Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (BSCHE): 192.5 quarter credits
About the Program
The department of Chemical and Biological Engineering's chemical engineering curriculum is structured so that students progress through sequences in the fundamental physical sciences, humanities, engineering sciences, and engineering design.
Chemical engineers are concerned primarily with process engineering, the conversion of raw materials into valuable products. The products can include pharmaceuticals, specialized plastics, petrochemicals, materials for biomedical applications, and energy. The processes, which usually start out at a small laboratory scale, must be developed for production at a large chemical plant scale. The large change in scale requires careful engineering to minimize environmental contamination and to ensure public safety.
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is responsible for equipping our graduates with the broad technical knowledge and teamwork skills required for them to make substantial contributions to society.
Sample Senior Design Projects
A special feature of the major is senior design. A student — or group of students — works with a faculty advisor to develop a significant design project. Some recent examples include:
- Design of a process to make petrochemical intermediates
- Plastics recycling design
- Process design for antibiotic products
Program Educational Objectives
The chemical engineering major has four goals for its students:
- Our graduates will succeed in careers requiring strong skills in engineering, science, communication, and teamwork.
- Our graduates will continue to upgrade their technological skills through life-long learning involving self- or group-study.
- Our graduates will conduct their work with an understanding of its global impact and ethical consequences.
- Our graduates will contribute to research and development at the forefront of chemical engineering and related fields.
To help students reach these goals, the curriculum is structured so that they progress through sequences in the fundamental physical sciences, humanities, engineering sciences, and design.
The department’s student outcomes reflect the skills and abilities that the curriculum is designed to provide to students by the time they graduate. These are:
a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering;
b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data;
c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability;
d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams;
e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems;
f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility;
g) an ability to communicate effectively;
h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context;
i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning;
j) a knowledge of contemporary issues;
k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for chemical engineering practice.
Additional Information
The Chemical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
For more information about this program, visit Drexel University's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering web page.
Degree Requirements
| General Education/Liberal Studies Requirements | ||
| HIST 285 | Technology in Historical Perspective | 3.0 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
| ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: The Craft of Persuasion | 3.0 |
| ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Thematic Analysis Across Genres | 3.0 |
| PHIL 315 | Engineering Ethics | 3.0 |
| UNIV E101 | The Drexel Experience | 2.0 |
| General Education Requirements * | 15.0 | |
| Free Electives | 3.0 | |
| Foundation Requirements | ||
| MATH 121 | Calculus I | 4.0 |
| MATH 122 | Calculus II | 4.0 |
| MATH 200 | Multivariate Calculus | 4.0 |
| PHYS 101 | Fundamentals of Physics I | 4.0 |
| PHYS 102 | Fundamentals of Physics II | 4.0 |
| PHYS 201 | Fundamentals of Physics III | 4.0 |
| CHEM 101 | General Chemistry I | 3.5 |
| CHEM 102 | General Chemistry II | 4.5 |
| BIO 141 | Essential Biology | 4.5 |
| CS 121 | Computation Laboratory I | 1.0 |
| CS 122 | Computation Laboratory II | 1.0 |
| CS 123 | Computation Laboratory III | 1.0 |
| ENGR 100 | Beginning Computer Aided Drafting for Design | 1.0 |
| ENGR 101 | Engineering Design Laboratory I | 2.0 |
