Graduate Course Offerings

The following is a list of graduate courses offered during the last four years. Those with asterisks are offered annually. You may also want to see the ChE Course Listing.

ChE 7100 - Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics (3)

Foundations of continuum fluid mechanics and the equations of motions; solution methods for lubrication flows, creeping flows, boundary layer problems, laminar flows with strong convection; introduction to selected topics including: turbulence, non-Newtonian fluids, interfacial flows, computational fluid dynamics, microfluidics, particle motion, droplet dynamics.

ChE 7110* - Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering (3) F

Review of physicochemical problem formulation; analytical and approximate techniques for the solution of linear and non-linear differential equation models in chemical engineering systems.

ChE 7120* - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3) F

Thermodynamic properties, first and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy, Maxwell relations, and relationship of thermodynamic properties to intermolecular forces; physical equilibrium with emphasis on partial free energy, fugacity, Raoult's law, K-values, equations of state, and activity coefficients; chemical equilibrium and fee energies; fundamentals of statistical mechanics.

ChE 7130* - Fundamental of Transport Phenomena (3) S

Foundations of heat and mass transport in continua; modeling and solution techniques; transport by diffusion, convection, and turbulence; forced convection; buoyancy-driven transport; introduction to computational modeling.

ChE 7140* - Chemical Reactor Design Methods (3) S

Basic principles of chemical kinetics, fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer used in design of chemical reactors; chemical equilibria, chemical kinetics, design of isothermal reactors, effects of nonideal flow, nonisothermal reactors, and solid-gas catalytic reactions.

ChE 7314 - Optimization (3)

Techniques of optimization including analytical methods, linear and nonlinear programming, geometric and dynamic programming, and variational methods with application to systems of interest to chemical engineers.

ChE 7352 - Distillation and Other Separation Processes (3)

Mathematical models, phase equilibria, and calculation procedures related to design and behavior of distillation columns, absorbers, extractor-settlers, etc.; emphasis on computer techniques.

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ChE 7512 - Advanced Chemical Engineering Analysis (3)

Prereq.: CHE 7110 or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit with consent of department.

Topics in chemical engineering analysis, such as perturbation methods, matched asymptotic expansions, vector and tensor calculus, and numerical techniques.

ChE - 7522 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3)

Prereq.: CHE 7120 or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit with consent of department.

Thermodynamics of chemical engineering processes, such as nonequilibrium thermodynamic properties.

ChE 7532 - Advanced Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics (3)

Prereq : CHE 7100 or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit with consent of department.

Chemical engineering flow processes, such as turbulence, boundary layer theory, hydrodynamic stability, compressible flow, multiphase flow, chemically reacting flows, and nonnewtonian and viscoelastic fluids.

ChE - 7534 Advanced Chemical Engineering Heat Transfer (3)

Prereq.: CHE 7130 or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit with consent of department.

Chemical process heat transfer; phase change and moving boundary problems; heat transfer mechanisms, natural and forced convection, radiation, and combined heat and mass transfer.

ChE 7536 - Advanced Chemical Engineering Mass Transfer (3)

Prereq.: CHE 7130 or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit with consent of department.

Transport of mass in chemical engineering processes, such as diffusional operations, models for mass transfer in multicomponent, multiphase, stationary, flowing, and reacting systems.

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ChE 7542 - Catalysis (3)

Prereq.: CHE 7140 or equivalent.

Heterogeneous catalysis; adsorption phenomena, physical methods, solid state spectroscopies, and reaction mechanisms as applicable to fundamental and industrially significant processes.

ChE 7544 - Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms (3)

Prereq.: CHE 7140 or equivalent.

Gas-phase reactions and modem approach to deduction of reaction mechanism; collision, transition state, RRK, and RRKM theories, bond energy correlations, kinetics of complex reaction systems, fast reactions, computer modeling, and sensitivity analysis.

ChE 7572 - Advanced Automatic Process Control (3)

Prereq.: CHE 4198 or equivalent.

Recent developments in control theory applied to control schemes in industrial processes; techniques of state space analysis, nonlinear stability criteria, multivariable control, and system identification.

ChE 7574 - Digital Control of Processes (3)

Prereq.: CHE 4198 or equivalent.

