Chemical and Bioengineering ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Overview

The Chemical and Bioengineering program at ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology qualifies its graduates to assume responsible positions in academia, industry and public services.

Subject-​specific knowledge and understanding

• possess in-​depth knowledge of the fundamental principles and most modern methods and goals of scientific research in chemical and bioengineering, particularly in the areas of thermodynamics, separating processes, transport phenomena, catalysts, reaction engineering, polymers and colloids, biotechnology, process design and simulation and control;
• possess in-​depth knowledge regarding the development of mathematical models to stimulate and understand physicochemical processes;
• understand the mathematical models relevant to scaling up suitable laboratory experiments into production processes;
• are familiar with safety and environmental aspects and are able to implement approaches to them;
• are familiar with interdisciplinary approaches and able to deploy them in a targeted manner;

• are able to work independently, in a structured manner and according to scientific standards.

Skills

Graduates with a Master’s degree in Chemical and Bioengineering are able to

• recognise, comprehensively analyse, and precisely and understandably document scientific and practical problems related to subject-​specific research and development;

• statistically analyse, interpret and represent scientific data in a correct manner;

• understand the scientific literature, familiarise themselves with the latest developments, and critically evaluate the latter.
• formulate a hypothesis on the basis of their scientific understanding and an analysis of current data, and to propose and develop methods for experimental testing of this hypothesis;

• evaluate a practical problem in the area of chemical engineering research and development, to develop approaches for addressing it, and to implement these approaches;
• optimise chemical and biotechnology processes sustainably by improving use of raw materials, deploying renewable base material and minimising energy consumption and effects on the environment;
• estimate the economic viability and feasibility of production processes for chemicals, pharmaceutical products and bioproducts;
• recognise and build upon important research developments.