425 Chemical and Biomolecular Process Economics (3) Concepts and methods of cost estimating, debt and equity financing, discounted cash flow methods, and estimation of product manufacturing costs. Includes case studies and the use of computer methods for financial and sensitivity analysis.
467 Honors: Engineering Internship in Process Control (4) Selected students work in small groups on industrial problems in process dynamics and control. Directed by faculty and engineers from host company.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 360 and consent of instructor.
477 Honors: Applied Process Automation Laboratory (3) Interfacing flexible batch continuous processes to automation systems. Top down analysis with bottom up implementation, hierarchical structures and object oriented concepts are used to design automation solutions including human-machine-interfaces. Workstations with modern industrial equipment, provide an interactive graphics, and visualization environment.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 360 and consent of instructor.
483 Introduction to Reliability Engineering (3) (See Nuclear Engineering 483.)
484 Introduction to Maintainability Engineering (3) (See Nuclear Engineering 484.)
500 Thesis (1-15)
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
501 Graduate Seminar (1)
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 20 hours.
Comment(s): Enrollment is limited to students admitted to the graduate program.
502 Registration for Use of Facilities (1-15) Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
505 Engineering Analysis (3) Formulation and solution of problems in chemical engineering and materials areas, ordinary and partial differential equations; types of ODE, PDE and solution techniques; transform methods; conformal mapping; variational methods; introduction to numerical methods. (Same as Materials Science and Engineering 505.)
507 Application of Linear Algebra in Engineering Systems (3) Fundamental concepts of linear algebra to problems in engineering systems: steady state and dynamic systems. Geometric and physical interpretations of relevant concepts: least square problems, LU, QR, and SVD decompositions of system matrix, eigenvalue problems, and similarity transformations in solving difference and differential equations; numerical stability aspects of various algorithms; application of linear algebra concepts in control and optimization studies; introduction to linear programming. Computer projects. (Same as Biomedical Engineering 507; Electrical and Computer Engineering 507; Industrial Engineering 507; Materials Science and Engineering 507; Mechanical Engineering 507.)
Comment(s): Graduate standing or consent of instructor required.
509 Multidisciplinary Project (1) (See Industrial Engineering 509.)
531 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3) Phase equilibrium in ideal and non-ideal solution; composition relationship between phases, solution behavior, and application to macromolecules; introduction to microscopic approach to thermodynamics.
532 Statistical Mechanics (3) Molecular distribution functions, molecular simulations, diagrammatic expansions, distribution function theories, perturbation theories, time-dependent correlation functions, theory of transport processes, and phase transitions.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 531.
541 Polymer Rheology (3) (See Materials Science and Engineering 541.)
542 Diffusive and Stagewise Mass Transfer Operations (3) Analysis of mass transfer phenomena, coupled mass transfer and reaction, mass transfer operations in packed towers and agitated vessels, membrane separations. Equilibrium stage concepts applied to mass transfer operation, emphasizing nonisothermal and multicomponent systems.
547 Transport Phenomena I (3) Unified treatment of momentum transport (fluid flow), energy transport (heat conduction, convection, and radiation), and mass transport (diffusion). Fundamental basis of transport phenomena and momentum transport: viscous, viscoelastic, and potential flows.
548 Transport Phenomena II (3) Unified treatment of momentum transport (fluid flow), energy transport (heat conduction, convection, and radiation), and mass transport (diffusion). Energy transport and mass transport in closed and flow systems, interrelationships between transport processes, and prediction of transport parameters.
551 Chemical Reactor Analysis (3) Rate models for heterogeneous reactions, properties of porous catalysts, catalyst deactivation, fluid-fluid and fluid-solid reactors.
556 Data Mining in Engineering and Manufacturing (3) (See Industrial Engineering 556.)
561 Application of Multivariate Statistics to Process Modeling and Data Analysis (3) Probability and distribution of single- and multi-variables. Estimation of population parameters. Factorial experimental design. Linear regression modeling in one and multi-variables and associated ANOVA. Application of multivariate statistical techniques in modeling and monitoring of engineering processes: fault detection and diagnostics. (Same as Industrial Engineering 561.)