| ENGR 102 | Engineering Design Laboratory II | 2.0 |
| ENGR 103 | Engineering Design Laboratory III | 2.0 |
| ENGR 201 | Evaluation & Presentation of Experimental Data I | 3.0 |
| ENGR 202 | Evaluation & Presentation of Experimental Data II | 3.0 |
| ENGR 220 | Fundamentals of Materials | 4.0 |
| ENGR 231 | Linear Engineering Systems | 3.0 |
| ENGR 232 | Dynamic Engineering Systems | 3.0 |
| Sophomore Engineering Elective Options | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
| Principles of Cell Biology | ||
| Quantitative Analysis | ||
| Environmental Science and Society | ||
| Discrete Mathematics | ||
| Fundamentals of Physics IV | ||
| Professional Requirements | ||
| CHE 201 | Process Material Balances | 3.0 |
| CHE 202 | Process Energy Balances | 3.0 |
| CHE 206 | Basic Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3.0 |
| CHE 301 | Process Thermodynamics | 3.0 |
| CHE 302 | Process Fluid Mechanics | 4.0 |
| CHE 303 | Process Heat Transfer | 3.0 |
| CHE 304 | Process Mass Transfer | 4.0 |
| CHE 305 | Process Separations | 4.0 |
| CHE 307 | Process Modeling I | 4.0 |
| CHE 308 | Process Modeling II | 4.0 |
| CHE 332 [WI] | Chemical Engineering Laboratory | 2.0 |
| CHE 333 [WI] | Chemical Engineering Laboratory II | 2.0 |
| CHE 334 [WI] | Chemical Engineering Laboratory III | 2.0 |
| CHE 335 | Statistics and Design of Experiments | 3.0 |
| CHE 420 | Process Systems Engineering | 3.0 |
| CHE 424 | Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design | 4.0 |
| CHE 481 | Process Design I | 3.0 |
| CHE 482 [WI] | Process Design II | 3.0 |
| CHE 483 [WI] | Process Design III | 3.0 |
| CHEC 352 | Physical Chemistry and Applications II | 4.0 |
| CHEC 353 | Physical Chemistry and Applications III | 4.0 |
| CHEM 241 | Organic Chemistry I | 4.0 |
| CHEM 242 | Organic Chemistry II | 4.0 |
| CHEM 356 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory | 2.0 |
| Concentration Electives | 14.0 | |
| Total Credits | 192.5 | |
| * |
Graduate-Level Electives
| CHE 502 | Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering | 3.0 |
| CHE 513 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3.0 |
| CHE 525 | Transport Phenomena I | 3.0 |
| CHE 543 | Kinetics & Catalysis I | 3.0 |
| CHE 554 | Process Systems Engineering | 3.0 |
| CHE 562 | Bioreactor Engineering | 3.0 |
| CHE 564 | Unit Operations in Bioprocess Systems | 3.0 |
| CHE 614 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II | 3.0 |
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Center. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
Sample Plan of Study
5 YR UG Co-op Concentration
| Term 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 101 | General Chemistry I | 3.5 |
| COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development | 0.0 |
| CS 121 | Computation Laboratory I | 1.0 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
| ENGR 100 | Beginning Computer Aided Drafting for Design | 1.0 |
| ENGR 101 | Engineering Design Laboratory I | 2.0 |
| MATH 121 | Calculus I | 4.0 |
| UNIV E101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
| Term Credits | 15.5 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| CHEM 102 | General Chemistry II | 4.5 |
| CS 122 | Computation Laboratory II | 1.0 |
| ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: The Craft of Persuasion | 3.0 |
| ENGR 102 | Engineering Design Laboratory II | 2.0 |
| MATH 122 | Calculus II | 4.0 |
| PHYS 101 | Fundamentals of Physics I | 4.0 |
| UNIV E101 | The Drexel Experience | 0.5 |
| Term Credits | 19.0 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| BIO 141 | Essential Biology | 4.5 |
| CS 123 | Computation Laboratory III | 1.0 |
| ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Thematic Analysis Across Genres | 3.0 |
| ENGR 103 | Engineering Design Laboratory III | 2.0 |
| MATH 200 | Multivariate Calculus | 4.0 |
| PHYS 102 | Fundamentals of Physics II | 4.0 |
| UNIV E101 | The Drexel Experience | 0.5 |
| Term Credits | 19.0 | |
| Term 4 | ||
| CHE 201 | Process Material Balances | 3.0 |
| ENGR 201 | Evaluation & Presentation of Experimental Data I | 3.0 |
| ENGR 220 | Fundamentals of Materials | 4.0 |
| ENGR 231 | Linear Engineering Systems | 3.0 |
| PHYS 201 | Fundamentals of Physics III | 4.0 |
| Term Credits | 17.0 | |
| Term 5 | ||
| CHE 202 | Process Energy Balances | 3.0 |
