| Dept | #  | Course Name :
[Course Description On]
| Credits |
| ChE |
140
| Independent Study | 9 |
| | | All sections TBA. | |
| ChE |
146A
| Introduction to Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| | | Key technical issues that face our society and some of the emerging technologies that hold promise for the future are examined and discussed. Relationship to chemical engineering principles is emphasized. | |
| ChE |
240
| Independent Work | 9 |
| | | All sections TBA. | |
| ChE |
262
| Introduction to Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| | | The objective of this course is to introduce students to the field of environmental engineering. The course will emphasize basic principles of mass and energy conservation which govern physical, chemical and biological processes. Applications include the estimation of contaminant concentrations and the design of environmental controls. | |
| ChE |
275
| Modeling and Computing in Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| | | Modeling and numerical methods to solve engineering, design and scientific problems encountered in thermodynamics, transport phenomena, separation processes and reaction kinetics. Use of conservation principles in model building, dimensionless representation of problems, multi-scale modeling and transient modeling. Numerical methods for solution of common problems in linear algebra, regression analysis, non-linear algebraic equations, ordinary and partial differential equations, and boundary value problems. Use of Matlab as a computational tool. Brief introduction to statistical techniques and Monte-Carlo methods. Use of various Matlab toolboxes. Illustrative application examples. Prerequisites: Math 233 and Math 217, or permission of instructor. | |
| ChE |
320
| Thermodynamics | 3 |
| | | Classical thermodynamics. First and second laws, properties of pure substances, mixtures, and solutions. Phase equilibria, chemical reaction equilibria. Prerequisites: Chem 111A, Math 132, Physics 117A. | |
| ChE |
325
| Materials Science | 3 |
| | | Introduces the chemistry and physics of engineering materials. Emphasis on atomic and molecular interpretation of physical and chemical properties, the relationships between physical and chemical properties, and performance of an engineering material. Prerequisite: Math 217, Chem 111A. | |
| ChE |
345
| Pollution Abatement and Waste Minimization | 3 |
| | | Strategies and methods for waste minimization and pollutant emission reduction. Principles of green engineering. Enviornmental transport and fate modeling. Design of heat and mass exchange networks for energy and waste reduction. Prerequisite: ChE 320 or permission of instructor. | |
| ChE |
351
| Engineering Analysis of Chemical Systems | 3 |
| | | Introduction to the use of mathematics and methods of engineering in analysis of chemical and physical processes. Use of conservation balances and basic rate laws to describe processes with and without chemical reaction in both transient and steady state conditions. Prerequisites: Chem 112A, Math 233. Corequisites: ChE 320, Math 217. | |
| ChE |
357
| Mass Transfer Operations | 3 |
| | | Stagewise and continuous mass transfer operations, including distillation, gas absorption, humidification, leaching, liquid extraction, and membrane separations. Prerequisites: Math 217, ChE 351 and ChE 320. | |
| ChE |
359
| Molecular Transport Processes and Chemical Kinetics | 3 |
| | | Molecular motions, kinetic theory of gases, kinetic theory of dense phases, chemical kinetics. Prerequisite: ChE 320. | |
| ChE |
366
| Transport Phenomena in Biological Processes | 3 |
| | | Introduction to the key concepts of transport processes, i.e., momentum, heat and mass transfer, and their applications in modeling, analysis and design of biological processes. Prerequisites: ChE 320, ChE 275, Math, 217, ESE 317 or permission of instructor. | |
| ChE |
367
| Transport Phenomena I | 3 |
| | | Engineering principles involved in the exchange of heat and matter in chemical processes. Laws governing the flow of liquids and gases in laboratory and plant equipment. Prerequisites: ChE 320, ChE 275, Math 217, ESE 317, or permission of instructor. | |
| ChE |
368
| Transport Phenomena II: Mass Transfer | 3 |
| | | Engineering principles involved in the exchange of heat and matter in chemical processes. Laws governing the flow of liquids and gases in laboratory and plant equipment. Prerequisites: ChE 366 or 367. | |
| ChE |
368
| Transport Phenomena II | 3 |
| | | Introduction to the concept of boundary layers and transition to turbulence. Application of pointwise mass, momentum, and energy conservation equations in physical processes where convective transport mechanisms play a dominant role. Prerequisites: ChE 366 or 367. | |
| ChE |
369
| Energy Transfer Processes | 3 |
| | | Introductory treatment of the principles of heat transfer by conduction, convection, or radiation. Mathematical analysis of steady and unsteady conduction along with numerical methods. Analytical and semi empirical methods of forced and natural convection systems. Boiling and condensation heat transfer. Radiation between black-body and real surfaces. Radiation network analysis. | |
