(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (BPS), CHE 204G. Introduction to fundamental concepts of nanotechnology and its applications, while also providing a basic understanding of the social and ethical implications of implementing nanotechnology in everyday life. (Lec. 3) (A1) (B4) (GC)

(3 crs.) Orientation to chemical and biological engineering, material and energy balance computations on chemical processes, use of gas laws, vapor pressure, humidity, solubility, and crystallization. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHM 112 or 192 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Applications of the first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics involving thermophysics, thermochemistry, energy balances, combustion, power cycles, refrigeration and properties of pure fluids. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3) Pre: C- or better in CHE 212 and credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 243, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Fundamentals of physical metallurgy as they apply particularly to the engineering metals and their alloys. Properties, characteristics, and structure of metals, theory of alloys, thermal processing, and studies in corrosion. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3) Not open to students with credit in CHE 333. Pre: CHM 101, 103, or 191, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Introduction to the use of computers and numerical methods, including numerical solution of differential equations as applied to chemical and biological engineering. (Lec. 3) Pre: C- or better in CHE 212 and credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 243 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Continuation of CHE 313 with applications to thermodynamics of mixtures, phase and chemical equilibria. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3) Pre: C- or better in CHE 313 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Continuation of CHE 213 with applications to thermodynamics of mixtures, phase and chemical equilibria. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3) Pre: C- or better in CHE 213 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) First course in engineering materials devoted largely, but not exclusively, to physical metallurgy. Includes structure and properties of pure substances and binary systems at equilibrium and, when used intentionally, at nonequilibrium. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3) Pre: junior standing or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit in CHE 232.

(3 crs.) Dimensional analysis; fluid statics; mass, energy, and momentum balances for fluid systems, boundary layers, turbulence, incompressible flow; flow through fixed beds of solids and fluidized beds; filtration. (Lec. 3) Pre: MTH 243 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Heat and mass transfer: conduction, convection, radiation, diffusion, transport analogies and equipment design. Biological applications and some separations are covered. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3) Pre: CHE 347 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Mole balances in batch and continuous chemical reactors; reaction rate fundamentals; isothermal and non-isothermal chemical reactors. (Lec. 3) Pre: C- or better in CHE 212 and credit in CHE 314, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Principles involved in automatic control of processing plants. Modeling and responses of dynamic systems, feedback control. (Lec. 3) Pre: MTH 243, CHE 364, and credit or concurrent enrollment in CHE 347 or MCE 354 or permission of instructor. Not for graduate credit.

(1 cr.) Mandatory CHE seminar attendance and written reports. Plant trips may be included. (Seminar 3) Pre: CHE 348 or permission of instructor.

(2 crs.) Quantitative studies illustrating chemical engineering principles. Emphasis on report writing and the interpretation of experimental data. (Lab. 6) Pre: CHE 348 or permission of instructor. Not for graduate credit.

(2 crs.) Quantitative studies illustrating chemical engineering principles. Emphasis on report writing and the interpretation of experimental data. (Lab. 6) Pre: CHE 348 or permission of instructor. Not for graduate credit.

(3 crs.) Theory, design and application of separation processes with a focus on equilibrium stage operations. Integrated processes and new technologies will be examined. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHE 348 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Elements of plant and process design integrating the principles learned in previous courses. Emphasis is on optimum economic design and the writing of reports. (Lec. 1, Lab. 6) Pre: CHE 314 and CHE 348 and co-requisite of CHE 449, or permission of instructor. Not for graduate credit.

