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CHE 332. Chemical Engineering Laboratory III. 2 Credits.

Chemical Engineering Experiments reinforcing physico-chemical principles, unit operations, and
separations. Pre-design labs are also introduced. Prerequisite: CHE 331;

(CHE) Chemical Engineering majors only or permission of instructor. S.

CHE 335. Chemical Engineering Summer Laboratory II. 3 Credits.
Experiments reinforcing physico-chemical principles, unit operations,
separations, and mass and energy balances. Pre-design labs are also
Courses introduced. Prerequisite: CHE 201, CHE 206, CHE 315 and either CHE 232 or
CHE 102. Introduction to Chemical Engineering. 2 Credits. CHE 235; Chemical Engineering majors only or permission of instructor. SS.
An introduction to the chemical engineering profession. Also includes CHE 380. Service Learning. 1-3 Credits.
introduction to dimension analysis, material balances, unit operations, safety Design and implementation of engineering-related projects to serve the
and engineering economics. Prerequisite: CEM major or permission of community, including K-12 STEM outreach. Hands-on design experience by the
instructor. F. student working as an individual or part of a team. Repeatable to 9.00 credits.
CHE 103. Computing Tools for Chemical Engineers. 3 Credits. S/U grading. F,S.
Use of spreadsheets, equation-solving packages, and process simulation CHE 381. Experiential Learning. 1-3 Credits.
software to effectively communicate and solve chemical engineering problems. Hands-on design experience by student teams. May include interdisciplinary
Introduction to chemical process engineering principles. Prerequisite: CEM work on engineering student design competitions. Repeatable to 9.00 credits.
major or permission of instructor. Prerequisite or Corequisite: MATH 165. S. S/U grading. F,S.
CHE 201. Chemical Engineering Fundamentals. 3 Credits. CHE 397. Cooperative Education. 1-2 Credits.
Introductory principles of stoichiometry with emphasis directed to material and A practical work experience with an employer closely associated with the
energy balances involved in chemical processes. Prerequisite: CHEM 122 or student's academic area. Arranged by mutual agreement among student,
CHEM 254; CEM majors only or permission of instructor. F,S. department and employer. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing in the chemical
CHE 206. Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering. 3 Credits. engineering degree program; Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. Repeatable to
Application of the principles of momentum and heat transfer from a unit 12.00 credits. S/U grading. F,S,SS.
operations perspective. Prerequisite: CHE 201, CEM majors only or permission CHE 403. Molecular Thermodynamics and Kinetics. 3 Credits.
of instructor. S. A theoretical and mathematical understanding of statistical thermodynamics,
CHE 232. Chemical Engineering Laboratory I. 2 Credits. quantum mechanics and kinetic theory of gases. Focus on estimating
The use and application of apparatus to measure the physical and chemical macroscopic thermodynamic and transport properties, equilibrium constants,
properties involved in chemical process material and energy balances. and kinetic rate constants from a microscopic description of matter.
Prerequisite: CEM majors only or permission of instructor. Prerequisite or Prerequisite: CHE 303 and CHE 321; CEM majors only or permission of
Corequisite: CHE 201. S. instructor. F.

CHE 235. Chemical Engineering Summer Laboratory I. 3 Credits. CHE 404. Air Emissions: Regulation and Control. 3 Credits.
The use and application of apparatus to measure the physical and chemical This course is designed to enable engineers to understand natural and
properties involved in chemical process material and energy balances and anthropogenic sources of air pollution, their impact on health and the
fluid flow. Prerequisite: CHE 201, CHE 206 and CHE 315; CEM majors only or environment, and learn ways to minimize air emissions by application of control
permission of instructor. SS. practices. F.

