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CHE 100 CHE 302 Introduction to the Profession I and Transfer Operations Introduction to and engineering productivity Fundamentals of heat and . Heat and mass transfer software. Communication skills development, technical reporting design equations as applied to selected unit operations. Mass and presentation, engineering ethics, and a variety of topics are transfer in stage-wise and continuous contacting equipment. discussed. Unsteady state operations in mass transfer equipment. Lecture: 1 Lab: 2 Credits: 2 Prerequisite(s): CHE 301 Satisfies: Communications (C) Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3

CHE 101 CHE 311 Introduction to the Profession II Foundations of Biological Science for Engineering A continuation of CHE 100. Advanced engineering applications This introductory course will introduce engineering students to of productivity software. Engineering graphics and technical flow basic principles of Biological Sciences, which will enable them to sheeting. Team project research and project management skills. understand more advanced courses on the topic and provide a solid Internet publishing. base for further study in all life sciences-related topics required in Prerequisite(s): CHE 100 or MMAE 100 their individual programs. Lecture: 1 Lab: 2 Credits: 2 Prerequisite(s): CHEM 125 Satisfies: Communications (C) Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3

CHE 202 CHE 317 Material Balances Chemical and Biological Engineering Laboratory I Material and energy balances for engineering systems subjected to Laboratory work in the unit operations of chemical engineering, fluid chemical and physical transformations. Calculations on industrial flow, , and other selected topics. processes. Prerequisite(s): CHE 301 Prerequisite(s): (MATH 152 and CHEM 100-499) and (CS 105 or Lecture: 1 Lab: 3 Credits: 2 CS 115 or CS 104) Satisfies: Communications (C) Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Satisfies: Communications (C) CHE 351 I CHE 239 Laws of thermodynamics and their application to chemical Mathematical and Computational Methods engineering operations. Utilization of numeric and analytic methods to find solutions to Prerequisite(s): CHEM 343 and CHE 202 a variety of chemical engineering problems. Emphasis placed Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 on development of computer code, and interpretation of results. Topics covered include systems of algebraic equations, initial value CHE 406 differential equations, and boundary value differential equations. Transport Phenomena Prerequisite(s): CHE 202 and MATH 252* and CHE 301*, An asterisk The equations of change in different coordinate systems (mass, (*) designates a course which may be taken concurrently. , and energy transport). Velocity distribution in laminar Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 and turbulent flow. Formulation and analytical solutions to the problems of viscous flow, molecular , heat conduction and CHE 296 . Introduction to IPRO Prerequisite(s): CHE 301 and CHE 302 and MATH 252 Introduction to . Principles and techniques in Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 effective teamwork. Performance of selected design tasks in project groups integrated with CHE/IPRO 496. Practice with process CHE 412 design software. First part of CHE/IPRO 296-CHE/IPRO 496 project Foundations of Biological Science for Engineering package. Only CHE students should register for this course. This introductory course will introduce graduate engineering Prerequisite(s): CHE 202 and CHE 101 students to basic principles of Biological Sciences, which will Lecture: 0 Lab: 2 Credits: 1 enable them to understand more advanced courses on the topic Satisfies: Communications (C) and provide a solid base for further study in all life sciences-related topics required in their individual programs. CHE 301 Prerequisite(s): CHEM 125 Fluid Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Flow of fluids. Fundamentals of fluid flow design equations as applied to selected unit operations. Prerequisite(s): MATH 252 and CHE 202 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 2 Chemical Engineering (CHE)

