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CHEM_ENG 307 Kinetics and Reactor Engineering (1): Chemical reaction kinetics with application to the design of chemical reactors. Prerequisites: CHEM_ENG 210 (C- or better).
CHEM_ENG 312 Probability and Statistics for Chemical Engineering (1): Introduction to probability theory and statistical methods necessary for analyzing the behavior of processes and experiments. Statistical tests for detecting significant changes in process parameters.
CHEM_ENG 321 Fluid Mechanics (1): Derivation and applications of continuity and Navier-Stokes equations. Macroscopic mass, momentum and energy balances. Dimensional analysis: friction in pipes and packed beds; drag coefficients. Prerequisites: Completion of mathematics requirements with no grades of D; GEN ENG 205-4.
CHEM_ENG 322 Heat Transfer (1): The differential equations of energy transport. Solutions for various applications. Prerequisites: Completion of mathematics requirements with no grades of D.
CHEM_ENG 323 Mass Transfer (1): Diffusion and convective mass transfer; application to chemical and biological processes and systems. Prerequisites: CHEM_ENG 321 and CHEM_ENG 322.
CHEM_ENG 341 Process Dynamics and Control (1): Dynamic behavior of chemical process components. Feedback control principles. Prerequisites: Senior standing; CHEM_ENG 307 recommended.
CHEM_ENG 342 Chemical Engineering Laboratory (1): Operations and control of process equipment for the determination of operating data. Analysis and written presentation of results. Prerequisites: CHEM_ENG 307 and CHEM_ENG 323.
CHEM_ENG 345 Process Optimization (1): Modern techniques and application to the design and operation of chemical process systems. Steady-state and dynamic methods. Experimental search for the optimum. Prerequisites: Senior standing.
CHEM_ENG 351 Process Economics, Design and Evaluation (1): Preliminary design of industrial processes for the production of chemical and allied products by the application of the engineering sciences and economics. Prerequisites: CHEM_ENG 212, CHEM_ENG 307, and CHEM_ENG 323.
CHEM_ENG 352 Chemical Engineering Design Projects (1): Design of chemical and process plants applying the principles of unit operations, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics and economics. Mechanical design and selection of chemical process equipment. Prerequisites: CHEM_ENG 351.
CHEM_ENG 361 Introduction to Polymers (1): Polymerization mechanisms and their relation to molecular structure, polymerization process, and the mechanical properties of polymers, especially flow behavior. Prerequisites: CHEM_ENG 211 and CHEM 210-1.
CHEM_ENG 364 Chemical Processing and the Environment (1): Application of chemical engineering fundamentals to environmental problems. Chemistry and mechanisms, chemical reactions and rate, and transport emphasized. Risk assessment and analysis revealed through case studies. Prerequisites: CHEM_ENG 212 and CHEM_ENG 307.
CHEM_ENG 365 Sustainability, Technology and Society (1): Technical discussion of sustainability, sustainable development, global warming, natural and renewable resources and utilization, industrial ecology, eco-efficiency, technology related to sustainability, and risk assessment.
CHEM_ENG 371 Transport Phenomena in Living Systems (1): Application of transport theory, principally diffusion, to movement of molecules in biological systems, including blood, cornea, microcirculation, and lung. Prerequisites: CHEM_ENG 322 and GEN ENG 205-4 or consent of instructor; CHEM_ENG 321 and CHEM_ENG 323 recommended.
CHEM_ENG 372 Interfacial Phenomena and Bionanotechnology (1): The physical chemistry of systems of large interfacial area, with specific examples of their unusual behavior and useful properties for applications in bionanotechnology. Prerequisites: Senior standing or consent of instructor.
CHEM_ENG 375 Biochemical Engineering (1): Modern biochemical engineering. Life sciences microbiology, biochemistry, and modern genetics. Metabolic stoichiometry, energetics, growth kinetics, transport phenomena in bioreactors, and product recovery. Prerequisites: CHEM_ENG 307, CHEM_ENG 323, or consent of instructor.
CHEM_ENG 377 Bioseparations (1): Downstream processes in biotechnology. Separation and lysis of cells. Recovery of organelles and protein separation and purification. Prerequisites: CHEM_ENG 375.
CHEM_ENG 379 Computational Biology: Principles and Applications (1): Introduction to the development and application of data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling, and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological systems.
CHEM_ENG 390 Personal and Organizational Effectiveness (1): Introduction to nontechnical skills required in a business environment with the goal of increasing personal effectiveness (and marketability) of seniors and graduate students. Prerequisites: Senior standing.
CHEM_ENG 395 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (1): Topics suggested by students or faculty and approved by the department. Recent topics include building individual and organizational effectiveness, creativity and problem solving, and molecular modeling.