| CHE 206 | Basic Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3.0 |
| ENGR 202 | Evaluation & Presentation of Experimental Data II | 3.0 |
| ENGR 232 | Dynamic Engineering Systems | 3.0 |
| Sophomore Engineering Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 6 | ||
| CHE 301 | Process Thermodynamics | 3.0 |
| CHE 307 | Process Modeling I | 4.0 |
| CHEM 241 | Organic Chemistry I | 4.0 |
| CHEM 356 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory | 2.0 |
| HIST 285 | Technology in Historical Perspective | 3.0 |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 7 | ||
| CHE 302 | Process Fluid Mechanics | 4.0 |
| CHE 332 [WI] | Chemical Engineering Laboratory | 2.0 |
| CHE 335 | Statistics and Design of Experiments | 3.0 |
| CHEM 242 | Organic Chemistry II | 4.0 |
| PHIL 315 | Engineering Ethics | 3.0 |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 8 | ||
| CHE 303 | Process Heat Transfer | 3.0 |
| CHE 305 | Process Separations | 4.0 |
| CHE 333 [WI] | Chemical Engineering Laboratory II | 2.0 |
| CHEC 352 | Physical Chemistry and Applications II | 4.0 |
| General Education Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 9 | ||
| CHE 304 | Process Mass Transfer | 4.0 |
| CHE 334 [WI] | Chemical Engineering Laboratory III | 2.0 |
| CHE 308 | Process Modeling II | 4.0 |
| CHEC 353 | Physical Chemistry and Applications III | 4.0 |
| General Education Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 17.0 | |
| Term 10 | ||
| CHE 420 | Process Systems Engineering | 3.0 |
| CHE 424 | Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design | 4.0 |
| CHE 481 | Process Design I | 3.0 |
| General Education Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 13.0 | |
| Term 11 | ||
| CHE 482 [WI] | Process Design II | 3.0 |
| Free Elective | 3.0 | |
| CHE Concentration Electives | 7.0 | |
| General Education Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 12 | ||
| CHE 483 [WI] | Process Design III | 3.0 |
| CHE Concentration Electives | 7.0 | |
| General Education Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 13.0 | |
| Total Credit: 192.5 | ||
| * | See degree requirements. |
Co-op/Career Opportunities
Chemical engineers tend to work for large corporations with such job assignments as process engineering, design engineering, plant operation, research and development, sales, and management. They also work for federal and state government agencies on projects related to environmental problems, defense, energy, and health-related research.
Some major employers of Drexel’s chemical engineering graduates are DuPont, Merck, BASF, ExxonMobil, Rohm & Haas, and Air Products. A number of graduates go on to pursue master’s and/or doctoral degrees. Graduate schools that Drexel’s chemical engineers have attended include the University of California at Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, among others.
Co-Op Experiences
Drexel is located in downtown Philadelphia with easy access to major pharmaceutical, chemical, and petroleum companies. When students complete their co-op jobs, they are asked to write an overview of their experiences. These brief quotes are taken from some recent student reports:
Research assistant, chemicals manufacturer: “Conducted research in a developmental polyamide process. Aspects included scale-up from bench-scale to batch demonstration, installation and calibration of on-line composition sensors, off-line analytical techniques to assess product quality, and interfacing with plant sites to define and standardize a critical quality lab procedure. Documented results in technical memos and in a plant presentation . . .I had a lot of freedom and responsibility. It was great interacting with other researchers and technicians. Everyone was so helpful. ”
Co-op engineer, chemicals manufacturer: “Created material safety data sheets, which involved chemical composition, hazard communication, occupational safety and health, emergency response, and regulatory issues for numerous products and wastes. Handled domestic and international regulatory reviews. Determined hazardous waste reporting requirements, handling and disposal procedures. Evaluated toxicological and ecological data for assessment of hazard ratings. Provided input on product safety technical reports. ”
Visit the Drexel Steinbright Career Development Center page for more detailed information on co-op and post-graduate opportunities.