CHE 301. Introduction to Transport Phenomena. 4 Credits. CHE 408. Process Dynamics and Control. 3 Credits.
An analytical study of the transport of momentum, energy and mass; derivation Dynamics and control of chemical processes and of systems. Prerequisite:
and utilization of the differential equations of change. Prerequisite: CHE 201 CHE 206, CHE 305, and CHE 321; Chemical Engineering majors only or
with a grade of C or better; Chemical Engineering majors only or permission of permission of instructor. F.
instructor. Prerequisite or Corequisite: MATH 266. F. CHE 411. Plant Design I: Process Design and Economics. 4 Credits.
CHE 303. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. 4 Credits. Introduction to how projects are executed in the process industries, including
Thermodynamics applied to chemical engineering with emphasis on an understanding of what constitutes preliminary process design, preliminary
computational work, including thermodynamic laws, chemical equilibria and cost estimation, the fundamentals of economics as applied to process
pressurevolume-temperature relationships. Prerequisite: CHE 201 with a grade economic assessment, sustainability considerations in design, oral written
of C or better; Chemical Engineering majors only or permission of instructor. F. communications, teamwork, and the typical drawings and other deliverables
produced during the scoping phase of process plant design. There is a
CHE 305. Separations. 3 Credits. particular emphasis on safety considerations in design. Prerequisite: CHE 303
Theory and application of rate-based and equilibrium-staged separations. and C or better in CHE 201, CHE 206, CHE 305 and CHE 321; Chemical
Prerequisite: CHE 303 and CHE 201 with a grade of C or better; Chemical Engineering majors only or permission of instructor. F.
Engineering majors only or permission of instructor. Prerequisite or Corequisite:
CHE 206. S. CHE 412. Plant Design II: Process Project Engineering. 5 Credits.
Proficiency is gained in the development of the preliminary design for a major
CHE 315. Engineering Statistics and Design of Experiments. 3 Credits. chemical process. In addition, this course provides an introduction to the
Statistical background needed to plan, conduct, and analyze engineering second stage of process design--the conceptual design process including an
experiments. Topics include propagation of error, confidence intervals, introduction to Piping and Instrument-level design development, process control
hypothesis testing, linear regression, analysis of variance, and an introduction design and facility layout. A variety of oral communications skills are included.
to statistical design of experiments. Prerequisite: CEM majors only or Prerequisite: CHE 408 and C or better in CHE 411; Chemical Engineering
permission of instructor. Prerequisite or Corequisite: MATH 265. S. majors only or permission of instructor. S.
CHE 321. Chemical Engineering Reactor Design. 3 Credits. CHE 413. Plant Design II: Preliminary Process Project Engineering. 3
Theory of chemical reaction rates. Design of batch, tubular, CSTR and catalytic Credits.
chemical reactors. Prerequisite: CHE 206, MATH 266 and C or better in Proficiency is gained in the development of the preliminary design for a
CHE 201; Chemical Engineering majors only or permission of instructor. S. major chemical process. A variety of oral communication skills are included.
CHE 331. Chemical Engineering Laboratory II. 2 Credits. Prerequisite: CHE 411 with a C or better and CHE 408; Chemical Engineering
Experiments illustrating physico-chemical principles and the application of fluid majors only or permission of instructor. S.
flow and heat transfer theory. Prerequisite: CHE 315, CHE 206, and C or better
in CHE 201; Chemical Engineering majors only or permission of instructor. F.

