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CHEMENG 10: The Chemical Engineering Profession

Open to all undergraduates. Overview of and careers in chemical engineering; opportunities to develop networks with working professionals. Panel discussions on career paths and post-graduation opportunities available. Areas include biotechnology, electronics, energy, environment, management consulting, nanotechnology, and graduate school in business, law, medicine, and engineering.
Terms: Aut | Units: 1
Instructors: ; Frank, C. (PI)

CHEMENG 12SC: An Exploration of Art Materials: The Intersection of Art and Science

There is growing interest in the intersection of art and science, whether from artists adapting technology to suit their visions or from scientists and engineers seeking to explain various visual effects. To take advantage of possible creative sparks at the art/science interface, it is necessary for fuzzies and techies to have some knowledge of the language used by the other side. This interface will be explored through examining approaches used by an artist and an engineer in the context of the materials science of cultural objects. In-class lectures, hands-on studio practice, and field trips will be used to illustrate these different perspectives. At the heart of the scientific approach is the notion that a cultural object, e.g., a painting, is a physical entity comprising materials with different physical properties and different responses to environmental stresses presented by light, heat, and water. In support of this outlook, in-class lectures and discussions will focus on the basic concepts of color, optics, mechanics, composite structures, and response of the object to environmental stress, and we will visit Bay Area museums to see how artists employ such techniques. The hands-on studio experience is designed to increase students' confidence and develop their appreciation of differences in materials. It is not necessary to have any artistic training, only a willingness to experiment. The in-class studio projects will include working with line and shadow; color, binders, and mordants; global sources of pigments; substrates and writing; and material failure. Students will make one technical presentation on a topic in one of the five areas relevant to a painting: color, optics, mechanics, composites, and stress response. In addition, they will prepare one essay on the issues surrounding the intersection of art and science. Finally, they will complete a project related to one of the thematic areas covered in the hands-on studio sessions and make a final oral presentation describing their project. Sophomore College Course: Application required, due noon, April 5, 2016. Apply at http://soco.stanford.edu.
Terms: Sum | Units: 2

CHEMENG 20: Introduction to Chemical Engineering (ENGR 20)

Overview of chemical engineering through discussion and engineering analysis of physical and chemical processes. Topics: overall staged separations, material and energy balances, concepts of rate processes, energy and mass transport, and kinetics of chemical reactions. Applications of these concepts to areas of current technological importance: biotechnology, energy, production of chemicals, materials processing, and purification. Prerequisite: CHEM 31.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
Instructors: ; Khosla, C. (PI)

CHEMENG 25B: Biotechnology (ENGR 25B)

Biology and chemistry fundamentals, genetic engineering, cell culture, protein production, pharmaceuticals, genomics, viruses, gene therapy, evolution, immunology, antibodies, vaccines, transgenic animals, cloning, stem cells, intellectual property, governmental regulations, and ethics. Prerequisites: CHEM 31 and MATH 41 or equivalent courage.
Terms: Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci

CHEMENG 25E: Energy: Chemical Transformations for Production, Storage, and Use (ENGR 25E)

An introduction and overview to the challenges and opportunities of energy supply and consumption. Emphasis on energy technologies where chemistry and engineering play key roles. Review of energy fundamentals along with historical energy perspectives and current energy production technologies. In depth analysises of solar thermal systems, biofuels, photovoltaics and electrochemical devices (batteries and fuel cells). Prerequisites: high school chemistry or equivalent.
Terms: Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci

CHEMENG 35N: Renewable Energy for a Sustainable World

Preference to freshmen. Organized to prepare a renewable energy plan for California. Energy concepts and quantitation approaches are learned, energy needs and natural resources are assessed, and renewable energy technologies are evaluated for economic performance and environmental impact. An investment plan is developed along with implementation and research recommendations. The same concepts are then applied to Mexico as a second model system.
Last offered: Autumn 2013 | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci

CHEMENG 60Q: Environmental Regulation and Policy

Preference to sophomores. How environmental policy is formulated in the U.S. How and what type of scientific research is incorporated into decisions. How to determine acceptable risk, the public's right to know of chemical hazards, waste disposal and clean manufacturing, brownfield redevelopment, and new source review regulations. The proper use of science and engineering including media presentation and misrepresentation, public scientific and technical literacy, and emotional reactions. Alternative models to formulation of environmental policy. Political and economic forces, and stakeholder discussions.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR
Instructors: ; Libicki, S. (PI)

