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The work of the Department of Chemical Engineering is not restricted to the chemical industry, chemical changes or chemistry. Instead, modern chemical engineers are concerned with all the physical, chemical, and biological changes of matter that can produce an economic product or result that is useful to mankind.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT CENTER (CESC)
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Curriculum
Courses
ABE 2062 Biology for Engineers 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Principles and engineering applications of biology. Principles and applications of biochemistry, genetics, microbial systems, animal systems, ecological systems and global systems. (B) (WR)
Attributes: General Education - Biological Science, Satisfies 6000 Words of Writing Requirement
BME 3406 Introduction to Biomolecular Engineering 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Introduces chemical engineering students interested in bio-related careers to the chemical engineering discipline. Emphasizes the link between biology and chemical engineering and the interface between them.
Prerequisite: ABE 2062 or ECH 2062.
BME 4220 Biomolecular Cell Mechanics 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Covers the biomolecular basis of cell mechanics and cell motility, emphasizing quantitative models and systems-biology approaches.
BME 4321 Dynamics of Cellular Processes 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Confocal florescence microscopy, techniques for imaging macromolecular dynamics and interactions inside living cells, models of intracellular diffusion, models of ligand-receptor binding, interplay between binding and transport, modeling and analysis of experiments. Examples from literature include mRNA transport, nuclear pore dynamics, cytoskeletal dynamics, imaging motor proteins and transcription factor dynamics.
Prerequisite: a course on kinetics and/or transport, or instructor permission.
COT 3502 Computer Model Formulation 4 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Solutions of scientific and engineering problems using digital computers. Formulation of models for describing physical processes, numerical analysis and computer programming. (M)
ECH 3023 Material and Energy Balances 4 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Formulation and solution of material and energy balances utilizing physical/chemical properties of matter as applied to analyzing unit operations systems.
ECH 3101 Process Thermodynamics 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Introduces fundamental principles of classical thermodynamics. Applications to modeling and analysis of physical and chemical processes undergoing change.
ECH 3203 Fluid and Solid Operations 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Characteristics of laminar and turbulent flow, mechanical energy balance, flow through packed beds and fluidization of solids, design of pumping systems and piping networks and metering of fluids.
ECH 3223 Energy Transfer Operations 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Steady state conduction in solids and heterogeneous materials, transient conduction, convection heat transfer, heat transfer during boiling and condensation, radiation heat transfer, design of heat-transfer equipment and heat exchange networks.
ECH 3264 Elementary Transport Phenomena 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Flux law and conservation equations of mass, energy and momentum; steady and unsteady states as applied to physical and chemical processing; macroscopic and microscopic analysis.
ECH 4123 Phase and Chemical Equilibria 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Application of thermodynamic principles to systems of variable composition including the study of phase and chemical equilibria.
ECH 4224L Fluid and Energy Transfer Operations Laboratory 2 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Laboratory work in unit operations involving heat and momentum transfer. (WR)
Prerequisite: ECH 3101 and ECH 3203 and ECH 3223 and STA 3032 or STA 2023;
Corequisite: ECH 4714 and ENC 3246.
Attributes: Satisfies 6000 Words of Writing Requirement
ECH 4323 Process Control Theory 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
The analysis and automatic control of process systems in chemical engineering.
Prerequisite: COT 3502 or ECH 3023 or MAP 2302;
Corequisite: ECH 4323L.
ECH 4323L Chemical Engineering Laboratory 5 1 Credit
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Laboratory work associated with ECH 4323.
Corequisite: ECH 4323.
ECH 4403 Separation and Mass Transfer Operations 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Theory, design, and evaluation of diffusional and staged mass transfer processes including distillation, absorption and extraction, leaching, and membrane separations. Computer-aided design methods.
ECH 4404L Separation and Mass Transfer Operations Laboratory 2 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Laboratory work in unit operations involving mass transfer. (WR)
Prerequisite: ECH 4403 and ECH 4224L and ECH 4714.
