Courses
| department | course number | course description |
|---|---|---|
| CHBE | 2194 |
Provides groups of students opportunities to pursue special studies not otherwise offered. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. |
| CHBE | 2200 |
Application of physicochemical principles to problems of the chemical industry; stoichiometry and material balance. Prereq: Chem 1220 (123), and Engr 1182 (Engineer 183.01). Prereq or concur: Math 2177 (254), and CPHR 2.0 or above, and permission of department. Not open to students with credit for 200 or 201. |
| CHBE | 2420 |
Introduction to momentum, mass, and heat transfer with emphasis on the analogies between them; practical applications of momentum transfer (fluid flow). Prereq: 2200 (201), and Math 2177 or 415.01, and enrollment in ChBE, FABEng, or EngPhysics major; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 420 or 521. |
| CHBE | 2523 |
The application of mass and energy balances and transport phenomena such as fluid, heat, and mass transfer to chemical engineering separation operations of distillation, absorption, evaporation, extraction, drying, etc. Prereq: 2200 (201), and enrollment in ChBE major. Prereq or concur: 2420 (420), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 523. |
| CHBE | 3189 |
Preparation of a comprehensive report based on employment experience in a co-op or job in industry. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 8 cr hrs or 8 completions. This course is graded S/U. |
| CHBE | 3508 |
Application of the fundamental concepts and laws of thermodynamics to problems of the chemical industry; stress on computational problem work. Prereq or concur: 2420 (420), and enrollment in ChBE, FABEng, or EngPhysics major; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 509. |
| CHBE | 3521 |
Emphasis on conduction, convective and radiation heat transfer, mass transfer and stagewise operations with applied computational problems. Prereq: 2420 (420), and enrollment in ChBE, FABEng, or EngPhysics major; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 522. |
| CHBE | 3610 |
Chemical and engineering principles for the design and operation of chemical reactors; kinetics of simple homogeneous systems and introduction to heterogeneous catalysis. Prereq: 3521 (522), 3508 (509), or Chem 4310 (532), and enrollment in ChBE, FABEng, or EngPhysics major; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 610. |
| CHBE | 3630 |
Laboratory investigation of the operating characteristics and efficiency of chemical engineering equipment such as distillation, absorption, heat exchangers, and three phase mixing dynamics with mass transfer. Prereq or concur: 2523 (523), and enrollment in ChBE major. Prereq or concur: 3610 (610). Not open to students with credit for 630. |
| CHBE | 4193 |
Provides the opportunity to pursue special studies or research in biomedical engineering not otherwise covered. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. |
| CHBE | 4194 |
Provides groups of students opportunities to pursue special studies not otherwise offered. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. |
| CHBE | 4610 |
Chemical and engineering principles for the design and operation of chemical reactors; kinetics of simple homogeneous systems and introduction to heterogeneous catalysis. Prereq: Grad standing in Engineering, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 3610 (610). |
| CHBE | 4624 |
Study of the dynamics and control of chemical processes; mathematical models of simple processes, including feedback control, are derived, analyzed, and simulated. Prereq: 2523 (523) or 3610 (610), and enrollment in ChBE major; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 624. |
| CHBE | 4630 |
Continuation of 3630. Laboratory investigation of the operating characteristics and efficiency of chemical engineering equipment such as distillation, absorption, heat exchangers, and three phase mixing dynamics with mass transfer. Prereq: 3630, or 523 and 610; and enrollment in ChBE major. Not open to students with credit for 630. |
| CHBE | 4760 |
Economic and strategy considerations in research, development, design, and manufacturing in the chemical process industry. Prereq: 3610 (610), and enrollment in ChBE or EngPhysics major; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 760. |
| CHBE | 4764 |
Process design studies on selected chemical processes encompassing a broad spectrum of fundamental engineering principles; optimization studies utilizing economic and technical simulation. Prereq: 4760 (760), and enrollment in ChBE major. Not open to students with credit for 762. |
| CHBE | 4998 |
Supervised research in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. |
| CHBE | 4998H |
Supervised Honors level research in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Prereq: Honors standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. |
| CHBE | 4999 |
Supervised research and project work arranged individually for students resulting in written thesis. Prereq: GPA 3.0 or above, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. |
| CHBE | 4999H |
Supervised research and project work arranged individually for honors students resulting in written Honors thesis. Prereq: Honors standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. |
