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ChEn 4214. Polymers. (3 cr. Prereq–Grade of at leastC in MatS 3011 or #)Polymer structure-property relations: structure/morphology of crystalline/amorphous states.Crystallization kinetics. Vitrification <strong>and</strong> the glasstransition. Mechanical properties, failure,permeability, optical/electrical properties, polymercomposites, effect of processing on properties.ChEn 4401W. Chemical Engineering Lab I. (3 cr;A-F only. Prereq–4003, [4004 or 4004], 4101, [upper divChEn major or ∆])Principles/techniques of efficient design, structure,measurement, planning, analysis, <strong>and</strong> presentation ofexperiments <strong>and</strong> experimental results. Problems inenergy balances, fluid flow, heat transfer, <strong>and</strong> masstransfer. Design of new systems using experimentaldata obtained in lab. Oral/written presentations.ChEn 4402W. Chemical Engineering Lab II. (2 cr.Prereq–4003, 4004, 4101, 4401W, [upper div ChEn majoror ∆])Principles/techniques of efficient design, structure,measurement, planning, analysis, <strong>and</strong> presentation ofexperiments <strong>and</strong> experimental results. Experimentalproblems in energy balances, fluid flow, heattransfer, <strong>and</strong> mass transfer. Design of new systemsusing data obtained in lab. Oral/written presentations.ChEn 4501W. Chemical Engineering Process Design.(3 cr. Prereq–4003, [4004 or 4004], 4102, [upper divChEn major or ∆])Engineering economics of process evaluation,including time/bases for cost estimation. Engineeringdesign <strong>through</strong> group projects. Case studies.ChEn 4502W. Chemical Engineering Process DesignII. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq–4004, 4501, [upper div ChEnmajor or ∆])Continue review (from 4501) of unit processes/operations, introducing detail for design, costanalysis, control, operability, modifications, <strong>and</strong>alternatives. Case studies, special topics.ChEn 4593. Directed Study. (1-4 cr. Prereq–#)Directed study under faculty supervision.ChEn 4594. Directed Research. (1-4 cr; A-F only.Prereq–#)Independent lab research under faculty supervision.ChEn 4601. Process Control. (3 cr; A-F only.Prereq–4102, [upper div ChEn major or ∆])Analysis of dynamic behavior/design of linearcontrol systems for chemical processes. Dynamicresponse <strong>and</strong> stability of linear ODE systems, tuningof PID controllers, synthesis of feedback,feedforward/feedback controller.ChEn 4604. Process Control Laboratory. (2 cr;A-F only. Prereq–ChEn 4601 or ChEn 4601)Experiments designed to reinforce concepts <strong>and</strong>principles of process control taught in 4601.Introduce industrial-process instrumentation <strong>and</strong>control, <strong>and</strong> use of computers for data acquisition,analysis, <strong>and</strong> control.ChEn 4701. Advanced Undergraduate Applied MathI: Linear Analysis. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq–4002)Integrated approach to solving linear mathematicalproblems (linear algebraic equations, linear ordinary/partial differential equations) using theoretical/numerical analysis based on linear operator theory.Undergraduate version of 8201.ChEn 4702. Advanced Undergraduate Rheology.(3 cr; A-F only. Prereq–4002)Deformation/flow of non-Newtonian/viscoelasticfluids, plastic materials, perfectly elastic solids.Phenomenological/molecular interpretation ofrheology of elastomers, polymer melts, polymersolutions. Application of rheology to polymerprocessing. Undergraduate version of 8102.ChEn 4703. Advanced Undergraduate Applied MathII: Nonlinear Analysis. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq–ChEn4002; grad-level <strong>course</strong> in linear analysis recommended)Nonlinear mathematical problems (nonlinearordinary/partial differential equations) usingtheoretical/numerical analysis. Undergraduateversion of 8202.ChEn 4704. Advanced Undergraduate Physical RateProcesses I: Transport. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq–4002)Survey of mass transfer, dilute/concentrateddiffusion, Brownian motion. Diffusion coefficients inpolymers, of electrolytes, at critical points.Multicomponent diffusion. Mass transfercorrelations/predictions. Mass transfer coupled withchemical reaction. Undergraduate version of 8301.ChEn 4705. Advanced Undergraduate Physical RateProcesses II: Mass Transfer. (3 cr; A-F only.Prereq–4002)Applications of mass transfer. Membranes, includinggas separation <strong>and</strong> reverse osmosis. Controlled drugrelease. Dispersion, including examples of pollutionmodeling. Adsorption/chromatography. Coupledheat/mass transfer, including cooling towers. Doublediffusiveeffects. Undergraduate version of 8302.ChEn 4706. Advanced Undergraduate Physical <strong>and</strong>Chemical Thermodynamics. (3 cr; A-F only.Prereq–Chem 3502, 4101, 4002; recommendbackground in undergraduate engineering orchemistry <strong>course</strong>s in thermodynamics)Principles of classical thermodynamics, introductionto nonequilibrium thermodynamics. Applications inchemical engineering, materials science.Undergraduate version of 8401.ChEn 4707. Advanced Undergraduate StatisticalThermodynamics <strong>and</strong> Kinetics. (3 cr; A-F only.Prereq–4002, 4101, Chem 3501, Chem 3502)Introduction to statistical mechanical description ofequilibrium/non-equilibrium properties of matter.Emphasizes fluids, classical statistical mechanics.Undergraduate version of 8402.ChEn 4708. Advanced Undergraduate ChemicalRate Processes: Analysis of Chemical Reactors. (3 cr;A-F only. Prereq–4102)Design of reactors for heat management, withcatalytic processes, <strong>through</strong> detailed analysis ofsteady state, transient behavior. Polymerization,combustion, solids processing, environmentalmodeling. Design