37 courses with the subject CHE, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
CHE 211Material and Energy Balances I4.0
Covers elementary principles of chemical engineering, use of stoichiometry and material and energy balances to analyze chemical processing operations, and application to specific commercial processes.
Covers application of material and energy balances to analyze chemical processing operations, with application to both small-scale and commercial processes. Emphasis is on simultaneous solution of material and energy balances and on time-dependent analysis.
CHE 220Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering I3.0
Introduces computational approaches and software applied to solve problems in chemical engineering. Software includes spreadsheet programs (Excel), high level computing languages (MATLAB), and chemical process simulation tools (Aspen, HYSYS).
First and second laws of thermodynamics, use of state functions to solve macroscopic problems, distinction between solving ideal gas and real fluid problems. An introduction to phase equilibrium and mixtures. Concepts of fugacity and activity as measures of nonideality.
CHE 320Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering II3.0
This course introduces computational approaches and software applied to solve problems in chemical engineering. The course includes finite element software for solving differential equations (COMSOL Multiphysics) and computer programming.
Covers, as a continuation of transport phenomena and within the context of processes, transfer of energy by conduction, convection, and radiation and design of heat exchangers.
Covers, within the context of processes previously introduced, mass transfer in mixtures; diffusion, convection, and continuation of transport phenomena; component separation in continuous contactors; gas absorption; liquid-liquid extraction; and simultaneous heat and mass transfer.
CHE 344Transport Phenomena in Bioengineering Processes3.0
Covers gas-liquid mass transfer in microbial systems, mass transfer in cells and biofilms, membrane transport, fluid mechanics of fermentation broth, power consumption in agitated vessels, heat transfer, and scale-up of mass transfer equipment.
Provides statistical treatment of engineering data including application of statistical techniques to process model formulation, statistical designs of engineering experiments, and analysis of probabilistic systems.
This course is concerned with manufacturing processes involving biological substances. Students gain detailed knowledge in the design and operation of bioreactors and learn about biomolecules produces therein. Specific topics covered include: Cells (type, organization, function and growth); Protein and Enzymes; Bioreactor Process Principles (active vs. passive immobilization, fermentation and scale-up, recovery and purification); Special consideration for animal and plant cell cultures.
CHE 371Engineering Economics and Professional Practice3.0
Provides techniques for making engineering project decisions. Topics include the time value of money, key decision criteria, risk analysis, and ethical considerations and consequences of business decisions.
CHE 372Integrated Case Studies in Chemical Engineering3.0
This course reviews selected cases (market, processes, equipment sets and incidents) from chemical engineering practice whose analysis requires integration of concepts from previous Chemical Engineering courses such as mass and energy transport, thermodynamics, separations and reaction engineering.
This course will focus on the critical process steps which make up the brewing process on any scale with special attention to the chemistry and biochemistry of the involved process steps. The lecture material includes the brewing process steps from raw materials to fill/finish including: raw materials, malting, mashing, lautering, boiling, hopping, fermentation, clarification (filtration/centrifugation/flocculation), and fill/finish, as well as a discussion of the fundamentals, impurities chemistry, health concerns and practical knowledge.
Climate change will likely be the most important challenge of our time. Drawdown is the theoretical point in the future when greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere peak and then begin to decline, reversing the trend of global warming. Can we get there? How? We will examine the potential impacts of dozens of top solutions to understand where our actions have the most leverage. Solutions range from technical (green energy, buildings, and transportation) to non-technical (food choices and education). The best solutions not only mitigate global warming but also lead to economic benefits and a more just and equitable society.
CHE 382Engineering Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics3.0
This class will analyze cutting edge advancements in therapeutics from a chemical engineering perspective. More specifically, we will cover six classes of therapeutics: 1) small molecule pharmaceuticals, 2) peptide-based drugs, 3) protein and monoclonal antibody therapies, 4) gene therapies, 5) cell therapies and 6) nanocarrier-based therapeutics. We will discuss each therapeutics’ synthesis, purification, validation, manufacturing, and legal considerations. Lastly, we will discuss how these therapeutics can be used for specific diseases by analyzing current and historically important literature. Overall, this course will present an overview of the biological and engineering considerations when developing and manufacturing new therapeutics.
This course introduces students to sustainability in an engineering context. Sustainable engineering encompasses the relationships between technology, society, the environment, and economic prosperity. A variety of systematic approaches will be used for multivariable design and analysis of the sustainability of engineering systems.
This course focuses on the fundamentals of solar cells. It will cover semiconductor materials, basic semiconductor physics, optical and electronic phenomena, and case studies of crystalline silicon, thin film, and nanostructured photovoltaics.
Introduces the concepts of how science defines and conceptualizes the behavior of “real” fluids. Covers concepts such as how to characterize, quantify, and simulate non-Newtonian behavior in real fluids.
Covers chemistry of chain and stepwise polymerization, industrial reactor systems, polymer melt rheology, processing of thermoplastic resins, and plastics properties.
This course focuses on fundamental principles of colloid science from a biological perspective. It will cover surface active agents, thermodynamics of self-assembly of surfactants, surface chemistry and physics of monolayers and bilayers, microstructures and phase behavior, specific biological colloids (micelles, liposomes, and lipoproteins), and colloidal stability.
Within the context of previously introduced processes, covers economic feasibility of projects and optimization of equipment and production in the design of process plants.
