2194 Group Studies in Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering U
Provides groups of students opportunities to pursue special studies not otherwise offered. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions.
1 - 6
2200 Process Fundamentals U
Application of physicochemical principles to problems of the chemical industry; stoichiometry and material balance.
Prereq: Chem 1220 (123), and Engr 1182 (Engineer 183.01). Prereq or concur: Math 2177 (254), and CPHR 2.0 or above, and permission of department. Not open to students with credit for 200 or 201.
4
2420 Transport Phenomena I U
Introduction to momentum, mass, and heat transfer with emphasis on the analogies between them; practical applications of momentum transfer (fluid flow).
Prereq: 2200 (201), and Math 2177 or 415.01, and enrollment in CBE, FABEng, or EngPhysics major; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 420 or 521.
4
2523 Separation Processes U
The application of mass and energy balances and transport phenomena such as fluid, heat, and mass transfer to chemical engineering separation operations of distillation, absorption, evaporation, extraction, drying, etc.
Prereq: 2200 (201), and enrollment in CBE major. Prereq or concur: 2420 (420), or permission of instructor or Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 523.
3
3189 Professional Practice in Industry U
Preparation of a comprehensive report based on employment experience in a co-op or job in industry.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 8 cr hrs or 8 completions. This course is graded S/U.
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3508 Thermodynamics U
Application of the fundamental concepts and laws of thermodynamics to problems of the chemical industry; stress on computational problem work.
Prereq or concur: 2420 (420), and enrollment in CBE, FABEng, or EngPhysics major; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 509.
4
3521 Transport Phenomena II U
Emphasis on conduction, convective and radiation heat transfer, mass transfer and stagewise operations with applied computational problems.
Prereq: 2420 (420), and enrollment in CBE, FABEng, or EngPhysics major; or permission of instructor or Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 522.
4
3610 Kinetics and Reactor Design U
Chemical and engineering principles for the design and operation of chemical reactors; kinetics of simple homogeneous systems and introduction to heterogeneous catalysis. Prereq: 3521 (522), 3508 (509), or Chem 4310 (532), and enrollment in CBE, FABEng, or EngPhysics major; or permission of instructor; or Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 610.
4
3631 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Unit
Operations Laboratory I U
Laboratory investigation of the operating characteristics and efficiency of chemical engineering equipment such as distillation, absorption, heat exchangers, and three phase mixing dynamics with mass transfer.
Prereq or concur: 2523 (523) and 3610 (610), and enrollment in CBE major. Not open to students with credit for 630 or 4630.
2
3632 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Unit
Operations Laboratory II U
Laboratory investigation of the operating characteristics and efficiency of chemical engineering equipment such as distillation, absorption, heat exchangers, and three phase mixing dynamics with mass transfer.
Prereq or concur: 2523 (523) and 3610 (610); and enrollment in CBE major. Not open to students with credit for 630 or 4630.
2
4193 Individual Studies in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
U
Provides the opportunity to pursue special studies or research in biomedical engineering not otherwise covered.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U.
1 - 12
4194 Group Studies in Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering U
Provides groups of students opportunities to pursue special studies not otherwise offered. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions.
1 - 6
4610 Kinetics and Reactor Design U
Chemical and engineering principles for the design and operation of chemical reactors; kinetics of simple homogeneous systems and introduction to heterogeneous catalysis. Prereq: Grad standing in Engineering, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 3610 (610).
84 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
4624 Chemical Process Dynamics and Control U
Study of the dynamics and control of chemical processes; mathematical models of simple processes, including feedback control, are derived, analyzed, and simulated.
Prereq: 2523 (523) or 3610 (610), and enrollment in CBE major; or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 624.
3
4760 Chemical Engineering Economy and Strategy U
Economic and strategy considerations in research, development, design, and manufacturing in the chemical process industry.
Prereq: 3610 (610), and enrollment in CBE or EngPhysics major; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 760.
4
4764 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Process
Design and Development U
Process design studies on selected chemical processes encompassing a broad spectrum of fundamental engineering principles; optimization studies utilizing economic and technical simulation.
Prereq or concur: 4760 (760), and enrollment in CBE major. Not open to students with credit for 762.
4
4998 Undergraduate Research in Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering U
Supervised research in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U.
1 - 6
4998H Honors Undergraduate Research in Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering U
Supervised Honors level research in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
Prereq: Honors standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U.
1 - 6
4999 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Research for
Thesis U
Supervised research and project work arranged individually for students resulting in written thesis.
