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ChE 531 - Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering

Pre-req:MATH 261 and Consent
Hours:3

Classification and solution of mathematical problems important in chemical engineering. Treatment and interpretation of engineering data. Analytical methods for ordinary and partial differential equations, including orthogonal functions and integral transforms. Vector calculus.


ChE 565 - Corrosion Engineering

Pre-req:CHE 320 or CHEM 341 or Equivalent
Hours:3

Basic mechanisms of various types of corrosion such as galvanic corrosion, pitting corrosion and stress corrosion cracking; methods of corrosion prevention such as cathodic and anodic preventions, by using coatings and inhibitors and by selecting proper alloys.


ChE 590 - Teaching Practicum. I, II, S.

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:3
Enrollment Restriction:College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
CIP Code:140701

Supervised practice in college teaching of ________ (Subject matter determined by department/division/college/school offering the course.)
Note: This course is intended to insure that graduate assistants are adequately prepared and supervised when they are given college teaching responsibility. It also provides a mechanism for students not on assistantships to gain teaching experience. Grading will be S/U.



ChE 591 - Advanced Topics

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:1-6

Investigation of advanced topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.


ChE 592 - Directed Study. I, II, S

Hours:1-6
Enrollment Restriction:College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
CIP Code:140701

Directed study, reading, and/or research.


ChE 593 - Special Topics. I, II, S.

Hours:1-6
Enrollment Restriction:College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
CIP Code:140701

A study of contemporary topics selected from recent developments in the field.


ChE 594 - Seminar. I, II, S

Hours:1-6
Enrollment Restriction:College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
CIP Code:140701

Special Seminars arranged for advanced graduate students.


ChE 595 - Independent Study. I, II, S.

Hours:1-6
Enrollment Restriction:College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
CIP Code:140701

Faculty-supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.


ChE 610 - Fluidization Engineering

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:3

Fundamentals of fluidization, two-phase flow theory and powder characteristics, structure and property of the emulsion phase and bubbles, massand heat-transfer in fluidized beds with and without chemical reaction.


ChE 611 - Powder Technology

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:3

Characterization of powders, structure of powders, powders in two-phase flow, measurement techniques, static and dynamic behavior of powders, grinding and agglomeration, chemistry of powders.


ChE 615 - Transport Phenomena

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:3
SyllabusRequires MS Word to View

Introduction to equations of change (heat, mass and momentum transfer) with a differential-balance approach. Use in Newtonian flow, turbulent flow, mass and energy transfer, radiation, convection. Estimation of transport coefficients.


ChE 620 - Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:3
SyllabusRequires MS Word to View

Logical development of thermodynamic principles. These are applied to selected topics including development and application of the phase rule, physical and chemical equilibria in complex systems, and nonideal solutions. Introduction to nonequilibrium thermodynamics.


ChE 625 - Chemical Reaction Engineering

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:3
SyllabusRequires MS Word to View

Homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction systems, batch and flow ideal reactors, macro- and micro-mixing, non-ideal reactors, diffusion and reaction in porous catalysts, reactor stability analysis, special topics.


ChE 635 - Process Dynamics and Control

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:3

Dynamic response of processes and control instruments. Use of Laplace transforms and frequency-response methods in analysis of control systems. Application of control systems in chemical reactors, distillation, and heat transfer operations. Introduction to nonlinear systems.


ChE 687 - Materials Engineering

Hours:3

A study of materials engineering fundamentals emphasizing semiconductor, polymer, metal, and ceramic/cementitious material systems. Mechanical and physical properties, theoretical aspects, testing, design criteria, manufacturing, and economics of material systems. Laboratory testing and evaluation. (Equivalent to CE 387, EE 387, EM 387, IMSE 387, and MAE 387.)


ChE 690 - Teaching Practicum. I, II, S.

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:1-3
Enrollment Restriction:College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
CIP Code:140701

Supervised practice in college teaching of ________ (Subject matter determined by department/division/college/school offering the course.)
Note: This course is intended to insure that graduate assistants are adequately prepared and supervised when they are given college teaching responsibility. It also provides a mechanism for students not on assistantships to gain teaching experience. Grading will be S/U.



ChE 691 - A-Z Advanced Topics.

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:1-6
Enrollment Restriction:College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
CIP Code:140701

Investigation of advanced topics which are not covered in regularly scheduled courses.


ChE 692 - Directed Study

Hours:1-6
Enrollment Restriction:College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
CIP Code:140701

Directed study, reading, and/or research


ChE 693 - Special Topics. I, II, S.

Hours:1-6
Enrollment Restriction:College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
CIP Code:140701

A study of contemporary topics selected from recent developments in the field.


ChE 694 - Seminar

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:1-6

Seminars arranged for advanced graduate students.


ChE 695 - Independent Study. I, II, S.

Hours:1-6
Enrollment Restriction:College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
CIP Code:140701

Faculty-supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.


ChE 696 - Graduate Seminar. I, II, S.

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:1
Enrollment Restriction:College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
CIP Code:140701

It is anticipated that each graduate student will present at least one seminar to the assembled faculty and graduate student body of his or her program.


ChE 697 - Research

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:1-15

Research activities leading to thesis, problem report, research paper or equivalent scholarly project, or a dissertation.


ChE 698 - Thesis or Dissertation

Pre-req:Consent.
Hours:2-4
Enrollment Restriction:College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
CIP Code:140701

Note: This is an optional course for programs that believe that this level of control and supervision is needed during the writing of students’ reports (698), theses (698), or dissertations (798). Grading may be S/U.


