About

Situated in the UCL Bloomsbury Campus, London, UCL Chemical Engineering is one of the top research and teaching Chemical Engineering departments in the UK, achieving world-class standing.

Discover the history of the department, vacancies available, how we support the advancement of women in engineering and contact details for further information.

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History

UCL Chemical Engineering has a long and distinguished history as a world-leading research department – the first of its kind in the UK.

Vacancies

UCL Chemical Engineering hire academic, research, secretarial, technical staff and frequently fund PhD and Research Associate positions.

Athena SWAN

The Athena SWAN Charter is a part of the Equality Challenge Unit and stands for a set of 10 key principles which encourage a fair and empowering workplace for all.

Key Contacts

UG Programme Admissions Tutor:
Dr. Federico Galvanin
T: +44 (0)20 7679 5739
E: f.galvanin@ucl.ac.uk

Deputy Head (Education):
Dr Vivek Dua
T: +44 (0)20 7679 0002
E: v.dua@ucl.ac.uk

Departmental Tutor
Dr Izzy Mackay
T: +44 (0)20 8138 7841
E: chemeng.departmental-tutor@ucl.ac.uk

Deputy Departmental Tutor
Dr Richard Nayak-Luke
E: chemeng.departmental-tutor@ucl.ac.uk

MSc Programme Admissions Tutors

MSc in Chemical Process Engineering:
Dr Ademola Odunsi
T: +44 (0)20 3987 2377
E: a.odunsi@ucl.ac.uk

MSc in Global Management of Natural Resources:
Dr. Alex Norori-McCormac
T: +44 (0)20 8138 7843
E: a.norori-mccormac@ucl.ac.uk

MSc in Advanced Propulsion
Dr Alex Rettie
E: a.rettie@ucl.ac.uk

Msc in Nature Inspired Solution
Dr Yang lan
T: +44 (0)20 8138 7837
E: yang.lan@ucl.ac.uk

MSc in Digital Manufacturing of Advanced Materials
Dr Max Besenhard
T: +44 (0)20 3108 4781
E: m.besenhard@ucl.ac.uk

PhD Programme Admissions Tutor:
Dr Vasileios Charitopoulos
T: +44 (0)20 3987 2376
E: v.charitopoulos@ucl.ac.uk

PhD Programme Tutor:
Dr. Michail Stamatakis
T: +44 (0)20 3108 1128
E: m.stamatakis@ucl.ac.uk

Deputy Graduate Tutor
Prof. Lazaros Papageorgiou
T: +44 (0)20 7679 2563
E: l.papageorgiou@ucl.ac.uk

Head of Department:
Prof Eva Sorensen
T: +44 (0)20 7679 3802
E: e.sorensen@ucl.ac.uk

E.A. Melania Torok
E: chemeng.ea@ucl.ac.uk

Safety and Security

UCL Chemical Engineering takes seriously our duty of care to ensure the safety of our staff and students. Despite the hazardous substances and processes involved in some of our research, we have had no serious incidents in over 12 years due to adherence to safe working practices. Staff and students may access our safety policies and guidance on the Safety and Security page.

Meet the faculty

The Department of Chemical Engineering is part of UCL Engineering, an exciting UCL faculty comprising 10 cutting-edge departments. Visit the UCL Engineering website to find out more.