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Professor Gary C. April, Head
Office: A-127 Bevill Bldg.
The department offers programs leading to the doctor of philosophy in chemical engineering and the master of science in chemical engineering. The graduate program in chemical engineering is designed to provide a balance between engineering science and practical applications. Faculty members work closely with students in coursework and in research.
Specific admission requirements for the programs in chemical engineering coincide with those of the Graduate School and the College of Engineering as detailed elsewhere in this catalog. Admission is also contingent upon approval by the graduate faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering. Special opportunities are available for students with undergraduate degrees in fields other than chemical engineering.
All graduate students in chemical engineering are required to take and pass the following core graduate courses: CHE 551 Advanced Thermodynamics I, CHE 552 Transport Phenomena, CHE 553 Computation in Chemical Engineering, and CHE 554 Chemical Reaction Engineering. In addition, each chemical engineering graduate student must take a qualifying examination covering chemical engineering subjects. The qualifying exam is offered yearly and must be taken by students at the earliest possible offering after they have completed the core courses.
Doctor of philosophy departmental degree requirements. Study in the doctoral program in chemical engineering is contingent upon satisfactory performance on the qualifying examination described above. The department requires that students take and pass CHE 695 Seminar during the first part of the doctoral program of study and CHE 696 Seminar in the latter part of the program. These 2 hours of seminar are in addition to the course hours needed for graduation.
A prospectus examination is required of all candidates for the doctor of philosophy degree. This examination is given after two full years of graduate study have been completed and the supervisory committee deems the student to have adequate preparation. The examination consists of a written proposal describing the student's research activities and an oral presentation and defense of the proposal before the student's supervisory committee. The examination must be completed at least one year prior to the final dissertation defense.
Master of science in chemical engineering departmental degree requirements. Following Plan I for the M.S.Ch.E. is standard practice; however, under exceptional circumstances a student may follow Plan II (nonthesis) with the prior approval of the department graduate faculty. Continuation in the master's program is contingent upon satisfactory performance on the qualifying examination described above. The department requires that each master's student take and pass CHE 595 Seminar during the first part of his or her program and CHE 596 in the latter part of the program. The 2 hours of seminar are in addition to the course hours needed for graduation. Master's degree students in chemical engineering are required to complete 6 hours in a minor area, in addition to the 6 hours of mathematics required of graduate students by the College of Engineering.
CHE 512 Polymer Materials Engineering. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: CH 102.
Introduction to the manufacture, processing, and applications of organic polymeric materials. This course covers the chemistry of polymer manufacture, the molecular structures of polymers, and the structure-property relationships for thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers.
CHE 524 Air Pollution. (3-0) Three hours. Same as CE 525.
Prerequisite: CE 420 or CHE 304.
Introduction to the sources, characteristics, and effects of air pollution and to air pollution control technology and design.
CHE 525 Polymer Processing and Rheology. (3-0) Three hours.
Basic and advanced concepts in rheology and polymer processing. Polymer properties and morphology, rheology of non-Newtonian fluids, polymer processing, and polymer processing design.
CHE 535 Chemodynamics. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisites: CH 102, MATH 253, GES 126 (or CS 226), CHE 304, AEM 311, or permission of the instructor.
A study of the movement and fate of man-made chemicals in the environment.
CHE 551 Advanced Thermodynamics I. (3-0) Three hours.
Application of thermodynamic principles to chemical and phase equilibria.
CHE 552 Transport Phenomena. (3-0) Three hours.
Development of the analogy between momentum, energy, and mass transport, with applications.
CHE 553 Computation in Chemical Engineering. (3-0) Three hours.
Chemical-engineering applications of advanced calculus, numerical methods, and digital computer techniques, with emphasis on expressing physical situations in mathematical language.
CHE 554 Chemical Reaction Engineering. (3-0) Three hours.
Chemical kinetics theory and experimental techniques. Industrial reactor design by advanced methods.
CHE 591:592 Special Problems (Area). One to three hours.
Open to properly qualified graduate students. Advanced work of a research nature. Credit is based on the amount of work completed.
CHE 594 Digital Control. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: CHE 493.
Interfacing of minicomputers and dedicated microprocessors with chemical process equipment; time- and frequency-domain methods for sampled-data control systems; and development of digital control algorithms for the chemical process industry.
CHE 595:596 Seminar. (1-0) One hour (each).
Discussion of current advances and research in chemical engineering, presented by graduate students and other speakers.
CHE 598 Research Not Related to Thesis. One to six hours.
CHE 599 Master's Thesis Research. One to twelve hours. Pass/fail.
CHE 602 Advanced Fluid Mechanics. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: CHE 552.
Theory of viscosity; differential equations of continuity and motion; turbulence; non-Newtonian fluids; gas-liquid, liquid-liquid, and solid-liquid flow; flow in pipe networks.
CHE 603 Advanced Heat Transfer. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: CHE 522.
Use of the energy balance in heat-transfer equipment design. Transient solution of the energy balance, advanced condenser design, and computer-implemented heat-exchange equipment design.
CHE 611 Process Dynamics and Control. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: CHE 493 or permission of the instructor.
Advanced process control design and analysis. Control of distributed-parameter systems and nonlinear processes; self-adapting and self-tuning controllers; optimal control; distributed microprocessor controllers.
CHE 621 Diffusional Operations. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: CHE 552.
The latest experimental and theoretical studies in several areas involving diffusion. Includes simultaneous heat and mass transfer and mass transfer with chemical reaction.
CHE 625 Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: CHE 552 or permission of the instructor.
Advanced study of the mechanics of viscoelastic and nonlinear fluids including polymeric liquids, suspensions, foams, and emulsions. Emphasis on the formulation of appropriate constitutive equations and solution of the equations of change.
CHE 626 Advanced Stagewise Operations. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: CHE 522.
An advanced treatment of stagewise operations such as distillation, absorption, and extraction, with emphasis on multicomponent systems.
CHE 651 Advanced Thermodynamics II. (3-0) Three hours.
Prerequisite: CHE 553.
Estimation and correlation of physical and thermodynamic properties, with emphasis on phase equilibria. Includes introduction to statistical thermodynamics.
CHE 691:692 Special Problems (Area). One to three hours.
Problems of current research.
CHE 695:696 Seminar. (1-0) One hour (each).
Presentations of dissertation research.
CHE 698 Research Not Related to Dissertation. One to six hours.
CHE 699 Doctoral Dissertation Research. Three to twelve hours. Pass/fail.
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