ChE 699 - Graduate Colloquium

Pre-req:Consent.
Hours:1-6
Enrollment Restriction:College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
CIP Code:140701

For graduate students not seeking coursework credit but who wish to meet residence requirements, use the University’s facilities, and participate in its academic and cultural programs.
Note: Graduate students who are not actively involved in coursework or research are entitled, through enrollment in his or her department’s 699/799 Graduate Colloquium, to consult with graduate faculty, participate in both formal and informal academic activities sponsored by his/her program, and retain all of the rights and privileges of duly enrolled students. Grading is S/U; colloquium credit may not be counted against credit requirements for masters’ programs. Registration for one credit of 699/799 graduate colloquium satisfies the University requirement of registration in the semester in which graduation occurs.



ChE 716 - Advanced Fluid Dynamics

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:3
SyllabusRequires MS Word to View

Analysis of flow of fluids and transport of momentum and mechanical energy. Differential equations of fluid flow; potential flow, laminar boundary-layer theory, and non-Newtonian fluids.


ChE 717 - Advanced Heat Transfer

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:2-5

Theory of transport of thermal energy in solids and fluids as well as radiative transfer. Steady-state and transient conduction; heat transfer to flowing fluids; evaporation; boiling and condensation; packed-and fluid-bed heat transfer.


ChE 718 - Advanced Mass Transfer

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:2-5

Theory of diffusion, interphase mass-transfer theory, turbulent transport, simultaneous mass and heat transfer, mass transfer with chemical reaction, high mass-transfer rates, multicomponent macroscopic balances.


ChE 720 - Applied Statistical and Molecular Thermodynamics

Pre-req:CHE 620 and Consent
Hours:3
SyllabusRequires MS Word to View

The connection between microscopic phenomena (thermodynamics) and macroscopic phenomena (statistical and quantum mechanics). Thermodynamics modeling for process analysis. Equations of state, perturbation theories, mixing rules, computer simulation, group-contribution models, physical-property prediction.


ChE 726 - Catalysis

Pre-req:CHE 625 or Consent
Hours:3

Physical and chemical properties of catalytic solids, nature and theories of adsorption, thermodynamics of catalysis, theories of mass and energy transport, theoretical and experimental reaction rates, reactor design and optimization.


ChE 727 - Non-Catalytic Solid-Fluid Reactions

Pre-req:CHE 625 or Consent
Hours:3

Reaction models, pseudosteady-state approximation, effectiveness factor, transport and chemical reaction properties, geometric, thermal and transitional instabilities, simultaneous multiple reactions, selectivities in fixed-, moving- and fluidized-bed reactor design.


ChE 730 - Advanced Numerical Methods

Pre-req:CHE 230 or Consent
Hours:3
SyllabusRequires MS Word to View

Methods for nonlinear algebraic equations, methods for initial- and boundary-value ordinary differential equations, methods for parabolic, hyperbolic, and elliptical partial differential equations, numerical stability, and methods for stiff equations, optimization techniques.


ChE 731 - Optimization of Chemical Engineering Systems

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:3

Optimization in engineering design, unconstrained optimization and differential calculus, equality-constraints optimization, search technique, maximum principles, goemetric and dynamic programming, linear and nonlinear programming, calculus of variations.


ChE 761 - Polymer Rheology

Hours:3

Qualitative behavior of polymeric liquids; Rheometry; stress, strain and rate of strain tensors; Equations of motion; Hookean solids and Newtonian liquids, Linear viscoelasticity; constitutive equations for solutions and melts.


ChE 790 - Teaching Practicum

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:1-3

Supervised practice in college teaching of Chemical Engineering. Note: This course is intended to insure that graduate assistants are adequately prepared and supervised when they are given college teaching responsibility. It will also present a mechanism for students not on assistantships to gain teaching experience.


ChE 791 - Advanced Topics

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:1-6

Investigation of advanced topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.


ChE 792 - Directed Study

Hours:1-6

Directed study, reading, and or research.


ChE 793 - Special Topics

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:1-6

A study of contemporary topics selected from recent developments in the field.


ChE 794 - Seminar

Hours:1-6

Seminars arranged for advanced graduate students.


ChE 795 - Independent Study

Hours:1-6
Enrollment Restriction:College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
CIP Code:140701

Faculty-supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.


ChE 796 - Graduate Seminar

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:1-6
SyllabusRequires MS Word to View

It is anticipated that each graduate student will present at least one seminar to the assembled faculty and graduate student body of his/her program.


ChE 797 - Research

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:1-15

Research activities leading to thesis, problem report, research paper or equivalent scholarly project, or a dissertation.


ChE 798 - Thesis or Dissertation

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:2-4

Note: This is an optional course for programs that believe that this level of control and supervision is needed during the writing of their student’s reports, thesis, or dissertations.


ChE 799 - Graduate Colloqium

Pre-req:Consent
Hours:1-6

For graduate students not seeking course work but who wish to meet residence requirements, use the University’s facilities, and participate in its academic and cultural programs. Note: Graduate students not actively involved in course work or research are entitled, through enrollment in his/her department’s Graduate Colloquium, to consult with graduate faculty, participate in both formal and informal academic activities sponsored by his/her program, and retain all of the rights and privileges of duly enrolled students. Grading is S/U; colloquium credit may not be counted against credit requirements for master’s programs.


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