CHEMENG 70Q: Masters of Disaster

Preference to sophomores. For students interested in science, engineering, politics, and the law. Learn from past disasters to avoid future ones. How disasters can be tracked to failures in the design process. The roles of engineers, artisans, politicians, lawyers, and scientists in the design of products. Failure as rooted in oversight in adhering to the design process. Student teams analyze real disasters and design new products presumably free from the potential for disastrous outcomes.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR
Instructors: ; Moalli, J. (PI)

CHEMENG 80Q: Art, Chemistry, and Madness: The Science of Art Materials

Preference to sophomores. Chemistry of natural and synthetic pigments in five historical palettes: earth (paleolithic), classical (Egyptian, Greco-Roman), medieval European (Middle Ages), Renaissance (old masters), and synthetic (contemporary). Composite nature of paints using scanning electron microscopy images; analytical techniques used in art conservation, restoration, and determination of provenance; and inherent health hazards. Paintings as mechanical structures. Hands-on laboratory includes stretching canvas, applying gesso grounds, grinding pigments, preparing egg tempera paint, bamboo and quill pens, gilding and illumination, and papermaking.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SMA

CHEMENG 100: Chemical Process Modeling, Dynamics, and Control

Mathematical methods applied to engineering problems using chemical engineering examples. The development of mathematical models to describe chemical process dynamic behavior. Analytical and computer simulation techniques for the solution of ordinary differential equations. Dynamic behavior of linear first- and second-order systems. Introduction to process control. Dynamics and stability of controlled systems. Prerequisites: CHEMENG 20 or ENGR 20; CME 102 or MATH 53.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3

CHEMENG 110: Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Thermodynamic properties, equations of state, properties of non-ideal systems including mixtures, and phase and chemical equilibria. Prerequisite: CHEM 171 or equivalent.
Terms: Win | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Bao, Z. (PI); Gu, K. (TA)

CHEMENG 120A: Fluid Mechanics

The flow of isothermal fluids from a momentum transport viewpoint. Continuum hypothesis, scalar and vector fields, fluid statics, non-Newtonian fluids, shell momentum balances, equations of motion and the Navier-Stokes equations, creeping and potential flow, parallel and nearly parallel flows, time-dependent parallel flows, boundary layer theory and separation, introduction to drag correlations. Prerequisites: junior in Chemical Engineering or consent of instructor; 100 and CME 102 or equivalent.
Terms: Win | Units: 4

CHEMENG 120B: Energy and Mass Transport

General diffusive transport, heat transport by conduction, Fourier's law, conduction in composites with analogies to electrical circuits, advection-diffusion equations, forced convection, boundary layer heat transport via forced convection in laminar flow, forced convection correlations, free convection, free convection boundary layers, free convection correlations and application to geophysical flows, melting and heat transfer at interfaces, radiation, diffusive transport of mass for dilute and non-dilute transfer, mass and heat transport analogies, mass transport with bulk chemical reaction, mass transport with interfacial chemical reaction, evaporation. Prerequisite 120A or consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4

CHEMENG 130: Separation Processes

Analysis and design of equilibrium and non-equilibrium separation processes. Possible examples: distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, flash distillation, electrophoresis, centrifugation, membrane separations, chromatography, and reaction-assisted separation processes.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3

CHEMENG 140: Micro and Nanoscale Fabrication Engineering (CHEMENG 240)

(Same as CHEMENG 140) Survey of fabrication and processing technologies in industrial sectors, such as semiconductor, biotechnology, and energy. Chemistry and transport of electronic and energy device fabrication. Solid state materials, electronic devices and chemical processes including crystal growth, chemical vapor deposition, etching, oxidation, doping, diffusion, thin film deposition, plasma processing. Micro and nanopatterning involving photolithography, unconventional soft lithography and self assembly. Recommended: CHEM 33, 171, and PHYSICS 55
Last offered: Winter 2015 | Units: 3

CHEMENG 142: Basic Principles of Heterogeneous Catalysis with Applications in Energy Transformations (CHEMENG 242)

(Formerly 124/224) Introduction to heterogeneous catalysis, including models of surface reactivity, surface equilibria, kinetics of surface reactions, electronic and geometrical effects in heterogeneous catalysis, trends in reactivity, catalyst structure and composition, electro-catalysis and photo-catalysis. Selected applications and challenges in energy transformations will be discussed. Prerequisites: CHEM 31AB or 31X, CHEM 171, CHEM 175 or CHEMENG 170 or equivalents. Recommended: CHEM 173.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3

