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200 Chemical Engineering and Process Calculations U 3
The application of physico-chemical principles to problems of the chemical industry; emphasis on graphical methods, stoichiometry, heat, and material balances.

201 Chemical Engineering and Process Calculations U 3 Continuation of 200.

420 Elements of Chemical Engineering- Transport Phenomena I U 4
Introduction to momentum, mass, and heat transfer with emphasis on the analogies between them; practical applications of momentum transfer (fluid flow).

508 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I U G 3
Application of the fundamental concepts and laws of thermodynamics to problems of the chemical industry; stress on computational problem work.

509 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II U G 3
Continuation of 508.

520 Transport Phenomena U G 3
Momentum, mass, and heat transfer with emphasis on the analogies between them; practical applications of momentum transfer (fluid flow).

521 Elements of Chemical Engineering-Transport Phenomena II U G 3
Continuation of transport theory with emphasis on heat transfer and introduction to radiation; basic principles developed and illustrated with problems from chemical engineering practice.  

522 Elements of Chemical Engineering-Transport Phenomena III U G 3
Continuation of the study of transport theory; emphasis on mass transfer and stagewise operations with applied computational problems.

523 Chemical Engineering Operations U G 4
The application of transport phenomena such as ui d, heat , and mass transfer to the chemical engineering operations of evaporation, distillation, drying, etc.

610 Chemical Engineering Kinetics U G 4
Chemical and engineering principles for the design and operation of chemical reactors; kinetics of simple homogeneous systems and introduction to heterogeneous catalysis.  

624 Chemical Process Dynamics and Control I U G 4
Study of the dynamics and control of chemical processes; mathematical models of simple processes, including feedback control, are derived, analyzed, and simulated.

626 Digital Control Techniques in Chemical Engineering U G 3 Study of real-time data acquisition and digital control techniques as applied to chemical processes.

630 Chemical Engineering Operations Laboratory U G 4-8
The fundamental laboratory course in the chemical engineering operations; laboratory investigation of the operating characteristics and ef ciency of chemical engineering equipment such as distillation, drying, ltration, etc.

694 Group Studies in Chemical Engineering U G 1-6
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs.

712 Catalysis and Catalytic Processes U G 3
Kinetics of catalytic processes, mass transfer in catalysis, catalyst preparation and characterization, deactivation of catalysts, catalytic reactors, and application of catalytic phenomena in industrial processes.

715 Particle Technology U G 3
An introduction to engineering processes involving particulates and powders. Multiphase transport phenomena and uidization are emphasized.

717 Colloids and Surfaces U G 3
Introduction to various aspects of colloids and surfaces, including sedimentation, diffusion, thermodynamics, light scattering, surface tension, contact angle, and surfactants.

726 Chemical Process Dynamics and Control II U G 3
Further development of process dynamics and control topics begun in 624.

733 Novel Separation Processes U G 3
Provides further depth beyond 523 in the area of separations applied to chemical processing and introduces some novel techniques that are at the leading edge of separations research.  

739 Knowledge-Based Systems in Engineering U G 3
Application of knowledge-based system principles to engineering problems, including practical knowledge engineering, techniques for problem assessment, and implementation.

750 Profession of Chemical Engineering U 0-1
The roles in professional activities performed by chemical engineers, code of ethics, professional registration, professional societies, responsibilities to management and to labor and as an administrator.

760 Chemical Engineering Economy and Strategy U G 4
Economic and strategy considerations in research; development, design, and manufacturing in the chemical process industry; cost estimation and economic optimization of chemical engineering operations and chemical processes.

761 Chemical Engineering Processes U G 3
Integration of fundamentals of chemistry, chemical engineering operations, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, and economics for optimum design and operation of chemical process plants.

762 Chemical Engineering Process Development U G 4
Library, laboratory, and pilot plant research and development of chemical processes of industrial potential justi ed b y p reliminary e conomic studies; preparation of optimum process ow sheets; plant design studies.