| CHBE | 5194 |
Provides groups of students opportunities to pursue special studies not otherwise offered. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. |
| CHBE | 5194 |
Provides groups of students opportunities to pursue special studies not otherwise offered. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. |
| CHBE | 5712 |
Kinetics of catalytic processes, mass transfer in catalysis, catalyst preparation and characterization, deactivation of catalysts, catalytic reactors, and application of catalytic phenomena in industrial processes. Prereq: 3521 (522) and 3610 (610), or Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 712. |
| CHBE | 5713 |
An introduction to fuel cells and related concepts with an emphasis on the catalytic phenomena involved in fuel cells. Prereq: ChBE 3508, 3610 (610), 509, Chem 4310, or 531, or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 713. |
| CHBE | 5713 |
An introduction to fuel cells and related concepts with an emphasis on the catalytic phenomena involved in fuel cells. Prereq: 3508 (508), 3610 (610), or 4310 (531), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 713. |
| CHBE | 5715 |
Engineering processes involving particulates and powders. Multiphase transport phenomena and fluidization are emphasized. Prereq: 2523 (523), and Math 2177 or Math 415.01; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 715. |
| CHBE | 5715 |
Engineering processes involving particulates and powders. Multiphase transport phenomena and fluidization are emphasized. Prereq: 2523 (523), Math 2177, or 415.01, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 715. |
| CHBE | 5717 |
Interfacial phenomena and colloidal science and engineering, with emphasis on surface tension, adsorption, emulsions, surfactants, molecular self-assembly. Prereq: 3508 or 509, and Chem 2520 or 253; or Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 717. |
| CHBE | 5717 |
Interfacial phenomena and colloidal science and engineering, with emphasis on surface tension, adsorption, emulsions, surfactants, molecular self-assembly. Prereq: 3508 (508), Math 2177, or 415.01, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 717. |
| CHBE | 5733 |
Provides depth in the area of separations applied to chemical and biomolecular processing and introduces some novel techniques that are at the leading edge of separations research. Prereq: 3508 (508) or 2523 (523), or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 733. |
| CHBE | 5733 |
Provides depth in the area of separations applied to chemical and biomolecular processing and introduces some novel techniques that are at the leading edge of separations research. Prereq: 3508 (508) or 2523 (523), or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 733. |
| CHBE | 5734 |
Overview of molecular informatics, with emphasis on its use in modern drug discovery and exploration of chemical structure-property relationships. Prereq: Sr or Grad standing in Engineering, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 734. |
| CHBE | 5734 |
Overview of molecular informatics, with emphasis on its use in modern drug discovery and exploration of chemical structure-property relationships. Prereq: Sr or Grad standing in Engineering, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 734. |
| CHBE | 5735 |
Application of nanotechnology to cells for sensing and subcellular manipulation. Synthesis and biological modification of quantum dots and magnetic nanostructures, their unique material properties, and their application. Prereq: Sr or Grad standing in Engineering, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 735 or BiomedE 765. Cross-listed in BiomedE 5635. |
| CHBE | 5735 |
Application of nanotechnology to cells for sensing and subcellular manipulation. Synthesis and biological modification of quantum dots and magnetic nanostructures, their unique material properties, and their application. Prereq: Sr or Grad standing in Engineering, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 735 or BiomedE 765. Cross-listed in BiomedE 5635. |
| CHBE | 5740 |
Introduction to the biophysical and biochemical principles underlying the behavior of cellular processes with an emphasis on surveying engineering models and quantitative measurements. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Cross-listed in Physics. |
| CHBE | 5755 |
Familiarizes students with varied topics relating to chemical and industrial process safety. Covers PHA methods and tools. Prereq: Jr, Sr, or Grad standing in ChBE. Not open to students with credit for 755. |
| CHBE | 5755 |
Familiarizes students with varied topics relating to chemical and industrial process safety. Covers PHA methods and tools. Prereq: Jr, Sr, or Grad standing in ChBE. Not open to students with credit for 755. |
| CHBE | 5761 |
Integration of fundamentals of chemistry, chemical engineering operations, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics and economics for optimum design and operation of chemical process plants. Prereq: Sr standing in ChBE or Chem. Not open to students with credit for 761. |
| CHBE | 5761 |
