2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

370 Course Descriptions/Chemical Engineering662. Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling for Engineers. (3-0). Credit 3. Applicationsof computational chemistry and molecular modeling relevant to engineers, especially predictions forthermophysical properties and reaction rates; emphasis on the creative and intelligent use of commercialsoftware to solve practical problems; problems relevant to process safety engineer. Prerequisites:CHEN 623 and 624 or approval of instructor.663. Systems Biology. (3-0). Credit 3. Introduction to experimental and computational techniques in systemsbiology; includes high throughput experiments, data analysis, modeling and simulation; discussionin the context of specific applications such as signal transduction. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.664. Global Optimization of Chemical Engineering Problems. (3-0). Credit 3. Advances in global optimizationand applications to chemical engineering systems; modeling and formulation of optimizationproblems, general theories and techniques of global optimization, and applications to problems onprocess design and integration. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.665. Sustainable Design of Chemical Processes. (3-0). Credit 3. Sustainability in chemical engineering;includes sustainable approaches to design and development of processes, products, energy usage; issuesand roles of chemical engineers, service learning. Prerequisite: Graduate and senior classification inengineering or approval of instructor.670. Computational Materials Science and Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. Modern methods of computationalmodeling and simulation of materials properties and phenomena, including synthesis, characterization,and processing of materials, structures and devices; quantum, classical, and statisticalmechanical methods, including semi-empirical atomic and molecular-scale simulations, and other modelingtechniques using macroscopic input. Prerequisites: Approval of instructor; graduate classification.Cross-listed with MSEN 670 and MEMA 670.675. Microelectronics Process Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. State-of-art process engineering principleson microelectronics, especially for the fabrication of very large scale integrated circuits (VLSICs); fundamentalunit processes, such as thin film deposition, thermal growth, lithography, etching and doping,material structures and properties, and basic device operation principles. Prerequisites: CHEN 623 andCHEN 624 or approval of instructor.677. Advanced Process Integration and Synthesis. (3-0). Credit 3. Systematic and state-of-the-art techniquesof understanding the global insights of mass and energy flows within a process; use of integratedinsights to optimize process performance; includes a variety of mathematical and visualization tools.Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.681. Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1. Presentations and discussions covering problems of current importance inchemical engineering research.684. Professional Internship. Credit 1 each semester. Engineering research experience in industrial settingaway from Texas A&M campus; projects supervised jointly by faculty and industrial representative.Prerequisites: Approval of student’s advisory committee chair and department head.685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 12. Limited investigations in fields other than those chosen for thesisor dissertation research and not covered by other formal courses. Prerequisite: Approval of departmenthead.689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in particular areas of chemical engineering. May berepeated for credit. Prerequisites: Approval of department head and instructor.691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester. Research for thesis or dissertation. Prerequisite: Approvalof department head.695. Graduate Mentoring Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1. Develop student skills in assessment; expose studentsto education in classroom setting. Prerequisites: Four chemical engineering core graduate courses; graduateadvisor approval.Department of Chemistrychem.tamu.eduHead: D. H. Russell; Graduate Advisor: S. W. NorthThe Department of Chemistry offers a program of study leading to a PhD degree in Chemistry.The PhD degree program is designed to ensure that the student receives extensive research experience.The dissertation which results from this research must satisfactorily demonstrate that the student