| EECE |
380A
| Sustainable Technologies for the Global Community | 3 |
| | | This course will provide the engineering tools needed to solve problems in the developing world and within the global community. Emphasis will be on learning and applying technology that are appropriate for varying communities and the challenges that must be overcome when implementing improvements. Coursework will consist of lectures, case studies of intermediate and sustainable improvements throughout the world and hands- on learning. | |
| EECE |
382
| Engineering Economics, Analytics, and Policy Analysis Tools | 3 |
| | | Introduction to basic engineering economics and public policy analysis tools and perspectives to be applied to policy or resource allocation problems with significant technical or engineering aspects. Tools developed and applied to case study examples and projects including practical modeling, quantification, and communication projects. Prereqs: junior standing or permission of instructor. | |
| ChE |
400
| Independent Study | 9 |
| | | All sects. TBA. | |
| EECE |
401
| International Experience in Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| | | This course will provide undergraduate students with an international experience related to energy, environmental and/or chemical engineering. The country visited will vary from year to year with one or more EECE faculty members developing the program in collaboration with McDonnell Global Energy and Environment Partnership (MAGEEP) universities. Example activities include conducting field or laboratory research, attending short courses taught by MAGEEP university faculty members, and visiting attractions relevant to the course focus (e.g., industrial facilities). Students will also gain an understanding of the local culture and history of the country visited. Course content will include a seminar series in the spring semester prior to the international experience, a two-to-three week visit to the location of study, and a follow-up student project and presentations during the fall semester which draws upon the experience. Students will enroll in EECE 401 for the fall semester following the trip. | |
| ChE |
408A
| Environmental Engineering Lab | 3 |
| | | Laboratory experiments to illustrate the application of engineering fundamentals to environmental systems. Applications of experimental design and data analysis principles. Introduction to relevant analytical instrumentation and laboratory techniques. Laboratory work supported by theoretical analysis and modeling as appropriate. Prerequisite: ChE 443 or equivalent and consent of instructor. | |
| ChE |
431
| Control Systems I | 3 |
| | | Introduction to theory and practice of automatic control for continuous-time systems. Representations of the system: transfer function, block diagram, signal flow graph, differential state equation and output equation. Analysis of control system components. Transient and steady-state performance. System analysis: Routh-Hurwitz, root-locus, Nyquist, Bode plots. System design: PID controller, and lead-lag compensators, pole placement via state feedback, observer, stability margins in Nyquist and Bode plots. Emphasis on design principles and their implementation. Design exercises with a MATLAB package for specific engineering problems. Prerequisites: ESE 351 or MEMS 431. | |
| ChE |
433
| Digital Process Control Laboratory | 3 |
| | | Applications of digital control principles to laboratory experiments supported by a networked distributed control system. Lecture material reviews background of real-time programming, data acquisition, process dynamics, and process control. Exercises in data acquisition and feedback control design using simple and advanced control strategies. Experiments in flow, liquid level, temperature, and pressure control. Term project. Prerequisite: ESE/ME 441 or ChE 462 or equivalent. | |
| ChE |
438
| Environmental Risk Assessment and Toxicology | 3 |
| | | Essentials of human and ecological toxicology. Relationship between toxicology and risk assessment. Concepts of environmental exposures and their practical applications. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of human and animal studies. Estimations of individual risk and aggregate risk. Risk assessment methodology in regulatory decision making. Application of risk assessment in environmental exposures and evaluation of hazardous waste site. Risk communication and remediation. Prerequisites: senior or graduate standing; or permission of the instructor. | |
| EECE |
439
| Advanced Energy Lab | 3 |
| | | Laboratory experiments to illustrate the application of engineering fundamentals to the study of advanced energy generation, storage, distribution, and delivery systems. Modules include both lecture and laboratory components and explore topics such as fossil fuel combustion, solar PV and solar thermal systems, wind-derived energy, biofuels production, electrochemical energy storage. Extensive metering of energy use in Brauer Hall will be used to study systems performance including energy efficiency. Prerequisites: ChE 320 or MEMS 301, and ChE 367 or MEMS 3410; or permission of instructor. | |