CHEMENG 150: Biochemical Engineering

Systems-level combination of chemical engineering concepts with biological principles. The production of protein pharmaceuticals as a paradigm to explore quantitative biochemistry and cellular physiology, the elemental stoichiometry of metabolism, recombinant DNA technology, synthetic biology and metabolic engineering, fermentation development and control, product isolation and purification, protein folding and formulation, and biobusiness and regulatory issues. Prerequisite: CHEMENG 181 (formerly 188) or BIOSCI 41 or equivalent.
Terms: Win | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Hwang, L. (PI); Vest, R. (TA)

CHEMENG 160: Polymer Science and Engineering (CHEMENG 260)

Interrelationships among molecular structure, morphology, and mechanical behavior of polymers. Topics include amorphous and semicrystalline polymers, glass transitions, rubber elasticity, linear viscoelasticity, and rheology. Applications of polymers in biomedical devices and microelectronics. Prerequisites: CHEME 31 A,B or CHEM 31X, CHEM 33 and 171, or equivalent.
Last offered: Winter 2013 | Units: 3

CHEMENG 162: Polymers for Clean Energy and Water (CHEMENG 262)

The first five weeks of this course will be devoted to the fundamental aspects of polymers necessary to understand the applications in energy and the environment. These include: polymer chain configuration, morphology of semi-crystalline and amorphous solids, thermal transition behavior, thermodynamics of polymer blends and block copolymers, and the time/temperature dependence of linear viscoelasticity. The remaining five weeks of class will be devoted to applications, with special emphasis on membrane transport, including ion transport in fuel cell exchange membranes, gas transport in hydrogen enrichment membranes, and water transport in desalination membranes. In addition, completely degradable biocomposites will be discussed. nPrerequisites: CHEM 31 A,B or CHEM 31X, CHEM 33, CHEM 171
Terms: Win | Units: 3

CHEMENG 170: Kinetics and Reactor Design

Chemical kinetics, elementary reactions, mechanisms, rate-limiting steps, and quasi-steady state approximations. Ideal isothermal and non-isothermal reactors; design principles. Steady state and unsteady state operation of reactors; conversion and limitations of thermodynamic equilibrium. Enzymes and heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic reaction mechanisms. Prerequisites: 110, 120A, 120B.
Terms: Aut, Spr | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Hwang, L. (PI); Baker, J. (TA)

CHEMENG 174: Environmental Microbiology I (CEE 274A, CHEMENG 274)

Basics of microbiology and biochemistry. The biochemical and biophysical principles of biochemical reactions, energetics, and mechanisms of energy conservation. Diversity of microbial catabolism, flow of organic matter in nature: the carbon cycle, and biogeochemical cycles. Bacterial physiology, phylogeny, and the ecology of microbes in soil and marine sediments, bacterial adhesion, and biofilm formation. Microbes in the degradation of pollutants. Prerequisites: CHEM 33, 35, and BIOSCI 41, CHEMENG 181 (formerly 188), or equivalents.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3

CHEMENG 180: Chemical Engineering Plant Design

Open to seniors in chemical engineering or by consent of instructor. Application of chemical engineering principles to the design of practical plants for the manufacture of chemicals and related materials. Topics: flow-sheet development from a conceptual design, equipment design for distillation, chemical reactions, heat transfer, pumping, and compression; estimation of capital expenditures and production costs; plant construction.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4

CHEMENG 181: Biochemistry I (BIO 188, CHEM 181, CHEMENG 281)

Structure and function of major classes of biomolecules, including proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. Mechanistic analysis of properties of proteins including catalysis, signal transduction and membrane transport. Students will also learn to critically analyze data from the primary biochemical literature. Satisfies Central Menu Area 1 for Bio majors. (CHEMENG offerings formerly listed as 188/288.) Prerequisites: CHEM 33, 35, 131, and 135 or 171.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci

CHEMENG 183: Biochemistry II (BIO 189, CHEM 183, CHEMENG 283)

Focus on metabolic biochemistry: the study of chemical reactions that provide the cell with the energy and raw materials necessary for life. Topics include glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, the citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, photosynthesis, the pentose phosphate pathway, and the metabolism of glycogen, fatty acids, amino acids, and nucleotides as well as the macromolecular machines that synthesize RNA, DNA, and proteins. Medical relevance is emphasized throughout. Satisfies Central Menu Area 1 for Bio majors. Prerequisite: BIO 188/288 or CHEM 181 or CHEMENG 181/281 (formerly 188/288).
Terms: Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci

CHEMENG 185A: Chemical Engineering Laboratory A

CHEMENG185A: First quarter of two-quarter sequence. Experimental aspects of chemical engineering. Experimental research skills will be developed and practiced through guided lab modules. Emphasizes laboratory work, experimental design, and development of communication skills. In addition to lectures, students are required to attend one weekly lab section (5 hours each) where lab work will be conducted in student pairs. Students must enroll in a lab section on Axess. Final project will be a written research proposal prepared by student teams to be carried out in the following quarter in CHEMENG185B. Satisfies the Writing in the Major (WIM) requirement. Prerequisites: CHEMENG 120A, 120B, 181.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4

CHEMENG 185B: Chemical Engineering Laboratory B

CHEMENG185B: Second quarter of two-quarter sequence. Experimental aspects of chemical engineering. Emphasizes experimental design, project execution, team organization, and communication skills. Lab section times will not be assigned, though students should expect to spend at least 5 hours per week on average in the lab working on their team research projects. Students will also partner with a local high school classroom for an outreach project. Labs will typically be available M-F between 1-6pm; to be arranged separately. Prerequisite: CHEMENG 185A. Corequisite: CHEMENG 150.
Terms: Win | Units: 4

CHEMENG 190: Undergraduate Research in Chemical Engineering

Laboratory or theoretical work for undergraduates under the supervision of a faculty member. Research in one of the graduate research groups or other special projects in the undergraduate chemical engineering lab. Students should consult advisers for information on available projects. Course may be repeated.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-6 | Repeatable for credit

CHEMENG 190H: Undergraduate Honors Research in Chemical Engineering

For Chemical Engineering majors pursuing a B.S. with Honors degree who have submitted an approved research proposal to the department. Unofficial transcript must document BSH status and at least 9 units of 190H research for a minimum of 3 quarters May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-5 | Repeatable for credit

CHEMENG 191H: Undergraduate Honors Seminar

For Chemical Engineering majors approved for B.S. with Honors research program. Honors research proposal must be submitted and unofficial transcript document BSH status prior to required concurrent registration in 190H and 191H. May be repeated for credit. Corequisite: 190H
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit

CHEMENG 196: Creating New Ventures in Engineering and Science-based Industries (CHEM 196, CHEM 296, CHEMENG 296)

Open to seniors and graduate students interested in the creation of new ventures and entrepreneurship in engineering and science intensive industries such as chemical, energy, materials, bioengineering, environmental, clean-tech, pharmaceuticals, medical, and biotechnology. Exploration of the dynamics, complexity, and challenges that define creating new ventures, particularly in industries that require long development times, large investments, integration across a wide range of technical and non-technical disciplines, and the creation and protection of intellectual property. Covers business basics, opportunity viability, creating start-ups, entrepreneurial leadership, and entrepreneurship as a career. Teaching methods include lectures, case studies, guest speakers, and individual and team projects.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3

CHEMENG 240: Micro and Nanoscale Fabrication Engineering (CHEMENG 140)

(Same as CHEMENG 140) Survey of fabrication and processing technologies in industrial sectors, such as semiconductor, biotechnology, and energy. Chemistry and transport of electronic and energy device fabrication. Solid state materials, electronic devices and chemical processes including crystal growth, chemical vapor deposition, etching, oxidation, doping, diffusion, thin film deposition, plasma processing. Micro and nanopatterning involving photolithography, unconventional soft lithography and self assembly. Recommended: CHEM 33, 171, and PHYSICS 55
Last offered: Winter 2015 | Units: 3

CHEMENG 242: Basic Principles of Heterogeneous Catalysis with Applications in Energy Transformations (CHEMENG 142)

(Formerly 124/224) Introduction to heterogeneous catalysis, including models of surface reactivity, surface equilibria, kinetics of surface reactions, electronic and geometrical effects in heterogeneous catalysis, trends in reactivity, catalyst structure and composition, electro-catalysis and photo-catalysis. Selected applications and challenges in energy transformations will be discussed. Prerequisites: CHEM 31AB or 31X, CHEM 171, CHEM 175 or CHEMENG 170 or equivalents. Recommended: CHEM 173.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3

CHEMENG 260: Polymer Science and Engineering (CHEMENG 160)

