Ch/ChE 9
Chemical Synthesis and Characterization for Chemical Engineering
9 units (1-6-2)
|
third term
Prerequisites: Ch 1 ab and Ch 3 a or Ch 3 x. Previous or concurrent enrollment in Ch 41 is strongly recommended.
Instruction in synthesis, separation, purification, and physical and spectroscopic characterization procedures of model organic and inorganic materials, with emphasis on chemical reactions such as polymerization, catalysis, and light absorption and emission. Enrollment priority given to chemical engineering majors.
Instructor:
Mendez
ChE 10
Introduction to Chemical Engineering
1 unit (1-0-0)
|
second term
A series of weekly seminars given by chemical engineering faculty or an outside speaker, on a topic of current research. Topics will be presented at an informal, introductory level. Graded pass/fail.
ChE 15
Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computation
9 units (3-0-6)
|
second term
Prerequisites: Ma 2 and ChE 62.
Introduction to the solution of engineering problems through the use of the computer. Elementary programming in Matlab is taught, and applied to solving chemical engineering problems in data analysis, process simulation, and optimization. No previous knowledge of computer programming is assumed.
Instructor:
Flagan
ChE 62
Separation Processes
9 units (3-0-6)
|
first term
Equilibrium staged separations. Membrane separations. Absorption. Distillation. Liquid-liquid extraction. Introduction to mass transfer.
Instructor:
Seinfeld
ChE 63 ab
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
9 units (3-0-6)
|
second, third terms
A comprehensive treatment of classical thermodynamics with engineering and chemical applications and an introduction to statistical thermodynamics. First and second laws. Applications to closed and open systems. Equations of state. Thermochemical calculations. Properties of real fluids. Power generation and refrigeration cycles. Multicomponent systems, excess properties, fugacities, activity coefficients, and models of nonideal solutions. Chemical potential. Phase and chemical reaction equilibria. Introductory statistical thermodynamics.
Instructors:
Tirrell, Ismagilov
ChE 80
Undergraduate Research
Units by arrangement
Research in chemical engineering offered as an elective in any term other than in the senior year. Graded pass/fail.
ChE 90 ab
Senior Thesis
9 units (0-4-5)
|
first, second, third terms
A research project carried out under the direction of a chemical engineering faculty member. The project must contain a significant design component. Students must submit a proposal outlining the proposed project, and clearly identifying its design component to the faculty mentor for the thesis and the chemical engineering option representative, by the beginning of the first term of the thesis for review and approval. A grade will not be assigned prior to completion of the thesis, which normally takes two terms. A P grade will be given for the first term and then changed to the appropriate letter grade at the end of the course.
Ch/ChE 91
Scientific Writing
3 units (2-0-1)
|
first, second terms
Training in the writing of scientific research papers for chemists and chemical engineers.Fulfills the Institute scientific writing requirement.
Instructors:
Parker, Richards
ChE 101
Chemical Reaction Engineering
9 units (3-0-6)
|
second term
Prerequisites: ChE 62 and ChE 63 ab, or instructor's permission.
Elements of chemical kinetics and chemically reacting systems. Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. Chemical reactor analysis.
Instructor:
Arnold
ChE 103 abc
Transport Phenomena
9 units (3-0-6)
|
first, second, third terms
Prerequisites: ACM 95/100 abc or concurrent registration, or instructor's permission.
A rigorous development of the basic differential equations of conservation of momentum, energy, and mass in fluid systems. Solution of problems involving fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer.
Instructors:
Kornfield, Shapiro, Davis
ChE 105
Dynamics and Control of Chemical Systems
9 units (3-0-6)
|
third term
Prerequisites: ACM 95 abc or concurrent registration, or instructor's permission.
Analysis of linear dynamic systems. Feedback control. Stability of closed-loop control systems. Root locus, Frequency response, and Nyquist analysis. Feedforward, cascade, and multivariable control systems.
Instructor:
Seinfeld
ChE/BE 112
Design, Invention, and Fundamentals of Microfluidic Systems
9 units (3-0-6)
|
second term
This course combines three parts. First, it will cover fundamental aspects of kinetics, mass-transport, and fluid physics that are relevant to microfluidic systems. Second, it will provide an understanding of how new technologies are invented and reduced to practice. Finally, students in the course will work together to design microfluidic systems that address challenges in Global Health, with an emphasis on students' inventive contributions and creativity. Students will be encouraged and helped, but not required, to develop their inventions further by working with OTT and entrepreneurial resources on campus. Participants in this course benefit from enrollment of students with diverse backgrounds and interests. For chemical engineers, suggested but not required courses are ChE 101 (Chemical Reaction Engineering) and ChE 103abc (Transport Phenomena). Students are encouraged to contact the instructor to discuss enrollment.
Instructor:
Ismagilov
ChE 114
Solid State NMR Spectroscopy For Materials Chemistry
9 units (3-3-3)
|
second Term
Prerequisites: Ch 21abc or instructor's permission.
Principles and applications of solid state NMR spectroscopy will be addressed with focus on structure and dynamics characterization of organic and inorganic solids. Topics include basic principles of NMR phenomena in solid state, high resolution techniques such as magic angle spinning (MAS), cross-polarization (CP) MAS, Double Rotation (DOR) and multiple-quantum MAS (MQMAS) for half integer quadrupole nuclei, and multiple pulse experiments for dipolar decoupling and recoupling, which expect to cover NMR methods that are routinely employed in studies of organic and inorganic materials chemistry. Hands-on experience will be provided via laboratory course on solid NMR spectrometers. Given in alternate years; offered 2014-15.
Instructor:
Hwang
ChE 115
Electronic Materials Processing
9 units (3-0-6)
|
third term
Prerequisites: ChE 63 ab, ChE 103 abc, ChE 101, or instructor's permission.
Introduction into the gas-phase processing techniques used in the fabrication of electronic materials and devices. Kinetic theory of gases. Surface chemistry and gas-surface interaction dynamics. Film deposition techniques: physical and chemical vapor deposition, atomic layer epitaxy, liquid-phase epitaxy, molecular beam epitaxy. Introduction into plasmas and their role in patterned etching and layer deposition. Charging damage during plasma processing. Determination of key parameters that control the ion energy and flux to the wafer surface.
Instructor:
Giapis
ChE 118
Introduction to the Design of Chemical Systems
9 units (3-0-6)
|
second term
Prerequisites: ChE 63 ab, ChE 101, ChE 103 abc, ChE 126, or instructor's permission.
Short-term, open-ended projects that require students to design a chemical process or product. Each team generates and filters ideas, identifies use cases and objectives, evaluates and selects a design strategy, develops a project budget, schedules milestones and tasks, and writes a proposal with supporting documentation. Each project must meet specified requirements for societal impact, budget, duration, person hours, environmental impact, safety, and ethics.
Instructor:
Vicic
ChE 120
Optimal Design of Chemical Systems
9 units (1-6-2)
|
third term
Prerequisites: ChE 63 ab, ChE 101, ChE 103 abc, ChE 126, or instructor's permission.
Short-term, open-ended projects that require students to design and build a chemical process or manufacture a chemical product. Each team selects a project after reviewing a collection of proposals. Students use chemical engineering principles to design, build, test, and optimize a system, component, or product that fulfills specified performance requirements, subject to constraints imposed by budget, schedule, logistics, environmental impact, safety, and ethics.
Instructor:
Vicic
ChE 126
Chemical Engineering Laboratory
9 units (1-6-2)
|
first term
Prerequisites: ChE 63 ab, ChE 101, ChE 103, ChE 105, or instructor's permission.
Short-term projects that require students to work in teams to design systems or system components. Projects typically include unit operations and instruments for chemical detection. Each team must identify specific project requirements, including performance specifications, costs, and failure modes. Students use chemical engineering principles to design, implement, and optimize a system (or component) that fulfills these requirements, while addressing issues and constraints related to environmental impact, safety, and ethics. Students also learn professional ethics through the analysis of case studies.
Instructor:
Vicic
ChE 128
Chemical Engineering Design Laboratory
9 units (1-6-2)
|
second term
Prerequisites: ChE 63 ab, ChE 101, ChE 103, or instructor's permission.
Short-term, open-ended research projects targeting chemical processes in microreactors. Projects include synthesis of chemical products or materials, detection and destruction of environmental pollutants, and other gas phase conversions. Each student is required to construct and troubleshoot his/her own microreactor, then experimentally evaluate and optimize independently the research project using chemical engineering principles. Where possible, cost analysis of the optimized process is performed.
Instructors:
Vicic, Giapis
ChE 130
Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory
9 units (1-5-3)
|
third term
Prerequisites: ChE 63 ab, ChE 101 (may be taken concurrently) or instructor's permission.
Design, construction, and characterization of engineered biological systems that will be implemented in bacteria, yeast, and cell-free systems. Research problems will fall into the general areas of biomolecular engineering and synthetic biology. Emphasis will be on projects that apply rational and evolutionary design strategies toward engineering biological systems that exhibit dynamic, logical, or programmed behaviors.
Instructors:
Tirrell, Vicic
Ch/ChE 140 ab
Principles and Applications of Semiconductor Photoelectrochemistry
9 units (3-0-6)
|
second, third terms
Prerequisites: APh/EE 9 ab or instructor's permission.
The properties and photoelectrochemistry of semiconductors and semiconductor/liquid junction solar cells will be discussed. Topics include optical and electronic properties of semiconductors; electronic properties of semiconductor junctions with metals, liquids, and other semiconductors, in the dark and under illumination, with emphasis on semiconductor/liquid junctions in aqueous and nonaqueous media. Problems currently facing semiconductor/liquid junctions and practical applications of these systems will be highlighted. Not offered 2014-15.
Ch/ChE 147
Polymer Chemistry
9 units (3-0-6)
Prerequisites: Ch 41 abc.
An introduction to the chemistry of polymers, including synthetic methods, mechanisms and kinetics of macromolecule formation, and characterization techniques. Not offered 2014-15.
