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CHE 464L Petroleum Reservoir Engineering (3) (Enroll in PTE 464L)
CHE 487 Nanotechnology and Nanoscale Engineering through Chemical Processes (3)
CHE 465L Drilling Technology and Subsurface Methods (3) (Enroll in PTE 465L) CHE 472 Polymer Science and Engineering (3,Sp) The preparation, characterization, and
properties of synthetic polymers. An interdisciplinary approach to polymers as materials. Recommended preparation: CHEM 322aL. CHE 474L Polymer Science and Engineering Laboratory (3, Sp) Experimental methods for
the preparation, characterization, and properties of synthetic polymers. Recommended preparation: CHE 472.
Properties and processing of nanomaterials including polymeric, metallic, and ceramic nanoparticles, composites, colloids, and surfactant self-assembly for templated nanomaterial production. Prerequisite: CHEM 105aL or CHEM 115aL or MASC 110L. CHE 489 Biochemical Engineering (3, Sp)
Application of chemical engineering princi ples to biological and biochemical processes and materials. Design of biochemical reactors and of processes for separation and purification of biological products. Prerequisite: CHE 330, BISC 320L.
CHE 532 Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium (3) Ther-
modynamics of phase relations; prediction and correlation of phase behavior. Prerequisite: CHE 330. CHE 540 Viscous Flow (3) Fluid mechanical
problem of interest to chemical engineers involving laminar flows of incompressible fluids, viscous-dominated creeping flows, and motion of bubbles and drops. Prerequisite: CE 309 or AME 309 or CHE 443. CHE 541 Mass Transfer (3) Fundamentals
of mass transfer within a single phase and between phases; applications to separation processes. Recommended preparation: CHE 445.
CHE 490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8) CHE 475 Physical Properties of Polymers (3, Fa) Theoretical methods and semi-
empirical correlations for estimating mechan ical, thermodynamic, transport, optical, and electrical properties of polymer solutions, melts, networks, glasses, polymer blends and semi-crystalline polymers. Recommended preparation: CHE 472 and CHEM 430a. CHE 476 Chemical Engineering Materials (3, Sp) Chemical and physical properties of
solid materials used by chemical engineers, including polymers, metals, and ceramics. Materials design for industrial applications. Prerequisite: CHEM 322aL. CHE 477 Computer Assisted Polymer Engineering and Manufacturing I (3, Sp) Estima-
tion of physical, mechanical, chemical and processing properties of thermal plastics. Major molding processes. Mold flow simulation and residual stresses analysis. Case studies. Prerequisite: junior class standing. CHE 480 Chemical Process and Plant Design (3, Sp) Applications of unit operations, ther-
modynamics, kinetics, and economic balance; energy conservation in heat exchanger networks and in sequencing of separational devices. Safety aspects. Prerequisite: senior standing.
CHE 485 Computer-Aided Chemical Process Design (3, Fa) Use and optimization of mod-
ern computer software for chemical process design. Prerequisite: CHE 442, CHE 443.
CHE 486 Design of Environmentally Benign Process Plants (3, Sp) Chemical Process
Plants interact with the environment as an integrated system. This course discusses design procedures to minimize unwanted effluents to air, water and solid wastes. Corequisite: CHE 480 or CHE 485.
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. CHE 491 Nanotechnology Research for Undergraduates (2) Independent research
in nanotechnology. Research project selected by the student in close consultation with a research mentor. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: CHE 487. CHE 499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) Course
content to be selected each semester from recent developments in chemical engineering and related fields. CHE 501 Modeling and Analysis of Chemical Engineering Systems (3, Fa) Application
of mathematics to problems in chemical engineering; mathematical modeling, differential and integral equations, linear systems analysis and stability, asymptotic and numerical methods. Graduate standing. CHE 502 Numerical Methods for Diffusive and Convective Transport (3, Sp) Numerical
solution of ordinary and partial differential equations describing fluid flow, diffusion with chemical reaction, and conduction in heterogeneous media. Graduate standing. CHE 510 Energy and Process Efficiency (3, Sp) Management and engineering strate-
gies utilized to improve energy efficiency. Open only to graduate students.
CHE 542 Chemical Engineering Kinetics (3, Sp) Reaction kinetics applied to problems
of engineering design and operation. Recommended preparation: CHE 442.
CHE 544 Heat Transmission (3) Principles of
conduction, radiation, and convection of heat; application to chemical and related industries. Recommended preparation: CHE 330, CHE 445. CHE 550ab Seminars in Chemical Engineering (0-1, max 2, FaSp) Seminars to cover
recent developments in the field of chemical engineering given by invited speakers. Master’s students must register for two semesters; Ph.D. students must register for four semesters. Graded IP/CR/NC. Recommended preparation: graduate standing. CHE 554 Principles of Tissue Engineering (3, Fa) Advanced scientific and engineer-
ing principles of tissue engineering including stem cell biology, biomaterial scaffolds, protein-surface interaction, bioreactor, and selected bioartificial organs (e.g., kidney, bone, skin). Recommended preparation: CHE 476, CHE 489. CHE 560 Advanced Separation and Bio separation Processes (3, Sp) Experimental
techniques for separation and bioseparation processes and theoretical and computational techniques for modeling them. Graduate standing.
CHE 513 Principles of Combustion (3)
(Enroll in AME 513) CHE 523 Principles of Electrochemical Engineering (3) (Enroll in MASC 523) CHE 530 Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineers (3, Sp) Application of thermo-
dynamics to chemical engineering systems. Recommended preparation: CHE 330. CHE 531 Enhanced Oil Recovery (3) (Enroll
in PTE 531)
CHE 572 Advanced Topics in Polymer Kinetics and Rheology (3, Fa) Kinetics of polymer
synthesis reactions and rheology of polymer solutions. Recommended preparation: CHE 442, CHE 472. CHE 582 Fluid Flow and Transport Processes in Porous Media (3) (Enroll in PTE 582)