Offered by the Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Environmental Science
Prerequisites: Math 222 or equivalent, Chem 231 or equivalent(see undergraduate catalog
descriptions). An intensive course in basic chemical engineering science intended for students in the bridge program. Topics include material and energy
balances, thermodynamics, kinetics and reactor design, and staged separation processes.
May not be taken for degree credit in any chemical engineering program.
Prerequisites: Math 222 or equivalent (see undergraduate catalog for
description), ChE 501 or equivalent. A continuation of ChE 501. An intensive course in
basic chemical engineering science intended for students in the bridge program. Topics
include fluid mechanics, heat transfer and diffusion-controlled processes. May not be
taken for degree credit in any chemical engineering program.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree in science or engineering. The course is intended for
students whose prior undergraduate degree did not include study of polymer science or engineering. The
course provides introductory concepts in four main areas: fundamentals of polymeric material including
structural and chemical aspects; synthesis reactions of polymers; polymer properties including an
introduction to viscoelastic behavior; and polymer technology including processing and shaping methods
for specific products.
Prerequisites: undergraduate thermodynamics and integral calculus. An
introductory course in basic concepts of mass transfer. Special emphasis is placed on mass
transfer concepts applicable to stage and continuous operations. Topics covered include
evaporation, gas absorption, and distillation. Cannot be used for degree credit in
Chemical Engineering.
Prerequisite: permission from department and Division of Career
Development Services. Cooperative education internship provides on-the-job reinforcement
of the academic program by placement in major-related work situations. Work assignment
developed or approved by the co-op office and evaluated by the department. Cannot be used
for degree credit.
Prerequisite: permission from department and Division of Career
Development Services.
Prerequisite: permission from department and Division of Career
Development Services.
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Required for all chemical engineering
teaching assistants and graduate assistants. Covers techniques of teaching, interaction
with students, and safety. Does not count as degree credit.
Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of the instructor. Topics
of current interest in chemical engineering.
Prerequisites: undergraduate courses in physical chemistry and
thermodynamics, or equivalent. Principles of thermodynamics developed quantitatively to
include thermodynamic functions and their application to chemical engineering processes.
Prerequisite: undergraduate course in chemical engineering kinetics, or
equivalent. Elements of optimum design introduced for reactor types, series and parallel
reactor systems, multiple reactions, and temperature effects. Introduction to non-ideal
reactor design. Study of various models for catalytic and non-catalytic solid-fluid
reactions.
Prerequisites: undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics, heat transfer,
and mass transfer. A unified treatment of molecular and turbulent momentum, energy, and
mass transport. Emphasis is on the mathematical description of physical mechanisms in
momentum and energy transport.
Presents methodologies for analyzing the macroscopic properties of
particulate systems in terms of the underlying microlevel processes. Significant
components are the mathematical modeling of particulate systems at the microlevel,
analytical and numerical methods for predicting macroscopic properties from microlevel
models, and comparison of theoretical predictions with experimental results. Demonstrates
the importance of the interaction of these three components in the scientific process. The
first part concerns the flow of dry particles where any interstitial fluid can be ignored.
The second part considers the flow of particles suspended in an interstitial fluid. Also
includes a class project involving development of simulations. Same as ME 624.
Prerequisite: undergraduate course in differential equations. The purpose
of the course is to emphasize the importance of mathematics to chemical engineering
practice. Applications of non-linear regression, series solution of ordinary differential
equations, Sturm-Liouville problems in partial differential equations, and numerical
methods. It is suggested that students take this course before taking ChE 624.
Prerequisites: undergraduate courses in thermodynamics and differential
equations. Introduction to the structure and composition of the body followed by an
exploration of the properties of blood and its flow in the cardiovascular system; the body
as a heat source and as a series of compartments involved in mass transfer of materials
(such as those in the kidneys and lungs). Design of artificial kidneys and heart-lung
machines is also explored. Same as BME 627.
Prerequisite: undergraduate degree in chemical engineering. The
application of chemical engineering to biological processes, biochemical reaction systems,
and their technological use. Special attention given to problems in momentum, energy, and
mass transport, as well as chemical reaction kinetics in biological systems.
Prerequisite: undergraduate degree in chemical engineering. Emphasis is on
chemical engineering reactor design employing microbial populations. The dynamics of
microbial interactions are described mathematically, as are cell attachment and reactor
stability.
Prerequisite: undergraduate chemical engineering course in process
dynamics and control. Mathematical principles of process dynamics and control; derivation
and solution of differential equations describing the behavior of typical chemical
engineering processing units; and mathematical analysis and design of control systems.
Digital and sampled data control systems also discussed.
Prerequisite: ChE 626 or permission of the instructor. Rheology of polymer
melts and polymer solutions. Various types of time-dependent and time-independent
non-Newtonian fluids are classified. Experimental techniques used to characterize these
materials are discussed.
Prerequisite: ChE 612 or equivalent. Mathematical analysis of
polymerization systems occurring in batch, continuous stirred tank, and tubular reactors,
including stability, control, and optimization.
Prerequisite: ChE 612. Introduction of mass transfer and physical
characterization of catalysts: the effectiveness factor; absorption; surface reaction;
catalytic reactor design.
Prerequisite: undergraduate degree in chemical engineering. Processes
necessary for manufacturing electronic materials into semiconductor devices and systems
including single crystal growth, chemical vapor deposition, ion implantation, dry etching,
and other considerations.
Prerequisite: undergraduate degree in chemical engineering. Introduction
of mathematical tools and analytic approaches needed to manage resources, operations and
product quality in a chemical engineering plant. Topics include cost analysis, decision
analysis, production planning, energy conservation, process optimization, reliability
analysis, and statistical quality control.
Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of the instructor. Covers
particle size analysis using sieves as well as laser diffraction technique, size reduction
with ball mill, measurement of powder flow properties and internal angle of friction,
measurement of angle of repose, design of mass flow hoppers using Jenike direct shear
tester, measurement of minimum sintering temperature of powders, particle sedimentation,
powder mixing, dry particle coating, and fluidized beds. Simulations involve various dry
and fluid based particle systems, focusing on particle-particle and fluid-particle
interactions. Same as ME 664.
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Chemical and physical principles in
chemical process safety and fire and explosion hazard evaluation. Emphasis is on
materials, their reactions, and effect on surroundings. Course intended for students in
the master's program in occupational safety and health engineering, and may
not be taken for credit by ChE graduate students.
Prerequisite: ChE 611 or permission of instructor. Application of
equilibrium statistical mechanics to chemical engineering problems. Basic postulates and
relationships of statistical thermodynamics, including the ideal gas, ideal crystal, and
virial equation; statistical theories of fluid mixtures and other advanced topics.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate courses in physical or organic chemistry or
ChE 503 or equivalent. The course focuses on the structural and synthetic aspects of polymers
and examines in detail a number of bench and industrial scale polymerization methods. In addition
to kinetics and mechanisms of commercially important polymerization systems, the course examines
reactive modification of synthetic and natural polymers and provides and introduction to applicable
characterization methods.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate physical chemistry, a materials related course or ChE 503 or equivalent. The
course provides an overview of polymer structures and properties and their relationships from the molecular viewpoint to
phenomenological descriptions. Topics include thermodynamics of a single molecule, dynamic theory and viscoelasticity of
polymers, polymer solids adn mechanical properties, rubbers, polymer blends and composite, biological polymers, and special
applications. New areas and innovative applications of polymers will be introduced.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate courses in transport phenomena, fluid flow, or heat transfer or approval of graduate
advisor. The course provides a systematic approach to the physical phenomena occurring in polymer processing machinery. The
synthesis of the elementary steps of polymer processing are shown in relation to the development of extrusion die flow and extrusion
products and injection mold flows and molded prodcuts . Structural and residual stresses are examined.
Prerequisites or corequisites: ChE 681, ChE 682, ChE 683 or approval of graduate advisor. The course provides methodologies for designing polymer-based
products by considering materials and processing methods. Methods for selecting homopolymers, polymer blends and composites for
specific appilcations will be presented in terms of properties, processability, manufacturing methods and economics. Process/structure/property
correlations are presented as well as approaches to product design including CAD, prototyping, and strength and failure criteria. Case studies
from biomedical, packaging and other applications are discussed.
Prerequisite: undergraduate degree in chemical engineering or permission
of the instructor. Physical/chemical treatment of industrial wastewaters: ionic
equilibria; surface characterization; thermodynamic applications; transport phenomena; and
sludge treatment.
Prerequisite: undergraduate degree in chemical engineering or permission
of the instructor. Biological treatment of industrial wastewaters: biological mechanisms;
kinetics; vapor-liquid equilibria; and settling phenomena.
Prerequisite: undergraduate degree in chemical engineering, or permission
of the instructor. Review of available tools for cleaning atmospheric effluents from
manufacturing facilities and power plants; use of a systems approach to minimize gas
cleaning costs; alternatives involving combinations of process modification and effluent
clean-up; methods for estimating key design parameters for cyclones, baghouses,
electrostatic precipitators and scrubbers. Applications of design parameters through the
solution of extensive problem-sets.
Prerequisite: matriculation for the master's degree in
chemical engineering. Approval of thesis advisor is necessary for registration. Original
research under the guidance of a departmental advisor. The final product must be a written
thesis approved by at least three faculty members: the primary advisor, another from the
department, and one other faculty member. A student must continue to register for at least
3 credits per semester until at least 6 credits have been completed and a written thesis
is approved. Only a total of 6 credits will count toward the degree.
Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of the instructor. Topics
of current interest in chemical engineering.
Prerequisites: permission from the graduate advisor (not dissertation
advisor) in chemical engineering, as well as courses prescribed by a supervising faculty
member (who is not the student's dissertation advisor). This special course
covers areas of study in which one or more students may be interested, but which
isn't of sufficiently broad interest to warrant a regular course offering.
Students may not register for this course more than once with the same supervising faculty
member.
Prerequisite: ChE 611 or equivalent. Low-pressure and high-pressure
vapor-liquid equilibrium and liquid-liquid equilibrium. Among the topics covered are
experimental methods, consistency tests of the data, expressions for the dependence of the
activity coefficient on composition and temperature, and prediction of multicomponent
vapor-liquid and liquid-liquid equilibrium from binary data. Prediction methods of vapor
and liquid phase nonidealities, based on equations of state and solution theories, are
discussed.
Prerequisite: ChE 624 or equivalent. Transport in laminar and turbulent
flow: in solids, between phases, and macroscopic transport in flow systems.
Prerequisite: ChE 624 or equivalent. Brief review of the equations of
change and tensor analysis; generalized Newtonian fluid and its flow, material function
for non-Newtonian fluids through porous media.
Required of all students for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. A minimum
of 36 credits is required. Approval of dissertation advisor is necessary for registration.
Students must register for at least 6 credits of dissertation per semester until 36
credits are reached and then for 3 credits each semester thereafter until a written
dissertation is approved.
Required of all chemical engineering or chemistry graduate students
receiving departmental or research-based awards and all doctoral students. The student
must register each semester until completion of the degree. Outside speakers and
department members present their research for general discussion.