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Chemical & Biological Engineering Blog

September 11, 2026

PhD Program Information and Milestones

Program requirements are detailed in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering’s Academic Policies Procedures, also referred to as the Graduate Handbook. The Graduate Handbook is a resource for the requirements of our graduate program. Current and past Graduate Handbooks and related forms will be available on the intranet. Key program information and requirements are summarized below.

Joel Paulson
September 11, 2026

Paulson earns outstanding young researcher award

Joel Paulson, the Gerald and Louise Battist Associate Professor in chemical and biological engineering, received the 2026 CAST Outstanding Young Researcher Award. This award is given to individuals under the age…

grad students with experiment
September 11, 2026

How to Apply to the Chemical and Biological Engineering PhD Program

If you are a student with a strong background in chemical engineering or a related discipline, and a serious interest in research, apply to our graduate program.

graduate student activities
September 11, 2026

Why Wisconsin?

Synergistic research, diverse collaboration, supportive peers—that’s Why Wisconsin! Read more about what makes UW-Madison the place to be.

Bascom Hall with tulips in foreground
September 11, 2026

PhD Funding and Financial Information

Did you know that a vast majority of students receive a 5-year financial guarantee? Learn more about funding here.

Whitney Loo
September 11, 2026

Loo receives Vilas early career award

Whitney Loo, the Conway Assistant Professor in chemical and biological engineering, is one of 18 recipients of the 2026 Vilas Faculty Early-Career Investigator award, which honors University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty…

UW Crest with engineering background
July 20, 2026

College faculty reach career milestones

The College of Engineering is celebrating faculty and teaching faculty members who have received promotions, tenure and academic appointments in the 2025-26 academic year. These achievements mark important career milestones…

July 7, 2026

The revival of Chem-E-Car at UW-Madison

A student-driven organization, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chem-E-Car team engineers a small-scale vehicle powered entirely by chemical reactions for the annual American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Chem-E-Car Competition. With no external…

Graduate student mentoring award winners (from left) Hangyu Li, Shengdong Liu, Inna Popova Saleh Alshammari, Eric Kastelic and Zilin Huang stand with Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair Greg Harrington (center) at an awards reception
May 15, 2026

College recognizes graduate mentoring excellence

The College of Engineering recognized 25 faculty, postdocs and graduate student mentors at the second annual Graduate Student Mentoring Awards reception on May 14, 2026. The awards recognize faculty, postdocs…

Red and white tulips bloom in front of the Memorial Union at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
May 8, 2026

Chemical engineering undergraduate award winners

This spring, three chemical and biological engineering students and a fellow material science and engineering student were honored at the 2026 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on April 28th for various…