CHE 1102 : Material Balances
Introduction to chemical engineering processes and modeling them with material balances.
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EGR 1200
Chemical Engineering
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CHE 2031 : Intro Chemical Processes
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CHM 1156 :D- and MAT 2705 :Y :D-
CHE 2101 : Thermodynamics 1
Thermodynamics of single component systems: applications of first and second laws, steady-state energy balances, equations of state, thermodynamic properties of fluids, thermochemistry.
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CHE 1102
CHE 2102 : Thermodynamics 2
The fundamental property relation, thermodynamic properties of single and multiple pure phases, homogeneous multicomponent phases, ideal and non-ideal liquid solutions, phase equilibria, chemical reaction equilibria, problem solving techniques, applications.
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CHE 2101
CHE 2201 : Fluid Dynamics
Fluid statics, fluid properties, flow of incompressible fluids in conduits, friction factors, meters, pumps, external flow, drag, flow in packed and fluidized beds.
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CHE 1102 and MAT 2705 :Y
CHE 2202 : Heat Transfer
Principles of heat flow, mechanisms of conduction, convection and radiation, correlations for heat transfer coefficients, heat transfer equipment and process applications.
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CHE 2201
CHE 2232 : Fluid Mechanics
Fluid statics, fluid properties, flow of incompressible fluids in conduits, friction factors, meters, pumps, external flow, drag, flow in packed and fluidized beds.
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CHE 2031 :C-
CHE 2301 : ChE Computational Methods
Introduction to the software and computational tools necessary for chemical engineers, including MathCAD, MatLAB, ASPEN, and others.
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CHE 1102
CHE 2402 : Technical Communications
Oral and written communication skills, reporting and analyzing results of experiments and/or literature investigations, graphical reporting.
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CHE 2301
CHE 2900 : Global Pharmaceutical Industry
Fundamental drivers such as new technologies that characterize the global pharmaceutical industry. Includes attention to regulatory harmonization and global access to medicines; as well as elements such as global supply chain management and risk based quality.
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Credits 3CHE 3201 : Mass Transfer
Fundamentals of interphase mass transfer: mechanisms, driving force and resistance to transfer, design and analysis of continuous and staged contacting processes, gas absorption and stripping, binary distillation, liquid extraction.
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CHE 2202
CHE 3202 : Reactor Design
Principles and methods of chemical kinetics and reactor design. Introduction to heterogeneous systems. Stiochiometry and rate laws for simple and complex reactions, analysis of reaction rates, isothermal reactors, introduction to temperature effects.
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CHE 3201
CHE 3301 : ChE Applied Mathematics
Application of differential equations, linear algebra and conversation laws to model complex chemical processes (including non-steady state, and multi-dimentsional examples).
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CHE 2202
CHE 3401 : Unit Operations Lab 1
Application of chemical engineering principles to laboratory and pilot scale equipment. Oral and written reporting of results.
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CHE 2402
CHE 3402 : Unit Operations Lab 2
Design and analysis of chemical engineering experiments using laboratory and pilot scale equipment. Oral and written reporting of results.
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CHE 3401
CHE 4201 : Process Design
Application of fundamental principles of chemical engineering to design of industrial chemical processes; use of process simulators (such as Aspentech ASPEN PLUS) for process design.
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CHE 3202
CHE 4202 : Process Controls
Introduction to process control concepts and applications, computer simulation of processes during transient change, real-time and LaPlace domain analysis of controlled systems.
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CHE 4201
CHE 4232 : Chemical Process Control
Introduction to process control concepts and applications, computer simulation of processes during transient change, real-time and LaPlace domain analysis of controlled systems.
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CHE 4331
CHE 4831 : Senior Project Studio I
Independent investigation of a chemical engineering problem, under supervision of a faculty advisor, or industry sponsor, including a written comprehensive report. (Nine hours per week of independent study).
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Credits 3CHE 4832 : Senior Project Studio II
Continuation of CHE 4831. May include further investigation of same problem or a different topic.
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CHE 4831 :D-
CHE 5001 : Industrial Liq & Sld Waste
Industrial waste management: nature and sources of waste streams, principles underlying chemical and physical treatment methods, case studies of treatment technology.
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Credits 3CHE 5002 : Prin of Air Pol Control
Causes, effects and control of air pollution, emphasizing abatement technologies: classification and sources of airborne pollutants, particulate control devices, VOC abatement technologies, NOx and SOx abatement, and meteorological effects.
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Credits 3CHE 5032 : Equipment Design & Spec.
Equipment design and specification based on theoretical and practical knowledge of unit operations. Analysis and design of several types of process equipment. Mandatory tours of chemical process facilities will be scheduled on Friday afternoons based on student interest.
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CHE 4131 :D-
CHE 5062 : Chemical Engineering Economics
Methods of economic evaluation & decision making, applied to engineering problems. Cost estimation & indexing, time value of money, depreciation, comparison of alternatives.