Comment(s): Graduate standing or consent of the instructor required.
575 Applied Microbiology and Bioengineering (3) Cross-disciplinary course combining basic concepts in microbiology, biochemistry, reaction kinetics, and biochemical and environmental engineering. Commercial processes, biodegradation/wastewater treatment, analysis of basic bioreactor systems, biosensors, and immobilization methods. (Same as Biosystems Engineering 575; Environmental Engineering 575; Microbiology 575.)
580 Technical Review and Assessment (3) Preparation of critical review of literature in area related to chemical engineering.
Comment(s): Enrollment is limited to students in the non-thesis option.
Registration Permission: Consent of advisor.
581 Green Engineering (3) Principles and practical aspects of the design, commercialization, and use of processes and products that are feasible and economical while minimizing the generation of pollution at the source and risk to human health and environment. (Same as Engineering Science 585; Environmental Engineering 581.)
Comment(s): Graduate standing in engineering or consent of the instructor required.
585 Process System Reliability and Safety (3) (See Nuclear Engineering 585.)
590 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (3)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (3-15)
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
631 Advanced Topics in Statistical Thermodynamics and Molecular Dynamics (3) Statistical thermodynamics, molecular based computer simulations, Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics calculations; applications to complex materials and energy-relevant and biological systems.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 532.
632 Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics (3) Unified treatment of nonequilibrium thermodynamics from the perspective of a general mathematical framework, applicable at all levels of system description from microscopic to macroscopic. Statistical and continuum mechanical descriptions of irreversible thermodynamic systems, with applications to complex fluids, are emphasized.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 531 and 532.
633 Multiscale Materials Modeling (3) Development of multiscale simulation strategies for engineering of advanced micro-and-nano structured materials via integration of essential information from different scales, i.e., molecular, mesoscopic and continuum.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 505, 531, and 547.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
647 Advanced Transport Phenomena (3) Derivation and solution of coupled mass, momentum and energy evolution equations; application to complex materials and energy-relevant and biological systems.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 547 and 548.
652 Sustainable Energy Production (3) Emerging technologies in energy capture, including photovoltaic cells and bio-based fuels and in energy production, including fuel cells. Study of fundamental mechanisms. Comparative analysis of the alternatives, including current technical barriers to commercialization.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 505.
661 Advanced Topics in Process Dynamics and Control (3) Multiloop and multivariable control, model predictive control, process identification and monitoring, plantwide control, etc.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 505.
662 Chaos and Engineering Applications (3) Chaos and nonlinear dynamics analysis of time series for understanding, development, design and control of complex engineering systems; systems with continuous multi-scale temporal and spatial variations; review of standard analysis techniques; applications to bubble formation, distillation, fluidization, combustion, fermentation, patterns (nonwoven fabrics, nanotubes), molecular-self organization, cardiac control, and bioinformatics.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 505.
Recommended Background: Programming.
671 Advanced Biomolecular Engineering (3) Current science and technology at the interface of engineering and biology, focusing at the molecular level. Topics include enzyme-based sensors, molecular-level engineering for bio-based energy production, genetic engineering for protein expression in non-native hosts, modeling of metabolic networks and gene expression.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 575.
Recommended Background: Working knowledge of undergraduate level biochemistry and cellular biology; graduate
chemical engineering core coursework.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
672 Computational Bioinformatics (3) Modeling and analysis of DNA/RNA and protein sequences. Topics include STR and SNP DNA measurement data for human identification; dynamic programming; distance measures, clusters, and link analysis and discovery; clustering algorithms; data mining using SVD method; dynamic indexing of data collections using clustering; probability theory; Bayesian and maximum likelihood estimation; entropy as a measure of information content and inductive inference; parallel computation. Applications to biological molecules will be studied.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): Statistics 505 and 507.
Recommended Background: Programming skills.
691 Advanced Topics in Chemical Engineering (3)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.