Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CHME)

Description: The profession of chemical enginering. Chemical engineers' impact on today's societal issues, team problem solving, communication skills, and the introduction of chemical process flow sheets.

Description: Analytical and computational methods for solving problems related to chemical process measurements, properties of single compounds, properties of mixtures, stoichiometry.

Description: Application of the principle of conservation of mass and energy in the analysis of steady-state chemical processes. Topics in physical, chemical, and thermal property estimation.

Description: Introduction to the concepts of carbon footprints of various human activities, household items and devices, and basic calculations of "carbon accounting". Discuss the global, regional and local impact of carbon accounting.

Description: Numerical solution of linear and nonlinear systems of equations, matrix eigenvalue analysis, linear programming and optimization, data regression and model identification. Numerical methods and mathematical packages such as MATLAB that form the basis for computational methods will be emphasized.

Description: Application of the three fundamental laws to chemical engineering problems.

Description: Computational methods in orthogonal polynomials, numerical integration, matrix operations and ordinary differential equations as they apply to chemical engineering problems such as separations, reactor design, transport operations and control.

Description: Focuses on energy fundamentals, energy types, energy production, energy conversion, energy storage, energy conservation and coupling. Also discusses clean energy technologies, energy economics, energy management, and sustainability of energy systems. Develops understanding of energy problems and their solutions.

Description: Application to multi-component systems; thermodynamics, phase equilibria, chemical reaction equilibria, and process analysis.

Description: Microscopic processes, such as statistical thermodynamics and molecular kinetics are introduced. Emphasis is placed on an engineering approach to developing problem-solving skills in systems requiring molecular-level understanding.

Description: Selected experiments in chemical engineering thermodynamics, heat and momentum transfer, and separations. Emphasis on interpretation of results and written reports.

Description: Phase equilibrium and mass and energy balances applied to staged mass transfer operations.

Description: Macroscopic and microscopic phenomena in fluid mechanics applied to chemical processes. Basic conservation laws, flow kinematics, laminar flow, non-viscous and viscous flow of incompressible fluids, and boundary layer theory.

Description: Heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation applied to chemical and biochemical processes. Heat exchanger design and performance.

Description: Diffusive and convective transport of chemical species applied to chemical and biochemical processes including reaction and separation.

Description: Introduction to stem cells and regenerative medicine with emphasis on stem cells and their application in the treatment of diseases and translational lab-to-clinic hurdles in stem cell therapy

Description: Analysis of product design and development with the function of the product required by customers. Brainstorming toward creative models and protypes from initial concept to completion with a feasibility study.

Description: Process intensification focuses on considerable improvements in tens to hundred percent in manufacturing by modification of existing operations or new designs. Optimization of manufacturing processes is at the core of PI

Description: Theory and application of quantum-based computational methods used to model, predict and analyze materials properties.

Description: Introduction to chemical process safety with topics emphasizing industrial hygiene, toxicology, hazard identification, inherently safer design, and engineering controls.

Description: Selected experiments in chemical engineering. Emphasis on experimental design, interpretation of results, and formal oral and written presentation.

Description: Basic principles of chemical kinetics are coupled with models descriptive of rates of energy and mass transfer for the analysis and design of reactor systems.

Description: Principles and applications of heterogeneous catalysis, mechanisms, catalytic reactor types and catalyst characterization and performance. Case studies on current catalytic technologies.

Description: Criteria of chemical process economics: cost and asset accounting, time value of money, profitability, alternative investments, minimum attractive rate of return, sensitivity and risk analysis. Process optimization in: plant operations, unit operations, using successive calculations, linear programming and dynamic programming.

Description: Design, evaluation, and safety considerations of chemical engineering process applications.

Description: Practical and theoretical aspects of chemical process analysis, simulation, and synthesis. Case studies used to illustrate principles. Use of the digital computer as a tool of the process engineer is stressed.

Description: Selected laboratory experiments to demonstrate the theory of the dynamics and control of chemical processes.

Description: Analysis and design of automatic control systems. Dynamic responses of measuring instruments, control elements, stability of control systems, and process equipment included in control loops.

Description: Selected experiments in molecular biology, bioprocess development, fermentation, purification, and analytical methods as they pertain to biomanufacturing.

Description: Engineering processes for production of biologics and metabolic products, with emphasis on biopharmaceutical production by bacteria, yeast, and mammalian systems.

Description: Recent theoretical and technical developments in biochemical engineering.

Description: Separation and purification of compounds of biological origin from an analytical perspective. Application of unit operations for these separations.

Description: Introduction to a number of biological problems facing living systems and show how micro/nanotechnology is being used to solve those problems. Emphasis on engineering perspectives of the life sciences.

Description: Introduction to fundamentals and up-to-date developments in the field of bioengineering at the molecular level. Topics to cover include recombinant DNA methods, protein engineering, microbial cell factories, synthetic and systems biology, DNA and protein therapeutics.

Description: Introduction to polymer synthesis, structure, polymer physics, thermodynamics, kinetics, polymer characterization techniques, polymer properties and applications.

Description: Introduction to the basic chemical processes used in chip manufacturing, with emphasis on: thin-film metal and dielectric deposition, etching, ion implantation, diffusion, lithography, and planarization. Discuss material synthesis and processing and the principle physical/chemical governing phenomena.

Description: Thermodynamic and kinetic principles of electrochemistry are applied to the design and analysis of electrochemical processes, including chemical production, batteries, fuel cells, and corrosion prevention.

Description: Survey of the present status of the air pollution problem and the application of engineering and scientific principles to its practical and effective coordinated control.

Description: Intensive treatment of special topics of current research interest in such areas as steady-state and dynamic process simulation, design optimization, chemical process synthesis, computer-aided product research, stochastic optimization, and numerical methods applied to transport problems.

Description: Research and development problems which include literature surveys, equipment design and operation, and development of correlations.

Description: Honors thesis research project meeting the requirements of the University Honors Program. Independent research project executed under the guidance of a member of the faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering which contributes to the advancement of knowledge in the field. Culminates in the presentation of an honors thesis to the department and college.