540.101 (E)

CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING IN THE WORKPLACE: BIOTECHNOLOGY, NANOTECHNOLOGY, AND BEYOND  (1) Kermis   Freshmen Only   A series of lectures introducing the myriad of different career opportunities available to Chemical and Biomolecular Engineers. Important real world problems in molecular biotechnology, electronics, law, medicine, biopharmaceuticals, energy, and the environment will be introduced. A variety of companies and institutions will be profiled weekly and students will learn how chemical and biomolecular engineering concepts can impact these areas and the role of engineers in industry, academics, medicine and the non-profit sector.

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M 2

540.202 (E)

INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESS ANALYSIS (4) (3) Wirtz   Prereq: 030.101, 171.101
Introduction to chemical and biomolecular engineering and the fundamental principles of chemical process analysis.  Formulation and solution of material and energy balances on chemical processes.  Reductionist approaches to the solution of complex, multi-unit processes will be emphasized. 

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MW 3-4:30

540.204 (E)

APPLIED PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (3) Harden/ Gracias   Prereq: 540.203 Introduction of the methods used to solve thermodynamic problems faced by chemical and biomolecular engineers, including phase and chemical equilibria problems, the thermodynamic properties of interfaces, and the thermodynamics of macromolecules. 

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WF 1-2:30

540.304 (E,N)

TRANSPORT PHENOMENA II (4) (3) Konstantopoulos  Prereq: 540.303

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MTW 8:40 9

540.311 (E) (W)

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB I (6) (5) Ostermeier/Kermis    Prereq: 540.306; Coreq: 540.301    Limit 12 per section

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02

Th 1-6pm

T 1-6pm

540.409 (E,Q)

MODELING DYNAMICS AND CONTROL FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (3) Gray   Coreq: 500.303 or a Differential Equations course, 540.203, 540.301, 540.303

Introduction to process modeling and simulation.  Steady state and unsteady state analysis of chemical process control systems. Laplace transform techniques, block diagram algebra, and transfer functions.  Control theory applied to chemical processes including feedback, and feedforward control. Frequency response and stability analysis.  Digital control systems and z-transform techniques.  Model construction for Biomolecular and cellular systems.

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MWF 12:30-2

540.440 (E)

MICRO/NANOTECHNOLOGY (3) Garcias

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MW 4-5:30

540.441 (E)

CELLULAR ENGINEERING (3) Konstantopoulos   Taught with 540.641

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MW 2-3:30

540.451 (E)

CELLULAR ENGINEERING (3)
Elisseeff   Limit 4 per section

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02

TF 1-4
TF 1-4

540.490

CHEMICAL AND LABORATORY SAFETY (1) Staff   Perm. Req’d.

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02

TBA
TBA

500.101 (E)

WHAT IS ENGINEERING? (3) Karweit Limit 36 per section    Cross-listed with General Engineering

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02

03

MW 12,
T 12-2
MW 2,
T 2-4
MW 4
T 4-6pm

500.200 (E,Q)

COMPUTING FOR ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS (3) Karweit    Limit 40     Prereq: 110.108-109  Cross-listed with General Engineering

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MTW 9

540.501

INDEPENDENT STUDY

540.521

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

540.600

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR Betenbaugh

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Th 11

540.621

ADVANCED CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS I Paulaitis

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TTh 2-3:30

540.640

MICRO/NANOTECHNOLOGY Gracias

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MW 4-5:30

540.641

TOPICS IN CELLULAR ENGINEERING Konstantopoulos   Taught with 540.441

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MW 2-3:30

540.651

ADVANCED TRANSPORT PHENOMENA Stebe

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TTh 4-5:30

540.801

GRADUATE RESEARCH

540.803

INDEPENDENT STUDY