Facilities
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering occupies the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors of the Center for Automation Technology. Approximately 35,000 square feet (gross) are available for the department.
Two thousand square feet of laboratory facilities are designated for the pre-junior and junior year laboratory courses. Experiments in these laboratory courses (CHE 332 [WI] , CHE 333 [WI] , CHE 334 [WI] ) focus on applying concepts in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, separations, and reaction engineering. Laboratory courses are run with class sizes of 18 or less.
The department also has two computer laboratories. The senior design laboratory features nine booths designed for team projects. Each booth contains a work station loaded with the latest process simulation software produced by Aspen, Simulation Sciences, and HYSYS. Seniors use the room heavily during their capstone design experience (CHE 481, CHE 482 [WI] , CHE 483 [WI] ), although pre-junior courses in separations and transport also include projects requiring use of the process simulation software. A second computer lab contains over 30 individual work stations with general and engineering-specific software.
Many undergraduate students participate in research projects in faculty laboratories as part of independent study coursework or BS/MS thesis work. Chemical engineering faculty are engaged in a wide range of research activities in areas including energy and the environment, polymer science and engineering, biological engineering, and multiscale modeling and process systems engineering. Further details can be found at http://www.chemeng.drexel.edu/research.
Dual/Accelerated Degree
Accelerated Program
The Accelerated Program of the College of Engineering provides opportunities for highly-talented and strongly-motivated students to progress toward their educational goals essentially at their own pace. Through advanced placement, credit by examination, flexibility of scheduling, and independent study, the program makes it possible to complete the undergraduate curriculum and initiate graduate study in less than the five years required by the standard curriculum.
Bachelor’s/Master’s Dual Degree Program
Drexel offers a combined MS/BS degree program for our top engineering students who want to obtain both degrees in the same time period as most students obtain a Bachelor's degree. In chemical engineering, the course sequence for MS/BS students involves additional graduate courses and electives.
Courses
CHE 201 Process Material Balances 3.0 Credits
Covers elementary principles of chemical engineering, use of stoichiometry and material balances to analyze chemical processing operations, and application to specific commercial processes.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: TDEC 121 [Min Grade: D] or CHEM 102 [Min Grade: D] or CHEM 162 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 202 Process Energy Balances 3.0 Credits
Covers use of first law to analyze chemical processing operations, energy balances for non-reactive and reactive processes, chemical reaction equilibria, and application to specific commercial processes.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: CHE 201 [Min Grade: D]
Corequisite: CHE 206
CHE 206 Basic Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 3.0 Credits
First and second laws of thermodynamics, use of state functions to solve macroscopic problems, distinction between solving ideal gas and real fluid problems. An introduction to phase equilibrium and mixtures. Concepts of fugacity and activity as measures of nonideality.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is CHE.