CHEM_ENG 396 Focused Topics in Chemical Engineering (0.5) : Emerging topics suggested by students or faculty and approved by the department.
CHEM_ENG 404 Advanced Thermodynamics (1): Quantitative study of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics. Application of the laws of thermodynamics, concepts of equilibrium, equations of state, and properties of solutions to problems of engineering significance, including phase and chemical reaction equilibria.
CHEM_ENG 406 Selected Topics in Thermodynamics (1): Selected topics from recent literature in thermodynamics.
CHEM_ENG 408 Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design (1): Interpretation of chemical rate selectivity data in homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction systems. Development and application of the theory of chemical kinetics, including collision, transition state, and surface reactivity approaches. Theory and analysis of reaction in heterogeneous phases. Reactor design with applications to and extension of ideal and nonideal reactor models: gas-solid, gas-liquid, and three-phase reactor design.
CHEM_ENG 409 Advanced Reactor Design (1): Advanced engineering aspects of reactor design. Analysis of coupled transport processes and chemical reaction in application to realistic design and scale-up of various types of chemical reactors. Optimization problems in reactor design and operation. Extension of CHEM_ENG 408.
CHEM_ENG 410 Applied Catalysis and Reaction Engineering (1): Kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions. Nature of active sites and surface intermediates and their characterization. Chemistry of catalysis of metals, oxides, acids and zeolitic, mesoporous and other materials.
CHEM_ENG 414 Modern Analytical Techniques for Chemical Engineers (1): Spectroscopic techniques for chemical engineering research, such as temperature-programmed methods, X-ray methods, Mossbauer spectroscopy, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and vibrational spectroscopy.
CHEM_ENG 424-1 Transport Phenomena I (1): Critical analysis of the role of fluid mechanics in the fundamental processes of chemical engineering.
CHEM_ENG 424-2 Transport Phenomena II (1): Analysis of fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer phenomena. Development of physical insight is emphasized. Continuation of CHEM_ENG 424-1.
CHEM_ENG 437 Selected Topics in Fluid Mechanics (1): Selected topics from the recent literature in fluid mechanics. A continuation of CHEM_ENG 424-1.
CHEM_ENG 438-1,2,3 Interdisciplinary Nonlinear Dynamics (1)(1)(1): CHEM_ENG 438-1: Example-oriented survey of nonlinear dynamical systems, including chaos, combining numerical, analytical and geometrical approaches to differential equations. CHEM_ENG 438-2,3: Interdisciplinary theoretical, computational and experimental projects involving complex systems in science and engineering directed by cross-disciplinary faculty teams.
CHEM_ENG 451 Applied Molecular Modeling (1): Introduction to modern computational methods for calculating properties of reaction systems, as well as thermodynamics, transport, and structural properties of materials.
CHEM_ENG 459 Selected Topics in Design or Simulation and Monitoring (1): Topics on the construction and analysis of process models; classification of process behavior from measurements; development of black-box models; and statistical analysis of models and measurements.
CHEM_ENG 462 Viscoelasticity and Flow in Polymer Systems (1): Fundamental aspects of polymer rheology, including the theory of linear viscoelasticity, measurement of fundamental flow properties, constitutive equations, the kinetic- molecular theories of viscoelasticity, and polymer processing behavior.
CHEM_ENG 463 Polymerization Reaction Engineering (1): Polymerization reactions and resulting molecular weight distributions; modeling of polymerization kinetics; batch, continuous stirred tank and tubular flow reactor design for optimal polymerizations; emulsion and catalyzed polymerizations; photoresist technology.
CHEM_ENG 469 Selected Topics in High Polymers (1): Selected topics from recent literature.
CHEM_ENG 477 Downstream Processing in Process Biotechnology (1): Downstream processing in biotechnology. Separation and lysis of cells. Recovery of organelles and proteins. Protein separation and purification. Prerequisites: CHEM_ENG 321, CHEM_ENG 323 (or equivalent), CHEM_ENG 375.
CHEM_ENG 479 Cell Culture and Ex Vivo Tissue Engineering (1): Applications of cultured cells in biotechnology and medicine. Manipulation of culture environment to alter cell growth and protein production or quality. Cell production for cell therapies. In vitro models of in vivo response. Bioartificial organs.
CHEM_ENG 489 Selected Topics in Chemical Engineering (1): Selected topics from recent literature.
CHEM_ENG 499 Projects (1-3) : Thorough study and submission of a report on a chemical engineering problem. Permission of instructor and department required. May be repeated for credit.
CHEM_ENG 510 Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar (1): A selection of topics of current interest. Attendance by graduate students in Chemical Engineering is required.
CHEM_ENG 590 Research (1-3) : Independent investigation of selected problems pertaining to thesis or dissertation. May be repeated for credit.
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