of multiphase reactors.Undergraduate version of 8501.ChEn 4709. Advanced Undergraduate ProcessControl. (3 cr; A-F only)For linear systems: stability, controllability,observability, pole-placement via state feedback stateobservers, output feedback, robustness of controlsystems. For nonlinear systems: solution properties,stability analysis, singular perturbations, feedbacklinearization via state feedback, direct synthesis viaoutput feedback. Undergraduate version of 8502.ChEn 4710. Advanced Undergraduate ChemicalRate Processes: Homogeneous Reactions. (3 cr;A-F only. Prereq–4102)Description/characterization of chemically reactingsystems. Theories of elementary reactions.Experimental methods for investigating elementaryreactions. Applications of chemical kinetics tocomplex reactions such as combustion, flames,atmosphere. Undergraduate version of 8503.ChEn 5103. Porous Media. (3 cr; A-F only. §MatS 8219.Prereq–4003, 4102)Geometry <strong>and</strong> topology of porous materials.Fundamentals of flow, transport, <strong>and</strong> deformation.One-phase <strong>and</strong> two-phase Darcy flows, convectivedispersion in microporous materials. Relations ofmacroscopic properties <strong>and</strong> behavior to underlyingmicroscopic structures <strong>and</strong> mechanisms. Nanoporousmaterials. Examples from nature <strong>and</strong> technology.ChEn 5104. Coating Process Fundamentals. (3 cr;A-F only. Prereq–ChEn 4003, ChEn 4102)Basic process functions; viscous flow <strong>and</strong> rheology,capillarity, wetting; electrostatic effects; phasechange, colloidal transformations, mass/heat transferin drying; kinetics in curing; stress <strong>and</strong> propertydevelopment in solidification. Illustrations drawnfrom theoretical modeling, flow visualization, <strong>and</strong>stopped-process microscopy.Course DescriptionsChEn 5221. Introduction to Polymer Chemistry.(3 cr; A-F only. Prereq–[3502, Chem 2302] or #)Condensation, radical, ionic, emulsion, ring-opening,metal-catalyzed polymerizations. Chainconformation, solution thermodynamics, molecularweight characterization, physical properties.ChEn 5302. Chemical Reaction Engineering <strong>and</strong>Catalysis. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq–ChEn 4102)Continuous <strong>and</strong> batch reactors, heat management,catalytic reactions <strong>and</strong> reactors, nonideal flow inreactors, polymerization, solids processing,multiphase reactors. Fundamentals <strong>and</strong> mechanismsof catalytic reactions. Industrial examples inpetroleum/chemical industries.ChEn 5531. Electrochemical Engineering. (3 cr.Prereq–[MatS 3011 or #], [upper div IT or grad student])Fundamentals of electrochemical engineering.Electrochemical mass transfer electrokinetics,thermodynamics of electrochemical cells, modernsensors. Formation of thin films <strong>and</strong> microstructuredmaterials. Computer-based problems.ChEn 5595. Special Topics. (1-4 cr. Prereq–#)New or experimental special topics.ChEn 5751. Biochemical Engineering. (3 cr; A-F only.Prereq–4002, 4003, 4102)Chemical engineering principles applied to analysis/design of complex cellular/enzyme processes.Quantitative framework for design of cells forproduction of proteins, synthesis of antibodies withmammalian cells, or degradation of toxic compoundsin contaminated soil.ChEn 5752. Quantitative Biology for Engineers.(3 cr; A-F only. Prereq–Engineering background, #)Biological fundamentals of biotechnology. Structuralbasis of biological systems. Communication betweencells/environment. Gene expression. Proteins <strong>and</strong>their functional classes. Metabolic pathways <strong>and</strong>their reactions. From gene/genome to physiology.Genomics/proteomics as technologies.Biotechnology <strong>and</strong> society: ethics, law, public policy.Biotechnology-based commercial enterprises.ChEn 5753. (Biological) Biomedical TransportProcesses. (3 cr. §ME 5381, §BMEn 5310. Prereq–ChEn4003 or ME 3322)Introduction to fluid, mass, <strong>and</strong> heat transport inbiological systems. Mass transfer across membranes,fluid flow in capillaries, interstitium, veins <strong>and</strong>arteries. Heat transfer in single cells <strong>and</strong> tissues.Whole organ <strong>and</strong> body heat transfer issues. Bloodflow <strong>and</strong> oxygenation. Heat <strong>and</strong> mass transfer inrespiratory system. Biotransport issues in artificialorgans, membrane oxygenators, <strong>and</strong> drug deliveryapplications.ChEn 5754. Food Processing Technology. (3 cr;A-F only. Prereq–ChEn 4002)Introduction to food processing as it interfaces withengineering. Case studies. Engineering economics<strong>and</strong> practical design problems in food processing.Heat transfer; freezing, conduction (unsteady state);thermal processing; extruder design; proteinprocessing; order-of-magnitude estimating; <strong>and</strong>economic concepts such as ROI, discounted cashflow, <strong>and</strong> capital estimating.ChEn 5759. Principles of Mass Transfer inEngineering <strong>and</strong> Biological Engineering. (2 cr;A-F only. Prereq–ChEn 4002)Principles of mass transfer in gases, liquids,biological <strong>and</strong> macromolecular solutions, gels,solids, membranes, <strong>and</strong> capillaries. Porous solidsinteraction between mass transfer <strong>and</strong> chemicalreaction. Applications in biological, environmental,mineral, <strong>and</strong> chemical engineering systems.ChEn 5771. Colloids <strong>and</strong> Dispersions. (3 cr; A-F only.Prereq–Physical chemistry)Preparation, stability, coagulation kinetics or colloidalsolutions. DLVO theory, electrokinetic phenomena.Properties of micelles, other microstructures.Course Descriptions325

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