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CHE 414. Plant Design II: Conceptual Process Project Engineering. 2 CHE 503. Fuels Technology. 3-4 Credits.
Credits. Processing and utilization of low rank fuels.
This course provides an introduction to the second stage of process design-
CHE 504. Air Pollution Control. 3 Credits.
conceptual design. Student will complete process-related components
Identification of major air pollutants from stationary and mobile sources
of a conceptual design for a major chemical process including Piping
and methods of controlling their emissions; dispersion of air pollutants in
and Instrument Diagrams and Plant Layout Diagrams. A variety of oral
the atmosphere; photochemical air pollution; federal and state regulations.
communication skills are included. Prerequisite: CHE 413; Chemical
Prerequisite: Background equivalent to CHEM 122, MATH 265, and PHYS 252
Engineering majors only or permission of instructor. SS.
is expected.
CHE 416. Chemical Product Design. 3 Credits.
CHE 505. Biochemical and Biomaterial Engineering. 3 Credits.
Introduction to the design of chemical products. Topics include product develop
Principles of biochemical and biomaterial engineering and methods for the
processes and methodologies, including StageGate and Design for Six Sigma
analysis, design, operation, and monitoring of biochemical engineering
(DFSS). Course contains both classroom and lab activities. Prerequisite:
processes and bioreactors. Application to biochemical engineering research
CHE 411, CHEM 340 and CHEM 340L or CHEM 341 and CHEM 341L;
and application of materials science to problems in tissue engineering.
Chemical Engineering majors only or permission of instructor. S.
Prerequisite: Background/knowledge of chemical reactor design and consent of
CHE 420. Capstone in Sustainable Energy. 1 Credit. instructor. F.
The student will work one-on-one with a faculty member to develop a concept
CHE 507. Advanced Unit Operations. 3-6 Credits.
paper on the primary issues facing the development and implementation of
One or more of the following: fluid flow, heat flow, evaporation, humidification
sustainable energy technologies. Prerequisite: Completion of 12 credit hours
and dehumidification, drying, gas absorption, distillation, and extraction.
towards a Concentration in Sustainable Energy. S.
Prerequisite: Background equivalent to CHE 405 is expected.
CHE 422. Capstone in Energetics. 1 Credit.
CHE 508. Advanced Unit Operations. 3-6 Credits.
The student will work with a faculty mentor to develop a white paper on a major
Continuation of the first semester's work in advanced unit operations.
issue facing the development and implementation of energetics technologies.
This will include a discussion of the technical, economic, political, and social CHE 509. Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. 3 Credits.
barriers facing implementation of the selected technology(s) plus plausible Chemical Engineering processes from the standpoint of quantitative
methodologies of overcoming these barriers. Prerequisite: Completion of, or thermodynamics. Special emphasis on thermodynamics of chemical reactions.
concurrent enrollment in, 12 credit hours towards a concentration in Energetics. Prerequisite: Background equivalent to CHE 303 is expected. F, even years.
S. CHE 510. Advanced Chemical Process Control. 3 Credits.
CHE 424. Capstone in Petroleum Engineering. 1 Credit. Analysis and design of advanced chemical process control systems including:
The student will work with a faculty mentor to develop a white paper on a major dead time compensation, feed forward and adaptive control, multivariable
issue facing the development and implementation of petroleum engineering control, digital computer control and the use of Z-transforms to get the
technologies. This will include a discussion of the technical, economic, political, discretetime dynamic response of chemical process systems. Prerequisite:
and social barriers facing implementation of the selected technology(s) plus MATH 266 and CHE 408 or equivalents approved by the department.
plausible methodologies of overcoming these barriers. Prerequisite: Completion CHE 511. Advanced Chemical Engineering Kinetics. 3 Credits.
of or concurrent enrollment in 12 credit hours towards a Concentration in Theory and practice of industrial chemical reactor design. Advanced topics in
Petroleum Engineering; restricted to Chemical Engineering majors. S/U kinetics of industrial chemical reactors. Prerequisite: Background equivalent to
grading. S. CHE 421 is expected.
CHE 431. Chemical Engineering Laboratory IV. 3 Credits. CHE 512. Transport Of Mass. 3 Credits.
Laboratory study of the unit operations of Chemical Engineering. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Background equivalent to CHE 305, CHE 321, and MATH 265 is
CHE 305 and either CHE 332 or CHE 335; Chemical Engineering majors only expected.
or permission of instructor. F,SS.
CHE 515. Design of Engineering Experiments. 3 Credits.
CHE 435. Materials and Corrosion. 3 Credits. Design and analysis of experimental data including block and factorial
Provides an introduction to the fundamental properties of metals and polymers, arrangements, significance of data, and mathematical modeling. Prerequisite:
reviews the forms of metal corrosion and of polymer degradations. Prerequisite: MATH 265.
CEM majors only or permission of instructor. S.
CHE 520. Impurities in Combustion and Gasification Systems. 3 Credits.
CHE 480. Undergraduate Research. 1-6 Credits. This course is on the fate and behavior of fuel derived impurities in energy
Undergraduate research experience in chemical engineering under the conversion systems and how impurities influence system design, operation and
guidance of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Repeatable reliability. Prerequisite: CHEM 122.
to 12.00 credits. S/U grading. F,S,SS.
CHE 525. Polymer Engineering. 3 Credits.
CHE 489. Senior Honors Thesis. 1-8 Credits. Basic polymer structures and characterization. Polymerization reactions and
Supervised independent study culminating in a thesis. Repeatable to 9 credits. kinetics of condensation and chain growth polymerizations. Polymerization
Repeatable to 9.00 credits. F,S,SS. processes including bulk, suspension, solution, and emulsion polymerizations.
CHE 493A. Special Topics. 1-3 Credits. Polymer processing technologies including extrusion, and injection molding.
Special topics dictated by student request and current faculty interest. The Prerequisite: CHE 321 and CHE 301.
particular course may be initiated by the students by contacting members of the CHE 530. Combustion Theory and Modeling. 3 Credits.
faculty. Regular grading. Repeatable to 9 credits. Repeatable to 9.00 credits. A theoretical and mathematical study of premixed and diffusion flames, laminar
On demand. and turbulent combustion, solid fuel combustion and pollutant formation.
CHE 493B. Special Topics. 1-3 Credits. Corequisite: CHE 301 and CHE 303. S.
Special topics dictated by student request and current faculty interest. The CHE 531. Rocket Propulsion. 3 Credits.
particular course may be initiated by the students by contacting members of A theoretical and mathematical study of space flight, the thermodynamics
the faculty. S/U grading. Repeatable to 9 credits. Prerequisite: Consent of of rocket propulsion, classification and formulation of propellants and their
instructor. Repeatable to 9.00 credits. S/U grading. On demand. combustion characteristics, and rocket motors. Prerequisite or Corequisite:
CHE 501. Advanced Transport Phenomena. 3 Credits. CHE 303. F.
This course is designed to give an advanced treatment of momentum, heat, CHE 532. Explosives: Theory and Modeling. 3 Credits.
and mass transfer suitable for graduate students in chemical engineering, A theoretical and mathematical study of: the thermodynamics of deflagrations
mechanical engineering, and environmental engineering. This course will and detonations, classification and formulation of explosives and their
involve using advanced mathematics to model transport systems of importance combustion characteristics. Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHE 303. F.
in engineering science and design. Prerequisite: CHE 301 and MATH 266. S,
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CHE 535. Metallic Corrosion and Polymer Degradation. 3 Credits.