Integration of fundamentals of chemistry, chemical engineering operations, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics and economics for optimum design and operation of chemical process plants. Prereq: Sr standing in ChBE or Chem. Not open to students with credit for 761. |
| CHBE | 5765 |
The application of biochemical engineering principles for modern bioprocesses and in the area of industrial biotechnology. Prereq: 2523 (523) or 3610 (610), or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 765. |
| CHBE | 5765 |
The application of biochemical engineering principles for modern bioprocesses and in the area of industrial biotechnology. Prereq: 2523 (523) or 3610 (610), or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 765. |
| CHBE | 5766 |
Fundamentals of biotechnology and their applications to bioprocessing with emphasis on fermentation and bioseparation. Prereq: 5765 (765), Biochem 4511 (511), MicrBio 4000 (509), or 4100 (520), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 766. |
| CHBE | 5766 |
Fundamentals of biotechnology and their applications to bioprocessing with emphasis on fermentation and bioseparation. Prereq: 5765 (765), Biochem 4511 (511), MicrBio 4000 (509), or 4100 (520), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 766. |
| CHBE | 5769 |
Survey of biomedical nanotechnology with particular emphasis on nanoscale mass transport, nanomechanics, nanofluidics, bioconjugates and medical therapeutics. Prereq: BiomedE 4610 (461), and Sr standing; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 769 or BiomedE 761. Cross-listed in BiomedE 5661. |
| CHBE | 5769 |
Survey of biomedical nanotechnology with particular emphasis on nanoscale mass transport, nanomechanics, nanofluidics, bioconjugates and medical therapeutics. Prereq: BiomedE 4610 (461), and Sr standing; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 769 or BiomedE 761. Cross-listed in BiomedE 5661. |
| CHBE | 5771 |
Introduction to principal aspects of air pollution, including engineering control of stationary sources, atmospheric chemistry, aerosol behavior, transport and dispersion modeling. Prereq: Sr or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 771. |
| CHBE | 5771 |
Introduction to principal aspects of air pollution, including engineering control of stationary sources, atmospheric chemistry, aerosol behavior, transport and dispersion modeling. Prereq: Sr or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 771. |
| CHBE | 5772 |
Introduces the principles, techniques, and challenges of environmentally conscious decision making in chemical engineering. A study of systematic methods for the analysis and development of sustainable industrial products and processes. Prereq: 4760 (760), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 772. |
| CHBE | 5772 |
Introduces the principles, techniques, and challenges of environmentally conscious decision making in chemical engineering. A study of systematic methods for the analysis and development of sustainable industrial products and processes. Prereq: 4760 (760), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 772. |
| CHBE | 5773 |
Introduction to polymeric materials, polymerization methods and kinetics, polymer solution properties, molecular weight determination and polymer physical/mechanical properties. Prereq: 3610 (610) or Chem 2510 (251), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 773. |
| CHBE | 5773 |
Introduction to polymeric materials, polymerization methods and kinetics, polymer solution properties, molecular weight determination and polymer physical/mechanical properties. Prereq: 3610 (610) or Chem 2510 (251), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 773. |
| CHBE | 5774 |
Membrane separation mechanisms, transport models, permeability computations/measurements, membrane materials/types/modules, membrane contactors/reactors, and applications. Prereq: 3508 or 509; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 774 or MatScEn 774. Cross-listed in MatScEn 6774. |
| CHBE | 5774 |
Membrane separation mechanisms, transport models, permeability computations/measurements, membrane materials/types/modules, membrane contactors/reactors, and applications. Prereq: 3508 or 509; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 774 or MatScEn 774. Cross-listed in MatScEn 6774. |
| CHBE | 5775 |
Principles of rheology, including the characterization of non-Newtonian materials, rheological equations of state, viscometric flows, measurements, and applications to the flow of industrial materials. Prereq: 2420 (420), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 775. |
| CHBE | 5775 |
Principles of rheology, including the characterization of non-Newtonian materials, rheological equations of state, viscometric flows, measurements, and applications to the flow of industrial materials. Prereq: 2420 (420), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 775. |
| CHBE | 5777 |
An introduction to nanomaterials and nanotechnology. Important polymeric micro/nanomaterials and structures, and their manufacturing techniques. Prereq: 3521 (521), MechEng 3500 (500), 4510 (510), MatScEn 2251 (401), or 3151 (526), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 777. |
| CHBE | 5777 |
