USP Codes are listed in brackets by the 1991 USP code followed by the 2003 USP code (i.e. [M2<>QB]).

2060. Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computing. 3. Introduces chemical engineering problems, develops computational skills needed to solve them, and reinforces a computational tool that will be useful for other CHE classes.  Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ES 1060 and concurrent enrollment in MATH 2310.

3000. Chemical Process Analysis. 3. Introduces analysis of chemical processes using stoichiometry, material and energy balances, thermodynamics and economics. Prerequisite: ES 2310 or concurrent enrollment. (Normally offered fall semester)

3015 [3010]. Multicomponent Thermodynamics. 3. Introduces mixture properties, such as chemical potentials, excess properties, partial molar properties, heats of mixing, fugacities, and practical tools for estimating them from solution theories and equations of state.  These tools and concepts are applied to phase and chemical equilibria. Cross listed with PETE 3015. Prerequisite: ES 2310, CHE 2060. (Normally offered spring semester)

3025 [3020]. Transport Phenomena. 3. Introduces energy and mass transfer concepts and the development of mathematical models of physical phenomena, including convection, diffusion, conduction and radiation, applicable to the analysis and design of chemical processes.  Cross listed with PETE 3025. Prerequisites: ES 2330 and concurrent enrollment in CHE 3000. (Normally offered fall semester)

3030. Unit Operations. 3. Applies transport and equilibrium concepts and models to the analysis and design of unit operations, such as distillation, absorption, extraction, crystallization, membrane, and heat exchange processes. Cross listed with PETE 3030.  Prerequisites: CHE 3000, 3015 and ES 2330. (Normally offered spring semester)

3040. Unit Operations Laboratory I. 3. [W3<>WB] Illustrates fluid-flow and heat-transfer principles with experiments, for example, on pipe flow, fluid viscosity, and convective heat transfer.  Emphasizes experimental-error analysis and technical communication, both written and oral. Prerequisite: WA, CHE 3020. (Normally offered spring semester)

3070. Process Simulation & Economics. 3. Introduces the use of commercial process simulation software routinely used in the chemical industry. Problems involve heat and material balances, physical properties, phase/chemical equilibrium, and simulation of equilibrium-stage separations. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in CHE 3010 and CHE 3030.

3900. Undergraduate Research. 1-6 (Max. 6). Students carry out research appropriate to undergraduates, under faculty supervision. May be taken more than once. Prerequisite: junior standing in chemical engineering or consent of instructor. (Normally offered each semester)

4000. Environment, Technology and Society. 3. [C2, G1<>(none)] Explores relationships among technology, the environment and society. Examines social and humanistic aspects of using current and future technology to understand and solve environmental problems. Cross listed with PETE 4000. Prerequisites: junior standing and completion of two university studies science courses (S1<>SB, S2<>SP, S3<>SE) or consent of instructor.

4050 [3050]. Unit Operations Laboratory II. 2. [W3<>(none)] Illustrates mass-transfer principles with experiments, for example, on extraction, gas absorption, and distillation. Emphasizes experiment planning and technical communication, both written and oral.  Prerequisite: CHE 3030. (Normally offered fall semester)

4060. Chemical Process Kinetics. 3. Introduces chemical process kinetics, catalysis and reactor design. Includes homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction kinetics; design of batch, stirred-tank and tubular reactors; and nonisothermal operation. Prerequisites: CHE 3010 and 3020. (Normally offered fall semester)

4070. Process Design I. 3. Encompasses engineering design of chemical processes. Introduces engineering economics, process safety management and environmental management. Prerequisites: CHE 3030, 3070 and 4060 or concurrent enrollment. (Normally offered fall semester)

4080. Process Design II. 5. [(none)<>WC] Intended for the last semester of the senior year. Applies all previous courses to the design of safe, economical and environmentally benign chemical processes. Prerequisite: CHE 3040, CHE 4070. (Normally offered spring semester)

4090. Process Dynamics and Control. 3. Encompasses analysis and design control systems for the chemical process industry including steady-state approximation, types of controllers, simple unsteady-state analysis, use of mathematical models and process dynamics under control. Prerequisites: CHE 3020, 3030 and 4060. (Normally offered spring semester)

4100. Biochemical Engineering. 3. Applies chemical engineering principles to the analysis and design of biological processes widely used in the pharmaceutical, food and environmental remediation industries. Topics include kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, cellular growth and metabolism, bioreactor design and mass transfer considerations. Dual listed with CHE 5100. Prerequisites: MOLB 2210 or concurrent enrollment and CHE 4060 or concurrent enrollment.

4110. Air Pollution for Chemical Engineers. 3. Focuses on strategies and technologies for complying with air pollution control regulations. Introduces atmospheric mixing and dispersion modeling to describe impact of process air emissions on the environment. Examines chemistries of pollutant production and atmospheric fate of air pollutants. Prerequisites: CHE 3000. (Normally offered fall semester)

4160. Biomedical Engineering-Transport Processes. 3. Focus on chemical and physical transport processes with applications toward the development of drug delivery systems, artificial organs, bioartificial organs and tissue engineering. This will involve topics covering body fluids, capillary solute transport, pharmacokinetic models and cell physiology. Prerequisites: consent of instructor and grade of C or better in 3 courses counting no more than two from CHEM 1020, CHEM 1030, CHEM 1050, LIFE 1010, LIFE 1020 and at least one from LIFE 2020, MATH 2200, KIN 2040, MOLB 2210, MOLB 2240, CHE 3000, ES 2310.

4170. Polymeric Materials Synthesis. 3. An introduction to the polymer technology, with emphasis on the synthesis of polymeric materials and polymerization processes. Applications cover commodity polymers, such as polyolefins and advanced materials, such as nanomaterials, aerospace materials and biomaterials and biomaterials for drug delivery, artificial tissues and organs.  Prerequisites: CHEM 2340 or 2440.

4190. Polymeric Materials: Characterization and Properties. 3. Intended for science and engineering students, an introduction to the characterization and properties of polymeric materials.  Introduces synthesis, architecture, molecular microstructure analysis, molecular weight determination, solution properties, thermal properties and mechanical properties of polymeric materials. Dual listed with CHE 5190. Prerequisite: CHEM 4507.

4340. Numerical Analysis. 3. Considers computer methods and their accuracy for applied mathematics. Topics include machine arithmetic, analysis of rounding error, solution methods for linear systems and nonlinear equations, interpolations, numerical differentiation and numerical solution of differential equations. Includes some programming.  Prerequisites: grade of C or better in COSC 1010, MATH 2310, and either MATH 2250 or 3310.

4970. Internship in Chemical Engineering. 1-6 (Max. 6). Enables credit for students in appropriate engineering activities while serving as interns in an industrial, government, or other setting. Prerequisite: must be involved in a chemical engineering co-op/internship experience.

4990. Topics in Chemical Engineering. 1-6 (Max. 6). Features topics not included in regularly offered classes. Section I is individual study. Other sections are group study by seminar or in class format. Prerequisite: CHE 3000 or concurrent enrollment.

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