Reviews the forms of metal corrosion and of polymer degradation; discussion of
control and mitigation techniques. F.
CHE 562. Seminar in Chemical Engineering. 1 Credit.
Conferences and reports on current developments in Chemical Engineering.
Repeatable to 3.00 credits. S/U grading.
CHE 591. Research. 1-15 Credits.
Analysis, planning, and detailed study of definite problems; individual laboratory
work on some selected problems to develop the power of independent
investigation. Repeatable.
CHE 593A. Special Topics. 1-3 Credits.
Topics of current interest to be considered each semester. Regular grading.
Repeatable to 9.00 credits.
CHE 593B. Special Topics. 1-3 Credits.
Topics of current interest to be considered each semester. S/U grading.
Repeatable to 3.00 credits. S/U grading.
CHE 595. Design Project. 3-6 Credits.
A three to six credit course of engineering design experience involving
individual effort and formal written report. Prerequisite: Restricted to the Master
of Engineering students and subject to approval by the student's advisor.
CHE 597. Graduate Cooperative Education. 1-2 Credits.
A practical work experience with an employer closely associated with the
student's academic area. Arranged by mutual agreement among student,
department, and employer. Prerequisite: Approval of ChE graduate director.
Repeatable to 4.00 credits. S/U grading. On demand.
CHE 996. Continuing Enrollment. 1-12 Credits.
Repeatable. S/U grading.
CHE 997. Independent Study. 2 Credits.
.
CHE 998. Thesis. 1-9 Credits.
Development and documentation of scholarly activity demonstrating proficiency
in Chemical Engineering at the master's level. Repeatable to 9.00 credits.
F,S,SS.
CHE 999. Dissertation. 1-12 Credits.
Repeatable to 12.00 credits. F,S,SS.

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