CHE 416 CHE 439 Technologies for Treatment of Diabetes Numerical and Data Analysis Study of physiological control systems and engineering of external Utilization of numerical methods to find solutions to a variety of control of biological systems by focusing on an endocrine system chemical engineering problems. Emphasis placed on problem disorder -- diabetes. The effects of type 1 diabetes on glucose formulation, development of computer code, and interpretation homeostasis and various treatment technologies for regulation of results. Techniques covered include: systems of algebraic of glucose concentration. Development of mathematical models equations, linear regression, and statistics. Numerical differentiation describing the dynamics of glucose and insulin concentration and integration, solution of ordinary and partial differential variations, blood glucose concentration measurement and inference equations. techniques, insulin pumps, and artificial pancreas systems. Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 CHE 451 CHE 418 Thermodynamics II Chemical and Biological Engineering Laboratory II Second law analysis of cooling, separation, combustion, and other Laboratory work in distillation, humidification, drying, gas chemical processes. Chemical reaction equilibrium and processing absorption, filtration, and other areas. applications. Prerequisite(s): CHE 302 and CHE 317 Prerequisite(s): CHE 351 Lecture: 1 Lab: 3 Credits: 2 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Satisfies: Communications (C) CHE 455 CHE 423 Processing Chemical Reaction Engineering Considerations of transport processes in the polymer industry. Introduction to the fundamentals of . The design, Analysis of heat, mass, and momentum transfer in molten comparison, and economic evaluation of chemical reactors. and polymer solutions. The polymer flow processes to be discussed Emphasis on homogeneous systems. will include: extrusion, calendaring, fiber spinning, injection molding, Prerequisite(s): CHE 302 and CHE 351 and CHE 433 mixing, and polymerization reaction. Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): CHE 302 and CHE 301 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 CHE 426 Statistical Tools for CHE 465 Descriptive statistics and graphs, probability distributions, random Electrochemical Energy Conversion sampling, independence, significance tests, design of experiments, Thermodynamics, kinetic and mass-transfer fundamentals of regression, time series analysis, statistical process control, and electrochemical devices. Potential and potential measurement. introduction to multivariate analysis. Batteries and fuel cells. Fundamentals of corrosion and corrosion Prerequisite(s): MATH 151 prevention. Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): CHE 302 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 CHE 433 Process Modeling and System Theory CHE 467 Principles of process modeling. Modeling of non-reactive and Fuel Cell System Design reactive dynamic processes. Transfer functions. Modeling of System or perspective of fuel cell design. Macro- multistage and non-linear processes. Discrete-event processes, scale modeling of fuel cell applications. Description of electrode/ Markov processes, and automata theory. electrolyte assemblies and the three phase region, polarization curve Prerequisite(s): CHE 302 and CHE 351 characterization, analysis of continuous flow systems, typical fuel Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 cell stack configurations, analysis of spatial non-uniformities in stacks, and balance of plant design. CHE 435 Prerequisite(s): CHE 423 Process Control Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Dynamic process models, stability assessment, feedback, and feed forward control strategies, design and tuning of closed- CHE 470 loop controllers, time domain and frequency domain design Introduction to Polymer Science and performance assessment methods. Multivariable systems, An introduction to the basic principles that govern the synthesis, interaction, multi-loop control. Software for process simulation and processing and properties of polymeric materials. Topics include controller design. classifications, synthesis methods, physical and chemical Prerequisite(s): CHE 302 and CHE 433 behavior, characterization methods, processing technologies and Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 applications. Same as CHEM 470 and MMAE 470. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 124 and MATH 251 and PHYS 221 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Chemical Engineering (CHE) 3

CHE 489 CHE 503 Fluidization Thermodynamics Regimes of fluidized beds, behavior of fluidized beds, Laws of thermodynamics applied to chemical and biological particle classification, properties of the bubble, emulsion, elutriation, engineering problems, properties of real fluids, phase and chemical and jet. Fluid mechanic theory and heat and mass transfer in equilibria, applications to chemical and biological processes and fluidized beds. Design aspects of fluidized beds and pneumatic auxiliary equipments. Core course. conveying. Industrial applications of fluidized beds (catalytic Prerequisite(s): CHE 351 with min. grade of C and CHE 451 with min. reactors, drying, coal conversion, waste treatment). grade of C Prerequisite(s): CHE 302 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 CHE 506 CHE 491 Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Management Undergraduate Research Graduate standing or consent of instructor. This course aims to Students undertake an independent research project under the introduce and develop a number of diversified professional skills guidance of a chemical and biological engineering faculty member. necessary for success in an engineering research and development Credit: Variable environment. Selected topics covered in the areas of technology entrepreneurship, opportunity assessment, creativity and innovation, CHE 494 project management, management of organizational change, Process Design I entrepreneurial leadership, and intellectual property management. Introduction to design techniques and economic aspects of Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 chemical processes. The technical and economic aspects of equipment selection and design, and alternative methods of CHE 508 operation. Process Design Optimization Prerequisite(s): CHE 302 and CHE 423* and CHE 433 and CHE 451 Organization of the design problem and application of single and CHE 435*, An asterisk (*) designates a course which may be and multi-variable search techniques using both analytical and taken concurrently. numerical methods.Prerequisite:An undergraduate course in Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Credits: 3 process design. Satisfies: Communications (C) Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3