| ChE |
443
| Environmental Chemistry | 3 |
| | | Introduction to the chemistry of air, water and soil systems. Emphasis on the application of chemical equilibrium principles to quantitatively describe environmental systems. Chemical basis for processes occurring in the natural environment and industrial pollution control systems. Prerequisite: Chem 112A. | |
| EECE |
443
| Aquatic Chemistry | 3 |
| | | Aquatic chemistry governs aspects of the biogeochemical cycling of trace metals and nutrients, contaminant fate and transport, and the performance of water and wastewater treatment processes. This course examines chemical reactions relevant to natural and engineered aquatic systems. A quantitative approach emphasizes the solution of chemical equilibrium and kinetics problems. Topics covered include chemical equilibrium and kinetics, acid-base equilibria and alkalinity, dissolution and precipitation of solids, complexation of metals, oxidation-reduction processes, and reactions on solid surfaces. A primary objective of the course is to be able to formulate and solve chemical equilibrium problems for complex environmental systems. In addition to solving problems manually to develop chemical intuition regarding aquatic systems, software applications for solving chemical equilibrium problems are also introduced. Course lectures on aquatic chemistry principles are supplemented by laboratory demonstrations and detailed examinations of case studies. Prerequisites: Chem 112A | |
| EECE |
448
| Environmental Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| | | Fundamental, physical-chemical examination of organic molecules (focused on anthropogenic pollutants) in aquatic (environmental) systems. Students learn to calculate and predict chemical properties that are influencing the partitioning of organic chemicals within air, water, sediments and biological systems. This knowledge will be based on understanding intermolecular interactions and thermodynamic principles. Mechanisms of important thermochemical, hydrolytic, redox, and biochemical transformation reactions are also investigated, leading to the development of techniques (such as structure-reactivity relationships) for assessing environmental fate or human exposure potential. Prerequisite: Chem 112A. | |
| ChE |
449
| Sustainable Air Quality | 3 |
| | | Introduction to sustainability and sustainable air quality. Systems science as an organizing principle for air quality management. Setting of air quality goals. Observing the status and trends. Establishing causal factors: energy use and chemical processing. Natural sources and variability. Corrective actions to reach air quality goals. Process design for emission reductions. Adoptive response to air pollution episodes. A web-based class project will be conducted through the semester. | |
| ChE |
450
| New Product and Process Development | 3 |
| | | This course provides a hands-on overview of product and process design. It is intended to teach basic skills used for opportunity identification, idea assessment, product evaluation and process design. Examples and applications initially will be taken from the paper products industry. Subjects include an overview of papermaking processes, designed experimentation, evaluation of abstract data, product design, and the basics of patent law. A final project will include the development of an idea from concept through evaluation. This course is expected to have primary applications to ChE, BME, and ME majors. However, the fundamentals of product development taught in this course are also expected to have broad applications for ESE or CS majors, who can be valuable members of the project teams. Prerequisites: ESE 326 or equivalent, or permission of instructor. | |
| ChE |
453
| Bioprocess Engineering I: Fundamentals and Applications | 3 |
| | | The course covers the fundamentals and provides the basic knowledge needed to understand and analyze processes in biotechnology in order to design, develop and operate them efficiently and economically. This knowledge is applied to understand various applications and bioprocesses, such as formation of desirable bio and chemical materials and products, production of bioenergy, food processing and waste treatment. The main objective of the course is to introduce the essential concepts and applications of bioprocessing to students of diverse backgrounds. An additional project is required to obtain graduate credit. Prerequisite: L41 Biol 2960 or equivalent or permission of instructor. | |
| ChE |
462
| Chemical Process Dynamics and Control | 3 |
| | | A state-of-the-art industrial virtual plant is used for the development of dynamic simulations, selection of instrumentation, statistical analysis of variability, and implementation of process control to improve process operation and efficiency. Prerequisite: Math 217 and ChE 351. | |