Interrelationships among molecular structure, morphology, and mechanical behavior of polymers. Topics include amorphous and semicrystalline polymers, glass transitions, rubber elasticity, linear viscoelasticity, and rheology. Applications of polymers in biomedical devices and microelectronics. Prerequisites: CHEME 31 A,B or CHEM 31X, CHEM 33 and 171, or equivalent.
Last offered: Winter 2013 | Units: 3

CHEMENG 262: Polymers for Clean Energy and Water (CHEMENG 162)

The first five weeks of this course will be devoted to the fundamental aspects of polymers necessary to understand the applications in energy and the environment. These include: polymer chain configuration, morphology of semi-crystalline and amorphous solids, thermal transition behavior, thermodynamics of polymer blends and block copolymers, and the time/temperature dependence of linear viscoelasticity. The remaining five weeks of class will be devoted to applications, with special emphasis on membrane transport, including ion transport in fuel cell exchange membranes, gas transport in hydrogen enrichment membranes, and water transport in desalination membranes. In addition, completely degradable biocomposites will be discussed. nPrerequisites: CHEM 31 A,B or CHEM 31X, CHEM 33, CHEM 171
Terms: Win | Units: 3

CHEMENG 274: Environmental Microbiology I (CEE 274A, CHEMENG 174)

Basics of microbiology and biochemistry. The biochemical and biophysical principles of biochemical reactions, energetics, and mechanisms of energy conservation. Diversity of microbial catabolism, flow of organic matter in nature: the carbon cycle, and biogeochemical cycles. Bacterial physiology, phylogeny, and the ecology of microbes in soil and marine sediments, bacterial adhesion, and biofilm formation. Microbes in the degradation of pollutants. Prerequisites: CHEM 33, 35, and BIOSCI 41, CHEMENG 181 (formerly 188), or equivalents.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3

CHEMENG 281: Biochemistry I (BIO 188, CHEM 181, CHEMENG 181)

Structure and function of major classes of biomolecules, including proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. Mechanistic analysis of properties of proteins including catalysis, signal transduction and membrane transport. Students will also learn to critically analyze data from the primary biochemical literature. Satisfies Central Menu Area 1 for Bio majors. (CHEMENG offerings formerly listed as 188/288.) Prerequisites: CHEM 33, 35, 131, and 135 or 171.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3

CHEMENG 283: Biochemistry II (BIO 189, CHEM 183, CHEMENG 183)

Focus on metabolic biochemistry: the study of chemical reactions that provide the cell with the energy and raw materials necessary for life. Topics include glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, the citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, photosynthesis, the pentose phosphate pathway, and the metabolism of glycogen, fatty acids, amino acids, and nucleotides as well as the macromolecular machines that synthesize RNA, DNA, and proteins. Medical relevance is emphasized throughout. Satisfies Central Menu Area 1 for Bio majors. Prerequisite: BIO 188/288 or CHEM 181 or CHEMENG 181/281 (formerly 188/288).
Terms: Win | Units: 3

CHEMENG 296: Creating New Ventures in Engineering and Science-based Industries (CHEM 196, CHEM 296, CHEMENG 196)

Open to seniors and graduate students interested in the creation of new ventures and entrepreneurship in engineering and science intensive industries such as chemical, energy, materials, bioengineering, environmental, clean-tech, pharmaceuticals, medical, and biotechnology. Exploration of the dynamics, complexity, and challenges that define creating new ventures, particularly in industries that require long development times, large investments, integration across a wide range of technical and non-technical disciplines, and the creation and protection of intellectual property. Covers business basics, opportunity viability, creating start-ups, entrepreneurial leadership, and entrepreneurship as a career. Teaching methods include lectures, case studies, guest speakers, and individual and team projects.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3

CHEMENG 300: Applied Mathematics in the Chemical and Biological Sciences (CME 330)

Mathematical solution methods via applied problems including chemical reaction sequences, mass and heat transfer in chemical reactors, quantum mechanics, fluid mechanics of reacting systems, and chromatography. Topics include generalized vector space theory, linear operator theory with eigenvalue methods, phase plane methods, perturbation theory (regular and singular), solution of parabolic and elliptic partial differential equations, and transform methods (Laplace and Fourier). Prerequisites: CME 102/ENGR 155A and CME 104/ENGR 155B, or equivalents.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3

CHEMENG 310: Microhydrodynamics (ME 451D)

