CBE Undergraduate Courses
201 Material and Energy Balances (4) Steady-state and transient materials and energy balances in chemical and biomolecular systems. Introduction to flowsheet software. Prereq: EF 102, Chem 130. Coreq: CBE 250 and EF 230.
235 Fundamentals of Molecular Bioengineering (3) Summary of principles of biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics from an engineering and applied science perspective. Examples of biologically-based molecular technologies and analysis and manipulation of living systems for technological applications. Prereq: Biology 140.
240 Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer (4) Force, energy and mechanical energy balances; flow in tubes, piping systems, packed an d fluidized beds; pumping and metering; steady and unsteady state heat conduction; heat transfer in tubes and heat exchangers; radiation. Prereq: CBE 201, Mathematics 241; Coreq: Mathematics 231.
250 Application of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Thermodynamics (4) Basic concepts related to chemical engineering applications of thermodynamics; emphasis on flow processes, real gases and liquids, estimation of physical properties, phase equilibria of industrial mixtures, compressors, power cycles, and chemical reaction equilibria. Prereq: CBE 201, 230.
301 Chemical Engineering Data Analysis (3) Analysis of experimental data; identification of system extremals; statistical properties of samples; empirical modeling of processes; statistical process control; optimization techniques. Prereq: Math 200 or permission of instructor.
310 Chemical Engineering Laboratory (3) Thermodynamics, fluid flow and heat transfer in chemical engineering. Prereq: CBE 240. Coreq: 230.
340 Mass Transfer and Separation Processes (3) Stagewise operation; application of analytical, graphical and computer methods to design of stagewise separatory operations. Differential operations-application of analytical and computer methods to the design of diffusive processes. Applications include gas absorption, distillation, extraction, humidification, ion exchange and membrane separations. Prereq: CBE 201. Coreq: 230.
360 Process Dynamics and Control (4) Introduction to process modeling and industrial control system design. Mathematical tools for characterizing dynamic behavior of processes; theory and practice of operating and controlling such systems. Includes laboratory work. Lab. Prereq: CBE 240, Mathematics 231.
380 Seminar (1) Presentation and discussion of topics in the practice of chemical engineering. Satisfactory/No credit.
394 Chemical Engineering Co-op (1) Co-op experiences in Chemical Engineering. Technical report writing and presentations. Prereq: Permission of instructor. May be repeated.
401 Review of Chemical Engineering Fundamentals (1) Review of selected topics covered on the Discipline Specific exam of the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam. Emphasis is on problem solving approach and solution methodology. Letter grade only. Prereq: Senior standing.
407 Honors Seminar (1) Presentations and discussions on topics of importance to chemical engineers. Prereq: Consent of instructor. Satisfactory/No Credit grading. May be repeated once.
408 Honors Seminar (1) Presentations and discussions on topics of importance to chemical engineers. Prereq: Consent of instructor. Satisfactory/No Credit grading. May be repeated once.
410 Chemical Engineering Laboratory II (3) Laboratory investigations of mass transfer and chemical reaction phenomena in chemical engineering. Prereq: 310, 450, or permission of instructor.
415 Computer Applications in Chemical Engineering (3) Introduction to computer solution of chemical engineering problems. Primary focus on the application of personal computer programs. Includes flow sheet simulators, statistics, spreadsheets, graphics and process modeling. Prereq: 340.
425 Introduction to Chemical Engineering Process Economics (3) Concepts and methods of cost estimating, debt and equity financing, discounted cash flow methods, and estimating of product manufacturing costs. Includes case study and the use of computer methods for financial and sensitivity analyses. Prereq: Upper division standing in engineering.
445 Separation Process Technology (3) Multicomponent distillation, theory and computer simulations; humidification; specialized technologies, including membrane separation, crystallization, dialysis, adsorption, ion exchange, etc. Prereq: 340.
447 Honors: Transport Phenomena (3) Overview of momentum, heat and mass transfer processes, the analogies, differential and macroscopic balances, applications involving molecular diffusion, including simultaneous mass transfer and chemical reaction. Prereq: 340 and consent of instructor.
450 Chemical Reactor Fundamentals (3) Homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction kinetics; idealized homogeneous reactor models, both for closed and flow systems; corrections for non-ideal residence time distributions; identification of scaling parameters; catalyst effectiveness factors and conversion in fixed bed catalytic reactors. Prereq: 240, 340, 360, 301.
467 Honors: Engineering Internship in Process Control (4) Selected students work in small groups on industrial problems in process dynamics and control. Directed by faculty and engineers from host company. Prereq: 360 and consent of instructor.
477 Honors: Applied Process Automation Laboratory (3) Interfacing flexible batch continuous processes to automation systems. Top down analysis with bottom up implementation, hierarchical structures and object oriented concepts are used to design automation solutions including human-machine-interfaces. Workstations with modern industrial equipment provide an interactive graphics and visualization environment. Prereq: 360 and consent of instructor.
478 Honors: Applied Process Automation Design Projects (3) Industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and industrial automation and human-machineinterface (HMI) design software are used on workstations to develop automation solutions by small teams of students. Advanced control strategies, networking and internet issues. Prereq: 477 and consent on instructor.
480 Equipment Design and Economic Methods (4) Design, optimization and costing of chemical plant equipment, introduction to economic evaluation methods, capital investment, discounted cash flows, net present value. Prereq: Chem 350, 360. Coreq: 445 or 447.
483 Introduction to Reliability Engineering (3) (Same as Nuclear Engineering 483.) 484 Introduction to Maintenance Engineering (3) (Same as Nuclear Engineering 484.)
485 Hydrocarbon Processing (3) Chemical and physical properties of selected petroleums and processes utilized in conversion of raw material into various fuels and selected chemical feedstocks. Prereq: 340, Chem 350.
488 Honors: Design Internship in Industrial Pollution Prevention (3) Selected students work in small groups to address the prevention of industrial pollution through improved process design. Directed by faculty and engineers from host company. May be substituted for 490 with departmental approval. Prereq: 480 and consent of instructor.
490 Process Design and Economic Analysis (3) Development of process information into an integrated chemical plant design. Process specifications, capital investment, operating costs and economic feasibility. Computer simulation of final plant design. Prereq: 450, 480.
494 Special Problems in Chemical Engineering (3) Chemical engineering problems related to recent developments in industrial practice or engineering research. Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum credit 6 hours.
498 Honors Thesis (3) Research in problems related to recent developments in chemical engineering. Prereq: Consent of instructor.