ChE/Ch 148
Polymer Physics
9 units (3-0-6)
|
third term
An introduction to the physics that govern polymer structure and dynamics in liquid and solid states, and to the physical basis of characterization methods used in polymer science. The course emphasizes the scaling aspects of the various physical properties. Topics include conformation of a single polymer chain under different solvent conditions; dilute and semi-dilute solutions; thermodynamics of polymer blends and block copolymers; rubber elasticity; polymer gels; linear viscoelasticity of polymer solutions and melts; glass transition and crystallization. Given in alternate years; offered in 2014-15.
Instructor:
Wang
ChE 151 ab
Physical and Chemical Rate Processes
12 units (3-0-9)
|
first, second terms
The foundations of heat, mass, and momentum transfer for single and multiphase fluids will be developed. Governing differential equations; laminar flow of incompressible fluids at low and high Reynolds numbers; forced and free convective heat and mass transfer, diffusion, and dispersion. Emphasis will be placed on physical understanding, scaling, and formulation and solution of boundary-value problems. Applied mathematical techniques will be developed and used throughout the course.
Instructor:
Brady
ChE 152
Heterogeneous Kinetics and Reaction Engineering
9 units (3-0-6)
|
second term
Prerequisites: ChE 101 or instructor's permission.
Survey of heterogeneous reactions and reaction mechanisms on metal and oxide catalysts. Characterization of porous catalysts. Reaction, diffusion, and heat transfer in heterogeneous catalytic systems.
Instructor:
Davis
ChE/Ch 155
Chemistry of Catalysis
9 units (3-0-6)
|
third term
Discussion of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic reactions, with emphasis on the relationships between the two areas and their role in energy problems. Topics include catalysis by metals, metal oxides, zeolites, and soluble metal complexes; utilization of hydrocarbon resources; and catalytic applications in alternative energy approaches. Not offered 2014-15.
ESE/ChE 158
Aerosol Physics and Chemistry
9 units (3-0-6)
|
third term
Fundamentals of aerosol physics and chemistry; aerodynamics and diffusion of aerosol particles; condensation and evaporation; thermodynamics of particulate systems; nucleation; coagulation; particle size distributions; optics of small particles. Given in alternate years; offered 2014-15.
Instructor:
Flagan
ChE/BE 163
Introduction to Biomolecular Engineering
12 units (3-0-9)
|
first term
Prerequisites: Bi/Ch 110 or instructor's permission and CS 1 or equivalent.
The course introduces rational design and evolutionary methods for engineering functional protein and nucleic acid systems. Rational design topics include molecular modeling, positive and negative design paradigms, simulation and optimization of equilibrium and kinetic properties, design of catalysts, sensors, motors, and circuits. Evolutionary design topics include evolutionary mechanisms and tradeoffs, fitness landscapes, directed evolution of proteins, and metabolic pathways. Some assignments require programming (MATLAB or Python).
Instructors:
Arnold, Bois
ChE/Ch 164
Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics
9 units (3-0-6)
|
second term
Prerequisites: Ch 21 abc or instructor's permission.
An introduction to the fundamentals and simple applications of statistical thermodynamics. Foundation of statistical mechanics; partition functions for various ensembles and their connection to thermodynamics; fluctuations; noninteracting quantum and classical gases; heat capacity of solids; adsorption; phase transitions and order parameters; linear response theory; structure of classical fluids; computer simulation methods.
Instructors:
Wang, Miller
ChE/Ch 165
Chemical Thermodynamics
9 units (3-0-6)
|
first term
Prerequisites: ChE 63 ab or instructor's permission.
An advanced course emphasizing the conceptual structure of modern thermodynamics and its applications. Review of the laws of thermodynamics; thermodynamic potentials and Legendre transform; equilibrium and stability conditions; metastability and phase separation kinetics; thermodynamics of single-component fluid and binary mixtures; models for solutions; phase and chemical equilibria; surface and interface thermodynamics; electrolytes and polymeric liquids.
Instructor:
Wang
ChE 174
Special Topics in Transport Phenomena
9 units (3-0-6)
|
third term
Prerequisites: ACM 95/100 and ChE 151 ab or instructor's permission. May be repeated for credit.
Advanced problems in heat, mass, and momentum transfer. Introduction to mechanics of complex fluids; physicochemical hydrodynamics; microstructured fluids; colloidal dispersions; microfluidics; selected topics in hydrodynamic stability theory; transport phenomena in materials processing. Other topics may be discussed depending on class needs and interests. Not offered 2014-2015.
ChE 190
Special Problems in Chemical Engineering
Up to 9 units by arrangement
|
any term
Prerequisites: Instructor's permission and adviser's approval must be obtained before registering.
Special courses of readings or laboratory instruction. The student should consult a member of the faculty and prepare a definite program of reading, computation, theory and/or experiment. The student must submit a summary of progress at midterm and, at the end of the quarter, a final assignment designed in consultation with the instructor. This course may be credited only once. Grading: either grades or pass/fail, as arranged with the instructor.
Instructor:
Staff
ChE 280
Chemical Engineering Research
Offered to Ph.D. candidates in chemical engineering. Main lines of research now in progress are covered in detail in section two.
Published Date:
July 28, 2022