Theory and use of digital computers for process control; relationships between computer and process control schemes, control algorithms, valve dynamics, modeling techniques.

ChE 7582 - Polymerization and Polycondensation Processes (4)

Prereq : CHEM 4160 or 4362 or CHE 4285 or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. demonstration/lab. Also offered as CHEM 7261.

Preparation and characterization of high polymers; typical commercial procedures for plastics production.

ChE 7592 - Design Problems in Chemical Engineering (3)

Prior to registration students should discuss a prospective design problem with faculty member under whom they plan to study and obtain departmental approval. Design problem cannot be directly related to student's research.

Integration of technology into design of systems or plants for accomplishing specific objectives; emphasis on producing a design package considering technical, economic, manning, and scheduling aspects of the project.

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ChE 7594 - Advanced Computer-Aided Process Design (3)

Prereq.: CHE 4172 or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit with consent of department.

Computer-aided process design and simulation of chemical process industries, such as sequential modular flow sheeting, simultaneous solution schemes, decomposition strategies, and various simulation languages.

ChE 4210 industrial Catalysis (3)

Prereq.: credit or registration in CHE 4190.

Principles of the industrial utilization of heterogenous catalysis; topics include absorption phenomena, methodology in catalyst preparation, characterization and evaluation of catalysts, diffusion and reaction in porous catalysts, and a survey of major industrial processes.

ChE 4253 Introduction to Industrial Pollution Control (3)

Prereq.: CHE 3102 or equivalent introductory course in transport science.

Quantitative application of chemical engineering principles to removal of objectionable
components from effluents, with emphasis on industrial processing effluents; currently available techniques for controlling air and water pollution and solid wastes; concept of
pollution control through basic process alterations developed by specific examples.

ChE 4260 Biochemical Engineering (3)

Prereq.: credit or registration in CHE 4190 or equivalent.

Application of chemical engineering fundamentals to microbiological and biochemical systems; problems peculiar to industrial operations involving microbial processes; growth conditions and requirements, metabolisms, product separations, enzyme catalysis, sterilization, and aseptic operations.

ChE 4263 Environmental Chemodynamics (3)

Preveq.: CHE 3102 or equivalent introductory course in transport science.

Environmental chemodynamics: interphase equilibrium, reactions, transport processes and related models for anthropogenic substances across natural interfaces (air-water-sediment-soil) and associated boundary regions.

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ChE 4270 Processing of Advanced Materials (3)

Prereq.; CHE 3102 or equivalent transport course.

Treatment of coupled chemical reaction and mass, energy, and momentum transport in the manufacturing and processing of semiconductors and advanced ceramic materials; engineering models for chemical and physical vapor deposition methods and
condensed phase processes.

ChE 4272 Chemical Processing of Nanomaterials (3)

Prereq.: CHE 3102 or equivalent introductory course in transport science.

Chemical engineering principles applied to preparation, handling, and applications of nanomaterials. Emphasis will be on manufacturing and processing steps. Case studies will be developed to focus on specific device or material applications.

ChE 4275 Electrochemical Engineering (3)

Prereq: CHE 3102 or equivalent introductory course in transport science.

Principles of electrochemistry applied to engineering problems; potential distribution theory, kinetics, mass transport, and thermodynamic principles; quantification of
controlling factors in microfabrication, corrosion, battery design, and electrochemical synthesis.

ChE 4285 Principles of High Polymers (3)

Prereq.: CHE 3172 and CHEM 3491.

Solution and solid-state properties of high polymers; microstructure of polymer chains and effect on macromolecular physical properties of the final plastics.

ChE 4296 Development of Mathematical Models (3)

Mathematical descriptions of systems encountered in chemical engineering
developed from basic principles; lumped parameter systems, distributed parameter systems, formulation of ordinary and partial differential equations, continuous and discrete
analogs, and matrix formulations; models developed for systems ranging from simple elements to plant-scale.

ChE 4410 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering Design (3)

May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. when topics vary.

One or more phases of current chemical engineering design.

ChE 4420 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering Science (3)

May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. when topics vary.

One or more phases of current chemical engineering science.

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