Attributes: Satisfies 6000 Words of Writing Requirement
ECH 4504 Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design 4 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction kinetic modeling and data analysis. Analysis and design of ideal batch, mixed, plug and recycle reactors. Heterogeneous catalysis and reactor design.
ECH 4524 Heterogeneous Chemical Kinetics Reactor Design 2 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Theories of catalytic reactions of adsorbed species at solid surfaces, development or rate expressions with heat and mass transport properties through porous catalyst materials for design of heterogeneous chemical reactors.
Prerequisite: ECH 4504.
ECH 4604 Process Economics and Optimization 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Introduces the principles of process economics including specifications and costing of equipment, operations costing and economic evaluation of processes.
Prerequisite: ECH 3203 and ECH 3223;
Corequisite: ECH 4403.
ECH 4644 Process Design 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Preliminary design of convention chemical processes including process specifications, sitting and layout, equipment sizing, utility and manpower needs, safety and hazard analysis, environmental considerations and economic evaluation. Planning techniques for detailed engineering, construction and startup.
Prerequisite: ECH 4403 and ECH 4504 and ECH 4604 and ECH 4824.
ECH 4714 Chemical Process Safety 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Laboratory and process safety analysis which emphasizes prevention and mitigation. Application of chemical engineering principles to assessing hazards and risk. Integrated with ECH 4224L.
ECH 4824 Materials of Chemical Engineering 2 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Relations between microscopic structure and macroscopic mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of organic and inorganic solids. Engineering applications, including corrosion.
Prerequisite: ECH 4123.
ECH 4827 Processing of Complex Fluids 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Principles involved in quantitative adoption of chemical engineering unit operations and unit processes for the analysis and design of systems involving complex fluids.
Prerequisite: (ECH 3203 and ECH 3223 and ECH 4123 and ECH 4824) or instructor permission.
ECH 4905 Special Problems in Chemical Engineering 1-6 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Study of chemical engineering problems identified by the student and instructor.
ECH 4912 Integrated Product and Process Design 1 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
The first part of a two-course sequence in which multidisciplinary teams of engineering and business students partner with industry sponsors to design and build authentic product and processes, on time and within budget. Working closely with industry liaison engineers and a faculty coach, students gain practical experience in teamwork and communication, problem solving and engineering design, and develop leadership, management and people skills.
Prerequisite: senior standing.
ECH 4913 Integrated Product and Process Design 2 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
The second part of a two-course sequence in which multidisciplinary teams of engineering and business students partner with industry sponsors to design and build authentic product and processes, on time and within budget. Working closely with industry liaison engineers and a faculty coach, students gain practical experience in teamwork and communication, problem solving and engineering design, and develop leadership, management and people skills.
Prerequisite: senior standing.
ECH 4934 Professional Seminar 1 Credit
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Discussion of issues associated with development of a professional career in chemical engineering. Topics include ethics presented in a case study format, legal and ethical issues associated with intellectual property, interviewing strategies and presentation skills.
Prerequisite: Chemical Engineering major.
ECH 4944 Practical Work in Chemical Engineering 1-5 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
One term industrial employment, including extra work according a pre-approved outline. Practical engineering work under industrial supervision as set forth in college regulations.
Prerequisite: Engineering major.
ECH 4948 Internship Work Experience 1 Credit
Grading Scheme: S/U
Practical internship work experience under approved industrial supervision, as set forth in college regulations.
Prerequisite: Engineering major.
ECH 4949 Co-op Work Experience 1 Credit
Grading Scheme: S/U
Practical co-op work experience under approved industrial supervision, as set forth in college regulations.
Prerequisite: Engineering major.
EGN 1935 Special Topics in Freshman Engineering 1-3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Laboratory, lectures or conferences cover selected topics in engineering.
EGN 4912 Engineering Directed Independent Research 0-3 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Provides firsthand, supervised research with a faculty advisor or postdoctoral or graduate student mentor. Projects may involve inquiry, design, investigation, scholarship, discovery or application. (S-U)
EGS 1005 Prep for Success 1-4 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Freshman success course that includes academic preparation in calculus, chemistry, student success and technical communications. (S-U)
Prerequisite: EG student.