(3 crs.) Elements of plant and process design integrating the principles learned in previous courses. Emphasis is on optimum economic design and the writing of reports. (Lec. 1, Lab. 6) Pre: CHE 364, 425, 449 (349), and 451 (351), or permission of instructor. (D1) (C2)

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (BME), CHE 466. A biomaterial is any material designed to interact with a biological system. This course will examine the structure, properties, and processing of biomaterials in a wide variety of biomedical applications. (Lec. 3) Pre: (CHM 124 or CHM 227 and MTH 244 or 362) or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (MCE), CHE, NUE 471. Energy production from nuclear reactions, cross sections, number density, and binding energy. Fission process, neutron life cycle, criticality, neutron diffusion, reactor design, reactor kinetics and control, reactivity feedback, nuclear system design. (Lec. 3) Pre: MTH 244 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (CHE), MCE, NUE 473. Analysis and design of stages of the nuclear fuel cycle including mining, milling, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, fuel burn-up, spent fuel interim storage, reprocessing, safety and aspects of high level waste. (Lec. 3/Online) Pre: MTH 244 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (CHE), MCE, NUE 474. Design and analysis of nuclear propulsion systems for space and terrestrial nuclear engines and power reactors for Moon and Mars missions. (Lec. 3) Pre: MTH 244 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (MCE), CHE 476. Nuclear power systems, material microstructure, reactor core neutron-material interactions, radiation damage events, radiation damage effects, reactor materials selection. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHE 232 or 333, or permission of instructor.

(1-6 crs.) Advanced work under the supervision of a faculty member arranged to suit the individual requirements of the student. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of instructor. CHE 491 and 492 may be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits, of which a total of 6 credits can be applied to professional electives. Not for graduate credit in chemical engineering.

(1-6 crs.) Advanced work under the supervision of a faculty member arranged to suit the individual requirements of the student. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of instructor. CHE 491 or 492 may be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits, of which a total of 6 credits can be applied to professional electives. Not for graduate credit in chemical engineering.

(1 cr.) Seminars presented by speakers from academia and industry. (Seminar) Required of all graduate students, with a maximum of 1 credit per year allowed. May be repeated for a maximum of 2 credits. S/U credit.

(1 cr.) Seminars presented by speakers from academia and industry. (Seminar) Required of all graduate students, with a maximum of 1 credit per year allowed. May be repeated for a maximum of 2 credits. S/U credit.

(3 crs.) Emphasizes analytical and/or numerical techniques commonly used in analysis arising from classical chemical engineering applications; necessary for understanding more complex problems.

(3 crs.) Applications of the first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics and their relation to chemical engineering processes. Emphasis on properties of fluids, chemical and physical equilibria, phase stability, and polymers. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHE graduate standing, or CHE 313 and CHE 314 or their equivalent, or permission of instructor. In alternate years.

(3 crs.) Applications of the first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics and their relation to chemical engineering processes. Emphasis on properties of fluids, chemical and physical equilibria, phase stability, and polymers. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHE graduate standing, or CHE 213 and CHE 314 or their equivalent, or permission of instructor. In alternate years.

(3 crs.) Molecular weight distribution, polymer synthesis, chain conformation, solution properties and phase behavior, and characterization techniques. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHM 228 and CHE 232 or permission of instructor. In alternate years.

(3 crs.) Glass and crystalline transitions, viscoelasticity, time-temperature superposition, polymer processing, and mechanical properties of plastics, fibers, and elastomers. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHE 348 or MCE 448 or permission of instructor. In alternate years.

(3 crs.) Properties of ceramic materials as related to starting materials and forming, densification, and finishing processes. Emphasis on resulting phases and microstructure. Application of physical and chemical principles to tailor properties to engineering needs. (Lec. 3) In alternate years.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (CHE), OCE 534. Chemical nature of metals, electrochemical nature of corrosion. Types of corrosion, influence of environment, methods of corrosion control. Behavior of engineering materials in corrosion with emphasis on industrial and ocean environments. (Lec. 3) Pre: permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Theory and physical principles governing the design and use of light and electron optical systems in identification, analysis, and structural characterization of metals, ceramics, polymers, glasses, and composites. Emphasis on polarized light and scanning electron microscopy. (Lec. 3)

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (BPS), CHE 540. The course will present the design and principles of advanced drug delivery systems, which have specified drug delivery profiles and significant advantages in therapeutics over conventional dosage forms. (Lec. 3) Pre: Graduate standing or BPS 315.