Prereq: GPA 3.0 or above, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions.
1 - 5
4999H Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Research for
Honors Thesis U
Supervised research and project work arranged individually for honors students resulting in written Honors thesis.
Prereq: Honors standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions.
1 - 5
5194 Group Studies in Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering U G
Provides groups of students opportunities to pursue special studies not otherwise offered. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions.
1 - 6
5712 Catalysis and Catalytic Processes U G
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.
Prereq: 3521 (522) and 3610 (610), or Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 712.
3
5713 Fuel Cells and Catalysis U G
An introduction to fuel cells and related concepts with an emphasis on the catalytic phenomena involved in fuel cells.
Prereq: ChBE 3508, 3610 (610), 509, Chem 4310, or 531, or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 713.
3
5715 Particle Technology U G
Engineering processes involving particulates and powders. Multiphase transport phenomena and fluidization are emphasized.
Prereq: 2523 (523), and Math 2177 or Math 415.01; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 715.
3
5717 Interfaces, Colloids and Molecular Self Assembly U G
Interfacial phenomena and colloidal science and engineering, with emphasis on surface tension, adsorption, emulsions, surfactants, molecular self-assembly.
Prereq: 3508 or 509, and Chem 2520 or 253; or Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 717.
3
5733 Novel Separation Processes U G
Provides depth in the area of separations applied to chemical and biomolecular processing and introduces some novel techniques that are at the leading edge of separations research. Prereq: 3508 (508) or 2523 (523), or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 733.
3
5734 Molecular Informatics U G
Overview of molecular informatics, with emphasis on its use in modern drug discovery and exploration of chemical structure-property relationships.
Prereq: Sr or Grad standing in Engineering, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 734.
3
5735 Cellular Nanotechnology U G
Application of nanotechnology to cells for sensing and subcellular manipulation. Synthesis and biological modification of quantum dots and magnetic nanostructures, their unique material properties, and their application.
Prereq: Sr or Grad standing in Engineering, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 735 or BiomedE 765. Cross-listed in BiomedE 5635.
3
5740 Quantitative Cell Biology for Engineers and Scientists U G
Introduction to the biophysical and biochemical principles underlying the behavior of cellular processes with an emphasis on surveying engineering models and quantitative measurements.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Cross-listed in Physics.
3
5755 Chemical Process Safety U G
Familiarizes students with varied topics relating to chemical and industrial process safety. Covers PHA methods and tools.
Prereq: Jr, Sr, or Grad standing in CBE. Not open to students with credit for 755.
3
5761 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Processes U G
Integration of fundamentals of chemistry, chemical engineering operations, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics and economics for optimum design and operation of chemical process plants. Prereq: Sr standing in CBE or Chem. Not open to students with credit for 761.
2
5765 Principles of Biochemical Engineering U G
The application of biochemical engineering principles for modern bioprocesses and in the area of industrial biotechnology.
Prereq: 2523 (523) or 3610 (610), or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 765.
3
5766 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering U G
Fundamentals of biotechnology and their applications to bioprocessing with emphasis on fermentation and bioseparation.
Prereq: 5765 (765), Biochem 4511 (511), MicrBio 4000 (509), or 4100 (520), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 766.
3
5769 Biomedical Nanotechnology U G
Survey of biomedical nanotechnology with particular emphasis on nanoscale mass transport, nanomechanics, nanofluidics, bioconjugates and medical therapeutics.
Prereq: BiomedE 4610 (461), and Sr standing; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 769 or BiomedE 761. Cross-listed in BiomedE 5661.
3
5771 Air Pollution U G
Introduction to principal aspects of air pollution, including engineering control of stationary sources, atmospheric chemistry, aerosol behavior, transport and dispersion modeling. Prereq: Sr or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 771.
3
5772 Principles of Sustainable Engineering U G
Introduces the principles, techniques, and challenges of environmentally conscious decision making in chemical engineering. A study of systematic methods for the analysis and development of sustainable industrial products and processes.
Prereq: 4760 (760), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 772.
3
5773 Introduction to High Polymer Engineering U G
Introduction to polymeric materials, polymerization methods and kinetics, polymer solution properties, molecular weight determination and polymer physical/mechanical properties. Prereq: 3610 (610) or Chem 2510 (251), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 773.
3
5774 Polymer Membranes U G
Membrane separation mechanisms, transport models, permeability computations/measurements, membrane materials/types/modules, membrane contactors/reactors, and applications.
