Engineer Your Future
Master of Engineering at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Engineer Your Future
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Earn Your PhD at the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
The UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) has a history of defining new fields of study. In fact, we’re one of the first schools in molecular engineering and are solving pressing real-world issues, including clean water and energy, quantum technologies, and advanced medical solutions and devices.
As a PhD student at UChicago PME, you will:
- Work closely with world-class faculty mentors
- Pursue hands-on, interdisciplinary research at cutting-edge facilities, including at the Argonne National Laboratory
- Begin independent research in your first year
- Build expertise across multiple engineering fields
- Prepare for careers in academia, industry, government, nonprofits, and beyond
UChicago PME brings together a deeply interdisciplinary faculty working across engineering, science, medicine, and technology.
- 45 faculty members
- 17 primary faculty jointly appointed to Argonne National Laboratory
- 11 faculty members involved with Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago
- 22% of faculty belong to a national academy
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UChicago PME PhD graduates bring their expertise to organizations and institutions across industry, academia, and government:
Exceptional Alumni Outcomes
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Engineer your future with UChicago PME.
PhD in Molecular Engineering
Pursue research in one of three areas: bio-and-immuno-engineering, materials and sustainability, or quantum engineering. This program also allows you to pursue quantum research.
PhD in Quantum Science and Engineering
Help shape the quantum future through interdisciplinary research in quantum computing, quantum communications, quantum materials, and quantum sensing.
Choose Your PhD Program
- AbbVie
- Apple
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Eli Lilly
- Ford
- Google
- Harvard University
- IBM
- IonQ
- KPMG
- LinkedIn
- PsiQuantum
- Uber
- Yale University
UChicago PME Students Come from a Variety of STEM Backgrounds:
- Applied Sciences
Bioengineering and Biomedical - Engineering
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Chemical Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Physics
- Other Engineering Fields
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Your PhD experience at UChicago PME begins with independent research in your first year and a core curriculum that builds skills across multiple engineering fields. You will:
Customize Your Expertise
- Develop skills in communication, leadership, scholarship, and entrepreneurship through courses and short programs.
- Pursue elective coursework and programming through the Booth School of Business, Harris School of Public Policy, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and other departments across UChicago.
There’s a collaborative spirit throughout the
entire UChicago PME program. Often, I find solutions to problems simply by talking to someone working on something completely different from what I do.
- José A. Méndez,
Quantum Science and Engineering Graduate Student
