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Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Courses
CHE 2031 -
Intro Chemical Processes
Description: Application of physical and chemical principles to the solution of steady-state material balances.
Prerequisites: CHM 1156 and MAT 2705
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009
CHE 2032 -
Chem Engr Thermo I
Description: Thermodynamics of single component systems: applications of first and second laws, steady-state energy balances, equations of state, thermodynamic properties of fluids, thermochemistry.
Prerequisites: CHE 2031
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007
CHE 2041 -
Chem Process Calculat
Description: Application of physical and chemical principles to the solution of steady-state material balances.
Prerequisites: (CHM 1152 or CHM 1156) and (EGR 1705 or EGR 1611) and MAT 1505
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Credit Hours: 4.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005
CHE 2232 -
Fluid Mechanics
Description: Fluid statics, fluid properties, flow of incompressible fluids in conduits, friction factors, meters, pumps, external flow, drag, flow in packed and fluidized beds.
Prerequisites: CHE 2031
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007
CHE 2432 -
Modeling & Numerical Methods I
Description: Application of rate laws and conservation equations to modeling by differential equations of physical systems. numerical methods related to solution of system models involving algebraic equations and ordinary differential equations. Errors, stability and convergence.
Prerequisites: CHE 2041
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CHE 2900 -
Global Pharmaceutical Industry
Description: Fundamental drivers such as new technologies that characterize the global pharmaceutical industry. Includes attention to regulatory harmonization and global access to medicines; as well as elements such as global supply chain management and risk based quality.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010
CHE 3031 -
Heat Transfer
Description: Principles of heat flow, mechanisms of conduction, convection and radiation, correlations for heat transfer coefficients, heat transfer equipment and process applications.
Prerequisites: (CHE 2032 and CHE 2232)
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CHE 3032 -
Mass Transfer
Description: Fundamentals of interphase mass transfer: mechanisms, driving force and resistance to transfer, design and analysis of continuous and staged contacting processes, gas absorption and stripping, binary distillation, liquid extraction.
Prerequisites: (CHE 3031 and CHE 3131)
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007
CHE 3131 -
CHE Thermodynamics II
Description: The fundamental property relation, thermodynamic properties of single and multiple pure phases, homogeneous multicomponent phases, ideal and non-ideal liquid solutions, phase equilibria, chemical reaction equilibria, problem solving techniques, applications.
Prerequisites: CHE 2032
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CHE 3132 -
Chemical Engineering Economics
Description: Methods of economic evaluation and decision making, applied to engineering problems. Cost estimation and indexing, time value of money, depreciation, comparison of alternatives.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CHE 3231 -
Modeling Numerical Methods II
Description: Application of conservation equations to the development of dynamic models of chemical engineering processes, analysis of system models using analytical and numerical methods. Introduction to systems described by partial differential equations and their solution by numerical methods.
Prerequisites: CHE 2432
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006
CHE 3232 -
Simulation and Control
Description: Introduction to process control concepts and applications, computer simulation of processes during transient change, real-time and LaPlace domain analysis of controlled systems.
Prerequisites: CHE 2432 and CHE 3031
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007
CHE 3332 -
ChemE Reactor Engineering I
Description: Principles and methods of chemical kinetics and reactor design. Introduction to heterogeneous systems. Stoichiometry and rate laws for simple and complex reactions, analysis of reaction rates, isothermal reactors, introduction to temperature effects.
Prerequisites: CHE 3131
Corequisites: CHE 3032
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered:
CHE 3841 -
Statistical Analysis for CHE
Description: Statistical analysis of experimental data; standard normal, F-, t-, and chi-squared distributions; linear regression, analysis of variance; experimental design.
Prerequisites: CHE 2041
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CHE 3842 -
Safety Analysis
Description: Hazard identification; flammability; material properties; pressure relief; toxicity; risk analysis.
Prerequisites: CHE 3841
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Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007
CHE 3911 -
Chem Eng Laboratory I
Description: Illustration of chemical engineering principles using laboratory and pilot scale equipment.
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Corequisites: CHE 3031
Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CHE 3922 -
Chem Eng Laboratory II
Description: Continuation of CHE 3921. Oral technical presentations.
Prerequisites: CHE 3911
Corequisites: CHE 3032, CHE 3232
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007
CHE 3931 -
Technical Communications
Description: Oral and written communication skills, reporting and analyzing results of experiments and/or literature investigations, graphical reporting.
Prerequisites: CHE 2242 and CHE 2232
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CHE 3932 -
ChemE Lab I
Description: Application of chemical engineering principles to laboratory and pilot scale equipment. Oral and written reporting of results.
Prerequisites: CHE 3931 and CHE 3032 and CHE 3332
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered:
CHE 4031 -
Chem Reaction Engineering I
Description: Principles and methods of chemical kinetics and reactor design, applied to homogeneous reactive systems of industrial importance. Stoichiometry and rate laws for simple and complex reactions, analysis of reaction rates, isothermal reactors, introduction to temperature effects. Team design of integrated reactor system.
Prerequisites: CHE 3131 and CHE 3031
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CHE 4131 -
Process Design I
Description: Application of fundamental principles of chemical engineering to design of industrial chemical processes; use of process simulators (such as Aspentech ASPEN PLUS) for process design.
