How Interdisciplinary is Physics/Chem/ChemE Research?

TaciturnType
Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:49:31 +0000

So there’s not really not a simple answer, but the short one is yes. Provided you go to a university with fairly large science and engineering departments, they generally collaborate on research. There’s definitely chemical engineering and chemistry involved in nanotechnology and QM, even though most of it is still in the developmental stage.

In regards to majors, I would recommend going for a single major, a minor or two in whatever interests you, and the rest of your time devoted to research. You can double major, but you likely won’t apply much of the curriculum from your secondary major. Just pick out some electives in physics and chem that are directly relevant to your interests, and if they count towards the minor, that’s a bonus. Research experience and possible publications are by far more important when applying to graduate programs, so make sure that comes first once you get past your chemical engineering requirements.