Doctorate degrees chemical-materials engineering

Dr. Vikas Mittal studied chemical engineering from Punjab Technical University in Punjab, India. He later obtained his Masters of Technology in polymer science and engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. Subsequently, he joined the Polymer Chemistry group of Professor U. W. Suter at the Department of Materials at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich in Switzerland. There he there worked for his doctoral degree with focus on the subjects of surface chemistry and polymer nanocomposites. He also jointly worked with Professor M. Morbidelli at the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences for the synthesis of functional polymer latex particles with thermally reversible behaviors. 

Any master of engineering or doctoral degree in chemistry or chemical engineering serves as good preparation for a top-level career. A doctorate in a science field can lead to an advanced research position either with a company or a government agency. A research career linked to the subject of gasoline production, whether at a university, institute, or corporation, also benefits from postdoctoral work in chemistry or materials science. 

For an advanced career, any master of engineering degree is a suitable preparation. A doctorate in chemistry or chemical or mechanical engineering is needed if the student wants a top research position, either with a corporation or at a research lacility. Postdoctoral work in materials science (engaged in activities such as searching for new catalysts) is also advantageous. 

Atsushi Morikawa studied organic materials science at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. In 1992 he obtained his doctor s degree on siloxane dendrimers and polyimide-silica hybrid materials by sol-gel method. After a two-year spell as a research engineer at Asahi Chemical Company, he transferred to the Faculty of Engineering at Ibaraki University to continue his research on polyfether ketone) dendrimers and polyimides. 

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