Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CHME)

CHME113
Introduction to Chemical Engineering I

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.

Course details
Credit Hours:2
Max credits per semester:2
Max credits per degree:2
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:2

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CHME114
Introduction to Chemical Engineering II

Prerequisites: MATH 106 or parallel, CHEM 109A and 109L or CHEM 113A and 113L or parallel

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

This course is a prerequisite for: CHME 202

Course details
Credit Hours:2
Max credits per semester:2
Max credits per degree:2
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:2

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CHME202
Mass and Energy Balances

Prerequisites: A grade of C- or better in CHME 114; MATH 107 or parallel.

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.

This course is a prerequisite for: CHME 212; CHME 223; ENVE 410

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME204
Carbon Footprints: From Greenhouse Gases to Global Warming

Prerequisites: MATH 101, 103, or Placement into MATH 102 or above.

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.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 4 Science

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 4 Science

CHME212
Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computation

Prerequisites: MATH 107 or MATH 107H, CHME 202

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.

This course is a prerequisite for: CHME 312

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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CHME223
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I

Prerequisites: A grade of C- or better in CHME 202.

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

This course is a prerequisite for: CHME 331; CHME 332

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME312
Chemical Engineering Computation

Prerequisites: MATH 221, CSCE 155N or CHME 212

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.

This course is a prerequisite for: CHME 330; CHME 333

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME323
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics and KineticsCrosslisted with CHME 823

Prerequisites: CHME 223

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

This course is a prerequisite for: CHME 324; CHME 805; CHME 825; CHME 845; CHME 847, CHME 447; CHME 935; CHME 995

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME324
Molecular Processes and Applications

Prerequisites: CHME 323 or parallel

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.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME330
Chemical Engineering Laboratory I

Prerequisites: CHME 331, 332; CHME 312, 333 or parallel

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

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$25

Credit Hours:3

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CHME331
Equilibrium Stage Operations

Prerequisites: MATH 107; CHME 223

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

This course is a prerequisite for: CHME 330; CHME 408

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME332
Transport Operations I

Prerequisites: MATH 208; CHME 223

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.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME333
Transport Operations II

Prerequisites: CHME 312, CHME 332

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

This course is a prerequisite for: CHME 408; CHME 475, CHME 875; CHME 815; CHME 835; CHME 935; CHME 995

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME334
Transport Operations III

Prerequisites: CHME 332

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

This course is a prerequisite for: CHME 408

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME371
Stem Cell Engineering and Regenerative MedicineCrosslisted with CHME 871

Prerequisites: CHEM 109A and 109L or CHEM 113A and 113L.

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

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME408
Product Design and Development

Prerequisites: CHME 333, CHME 331, CHME 434

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.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:3

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CHME409
Process Intensification and SustainabilityCrosslisted with CHME 809

Prerequisites: Senior Standing

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

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:3

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CHME412
Introduction to Atomistic SimulationsCrosslisted with CHME 812

Prerequisites: Senior standing

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

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME420
Chemical Process Safety

Prerequisites: CHME 332

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

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:3

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CHME430
Chemical Engineering Laboratory IICrosslisted with CHME 830

Prerequisites: CHME 330; CHME 442 or parallel; CHME 462 or parallel.

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

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$25
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:4

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CHME442
Chemical Reactor Engineering and DesignCrosslisted with CHME 842

Prerequisites: CHME 323

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.

This course is a prerequisite for: CHME 845

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME447
Principles and Applications of Catalysis in Reaction EngineeringCrosslisted with CHME 847

Prerequisites: CHME 323.

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

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME452
Chemical Engineering Process Economics and OptimizationCrosslisted with CHME 852

Prerequisites: CHME 333, CHME 331, CHME 434

Credit toward the degree may be earned only in CHME 452/852

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.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME453
Chemical Engineering Process Design and SafetyCrosslisted with CHME 853

Prerequisites: CHME 452

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

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 10 Integrated Product
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 10 Integrated Product

CHME454
Chemical Process EngineeringCrosslisted with CHME 854

Prerequisites: CHME 430, CHME 312

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.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME460
Automatic Process Control LaboratoryCrosslisted with CHME 860

Prerequisites: Parallel: CHME 462.

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

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$25

Credit Hours:1

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CHME462
Automatic Process ControlCrosslisted with CHME 862

Prerequisites: MATH 221, CHME 333

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.

This course is a prerequisite for: CHME 965

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME470
Biomanufacturing Laboratory

Prerequisites: CHME 473

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

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME473
Biochemical EngineeringCrosslisted with CHME 873

Prerequisites: CHEM 262, CHEM 431

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

This course is a prerequisite for: CHME 470; CHME 474, CHME 874

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME474
Advanced Biochemical EngineeringCrosslisted with CHME 874

Prerequisites: CHME 473/873.

Description: Recent theoretical and technical developments in biochemical engineering.

Course details
Credit Hours:2-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:2-6

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CHME475
Biochemical SeparationsCrosslisted with CHME 875

Prerequisites: CHME 333/833

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

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME476
Micro/Nano systems for Engineering and Life SciencesCrosslisted with CHME 876

Prerequisites: Senior standing

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.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME477
Molecular BioengineeringCrosslisted with CHME 877

Prerequisites: Senior standing or permission.

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.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:3

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CHME482
PolymersCrosslisted with CHME 882

Prerequisites: CHEM 262, 264 or 264A, and MATH 221

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

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME483
Chemical Processes in Semiconductor ManufacturingCrosslisted with CHME 883

Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ECEN 211 and MATH 208

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.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME486
Electrochemical EngineeringCrosslisted with CHME 886

Prerequisites: CHME 223 or MECH 200 or BSEN 244

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.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME489
Air Pollution, Assessment and ControlCrosslisted with CHME 889

Prerequisites: Senior standing

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.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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CHME496
Advanced Topics in Chemical Engineering ComputationCrosslisted with CHME 896

Prerequisites: CHME 312 or CSCE 455/855 or MECH 480/880, and permission.

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.

This course is a prerequisite for: CHME 915

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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CHME499
Senior Problems

Prerequisites: Senior standing in chemical engineering.

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

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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CHME499H
Honors Thesis

Prerequisites: Senior standing in chemical engineering, admission to the University Honors Program.

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.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:1-6

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