An introduction to nanomaterials and nanotechnology. Important polymeric micro/nanomaterials and structures, and their manufacturing techniques. Prereq: 3521 (521), MechEng 3500 (500), 4510 (510), MatScEn 2251 (401), or 3151 (526), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 777. |
| CHBE | 5779 |
Design and analysis of experiments with emphasis on applications in engineering. Prereq: Jr or Sr standing in ChBE. Not open to students with credit for 779. |
| CHBE | 5779 |
Design and analysis of experiments with emphasis on applications in engineering. Prereq: Jr or Sr standing in ChBE. Not open to students with credit for 779. |
| CHBE | 5790 |
Application of chemical and biomolecular engineering principles to construct mathematical models of processes and perform simulations. Prereq: Jr, Sr, or Grad standing in ChBE. Not open to students with credit for 790. |
| CHBE | 5790 |
Application of chemical and biomolecular engineering principles to construct mathematical models of processes and perform simulations. Prereq: Jr, Sr, or Grad standing in ChBE. Not open to students with credit for 790. |
| CHBE | 6999 |
Research for thesis. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable. This course is graded S/U. |
| CHBE | 8189 |
Expose students who are interested in academic careers to the classroom environment, while having minimal impact upon the overall course. Prereq: FABEng 7220 or 810; and at least 1 IA or TA experience. |
| CHBE | 8194 |
Designed to give the student an opportunity to pursue special studies and topics not otherwise offered. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs or 18 completions. |
| CHBE | 8781 |
Analysis and critique of chemical and biomolecular engineering research literature. Training and practice in written and oral communication of research ideas. Prereq: Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 881. |
| CHBE | 8799 |
Teaching and instructional development under faculty guidance in the chemical and biomolecular engineering curriculum. Prereq: Grad standing. International students for whom English is not the first language must first become certified in English, either through the SPEAK or Mock Teaching Test. Repeatable to a maximum of 20 cr hrs or 20 completions. This course is graded S/U. |
| CHBE | 8800 |
A minor problems course covering chemical engineering operation, instrumentation, thermodynamics, kinetics, transport fields, and chemical technology. Prereq: Satisfactory courses in field of problem undertaken, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 15 completions. |
| CHBE | 8801 |
Modern techniques for the theoretical analysis of chemical and biomolecular engineering problems. Prereq: Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 801. |
| CHBE | 8808 |
Detailed discussion of the thermodynamic properties of pure compounds and mixtures; computational problem work emphasizes the application of thermodynamics in industrial problems. Prereq: 3508 (508), and Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 808. |
| CHBE | 8809 |
Continuation of CBE 8808 and special topics of thermodynamics that are of interest to chemical and biomolecular engineering. Prereq: 8808 (808), and Grad standing; or permisson of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 809. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs. |
| CHBE | 8812 |
Chemical engineering kinetics from the viewpoint of industrial chemical processes. Prereq: 2523 (523) and 3610 (610), and Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 812. |
| CHBE | 8813 |
A continuation of Advanced Kinetics I but with emphasis on deeper study of topics taken up in the first course. Prereq: 8812 (812), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 813. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs. |
| CHBE | 8815 |
Momentum and mass transfer theory at both the macroscopic and microscopic levels utilizing integral and differential conservation equations. Prereq: Grad standing in ChemEng, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 815.01 or 815.08. |
| CHBE | 8816 |
Advanced theories and applications of mass transfer at the graduate level. Prereq: 8815, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 815.01. |
| CHBE | 8817 |
An advanced course on heat transfer phenomena including heat conduction, heat convection and thermal radiation. Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 815.05. |
| CHBE | 8818 |
An advanced momentum transfer course taught at the graduate level. It is assumed that all students have an equivalent background of undergraduate fluid mechanics and graduate advanced transport. Prereq: 8815, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 815.09. |
| CHBE | 8890 |
Formal lectures and discussion on topics related to the Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymeric Biomedical Devices. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs. |
| CHBE | 8895 |
Formal lectures and discussion of state of the art research and development in chemical and biomolecular engineering. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. |
| CHBE | 8999 |
Research for dissertation purposes only. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable. This course is graded S/U. |