Chemical Engineering (CHME)

CHME 1010:   Intro. to Chemical Engineering  
Chemical Engineering  
Careers in engineering; basic computer skills; simple graphical analysis; units and conversions.  
2 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 2510:   Programming for Chem. Engr.  
Chemical Engineering  
Algorithm development and structured programming techniques, including numerical and graphical applications related to engineering and scientific problem solving.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
One Way-Co-Requisite MATH 2611.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 2520:   Fndmtls. of Chem Eng Prob. Sol  
Chemical Engineering  
This course has three overall objectives: a) to introduce students to the core knowledge, skills, and abilities applied by chemical engineers to problems, b) to use spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel to solve engineering calculations and present the results in a clear and professional manner; and c) to apply knowledge of algebraic methods and Python programming to solve mathematical problems typical of those needed to model chemical engineering applications.  
2 credits  
Prerequisites
One Way-Co-Requisites CSCI 1056 and ENGR 1010.  
Corequisites
CSCI 1056 and ENGR 1010  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 3071:   Chemical Process Principles I  
Chemical Engineering  
Steady state material balances; stoichiometry; equations of state; solid-liquid phase equilibrium.  
2 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C in CHEM 1060 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 3072:   Chemical Process Principles II  
Chemical Engineering  
Steady state energy balances; introduction to process simulation.  
2 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C in CHME 3071 and MATH 2612 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 3160:   Chem. Engr. Fluid Mechanics  
Chemical Engineering  
This class discusses fluid mechanics principles applicable to chemical engineering practice, focused on the development of transport balances around control volumes. Course concepts center around mass, energy, and momentum balance principles for incompressible and compressible fluids.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in MATH 2612 and 24 Earned Credits; AND One-Way Corequisite: ENGR 3210.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 3170:   Proc. Fluid Dyn. & Heat Trans.  
Chemical Engineering  
Macroscopic momentum balances, piping system design; drag coefficients, fluidization, macroscopic energy balances, heat transfer coefficients, heat exchanger design, unsteady/two-dimensional heat transfer.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in CHME 3072 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 3180:   Chem Engr. Heat & Mass Trans.  
Chemical Engineering  
This course provides the basics of heat transfer as it applies to many real-world engineering problems, and aims to develop an intuitive understanding of heat transfer by studying the physics and mechanisms of heat flow. By analogy, it also introduces the student to the basic principles of mass transfer.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in CHME 3160 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 3300:   Chemical Eng. R & D Experience  
Chemical Engineering  
Apply the fundamentals of engineering science (transport phenomena, thermodynamics, chemical reaction engineering, and/or applied mathematics) to the methods, results and significance of goal-driven research. Students will analyze, plan, and execute a research project, including effective communication of results, both orally and in writing.  
1 - 2 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in CHME 3071 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
CHME 3450:   Engineering Economy  
Chemical Engineering  
Time value of money, depreciation, cost estimation, return of investment; risk and selecting alternatives.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in CHME 3072 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 4071:   Chem. Engineering Projects I  
Chemical Engineering  
Specific topic investigated by each student; report due at the end of each semester.  
1 - 3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
CHME 4072:   Chem. Engineering Projects II  
Chemical Engineering  
Specific topic investigated by each student; report due at the end of each semester.  
1 - 3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
CHME 4110:   Chemical Engineering Seminar  
Chemical Engineering  
Oral presentation of engineering results.  
1 credit  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Corequisites
CHME 4490  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CHME 4120:   Process Control and Safety  
Chemical Engineering  
Modeling of transient systems; design of feedback control systems and principles of process safety.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in CHME 3072 and MATH 3530 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Corequisites
MATH 3530  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 4130:   Chemical Process Safety  
Chemical Engineering  
This course will introduce undergraduates to the fundamental components of a well-organized and comprehensive chemical process safety management program.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 4170:   Separation Processes  
Chemical Engineering  
Equilibrium-stage and mass transfer processes; distillation, adsorption, extraction, membrane separations.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in CHME 3072 and CHME 3180 and CHME 4210 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 4210:   Chem. Engr. Thermodynamics  
Chemical Engineering  
Property estimation; phase and chemical equilibria and multicomponent systems.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in ENGR 3210 and MATH 2614 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 4230:   Chem. Reactor Anlys. and Des.  
Chemical Engineering  
Reaction mechanisms, rate expressions; reactor design.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in CHME 3072 and CHME 3160 and MATH 3530 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 4310:   ChE Mass & Energy Balance Lab  
Chemical Engineering  
Hands-on examination of principles of material and energy balances and thermodynamics.  
1 credit  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in CHME 3072 and 24 Earned Credits; AND One-Way Corequisite: CHME 4210.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 4320:   ChE Unit Operations Lab  
Chemical Engineering  
Hands-on examination of various chemical engineering unit operations such as separation processes, chemical reactors, and heat transfer equipment.  
