The School of Polymer, Textile and Fiber Engineering offers a Doctor of Philosophy. Students holding an undergraduate or master's degree in any one of several fields of science or engineering may qualify for admission. Each student pursues an individually structured program. The School participates in the Graduate Course Option Program.

The PhD programs encompass advanced study and research in such broad areas as: advanced polymer characterization techniques, biomedical applications of polymers, functional polymers and systems, modeling and simulation, nano-structured polymers and nanocomposites, polymer processing (including micro- and nano-fabrication), polymer synthesis and characterization, sustainability, and polymer recycling.

For PhD and MS program requirements, please refer to the PTFE Web site at www.ptfe.gatech.edu