Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Courses

Introduction to Chemical Engineering ChE 110
Introduce problem solving skills to freshman chemical engineering students; solve problems dealing with data analysis, mass and energy conservation; acquaint students with sociological issues that affect the practice of engineering.

Chemical Process Principles and Calculations ChE 201
Fundamental concepts of chemical engineering; problem solving techniques and applications in stoichiometry, material and energy balances, and phase equilibria.

Process Simulation ChE 211
Computer solutions to problems in chemical engineering processing.

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics ChE 301
Definitions, basic concepts, and laws; property relationships; construction of thermodynamic charts and tables; compression and liquefaction of gases; power cycles; refrigeration.

Introduction to Transport Processes ChE 310
Fundamentals of the phenomena governing the transport of momentum, energy, and mass.

Kinetics and Reactor Design ChE 321
Chemical reaction kinetics applied to the design of reactors, non-ideal flow, mixing, catalysis.

Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer ChE 332
Design calculations, operations, and evaluation of equipment used in fluid flow, heat transfer, and evaporation.

Chemical Engineering Separations ChE 334
Design and evaluation of equipment used in distillation, extraction, absorption, and adsorption.

Materials Processing ChE 418
Processing of polymeric and ceramic materials; corrosion prevention and materials selection.

Chemical Engineering Lab I ChE 432
Statistical design and analysis of experiments; safety; experiments in heat and mass transfer; separations, other unit operations, kinetics, control; report writing.

Chemical Engineering Lab II ChE 433
Laboratory experiments in heat and mass transfer; separations, other unit operations, kinetics, control; design calculations and report writing.

Modern Separation Processes ChE 435
Design and operation of separation processes important to emerging technologies; bioseparations, supercritical extraction.

Process Control ChE 441
Measuring instruments, automatic control, process and instrument characteristics and theory applied to industrial control problems.

Chemical Process Analysis and Design ChE 450
Chemical engineering design; computer tools; safety and environmental constraints; cost and equipment optimization.

Process Development, Design, and Evaluation ChE 451
Development, design, and economic evaluation of chemical and related processes as practiced in industry.

Introduction to Nuclear Engineering ChE 461
Applied nuclear physics; application to the nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear reactor core design; nuclear reactor systems and safety.

Integrated Environmental Engineering for Chemical Engineers ChE 465
Application of chemical engineering principals in assessment and remediation of industrial problems in air pollution, water pollution, and solid and hazardous waste.

Introduction to Biochemical Engineering ChE 475
Application of chemical engineering principles to the processing of biological and biochemical materials.

Biomedical Engineering Principles ChE 476
The application of chemical engineering principles to biological processes in the human body.

Special Topics in Chemical Engineering ChE 481
Interfacial phenomena, high temperature materials processing, integrated circuit manufacturing, in situ destruction of hazardous waste.

Interfacial Phenomena ChE 485
Chemical and physical nature of the interface including the molecular basis for interfacial forces and resulting macroscopic phenomena.

Food Process Engineering ChE 487
Preliminary design of food processing plants, including engineering principles, equipment selection, economic analysis, and regulatory aspects.

Chemical Engineering Internship ChE 495
Students work full time in engineering assignments in approved industries with prior approval of adviser and industrial supervisor.

Cooperative Education Internship ChE 496
Off-campus cooperative education internship with business, industry, of government unit coordinated through the Professional Experience Program.

Technical Seminar ChE 298,398,498
For sophomores, juniors, and seniors.