch units. To be admitted to candidacy, students musthave completed at least 18 credits at Washington University,have an overall GPA equal to or greater than 3.25, and pass thequalifying examination. All students are required to enroll in thedepartment seminar every semester to receive passing grades.The first year students must complete the core curriculum,perform two research rotations, and find a permanent researchadviser. Then, within 18 months after the qualifying exam(generally in their third year), students should defend their thesisproposal.

After the successful proposal defense, students should providethe research updates through annual meetings or reports withtheir thesis committee until their graduation. While conductingdoctoral research, students should perform professionally in aresearch lab including compliance with safety and regulatoryrequirements for their research project. During the doctoralprogram, students must satisfy their fundamental and advancedteaching requirements by participating in mentored teachingexperiences in the department for two or three semesters,by attending professional development workshops fromthe Teaching Center, and by presenting at least two formalpresentations at the local level or at a national or international

conference. Upon completion of the thesis, students mustpresent the thesis in a public forum and successfully defend thethesis before their thesis committee.

For more detailed guidelines, please refer to the EECE doctoralstudies handbook available on the EECE Graduate DegreePrograms (https://eece.wustl.edu/graduate/programs/Pages/PhD-Energy-Environmental-Chemical-Eng.aspx) webpage.