1 credit  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in CHME 4170 and CHME 4230 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 4330:   ChE Design Lab  
Chemical Engineering  
Provides students with experience at equipment scale-up, design/redesign, and construction.  
2 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in CHME 3180 and (min grade of C- in CHME 4310 or CHME 4320).  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 4490:   Process Design  
Chemical Engineering  
Design, analysis, and simulation of chemical processes.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in CHME 3450 and CHME 4170 and CHME 4230 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Corequisites
CHME 4110  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 4500:   Process Optimization  
Chemical Engineering  
Optimization of chemical processes.  
1 credit  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in CHME 4490 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 4510:   Plant Design I  
Chemical Engineering  
Design of chemical processes and plants.  
4 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in CHME 3450 and CHME 4170 and CHME 4210 and CHME 4230 and24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 4520:   Product and Process Dev.  
Chemical Engineering  
This course seeks to reinforce skills and experiences for chemical engineering students through the development and management of chemical- based products and processes.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
min grade of C- in CHME 3180 and CHME 4490 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 4700:   Principles of Lean Six Sigma  
Chemical Engineering  
This course will provide undergraduates with a working knowledge of the Lean Six Sigma process improvement methodology.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5000:   Membrane Sci and Engineering  
Chemical Engineering  
This course covers the science of membrane processes and the engineering of membrane system module and process design. Topics discussed include: membrane transport theory, porous and nonporous membranes, membrane characterization, and unit operations with a focus on the application of membrane theory to unit operations and the optimization of both industrial and academic applications.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
ENGR 3220.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5102:   Adv. Transport Phenomena II  
Chemical Engineering  
Development and use of the equations of conservation of mass, energy, and momentum in continuous materials.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CHME 5000.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5110:   Process Dynamics and Control  
Chemical Engineering  
Modeling of transient systems; design of feedback control systems.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CHME 3072 and One-Way Corequisite: MATH 3530.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5150:   Research Seminar  
Chemical Engineering  
Philosophy and principles of engineering research. May not be used to satisfy requirements for a B.S. degree in chemical engineering. Z grade  
1 credit  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CHME 5200:   Biochemical Engineering  
Chemical Engineering  
An overview of microbiology and biochemistry. The development of models for microbial kinetics. The design of reactors and auxiliary equipment for microbial systems.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5210:   Drug and Gene Delivery  
Chemical Engineering  
In-depth introduction to the field of drug and gene delivery to upper- level undergraduate and graduate students. The course covers the fundamentals of drug delivery, including routes of delivery, physiologic drug delivery barriers, and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
BISC 1620 and CHEM 1060.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5220:   Immunoengineering  
Chemical Engineering  
The course consists of a sequence of five topical modules: 1) fundamentals of immunology, 2) the immunologist’s toolbox, 3) vaccines and immunotherapies, 4) drug delivery principles for vaccines and immunotherapies, and 5) materials for immunoengineering.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
BISC 1600 and BISC 1610 and BISC 1620 and BISC 1630 and CHEM 1050 and CHEM 1051 and CHEM 1060 and CHEM 1061.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5230:   Mol. and Cellular Biophysics  
Chemical Engineering  
This course provides a molecular perspective on thermodynamics, transport phenomena, and reaction kinetics in a biological setting, critical for analyzing, understanding, and modeling life processes that initiate at the molecular level.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
PHYS 2120.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5240:   Microscopy for Engineers  
Chemical Engineering  
Comprehensive study of the principles of optical microscopy and imaging techniques commonly used in engineering research, with an emphasis on biological, biomedical, and chemical engineering fields.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
PHYS 2120.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5280:   Polymer Processing  
Chemical Engineering  
Analytical non-Newtonian fluid mechanical approach to polymer processing techniques; calendars, screw pumps, extruders, mixing, injection molding, and bonding operations.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5350:   Experimental Methods in Engr.  
Chemical Engineering  
Introduces topics related to the introductory design of experiments, acquisition and statistical analysis/processing of experimental data, uncertainty analysis of measurements, basic electrical circuits and measurement/sensing devices, methods for the measurement of physical and engineering properties of various systems, and essentials of report writing and presentation of data.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5400:   Coating Mat. Proc. & Apps.  
Chemical Engineering  
This course explores the role of key coating components of paper, metallic and tablet coatings; their chemical and physical interactions with the substrate; application and drying methods; and coating defects.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CHEM 1050.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5430:   Intro. to Polymer Science  
Chemical Engineering  
This course is designed as an upper-level undergraduate and introductory graduate-level elective to teach the fundamentals in polymer chemistry and physics, structure/property relationships, and characterization. The course is taught at an introductory level aimed at students with a background in chemistry (especially organic chemistry).  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CHEM 2210.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5435:   Grad Projects in Chem. Engr  
Chemical Engineering  
Individual design or research projects for chemical engineering students in the nonthesis M.S. program. Z grade  
1 - 3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
CHME 5450:   Colloid and Surface Science  
Chemical Engineering  
Fundamental concepts of colloid and surface science.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5470:   Sufactant Sci. and Apps.  
