cheguy Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew of chemical engineering PhD programs or faculty with a business and entrepreneurial focus. I'd like to develop technology with a strong eye towards commercialization/market application, rather than publication alone. My ultimate career goal is to get involved in an early-stage startup and eventually start my own company. It would be great to find a program/professor that has this kind of entrepreneurial experience and can teach me about product development and just how the game is played. I'm not sure I would be able to get into the very top schools like Stanford and MIT, but I should be competitive for most others. I would be interested in places both within the US and internationally (e.g. Canada, Australia, Europe). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomination Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I know you said you aren't sure about MIT but I know they have a PhD CEP program. They also have some LGO program that comes with a masters degree in engineering (field of your choice) and I believe an MBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chai_latte Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 You should definitely look at MIT. If you don't think you can get into their PhD-Chemical Engineering Practice program initially, applying to LGO might be a smart move. Dartmouth also has a program that might be a good fit. It's called the PhD in Innovation, and it's out of the engineering school. Students concentrate in a field (e.g. ChemE), complete an internship, do research, take a few applied math/innovation/commercialization classes as well as electives at Tuck (business school). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheguy Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Hey guys, thanks a lot for the tips. LGO and Dartmouth both sound really good. Actually the Dartmouth program sounds like exactly what I would be looking for – it looks like in the last three years basically they say go to town and start your company (sounds like fun to me). They should have more programs like that I reckon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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