(3 crs.) Analysis of transport processes including momentum, heat and mass transfer. Development of mathematical models and their solutions. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHE graduate standing, or CHE 347 and CHE 348 or their equivalent, or permission of instructor. In alternate years.

(3 crs.) Topics will include capillarity, surface tension; surface thermodynamics, electrical aspects of surface chemistry; contact angles and wettability; emulsions and foams; adsorption from solutions; hydrodynamic stability of interfaces. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHM 431, 432 or equivalent, or permission of instructor. In alternate years.

(3 crs.) Electric vehicles, energy generated by solar and wind and portable electronic devices are powered by batteries and fuel cells. Electrochemistry fundamentals and emerging applications will be reviewed in this class. (Online)

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (CHE), BPS 553. Principles and applications of bionanotechnology. Intermolecular forces, self-assembly, biomolecular structure, biological processes, molecular manufacturing, and surface functionalization for designing biodevices and nanomaterials. Overview of current and emerging technologies, safety and ethics. (Lec. 3) Pre: Graduate standing; or BPS 315 and CHM 112.

(3 crs.) Chemical and physical processes used in the fabrication of microscale and nanoscale devices including MEMS. Particular emphasis on crystal growth, oxidation, CVD, PVD, plasma processing, lithography, diffusion, metallization and packaging. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHM 431, CHE 449 (349), or equivalent. In alternate years.

(3 crs.) Homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions in reactor models. Kinetics of multiple reactions industrial reactor analysis. Mechanistic models of catalytic reactors. Mathematical methods for calculation of reactor performance. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHE graduate standing or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (CHE), EGR 570. Provide experience, practice, and knowledge in engineering research methodology, including defining a research problem, writing a research paper, giving presentations, finding relevant literature, applying scientific knowledge in practice, ethics, professionalism. (Lec. 3) Pre: Engineering graduate standing or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Application of chemical engineering principles to topics in bioprocessing and biotechnology, such as enzyme and cell-growth kinetics, enzyme and cell immobilization, bioreactors, medium sterilization. (Lec. 3) Pre: permission of instructor.

(1 cr.) Students, faculty, and invited outside speakers present and discuss selected topics related to research interests of the Sensors and Surface Technology Partnership. (Seminar) Pre: permission of instructor. May be repeated. S/U only.

(2 crs.) Cross-listed as (PHC), CHE, OCG 579. Introduction to emerging contaminants such as PFASs, focusing on their chemistry, detection, epidemiology, human health, metabolism, and remediation, as well as interdisciplinary collaboration, research translation, community engagement, and professional development. (Lec. 2) Pre: graduate standing. S/U only.

(3 crs.) Introduction to microscopic and analytical techniques with a focus on surface analysis. Emphasis on practical application of these techniques and hands-on laboratory experience. (Lec. 2, Lab. 1) Pre: CHE 232 or CHE 333 or CHM 401 or PHY 455, or permission of instructor.

(1-6 crs.) Advanced work under the supervision of a faculty member arranged to suit the individual requirements of the student. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.

(1-6 crs.) Advanced work under the supervision of a faculty member arranged to suit the individual requirements of the student. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.

(1-9 crs.) Number of credits is determined each semester in consultation with the major professor. (Independent Study) S/U credit.

(3 crs.) Advanced topics in phase stability, phase and chemical equilibrium, and statistical thermodynamics. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHE 513. In alternate years.

(3 crs.) Steady, unsteady, and multidimensional heat transfer. Mass transport at low and high fluxes; approximate methods for heat and mass transfer problems. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHE 541 or permission of instructor. In alternate years.

(1-6 crs.) Advanced work under the supervision of a faculty member arranged to suit the individual requirements of the student. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.

(1-6 crs.) Advanced work under the supervision of a faculty member arranged to suit the individual requirements of the student. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.

(1-12 crs.) Number of credits is determined each semester in consultation with the major professor or program committee. (Independent Study) S/U credit.