Prerequisites: CHE 201 [Min Grade: D] and MATH 200 [Min Grade: D]
Corequisite: CHE 202
CHE 250 Chemical Engineering Process Principles 3.0 Credits
Applies heuristics to the art process synthesis and analysis. Identify key parameters in reaction and separation in processes. Examine common and divergent elements of major chemical processes.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: CHE 201 [Min Grade: D]
Corequisite: CHE 202
CHE 301 Process Thermodynamics 3.0 Credits
Covers mixture thermodynamics, multi-component, multi-phase equilibrium calculations, and chemical equilibrium calculations for real fluids.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (ENGR 210 [Min Grade: D] or CHE 206 [Min Grade: D]) and CHE 201 [Min Grade: D] and CHE 202 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 302 Process Fluid Mechanics 4.0 Credits
Within the context of processes previously introduced, introduces fluid flow of gases, liquids, and particulates; momentum transport; skin friction; drag; piping networks; filtration; and fluidization.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: TDEC 221 [Min Grade: D] or MATH 210 [Min Grade: D] or MATH 262 [Min Grade: D] or ENGR 232 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 303 Process Heat Transfer 3.0 Credits
Covers, within the context of processes previously introduced, transfer of energy by conduction, convection, and radiation; continuation of transport phenomena; design of heat exchangers; and applications in industry and in nature.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: CHE 302 [Min Grade: D] and CHE 201 [Min Grade: D] and CHE 202 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 304 Process Mass Transfer 4.0 Credits
Covers, within the context of processes previously introduced, mass transfer in mixtures; diffusion, convection, and continuation of transport phenomena; component separation in continuous contractors; gas absorption; liquid-liquid extraction; and simultaneous heat and mass transfer.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: CHE 303 [Min Grade: D] and CHE 201 [Min Grade: D] and CHE 202 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 305 Process Separations 4.0 Credits
Covers, within the context of processes previously introduced, the application of thermodynamics and equilibrium stage concepts to the unit operations involved in chemical processing.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: CHE 301 [Min Grade: D] and CHE 201 [Min Grade: D] and CHE 202 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 307 Process Modeling I 4.0 Credits
Models simple chemical and biochemical processes such as heating, cooling, and separation systems. Covers analytical and numerical methods for solving algebraic and ordinary differential equations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: CHE 201 [Min Grade: D] and CHE 202 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 308 Process Modeling II 4.0 Credits
Covers mathematical modeling of chemical and biochemical processes such as chemical and biochemical reactors and heating and cooling systems, analytical methods for solving algebraic and ordinary-differential equations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: CHE 305 [Min Grade: D] and CHE 307 [Min Grade: D]
Corequisite: CHE 304
CHE 310 Transport Phenomena 4.0 Credits
Non-chemical engineering students only. Examines mass, momentum, and energy transport in processes applied to electrical and materials engineering.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if major is CHE or classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: TDEC 202 [Min Grade: D] or MEM 210 [Min Grade: D] or ENGR 210 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 311 Fluid Flow and Transport 3.0 Credits
Non-chemical engineering students only. Examines fluid flow and heat and mass transfer in processes associated with civil, environmental, and materials engineering disciplines.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if major is CHE or classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: TDEC 202 [Min Grade: D] or MEM 210 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 332 [WI] Chemical Engineering Laboratory 2.0 Credits
Requires students to perform experiments illustrating the fundamentals of chemical engineering process analysis. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: CHE 302 [Min Grade: D] (Can be taken Concurrently)CHE 301 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 333 [WI] Chemical Engineering Laboratory II 2.0 Credits
Offers laboratory experiments illustrating the fundamentals of chemical engineering process analysis. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: CHE 303 [Min Grade: D] (Can be taken Concurrently)
CHE 334 [WI] Chemical Engineering Laboratory III 2.0 Credits
Offers laboratory experiments illustrating the fundamentals of chemical engineering process analysis. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: CHE 304 [Min Grade: D] (Can be taken Concurrently)CHE 303 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 335 Statistics and Design of Experiments 3.0 Credits
Provides statistical treatment of engineering data, including application of statistical techniques to process model formulation, statistical designs of engineering experiments, and analysis of probabilistic systems.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: MATH 210 [Min Grade: D] or MATH 262 [Min Grade: D] or ENGR 232 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 360 BioProcess Principles 3.0 Credits