Transport phenomena on small-length scales appropriate to applications in microfluidics, complex fluids, and biology. The basic equations of mass, momentum, and energy, derived for incompressible fluids and simplified to the slow-flow limit. Topics: solution techniques utilizing expansions of harmonic and Green's functions; singularity solutions; flows involving rigid particles and fluid droplets; applications to suspensions; lubrication theory for flows in confined geometries; slender body theory; and capillarity and wetting. Prerequisites: 120A,B, 300, or equivalents.
Terms: Win | Units: 3

CHEMENG 320: Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering

Theoretical and experimental tools useful in understanding and manipulating reactions mediated by small-molecules and biological catalysts. Theoretical: first classical chemical kinetics and transition state theory; then RRKM theory and Monte Carlo simulations. Experimental approaches include practical application of modern spectroscopic techniques, stopped-flow measurements, temperature-jump experiments, and single-molecule approaches to chemical and biological systems. Both theory and application are framed with regard to systems of particular interest, including industrially relevant enzymes, organometallic catalysts, heterogeneous catalysis, electron transfer reactions, and chemical kinetics within living cells.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3

CHEMENG 340: Molecular Thermodynamics

Classical thermodynamics and quantum mechanics. Development of statistical thermodynamics to address the collective behavior of molecules. Establishment of theories for gas, liquid, and solid phases, including phase transitions and critical behavior. Applications include electrolytes, ion channels, surface adsorption, ligand binding to proteins, hydrogen bonding in water, hydrophobicity, polymers, and proteins.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3

CHEMENG 345: Fundamentals and Applications of Spectroscopy (PHOTON 345)

Development of theoretical approaches to spectroscopy, including spectroscopic transitions, transition probabilities, and selection rules. Application to photon and electron spectroscopies of the gas and solid phases. Topics: rotational spectroscopy; infrared and Raman vibrational spectroscopies; fluorescence spectroscopy; Auger, x-ray and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopies. Prerequisite: CHEM 271 or course in quantum mechanics.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3

CHEMENG 355: Advanced Biochemical Engineering (BIOE 355)

Combines biological knowledge and methods with quantitative engineering principles. Quantitative review of biochemistry and metabolism; recombinant DNA technology and synthetic biology (metabolic engineering). The production of protein pharaceuticals as a paradigm for the application of chemical engineering principles to advanced process development within the framework of current business and regulatory requirements. Prerequisite: CHEMENG 181 (formerly 188) or BIOSCI 41, or equivalent.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Sattely, E. (PI)

CHEMENG 399: Graduate Research Rotation in Chemical Engineering

Introduction to graduate level laboratory and theoretical work. Performance in this course comprises part of the mandatory evaluation for pre-candidacy standing and suitability to continue in the chemical engineering Ph.D. program.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable 6 times (up to 6 units total)

CHEMENG 410: Public Communication of Research

Develop skills for communicating complex science to the public through writing, video, and public speaking. Learn how to work with the media to explain scientific discoveries without overselling the science. Work in small groups and one-on-one with writers and guest speaker; develop a short written piece and video explaining own research; develop skills that will translate to future scientific projects. Open to graduate students in the biosciences, chemistry, and engineering. Enrollment limited to 20.
Terms: Aut | Units: 1

CHEMENG 420: Growth and Form

Advanced topics course examining the role of physical forces in shaping living cells, tissues, and organs, making use of D'Arcy Thompson's classic text On Growth and Form. The course begins with a review of relevant physical principles drawn from statistical physics, polymer theory, rheology and materials science. We then examine current knowledge of cellular mechanotransduction pathways, the roles of physical forces in guiding embryonic development, and the contribution of aberrant cellular response to mechanical cues in heart disease and cancer. The course concludes by examining current frontiers in stem cell biology and tissue engineering.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Dunn, A. (PI)

CHEMENG 432: Electrochemical Energy Conversion

Electrochemistry is playing an increasingly important role in renewable energy. This course aims to cover the fundamentals of electrochemistry, and then build on that knowledge to cover applications of electrochemistry in energy conversion. Topics to be covered include fuel cells, solar water-splitting, CO2 conversion to fuels and chemicals, batteries, redox flow cells, and supercapacitors. Prerequisites: CHEM 31AB or 31 X, CHEM 33, CHEM 171, CHEM 175 or CHEMENG 170, or equivalents. Recommended: CHEM 173.
Last offered: Winter 2015 | Units: 3