| ChE |
471
| Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3 |
| | | Introduction to chemical reaction engineering principles and applications in process and product development. Evaluation of reaction rates from mechanisms and experimental data, quantification of pertinent transport effects and application to reactor and product design. Prerequisites: ChE 320, 351, 359, 367. | |
| ChE |
473A
| Chemical Engineering Laboratory | 4 |
| | | Laboratory experiments designed to illustrate the principles of transport (heat, mass and momentum), thermodynamics, kinetics and reaction engineering, and separations that apply to chemical and biological systems. Experiments include traditional chemical engineering unit operations and emerging areas such as biotechnology, bioenergy and materials. One laboratory period and one workshop are alternating once a week. Lecture session(s) on process engineering components and process safety are scheduled every week. Prerequisites: ChE 357, 366 or 367 and 471. | |
| ChE |
476
| Properties of Materials | 3 |
| | | A detailed look at the mechanical, chemical, and surface properties of materials. Topics include elastic properties; plastic deformation; viscoelastic behavior; chemical resistance; corrosion resistance; and the electromagnetic properties of metal, plastic, ceramic, and composite systems. Prereq: ChE 325. | |
| ChE |
478A
| Process and Product Design | 3 |
| | | Application of engineering science and design, fundamentals of process and product development, computational techniques and economic principles to design of chemical and biological processes and procedures. A design project and/or an AIChE national design contest is included. Prerequisites: ChE 320, 357, 366 or 367, 450. Corequisites: ChE 374, 471. | |
| ChE |
478B
| Honors Design Project for AIChE Student Contest Problem | 1 |
| | | Application of engineering science and design, fundamentals of process and product development, computational techniques and economic principles to design of chemical and biological processes and procedures in solving the AIChE national student contest problem. Up to two single and up to two group (2-3 per group) solutions may be chosen for national competition. Concurrent with ChE 478A. Prerequisites: ChE 320, 357, 366 or 367, 450. Corequisites: ChE 374, 471. | |
| ChE |
479
| Chemical Process Safety | 3 |
| | | Analysis and management of fire and explosion hazards. Control of human exposure to toxic materials. Codes, standards, and regulations. Transportation and disposal of noxious substances. Analysis of drift from clouds, flares, and stacks. Venting of pressure vessels. Hazard evaluation and safety review of processes. Emergency plans for accidents and disasters. Prerequisite: ChE 320 or Chem 421 or permission of instructor. | |
| ChE |
480
| Principles of Surface and Colloid Science | 3 |
| | | Interfacial phenomena play key roles in such industrial operations as emulsification, catalysis, and detergency. Introduction to principles of surface science. Particular attention to describing the nature of the liquid/gas, liquid/liquid, solid/liquid, and solid/gas interfaces. Specific topics include methods of measuring surface tension, interfacial adsorption, surface area and particle size determinations, dispersion stabilization/flocculation, emulsification, and wetting. Prerequisite: ChE 320 or permission of instructor. | |
| ChE |
4830
| Bioenergy | 2 |
| | | A broad overview of the flow of energy, captured from sunlight during photosynthesis, in biological systems, and current approaches to utilize the metabolic potentials of microbes and plants to produce biofuels and other valuable chemical products. An overall emphasis is placed on the use of large-scale genomic, transcriptomic and metabolomic datasets in biochemistry. The topics covered include photosynthesis, central metabolism, structure and degradation of plant lignocellulose, and microbial production of liquid alcohol, biodiesel, hydrogen & other advanced fuels. Course meets during the second half of the spring semester. Same as home course L41 4830. Prereqs: Biol 4810 or permission of instructor. | |
| EECE |
495
| Special Topics: Energy and Buildings | 3 |
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| EECE |
495D
| Biomass Energy Systems and Engineering | 3 |
| | | This course offers background in the organic chemistry, biology and thermodynamics related to understanding the conversion of biomass. In addition includes relevant topics relating to biomass feedstock origin, harvest, transportation, storage, processing and pretreatment along with matters concerning thermo- and bio-chemical conversion technologies required to produce fuels, energy, chemicals, and materials. Also, various issues with respect to biomass characterization, economics and environmental impact will be discussed. The main objective of the course is to introduce concepts central to a large-scale integrated biomass bioconversion system. | |
| ChE |
499
| Senior Thesis | 6 |
| | | All sects. TBA. | |