This course is concerned with manufacturing processes involving biological substances. Students gain detailed knowledge in the design and operation of bioreactors and learn about biomolecules produces therein. Specific topics covered include: Cells (type, organization, function and growth); Protein and Enzymes; Bioreactor Process Principles (active vs. passive immobilization, fermentation and scale-up, recovery and purification); Special consideration for animal and plant cell cultures.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: CHE 250 [Min Grade: D] and BIO 214 [Min Grade: D] and BIO 215 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 399 Special Problems in Chemical Engineering 1.0-12.0 Credit
Covers individual research problems of a non-routine nature. Requires report.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
CHE 400 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering 3.0 Credits
Special courses offered in response to particular student and/or faculty interest.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
CHE 420 Process Systems Engineering 3.0 Credits
Covers the application of automatic control theory to chemical processes within the context of processes previously introduced.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: CHE 201 [Min Grade: D] and CHE 202 [Min Grade: D] and CHE 303 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 424 Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design 4.0 Credits
Covers isothermal and non-isothermal reactor design, series and parallel reactions, and heterogeneous catalysis.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: CHE 304 [Min Grade: D] and CHE 201 [Min Grade: D] and CHE 202 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 430 Introduction to Sustainable Engineering 3.0 Credits
This course introduces students to sustainability in an engineering context. Sustainable engineering encompasses the relationships between technology, society, the environment, and economic prosperity. A variety of systematic approaches will be used for multivariable design and analysis of the sustainability of engineering systems.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Junior or Senior.
CHE 431 Fundamentals of Solar Cells 3.0 Credits
This course focuses on the fundamentals of solar cells. It will cover semiconductor materials, basic semiconductor physics, optical and electronic phenomena, and case studies of crystalline silicon, thin film, and nanostructured photovoltaics.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: MATH 200 [Min Grade: D] and CHEM 102 [Min Grade: D] and PHYS 201 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 450 Chemical Process Industries 3.0 Credits
Chemical engineering juniors and seniors. Combines process heuristics and design strategies with case studies of the industrial manufacture of a variety of materials, including petrochemicals, polymers, and ammonia. Discusses operational and design problems as well as the interactions of process principles.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Pre-Junior or Sophomore
CHE 451 Safety Engineering 3.0 Credits
Covers selected topics such as safeguarding systems, fault trees, risk analysis, explosions, fires, and building safety.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Senior.
Prerequisites: CHE 482 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 452 Polymer Process Technology 3.0 Credits
Covers chemistry of chain and stepwise polymerization, industrial reactor systems, polymer melt rheology, processing of thermoplastic resins, and plastics properties.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Junior or Senior.
CHE 460 Biochemical Engineering 3.0 Credits
Introduces underlying biological and engineering principles in an integrate fashion for biopharmaceutical production systems.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is BME or major is CHE and classification is Junior or Senior.
CHE 461 Principles of Colloid Science 3.0 Credits
This course focuses on fundamental principles of colloid science from a biological perspective. It will cover surface active agents, thermodynamics of self-assembly of surfactants, surface chemistry and physics of monolayers and bilayers, microstructures and phase behavior, specific biological colloids (micelles, liposomes, and lipoproteins), and colloidal stability.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Junior or Senior.
Prerequisites: BIO 141 [Min Grade: C] or BIO 122 [Min Grade: C]
CHE 481 Process Design I 3.0 Credits
Within the context of previously introduced processes, covers economic feasibility of projects and optimization of equipment and production in the design of process plants.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is CHE and classification is Senior.
Prerequisites: CHE 304 [Min Grade: D] and CHE 308 [Min Grade: D]
Corequisite: CHE 424
CHE 482 [WI] Process Design II 3.0 Credits
Within the context of previously introduced processes, covers execution of feasibility study and preliminary design of process plants. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Senior.
Prerequisites: CHE 481 [Min Grade: D]
CHE 483 [WI] Process Design III 3.0 Credits
Within the context of previously introduced processes, covers completion of feasibility study and preliminary design of process plants. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Senior.
Prerequisites: CHE 482 [Min Grade: D]