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Credits 3CHE 5131 : CHE Math and Num Method
Mathematical and numerical method techniques for solving equations of importance to chemical engineering applications.
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CHE 5132 : Transport Phenomena
Unified study of heat, mass and momentum transport: underlying physical laws, mathematical representation of transport laws, analogies between different transport modes, estimation of transport properties, applications.
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CHE 3032 :Y :D-
CHE 5133 : Brewing Science & Tech
The science in the suds: course covers chemistry of malt and mashing, hops chemistry, biology of fermentation, and the engineering technology of brewing beer. This course requires an understanding of organic chemistry and microbiology. Pre-requisites: CHM 2211 Organic Chem I/permissible instead. Must be 21 years old at the start of the class.
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CHM 2211
CHE 5232 : Industrial Catalytic Processes
Principles and methods of chemical kinetics and reactor design applied to heterogeneous reactive systems of industrial importance: catalysis and catalytic reactors, catalyst deactivation, diffusion effects, design of heterogeneous catalytic and non-catalytic chemical reactors.
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CHE 4031 :D- or CHE 3332 :D-
CHE 5332 : Special Topics in CHE
Selected topics in chemical engineering: recent developments, new technology, applications of other disciplines to chemical engineering problems. RESTRICTION: Must have Chair's Permission.
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Credits 3CHE 5530 : Gene Therapy Methods &Research
Lectures on common cloning methods and DNA sequencing/ analysis techniques, along with labs that require students to design/construct a mammalian gene expression plasmid and evaluate it in animal cells.
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Credits 3CHE 5532 : Intro to Biotechnology
Production of commercially useful materials by living organisms, emphasizing emerging technology: biologically important compounds, their relationships to genetics and metabolic pathways, controlled growth of microbes, separation and purification of products.
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Credits 3CHE 5533 : Bioseparations
Factors underlying physical and chemical separations of natural (biological) products: centrifugation and filtration, cell Breakage, precipitation, extraction, adsorption, chromatography and crystallization; process-scale equipment and operations.
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Credits 3CHE 5534 : Biomaterials
Materials for use in medicine and in/on the body, material bulk and surface properties, biological responses to materials, applications, manufacturing processes, cost, sterilization, packaging and regulatory issues.
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Credits 3CHE 5535 : Bioengineering Lab Techniques
Fundamental concepts of current biotechnology techniques; demonstration and application of laboratory methods encountered in industry or academia, including genetic engineering, bacterial/mammalian cell culture, and protein expression, purification, and characterization.
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BIO 2105
CHE 5536 : Biochemical Data Analysis
Analysis techniques applied to process biochemical data, including basic R programming, hypothesis testing, regression and ODE modeling, and multivariate statistical data analysis. Practical term projects to analyze literature data using learned techniques.
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Credits 3CHE 5540 : Cellular Engineering
An overview of genome editing, manipulation, and sequencing techniques. Various applications of genetic engineering in microbes, plants, animals, and humans are also discussed.
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Credits 3CHE 5632 : Polymer Sci and Engr
Basic principles of polymer science: nature and structure of organic high-polymers, polymerization reactions, physical and chemical properties, mechanical testing, viscoelasticity, flow and processing applications.
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CHM 2211 :D-
CHE 5633 : Nanomaterials & Surface Scienc
Factors underlying interfacial phenomena and nano-material formation; thermodynamics of surfaces; emulsification, foaming, detergency, nucleation, wetting adhesion, surface films; particle growth, micelles, self-assembled monolayers; unique nanoscale characterization and properties.
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CHE 5634 : Intro to Material Science
Comprehensive introduction to structure/property relationships of engineering materials; atomic & molecular structure of materials; means to control structure; mechanical behavior; electronic behavior; effects of treatment history on properties; effects of usage conditions on properties; material selection.
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Credits 3CHE 5715 : Alternative Energy
Technical, economic, and social evaluations of alternative and sustainable energy sources focusing on liquid fuels as well as other energy sources.
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Credits 3CHE 5720 : Petroleum Engineering
Overview of the upstream petroleum industry, including technical aspects of finding, producing and refining petroleum products; issues related to fossil fuel usage; the role of petroleum-based fuels and related products as a key driver in world development.
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Credits 3CHE 5842 : Safety Analysis
Hazard identification; flammability; material properties; pressure relief; toxicity; risk analysis.
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CHE 3931
CHE 6000 : CBE Co-Op
CBE Co-Op is an optional course for juniors entering their senior year. The Co-Op is to be completed with a company for 6 months during the summer and fall semesters. The course should be 0 credits in the summer session and 12 credits in the fall. The co-op must be engineering-related and allow the student to gain real world experiences as chemical, biochemical engineer or closely related field.
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Credits 6CHE 8586 : Biomaterials & Drug Delivery
Materials for use in medicine and in/on the body, material bulk and surface properties, biological responses to materials, applications, manufacturing processes, cost, sterilization, packaging and regulatory issues. Drug delivery mechanisms, issues, and modeling.