CHEMENG 442: Structure and Reactivity of Solid Surfaces

The structure of solid surfaces including experimental methods for determining the structure of single crystal surfaces. The adsorption of molecules on these surfaces including the thermodynamics of adsorption processes, surface diffusion, and surface reactions. Molecular structure of adsorbates. Current topics in surface structure and reactivity, including systems for heterogeneous catalysis and electronic materials.
Last offered: Spring 2013 | Units: 3

CHEMENG 444: Electronic Structure Theory and Applications to Chemical Kinetics (ENERGY 256)

Fundamentals of electronic structure theory as it applies to chemical reaction kinetics in homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction systems. Development and application of the theory of chemical kinetics, including traditional and harmonic transition state theories. Relationships between thermodynamics and kinetics to overall mechanism predictions. Lab involves chemical modeling including _ab initio_ electronic structure calculations (Hartree-Fock, configuration interaction, coupled cluster, and many-body perturbation theory) and thermodynamic predictions. DFT calculations for catalysis applications are also covered. Prerequisite: quantum mechanics.
Terms: Win | Units: 3

CHEMENG 450: Advances in Biotechnology (BIOE 450)

Guest academic and industrial speakers. Latest developments in fields such as bioenergy, green process technology, production of industrial chemicals from renewable resources, protein pharmaceutical production, industrial enzyme production, stem cell applications, medical diagnostics, and medical imaging. Biotechnology ethics, business and patenting issues, and entrepreneurship in biotechnology.
Last offered: Spring 2015 | Units: 3

CHEMENG 454: Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering (BIOE 454)

Principles for the design and optimization of new biological systems. Development of new enzymes, metabolic pathways, other metabolic systems, and communication systems among organisms. Example applications include the production of central metabolites, amino acids, pharmaceutical proteins, and isoprenoids. Economic challenges and quantitative assessment of metabolic performance. Pre- or corequisite: CHEMENG 355 or equivalent.
Last offered: Spring 2013 | Units: 3

CHEMENG 456: Microbial Bioenergy Systems (CEE 274B)

Introduction to microbial metabolic pathways and to the pathway logic with a special focus on microbial bioenergy systems. The first part of the course emphasizes the metabolic and biochemical principles of pathways, whereas the second part is more specifically directed toward using this knowledge to understand existing systems and to design innovative microbial bioenergy systems for biofuel, biorefinery, and environmental applications. There also is an emphasis on the implications of rerouting of energy and reducing equivalents for the fitness and ecology of the organism. Prerequisites: CHEMENG 174 or 181 and organic chemistry, or equivalents.
Terms: Win | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Spormann, A. (PI)

CHEMENG 459: Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences (BIO 459, BIOC 459, BIOE 459, CHEM 459, PSYCH 459)

Students register through their affiliated department; otherwise register for CHEMENG 459. For specialists and non-specialists. Sponsored by the Stanford BioX Program. Three seminars per quarter address scientific and technical themes related to interdisciplinary approaches in bioengineering, medicine, and the chemical, physical, and biological sciences. Leading investigators from Stanford and the world present breakthroughs and endeavors that cut across core disciplines. Pre-seminars introduce basic concepts and background for non-experts. Registered students attend all pre-seminars; others welcome. See http://biox.stanford.edu/courses/459.html. Recommended: basic mathematics, biology, chemistry, and physics.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Robertson, C. (PI)

CHEMENG 462: Complex Fluids and Non-Newtonian Flows (ME 455)

Definition of a complex liquid and microrheology. Division of complex fluids into suspensions, solutions, and melts. Suspensions as colloidal and non-colloidal. Extra stress and relation to the stresslet. Suspension rheology including Brownian and non-Brownian fibers. Microhydrodynamics and the Fokker-Planck equation. Linear viscoelasticity and the weak flow limit. Polymer solutions including single mode (dumbbell) and multimode models. Nonlinear viscoelasticity. Intermolecular effects in nondilute solutions and melts and the concept of reptation. Prerequisites: low Reynolds number hydrodynamics or consent of instructor.
Last offered: Spring 2014 | Units: 3

CHEMENG 464: Polymer Chemistry

Polymer material design, synthesis, characterization, and application. Topics include organic and kinetic aspects of polymerization, polymer characterization techniques, and structure and properties of bulk polymers for commercial applications and emerging technologies.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3