Chemical Engineering  
A stand-alone course covering a wide variety of topics associated with both the fundamental and applied aspects of surfactant science/chemistry.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CHEM 2210.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5499A:   Spec. Topics in Chem. Engr.  
Chemical Engineering  
May be repeated for credit.  
1 - 3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
CHME 5500:   Membrane Sci. and Engineering  
Chemical Engineering  
Development and use of the equations of conservation of mass, energy, and momentum in continuous materials. The use of detailed and integral balances.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
ENGR 3220.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5602:   Adv. Transport Phenomena II  
Chemical Engineering  
Development and use of the equations of conservation of mass, energy, and momentum in continuous materials.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5610:   Process Dynamics and Control  
Chemical Engineering  
Modeling of transient systems; design of feedback control systems.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
One Way-Co-Requisite MATH 3530.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5650:   Research Seminar  
Chemical Engineering  
Philosophy and principles of engineering research. May not be used to satisfy requirements for a B.S. degree in chemical engineering. Z grade  
1 credit  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
CHME 5700:   Biochemical Engineering  
Chemical Engineering  
An overview of microbiology and biochemistry. The development of models for microbial kinetics. The design of reactors and auxiliary equipment for microbial systems.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5710:   Drug and Gene Delivery  
Chemical Engineering  
In-depth introduction to the field of drug and gene delivery to upper- level undergraduate and graduate students. The course covers the fundamentals of drug delivery, including routes of delivery, physiologic drug delivery barriers, and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
BISC 1620 and CHEM 1060.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5720:   Immunoengineering  
Chemical Engineering  
The course consists of a sequence of five topical modules: 1) fundamentals of immunology, 2) the immunologist’s toolbox, 3) vaccines and immunotherapies, 4) drug delivery principles for vaccines and immunotherapies, and 5) materials for immunoengineering.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
BISC 1600 and BISC 1610 and BISC 1620 and BISC 1630 and CHEM 1050 and CHEM 1051 and CHEM 1060 and CHEM 1061.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5730:   Mol. and Cellular Biophysics  
Chemical Engineering  
This course provides a molecular perspective on thermodynamics, transport phenomena, and reaction kinetics in a biological setting, critical for analyzing, understanding, and modeling life processes that initiate at the molecular level.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5740:   Microscopy for Engineers  
Chemical Engineering  
Comprehensive study of the principles of optical microscopy and imaging techniques commonly used in engineering research, with an emphasis on biological, biomedical, and chemical engineering fields.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5780:   Polymer Processing  
Chemical Engineering  
Analytical non-Newtonian fluid mechanical approach to polymer processing techniques; calendars, screw pumps, extruders, mixing, injection molding, and bonding operations.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5850:   Experimental Methods in Engr.  
Chemical Engineering  
Introduces topics related to the introductory design of experiments, acquisition and statistical analysis/processing of experimental data, uncertainty analysis of measurements, basic electrical circuits and measurement/sensing devices, methods for the measurement of physical and engineering properties of various systems, and essentials of report writing and presentation of data.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5900:   Coating Mat. Proc. & Apps.  
Chemical Engineering  
This course explores the role of key coating components of paper, metallic and tablet coatings; their chemical and physical interactions with the substrate; application and drying methods; and coating defects.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CHEM 1050.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5930:   Intro. to Polymer Science  
Chemical Engineering  
This course is designed as an upper-level undergraduate and introductory graduate-level elective to teach the fundamentals in polymer chemistry and physics, structure/property relationships, and characterization. The course is taught at an introductory level aimed at students with a background in chemistry (especially organic chemistry).  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CHEM 2210.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5935:   Grad Projects in Chem. Engr  
Chemical Engineering  
Individual design or research projects for chemical engineering students in the nonthesis M.S. program. Z grade  
1 - 3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
CHME 5950:   Colloid and Surface Science  
Chemical Engineering  
Fundamental concepts of colloid and surface science.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5970:   Sufactant Sci. and Apps.  
Chemical Engineering  
A stand-alone course covering a wide variety of topics associated with both the fundamental and applied aspects of surfactant science/chemistry.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CHEM 2210.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 5999A:   Spec. Topics in Chem. Engr.  
Chemical Engineering  
May be repeated for credit.  
1 - 3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
CHME 6601:   Advanced Transport Phenomena I  
Chemical Engineering  
Theoretical development and application of the equations of motion (conservation of momentum) to solve problems associated with the isothermal flow of pure fluids.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
CHME 6602:   Adv. Transport Phenomena II  
Chemical Engineering  
Theoretical development and application of the equations of continuity and conservation of energy to solve problems associated with the non- isothermal flow of pure fluids and mixtures.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
CHME 6601.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture