2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

CHE 4288 PETROLEUM PROCESSING (3 credits). Focuses on the properties of
crude oil and each of a refinery’s products, the details of each refinery operation, and the
effects of economic considerations on each refinery operation. (Requirement: Graduate
standing or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: CHE 4181.
CHE 4291 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1
(1-3 credits). Individual projects under the direction of faculty member in the chemical
engineering program. Projects include a literature review, project proposal, process design
or research, and written and oral reports. (Requirement: Department head approval or
senior standing.)
CHE 4292 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2
(1-3 credits). Individual projects under the direction of faculty member in the chemical
engineering program. Projects include a literature review, project proposal, process design
or research, and written and oral reports. (Requirement: Department head approval or
senior standing.) Prerequisites: CHE 4291.
CHE 4560 POLYMERIC MATERIALS (3 credits). General classes of polymers
and their patterns of behavior; polymer synthesis and processing, polymer rheology and
physical properties; and large-scale production problems. Prerequisites: CHE 3260.
CHE 4591 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits).
Studies in depth a specialized area of chemical engineering. Subject matter depends on
the expertise of the instructor. Topics announced prior to each offering. (Requirement:
Instructor approval.)
CHE 4592 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits).
Studies in depth a specialized area of chemical engineering. Subject matter depends on
the expertise of the instructor. Topics announced prior to each offering. (Requirement:
Instructor approval.)
CHE 5100 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR (0 credits). Weekly
seminar topics on chemical engineering research and practice. Presentations are made by
students, faculty and visitors.
CHE 5101 TRANSPORT PHENOMENA 1 (3 credits). Fundamental principles of
momentum, heat and mass transfer, and their application to chemical systems. Includes
derivation and analysis of the Navier-Stokes equations, energy equations and equations
for mass transport; flows at small Reynolds number and Stokes Law; the method of
matched asymptotic expansions; and boundary-layer theory. Also includes turbulence
and multiphase phenomena.
CHE 5103 TRANSPORT PROCESSES IN BIOENGINEERING (3 credits).
Studies mass, momentum and heat transfer within the human body, between the human
body and the environment and in the design of devices and systems involved with transport
processes in medical and clinical settings. (Requirement: Instructor approval.)
CHE 5110 EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS (3 credits). Advanced topics
in phase and chemical equilibria; relationships between equilibrium properties and
molecular-based theories of solutions; and fugacity coefficients, activity coefficients,
phase composition.
CHE 5120 PROCESS CONTROL (3 credits). Analysis, design, stability and
sensitivity; and optimization and transient response of staged, continuous and batch
operations. Emphasizes common mathematical and physical foundations, and automatic
control systems.
CHE 5150 CHEMICAL REACTOR DESIGN (3 credits). Design of nonideal
reactors; unsteady-state operation and stability analysis; multiphase reactors; and heat,
mass and momentum transfer in reacting systems. (Requirement: Graduate standing in
chemical engineering or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: CHE 4151.
CHE 5230 SEPARATION PROCESSES (3 credits). Analysis of mass transfer
in binary and multicomponent systems. Mathematical modeling of adsorption, extraction,
reverse osmosis and other selected processes. (Requirement: Graduate standing in
chemical engineering or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: CHE 4104.
CHE 5291 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits).
Studies in depth a specialized area of chemical engineering. Subject matter depends on
the expertise of the instructor. Topics announced prior to registration. (Requirement:
Instructor approval.)
CHE 5292 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits).
Studies in depth a specialized area of chemical engineering. Subject matter depends on
the expertise of the instructor. Topics announced prior to registration. (Requirement:
Instructor approval.)
CHE 5567 NANOTECHNOLOGY (3 credits). Understanding and development
of materials synthesis-structure-function relationships, emphasizing bulk and surface
analytical techniques, catalyst synthesis methods, nanoporous materials, nanoparticles,
nanocomposites, carbon nanotubes, nanowires, molecular self-assembly and molecular
recognition, biologically inspired materials and nanomedicine. (Requirement: Graduate
standing or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: CHE 3260 or CHM 2002.
CHE 5569 BIOMATERIALS AND TISSUE REGENERATION (3 credits).
Introduces the principles of materials science and cell biology underlying the design of
medical implants, artificial organs and matrices for tissue engineering. (Requirement:
Prerequisite course or graduate standing or instructor approval.) Prerequisites: BIO 4010
or CHE 3260.
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CHE 5571 PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR WATER
TREATMENT (3 credits). Modeling and design of physical and chemical processes
for water treatment: coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, chemical precipitation,
adsorption, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, chemical oxidation. (Requirement: Graduate
standing or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: CHE 3170.
CHE 5572 BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES FOR WATER TREATMENT (3 credits).
Modeling and design of biological processes used for water and wastewater treatment:
aerobic and anaerobic treatment, sludge digestion, nutrient removal and disinfection.
(Requirement: Graduate standing or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: CHE 3170.
CHE 5899 FINAL SEMESTER THESIS (0-2 credits). Variable registration
for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
(Requirements: Accepted petition to graduate and approval by Office of Graduate
Programs.)
CHE 5998 GRADUATE PROJECT IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits).
Student works with faculty members in chemical engineering to define and execute a
project in the field of chemical engineering. May be repeated for credit. (Requirement:
Department head approval.)
CHE 5999 THESIS (3-6 credits). Individual research under the direction of a
member of the graduate faculty on a selected topic. Six hours of thesis are required for
the master’s degree.
CHE 6899 FINAL SEMESTER DISSERTATION IN CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING (0-2 credits). Variable registration for dissertation completion after
satisfaction of minimum registration requirements. (Requirements: Accepted candidacy
and approval by the Office of Graduate Programs.)
CHE 6990 RESEARCH IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (1-6 credits).
Independent research under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty prior
to admission to doctoral candidacy. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits.
(Requirement: Doctoral standing.)
CHE 6999 DISSERTATION IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3-6 credits).
Preparation of the doctoral dissertation under the direction of the student’s doctoral committee.
(Requirement: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree.)
CHEMISTRY
CHM 1091 NANOSCIENCE/NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY (1 credit).
Introduces science/engineering freshmen interested in careers in nanoscience research/
nanotechnology to techniques of nanomaterial fabrication by thin film deposition and
chemical synthesis, and sample characterization techniques like atomic force and
scanning tunneling microscopes. (Requirement: Freshman status or instructor approval.)
Prerequisites: CHM 1101.
CHM 1100 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY (3 credits). Introduces the
basic concepts of modern chemistry. Provides an adequate chemistry background
for the successful completion of CHM 1101.
CHM 1101 GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 (4 credits). Covers fundamental principles
of modern chemistry, including stoichiometry, properties of gases, liquids and
solids, thermochemistry, atomic structure, properties of solutions and equilibrium.
Includes lab component.
CHM 1102 GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2 (4 credits). Continues CHM 1101.
Covers acids and bases, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, kinetics, descriptive
chemistry of metals and nonmetals, coordination chemistry, nuclear chemistry.
Introduces organic chemistry. Includes lab component. Prerequisites: CHM 1101.
CHM 2001 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 (3 credits). Studies the fundamentals of
structure and reaction mechanisms. Includes a review of bonding, preparations and
reactions of organic substances. Prerequisites: CHM 1102.
CHM 2002 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2 (3 credits). Studies the fundamentals of
structure and reaction mechanisms. Includes a review of bonding, preparations and
reactions of organic substances. Prerequisites: CHM 2001.
CHM 2011 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1 (2 credits). Introduces
organic chemistry techniques for lab operations. Includes preparation, reaction and
analysis of organic compounds. Corequisites: CHM 2001.
CHM 2012 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 2 (2 credits). Continues
CHM 2011. Introduces organic chemistry techniques for lab operations. Includes
preparation, reaction and analysis of organic compounds. Prerequisites: CHM 2011.
Corequisites: CHM 2002.
CHM 2100 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN CHEMISTRY (2 credits).
Covers the applications of computers in chemistry including computer fundamentals;
data collection, analysis and presentation; and the visualization and prediction
of molecular properties. For chemistry majors only. Noncredit for chemistry minor.
(CL) Corequisites: CHM 2001.
CHM 3001 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 1 (3 credits). Includes fundamental principles
of chemical phenomena; thermodynamics, equilibria and states of matter;
and chemical kinetics. Prerequisites: CHM 2002, MTH 2001, PHY 2002.