Prerequisites: CHE 3032 and CHE 3232
Corequisites: CHE 4031
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CHE 4232 -
Chemical Process Control
Description: Introduction to process control concepts and applications, computer simulation of processes during transient change, real-time and LaPlace domain analysis of controlled systems.
Prerequisites: CHE 4331
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CHE 4331 -
Process Modeling & Analysis
Description: Application of rate laws and conservation equations to modeling by differential equations of physical and chemical systems.
Prerequisites: CHE 3332 and CHE 3032 and CHE 4131
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered:
CHE 4821 -
Tech Literature Investigation
Description: Contemporary topics of technology and society; independently researched seminar; lifelong professional development.
Prerequisites: CHE 3842
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Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CHE 4831 -
Chem Engineering Research I
Description: Independent investigation of a chemical engineering problem, under supervision of a faculty adviser, including a written comprehensive report. (Nine hours per week of independent study).
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CHE 4832 -
Chem Engineering Research II
Description: Continuation of CHE 4831. May include further investigation of same problem or a different topic.
Prerequisites: CHE 4831
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007
CHE 4921 -
Chem Eng Laboratory III
Description: Continuation of CHE 3922, extended experimental investigations.
Prerequisites: CHE 3922
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Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CHE 4931 -
ChemE Lab II
Description: Design and analysis of chemical engineering experiments using laboratory and pilot scale equipment. Oral and written reporting of results.
Prerequisites: CHE 3932 and CHE 4131 and CHE 4331
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CHE 5001 -
Industrial Liq & Sld Waste
Description: Industrial waste management: nature and sources of waste streams, principles underlying chemical and physical treatment methods, case studies of treatment technology.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2005, Fall 2004, Fall 2002
CHE 5002 -
Prin of Air Pol Control
Description: Causes, effects and control of air pollution, emphasizing abatement technologies: classification and sources of airborne pollutants, particulate control devices, VOC abatement technologies, NOx and SOx abatement, and meteorological effects.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2006, Spring 2004, Spring 2002
CHE 5032 -
Process Equip Design II
Description: Continuation of CHE 4131, with emphasis on equipment design; use of process simulators (such as Aspentech ASPEN PLUS) for process equipment design.
Prerequisites: CHE 4131
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2006
CHE 5062 -
Chemical Engineering Economics
Description: Methods of economic evaluation & decision making, applied to engineering problems. Cost estimation & indexing, time value of money, depreciation, comparison of alternatives.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CHE 5131 -
Modeling Numerical Methods II
Description: Application of conservation equations to the development of dynamic models of chemical engineering processes, analysis of system models using analytical & numerical methods. Introduction to systems described by partial differential equations & their solution by numerical methods.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Fall 1999, Fall 1998, Fall 1997
CHE 5132 -
Transport Phenomena
Description: Unified study of heat, mass and momentum transport: underlying physical laws, mathematical representation of transport laws, analogies between different transport modes, estimation of transport properties, applications.
Prerequisites: CHE 3032
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007
CHE 5232 -
Chem Reaction Eng II
Description: Principles and methods of chemical kinetics and reactor design applied to heterogeneous reactive systems of industrial importance: catalysis and catalytic reactors, catalyst deactivation, diffusion effects, design of heterogeneous catalytic and non-catalytic chemical reactors.
Prerequisites: CHE 4031
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007
CHE 5331 -
Process Control Theory
Description: Mathematical tools for control systems analysis: linear open- and closed-loop systems, frequency response techniques, multi-variable process control, sampled-data control techniques, other advanced topics.
Prerequisites: CHE 3232
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2004, Fall 1998, Fall 1997, Fall 1996
CHE 5332 -
Special Topics in CHE
Description: Selected topics in chemical engineering: recent developments, new technology, applications of other disciplines to chemical engineering problems.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Fall 2009, Spring 2005, Fall 2000
CHE 5532 -
Intro to Biotechnology
Description: Production of commercially useful materials by living organisms, emphasizing emerging technology: biologically important compounds, their relationships to genetics and metabolic pathways, controlled growth of microbes, separation and purification of products.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CHE 5533 -
Bioseparations
Description: Factors underlying physical and chemical separations of natural (biological) products: centrifugation and filtration, cell Breakage, precipitation, extraction, adsorption, chromatography and crystallization; process-scale equipment and operations.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006
CHE 5534 -
Biomaterials
Description: Materials for use in medicine and in/on the body, material bulk and surface properties, biological responses to materials, applications, manufacturing processes, cost, sterilization, packaging and regulatory issues.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009
CHE 5632 -
Polymer Sci and Engr
Description: Basic principles of polymer science: nature and structure of organic high-polymers, polymerization reactions, physical and chemical properties, mechanical testing, viscoelasticity, flow and processing applications.
Prerequisites: (CHM 2212 or CHM 3212)
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006
CHE 5633 -
Nanomaterials & Surface Scienc
Description: Factors underlying interfacial phenomena and nano-material formation; thermodynamics of surfaces; emulsification, foaming, detergency, nucleation, wetting adhesion, surface films; particle growth, micelles, self-assembled monolayers; unique nanoscale characterization and properties.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007
CHE 5634 -
Intro to Material Science
Description: Comprehensive introduction to structure/property relationships of engineering materials; atomic & molecular structure of materials; means to control structure; mechanical behavior; electronic behavior; effects of treatment history on properties; effects of usage conditions on properties; material selection.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008
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