CHE 496 CHE 516 Process Design II Technologies for Treatment of Diabetes Group project in process design. Integration of technical, Study of physiological control systems and engineering of external safety, environmental, economic, and societal issues in process control of biological systems by focusing on an endocrine system development and design. Final part of the IPRO project package. disorder -- diabetes. The effects of type 1 diabetes on glucose Project teams consist of chemical engineering students and homeostasis and various treatment technologies for regulation students from other disciplines and professions. Students from of glucose concentration. Development of mathematical models other academic units should register for designated section of describing the dynamics of glucose and insulin concentration IPRO 497 (three credits) and their contribution to the project tasks variations, blood glucose concentration measurement and inference will be defined accordingly. techniques, insulin pumps, and artificial pancreas systems. Prerequisite(s): CHE 494 and CHE 423* and CHE 435*, An asterisk Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 (*) designates a course which may be taken concurrently. Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Credits: 3 CHE 525 Satisfies: Communications (C) Chemical Reaction Engineering Advanced treatment of chemical kinetics and reactor systems CHE 497 including non-isothermal, nonideal flow systems. Modeling of Special Projects complex reactions, catalysis and heterogeneous reactor analysis. Special projects. Reactor stability concepts. Core course. Credit: Variable Prerequisite(s): CHE 423 with min. grade of C Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 CHE 498 Safety Design CHE 530 The purpose of the course is to apply process design disciplines Advanced Process Control to integrate safety as a principal of the design process. Typical State space, transfer function and discrete-time representations of subjects are: thermodynamics of explosions, identification of process systems. Control system design. Interaction assessment. process hazards, chemical reactivity hazards, dispersion models of Multivariable and model predictive-control techniques. Core course. release of toxic materials, fires and fire protection, and HAZOP and Prerequisite(s): CHE 435 with min. grade of C Fault Tree analysis. Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): CHE 494 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 4 Chemical Engineering (CHE)

CHE 535 CHE 543 Applications of Mathematics to Chemical Engineering Energy, Environment, and Economics Mathematical techniques and their application to the analytical and The linkage of energy, environmental and economic issues. The numerical solution of chemical engineering problems. The analytical impact of energy supply and end use on human well-being and component includes review of matrices and determinants, as well the ecosystem. A comprehensive approach to the resolution of as solution of ordinary, partial differential and integral equations. resource, technical, economic, strategic, environmental, socio- The numerical component includes iterative solution of algebraic and geopolitical problems of the energy industries. Pathways to a equations, numerical analysis and solution of ordinary differential sustainable global energy system. equations. Core course. Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 CHE 545 CHE 536 Metabolic Engineering Computational Techniques in Engineering Cellular metabolism, energetics and thermodynamics of cellular Advanced mathematical techniques, numerical analysis, and metabolism, regulation of metabolic pathways, metabolic solution to problems in transport phenomena, thermodynamics, analysis, metabolic control analysis, analysis of metabolic networks, and reaction engineering. Review of iterative solution of algebraic synthesis and manipulations of metabolic pathways, applications - equations. Nonlinear initial and boundary value problems for case studies. ordinary differential equations. Formulation and numerical solution Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 of parabolic, elliptic, and hyperbolic partial differential equations. Characteristics, formulation, and numerical solution of integral CHE 551 equations. Solution of transient two-phase flow problems using CFD Advanced Transport Phenomena codes. Formulation, solution and interpretation of problems in momentum, Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 energy and mass transport phenomena that occur in chemical and biological processes. CHE 538 Prerequisite(s): CHE 406 Polymerization Reaction Engineering Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 The engineering of reactors for the manufacture of synthetic polymeric materials, commercial processes for manufacture of CHE 553 polymers of many types, polymer and engineering reactor Advanced Thermodynamics design. Advanced thermodynamics for research-oriented graduate students. Prerequisite(s): CHE 423 with min. grade of C The course covers the fundamental postulates of thermodynamics Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 and introductory , with applications to pure fluids, fluid mixtures, elastic solids, surfaces and macromolecules. CHE 541 Prerequisite(s): CHE 351 with min. grade of C and CHE 451 with min. Renewable Energy Technologies grade of C The course will cover three topics related to renewable Energy Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Technologies. 1. Review of renewable energy sources; solar, wind, biomass, etc. 2. Energy storage and conversion with emphasis on CHE 555 batteries and fuel cells 3. Hydrogen as an energy carrier and the Polymer Processing Hydrogen Economy. Analysis of momentum, heat and mass transfer in polymer Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 processing operations. Polymer processes considered include extrusion, calendaring, fiber spinning, injection molding, and mixing. CHE 542 Prerequisite(s): CHE 406 with min. grade of C Fluidization and Gas-Solids Flow Systems Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Fluidization phenomena (bubbling, slugging, elutriation, and jets in fluidized beds). Multiphase flow approach to fluidization and gas/ CHE 560 solids flow systems. Kinetic theory approach to fluid/particle flow Statistical Quality and Process Control systems. Analysis of flow of particles in pneumatic conveying lines Basic theory, methods and techniques of on-line, feedback, quality- (dilute flow) and stand pipe (dense flow). Hydrodynamic analysis control systems for variable and attribute characteristics. Methods of spouted and circulating fluidized beds. Examples from current for improving the parameters of the production, diagnosis and literature on applications of multiphase flow. adjustment processes so that quality loss is minimized. Same as Prerequisite(s): CHE 535 with min. grade of C MMAE 560. Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Chemical Engineering (CHE) 5

