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  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduction to surface and colloid chemistry, coagulation and flocculation, surface energy and thermodynamics of surfaces, adsorption at interfaces, surface tension, capillarity and wetting, spontaneous imbibition, applications to hydrocarbon reservoirs and oil recovery. Cross listed with PETE 5080. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A general approach to scientific research and graduate school. Topics include: purpose of graduate school, careers with graduate degrees, communication basics, literature search skills, presentations, research instrumentation, the scientific method, developing hypotheses, grant proposal, and paper writing, research ethics, copyrights, patents, research notebooks, and classroom teaching techniques. Prerequisites: graduate standing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Applies chemical engineering principles to the analysis and design of biological processes widely used in the pharmaceutical, food and environmental remediation industries. Topics include kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, cellular growth and metabolism, bioreactor design and mass transfer considerations. Dual listed with CHE 4100. Prerequisite: MOLB 2210 or concurrent enrollment and CHE 4060 or concurrent enrollment.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Thermodynamic and mathematical analysis of stagewise mass transfer operations. Distillation, absorption, and extraction are discussed. Prerequisite: CHE 3030, CHE 5040 or concurrent enrollment.
  • 3.00 Credits

    First semester of a three-semester computational methods series. Review of iterative solutions of linear and nonlinear systems of equations, polynomial interpolation/approximation, numerical integration and differentiation, and basic ideas of Monte Carlo methods. Comparison of numerical techniques for programming time and space requirements, as well as convergence and stability. Identical to ME 5140, PETE 5140, COSC 5310 and MATH 5310. Prerequisite: MATH 3310, COSC 1010 or consent of instructor. Cross listed with PETE/ME/CE 5140.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Selected topics in chemical engineering. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Focuses on chemical and physical transport processes with applications toward the development of drug delivery systems, artificial organs, bioartificial organs and tissue engineering. This will involve topics covering body fluids, capillary solute transport, physical and flow properties of blood, tissue oxygen transport, pharmacokinetic models and cell physiology. Dual listed with CHE 4160. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and grade of C or better in at least 3 courses counting no more than 2 from CHEM 1020, CHEM 1030, CHEM 1050, LIFE 1010, LIFE 1020 and at least one from LIFE 2020, MATH 2200, KIN 2040, MOLB 2240, CHE 3000, ES 2310, graduate standing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Material science and engineering of the various materials used for biomedical applications, in-depth discussion of the molecular and cellular interactions to implanted materials, as well as a survey of practical applications. Materials covered will include polymers, ceramics, metals, composites, silicones, and natural materials, such as collagen, elastin, and silk. Prerequisites: LIFE 1010 and CHEM 2420.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An introduction to the polymer technology, with emphasis on the synthesis of polymeric materials and on the polymerization processes. Applications will cover commodity polymers such as polyolefins, and advanced materials, such as nanomaterials, aerospace materials and biomaterials for drug delivery, artificial skin and organs. Dual Listed with CHE 4170. Prerequisite: CHEM 2340 or CHEM 2440, graduate standing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Organized into five sections that cover 1) Confrontation of biopolymers 2) Dynamics of biopolymers 3) Hydration of biopolymers 4) Biopolymers as poly-electrolytes and 5) Association between molecules with topics to include equilibrium studies and ligand/receptor binding and linkage. Prerequisite: MOLB 4600/5600 or CHEM 4507.