764 Chemical Engineering Process Design U G 4
Process design studies on selected chemical processes encompassing a broad spectrum of fundamental engineering principles; optimization studies utilizing economic and technical simulation.

765 Principles of Biochemical Engineering U G 3
The application of biochemical engineering principles for modern bioprocesses and in the area of industrial biotechnology.  

766 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering U G 3
Fundamentals of biotechnology and their applications to bioprocessing with emphasis on fermentation and bioseparation.

769 Biomedical Nanotechnology U G 3
Survey of biomedical technology with particular emphasis on nanoscale mass transport, nanomechanics, nanouidics and medical therapeutics.

771 Air Pollution U G 3
Sources of air pollutants, properties of small particles, chemistry of air pollution, dispersion and deposition of air pollutants, and air pollution control.

773 Introduction to High Polymer Engineering U G 3
Engineering of polymerization and polymer forming processes based upon thermodynamics, transport phenomena, and reaction kinetics; relationships of engineering properties of high polymers to molecular characteristics.

775 Rheology of Fluids U G 3
Principles of rheology including the characteristics of non-Newtonian materials, rheological equations of state, viscometric ows, measurements and applications to the ow of i ndustrial materials.

776 Principles of Polymer Conversion Operations U G 3
Principles of thermodynamics, transport phenomena, polymer chemistry and physics will be related to polymer processing (converting high polymers) through application of mathematical and analytical approaches.

779 Chemical Engineering Experimental Design U G 3
Industrial and research experiments designed with special emphasis on reducing the number of experiments, interpreting nal r esults, and ensuring against unknown factors.

781 Chemical Engineering Optimization U G 3
Description, analysis, and comparison of the techniques in use in unimodel optimization; linear programming; geometric programming.

H783 Undergraduate Honors Program Research U 1-3
Opportunity for honors students to pursue independent project/research.

790 Process Modeling and Simulation U G 3
Application of basic chemical engineering principles to construct mathematical models of industrial processes and the simulation thereof by digital and analog techniques.

801 Advanced Special Problems in Chemical Engineering G 1-15
A minor problems course covering the chemical engineering operation, instrumentation, thermodynamics, kinetics, the transport fields, and chemical technology.

808 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I G 3
Detailed discussion of the thermodynamic properties of pure compounds and mixtures; computational problem work emphasizes the application of thermodynamics in industrial problems.

809 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II G 3
A continuation of 808.

812 Advanced Chemical Engineering Kinetics I G 3
Chemical engineering kinetics from the viewpoint of industrial chemical processes.

813 Advanced Chemical Engineering Kinetics II G 3
Continuation of 812

815 Advanced Chemical Engineering Science and Applications Advanced concepts of science and engineering as applied to the chemical engineering held under various topics.

815.01 Advanced Mass Transfer-I G 3
Repeatable.

815.05 Advanced Heat Transfer-I G 3
Conduction, radiation, and convection.

815.08 Advanced Momentum Transfer-I G 3
Basic theory, laminarow, and phenomenological turbulence.

815.09 Advanced Momentum Transfer-II G 3
Turbulence, mixing, and chemical reaction.

815.10 Advanced Momentum Transfer-III G 3
Two-phase Phenomena

815.15 New or Unusual Chemical Engineering Operations G 3
Examples: adsorption, atmolysis, dialysis exclusion, sublimation.

881 Seminar in Chemical Engineering G 3
Formal reports, lectures, and discussions of fundamentals and new developments in science and technology as related to chemical engineering.

899 Teaching Practicum in Chemical Engineering G 1-6
Teaching and instructional development under faculty guidance in the chemical engineering curriculum. Provides teacher training and evaluation that is recognized on transcript.

981 Research Seminar in Chemical Engineering G 2
Formal reports, lectures, and discussions of research topics in chemical engineering.

999 Research in Chemical Engineering G 1-18
Research for thesis or dissertation purposes only.

Chem 685 Safety Seminar
A survey of safe operational procedures and protocols to be followed in a laboratory environment.

 
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