CHE 565 CHE 582 Fundamentals of Electrochemistry Interfacial and Colloidal Phenomena with Applications Thermodynamics and potential, Marcus theory, charge transfer Applications of the basic principles of physical chemistry, kinetics and mass transport of simple systems. Electrode reactions surfactants and interfacial phenomena, surface and interfacial couple with homogeneous chemical reactions. Double layer tension, adsorption of surfactants from solutions, spreading, structure and adsorbed intermediates in electrode processes. contact angles, wetting, electro kinetic phenomena, rheology, Potential step and potential sweep methods. dynamic interfacial properties, mass transport across interfaces. Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Applications include emulsions, foams, dispersions, tribology, detergency, flotation, enhanced oil recovery, suspension, emulsion CHE 566 polymerization and liquid membranes. Electrochemical Engineering Prerequisite(s): (CHE 351 with min. grade of C or CHE 451 with min. Basic concepts of electrochemistry used in electrochemical reactor grade of C) and CHE 406 with min. grade of C analysis and design. Thermodynamics, kinetics and transport Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 processes in electrochemical systems, current and potential distribution, corrosion engineering, electrodeposition, batteries and CHE 583 fuel cells, industrial electrolysis, and electrosynthesis. Pharmaceutical Engineering Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Application of transport phenomena, and reaction engineering to pharmaceutical processes. Heat and mass transfer in CHE 567 bioreactors and the fluidized beds. Drying, coating and granulation. Fuel Cell Fundamentals Environmental and economical issues in the pharmaceutical A detailed study of the thermodynamics, electrochemistry, electrode process. Examples from industrial processes and current literature. kinetics and materials aspects of fuel cells with an emphasis on Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 polymer electrolyte fuel cells. The course will include a vigorous laboratory component and will cover the development of detailed CHE 584 data analysis procedures. A part of the course will cover current Tissue Engineering trends and interests through the critical discussion of recent Growth and differentiation of cells and tissue. In vitro control archival publications. of tissue development. In vivo synthesis of tissues and organs. Lecture: 2 Lab: 1 Credits: 3 Transplantation of engineered cells and tissue. Techniques and clinical applications of tissue engineering. CHE 575 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Polymer Rheology Flow of viscoelastic fluids, integral and differential constitutive CHE 585 equations from continuum and molecular considerations, methods Drug Delivery of experimental evaluations. Principle of diffusion in liquids membrane and polymers, and Prerequisite(s): CHE 406 with min. grade of C methods for measurement and analysis of diffusion coefficient. Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Principle of molecular transport in polymeric material, and drug solubility in polymers. Intravenous infusion, and polymer drug CHE 577 delivery systems. Process involved and kinetics of solute release. Bioprocess Engineering Design and optimization of drug delivery system based on Application of engineering principles to the biological production pharmacokinetic/ pharmacodynamic requirements. processes. Enzyme kinetics, cell culture kinetics, transport Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 phenomena in cells, membranes, and biological reactors ,genetics, bioseparation and downstream processing, energetics of metabolic CHE 591 pathways, operation modes of cell cultures, mixed and their Research and Thesis for M.S. Degree applications. Credit: Variable Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 CHE 593 CHE 580 Seminar in Chemical Engineering Biomaterials Presentations on recent developments in the field by academic and Metal, ceramic, and polymeric implant materials. Structure-property industrial visitors. relationships for biomaterials. Interactions of biomaterials with Lecture: 0 Lab: 1 Credits: 1 tissue. Selection and design of materials for medical implants. Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 CHE 594 Special Projects Advanced projects involving computer simulation, modeling or laboratory work. (Credit: 1-6 hours.) Credit: Variable 6 Chemical Engineering (CHE)

CHE 597 Special Problems Independent study and project. (Credit: variable) Credit: Variable

CHE 600 Continuance of Residence Lecture: 0 Lab: 1 Credits: 1

CHE 691 Research and Thesis for Ph.D. Degree Credit: Variable