Prereq: 3508 (509), or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 774 or MatScEn 774. Cross-listed in MatScEn 5774.
3
5775 Rheology of Fluids U G
Principles of rheology, including the characterization of non-Newtonian materials, rheological equations of state, viscometric flows, measurements, and applications to the flow of industrial materials.
Prereq: 2420 (420), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 775.
3
5777 Introduction to Polymer Engineering at Macro-, Micro-,
and Nanoscale U G
An introduction to nanomaterials and nanotechnology. Important polymeric micro/nanomaterials and structures, and their manufacturing techniques.
Prereq: 3521 (521), MechEng 3500 (500), 4510 (510), MatScEn 2251 (401), or 3151 (526), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 777.
3
5779 Design and Analysis of Experiments U G
Design and analysis of experiments with emphasis on applications in engineering. Prereq: Jr or Sr standing in CBE. Not open to students with credit for 779.
3
5790 Modeling and Simulation U G
Application of chemical and biomolecular engineering principles to construct mathematical models of processes and perform simulations.
Prereq: Jr, Sr, or Grad standing in CBE. Not open to students with credit for 790.
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 85
6999 Thesis Research in Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering G
Research for thesis.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable. This course is graded S/U.
1 - 15
8189 Teaching Mentorship in Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering G
Expose students who are interested in academic careers to the classroom environment, while having minimal impact upon the overall course.
Prereq: FABEng 7220 or 810; and at least 1 IA or TA experience.
3
8194 Group Studies in Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering G
Designed to give the student an opportunity to pursue special studies and topics not otherwise offered.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs or 18 completions.
1 - 6
8781 Research Communications in Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering G
Analysis and critique of chemical and biomolecular engineering research literature. Training and practice in written and oral communication of research ideas.
Prereq: Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 881.
2
8799 Teaching Practicum in Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering G
Teaching and instructional development under faculty guidance in the chemical and biomolecular engineering curriculum.
Prereq: Grad standing. International students for whom English is not the first language must first become certified in English, either through the SPEAK or Mock Teaching Test. Repeatable to a maximum of 20 cr hrs or 20 completions. This course is graded S/U.
1 - 6
8800 Advanced Special Problems in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
G
A minor problems course covering chemical engineering operation, instrumentation, thermodynamics, kinetics, transport fields, and chemical technology.
Prereq: Satisfactory courses in field of problem undertaken, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 15 completions.
1 - 15
8801 Analysis of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Problems G
Modern techniques for the theoretical analysis of chemical and biomolecular engineering problems.
Prereq: Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 801.
3
8808 Advanced Thermodynamics I G
Detailed discussion of the thermodynamic properties of pure compounds and mixtures; computational problem work emphasizes the application of thermodynamics in industrial problems.
Prereq: 3508 (508), and Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 808.
3
8809 Advanced Thermodynamics II G
Continuation of CBE 8808 and special topics of thermodynamics that are of interest to chemical and biomolecular engineering.
Prereq: 8808 (808), and Grad standing; or permisson of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 809. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.
3
8812 Advanced Kinetics I G
Chemical engineering kinetics from the viewpoint of industrial chemical processes. Prereq: 2523 (523) and 3610 (610), and Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 812.
3
8813 Advanced Kinetics II G
A continuation of Advanced Kinetics I but with emphasis on deeper study of topics taken up in the first course.
Prereq: 8812 (812), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 813. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs.
3
8815 Advanced Transport G
Momentum and mass transfer theory at both the macroscopic and microscopic levels utilizing integral and differential conservation equations.
Prereq: Grad standing in ChemEng, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 815.01 or 815.08.
3
8816 Advanced Mass Transfer G
Advanced theories and applications of mass transfer at the graduate level.
Prereq: 8815, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 815.01.
3
8817 Advanced Heat Transfer G
An advanced course on heat transfer phenomena including heat conduction, heat convection and thermal radiation.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 815.05.
3
8818 Advanced Momentum Transfer G
An advanced momentum transfer course taught at the graduate level. It is assumed that all students have an equivalent background of undergraduate fluid mechanics and graduate advanced transport.
Prereq: 8815, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 815.09.
3
8890 NSEC Seminar G
Formal lectures and discussion on topics related to the Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymeric Biomedical Devices.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs.
1
8895 Seminar in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering G
Formal lectures and discussion of state of the art research and development in chemical and biomolecular engineering.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.
1
8999 Dissertation Research in Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering G
Research for dissertation purposes only.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable. This course is graded S/U.
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