CHEMENG 466: Polymer Physics

Concepts and applications in the equilibrium and dynamic behavior of complex fluids. Topics include solution thermodynamics, scaling concepts, semiflexibility, characterization of polymer size (light scattering, osmotic pressure, size-exclusion chromatography, intrinsic viscosity), viscoelasticity, rheological measurements, polyelectrolytes, liquid crystals, biopolymers, and gels.
Last offered: Winter 2015 | Units: 3

CHEMENG 469: Solid Structure and Properties of Polymers

Fundamental structure-properties relationships of solid polymers in bulk and thin films. Topics include chain conformations in bulk amorphous polymers, glass transition, crystallization, semi-crystalline morphology, liquid crystalline order, polymer blends, block copolymers, polymer networks/gels, polymers of high current interest, and experimental methods of characterizing polymer structure.
Terms: Win | Units: 3

CHEMENG 470: Complex Fluid Interfaces: Capillarity and Interfacial Dynamics

Complex fluid interfaces arise whenever amphiphiles (surfactants, phospholipids, polymers, colloidal particles) collect at liquid-fluid surfaces, imbuing them with nonlinear mechanical responses. Examples in nature include the cell membrane, lung surfactants, and the tear film. Industrial applications include emulsions and foams that require stabilization. The course discusses concepts in capillarity and wetting, interfacial fluid dynamics, thin film stability, the microstructure of self-organized monolayers and bilayers. Experimental microstructural methods (Brewster angle microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, grazing incidence x-ray diffraction) will be described. Prerequisite: 310 or equivalent.
Last offered: Spring 2013 | Units: 3

CHEMENG 482: The Startup Garage: Design (SOMGEN 282)

(Same as STRAMGT 356) The Startup Garage is an experiential lab course that focuses on the design, testing and launch of a new venture. Multidisciplinary student teams work through an iterative process of understanding user needs, creating a point of view statement, ideating and prototyping new product and services and their business models, and communicating the user need, product, service and business models to end-users, partners, and investors. In the autumn quarter, teams will: identify and validate a compelling user need and develop very preliminary prototypes for a new product or service and business models. Students form teams, conduct field work and iterate on the combination of business model -- product -- market. Teams will present their first prototypes (business model - product - market) at the end of the quarter to a panel of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors and faculty.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4

CHEMENG 484: The Startup Garage: Testing and Launch (SOMGEN 284)

This is the second quarter of the two-quarter series. In this quarter, student teams expand the field work they started in the fall quarter. They get out of the building to talk to potential customers, partners, distributors, and investors to test and refine their business model, product/service and market. This quarter the teams will be expected to develop and test a minimally viable product, iterate, and focus on validated lessons on: the market opportunity, user need and behavior, user interactions with the product or service, business unit economics, sale and distribution models, partnerships, value proposition, and funding strategies. Teams will interact with customers, partners, distributors, investors and mentors with the end goal of developing and delivering a funding pitch to a panel of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors and faculty.
Terms: Win | Units: 4

CHEMENG 500: Special Topics in Protein Biotechnology

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Swartz, J. (PI)

CHEMENG 501: Special Topics in Semiconductor Processing

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Bent, S. (PI)

CHEMENG 503: Special Topics in Biocatalysis

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Khosla, C. (PI)

CHEMENG 505: Special Topics in Microrheology

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Fuller, G. (PI)

CHEMENG 507: Special Topics in Polymer Physics and Molecular Assemblies

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Frank, C. (PI)

CHEMENG 510: Special Topics in Transport Mechanics

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Shaqfeh, E. (PI)

CHEMENG 513: Special Topics in Functional Organic Materials for Electronic and Optical Devices

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Bao, Z. (PI)

CHEMENG 514: Special Topics in Biopolymer Physics

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Spakowitz, A. (PI)

CHEMENG 515: Special Topics in Molecular and Systems Biology

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Wang, C. (PI)

CHEMENG 516: Special Topics in Energy and Catalysis

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Jaramillo, T. (PI)

CHEMENG 517: Special Topics in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Spormann, A. (PI)

CHEMENG 518: Special Topics in Advanced Biophysics and Protein Design

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Dunn, A. (PI)

CHEMENG 519: Special Topics in Interface Science and Catalysis

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Noerskov, J. (PI)

CHEMENG 520: Special Topics in Biological Chemistry

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Sattely, E. (PI)

CHEMENG 521: Special Topics in Nanostructured Materials for Energy and the Environment

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Cargnello, M. (PI)

CHEMENG 522: SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOFT MATTER AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS

Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Qin, J. (PI)

CHEMENG 600: Graduate Research in Chemical Engineering

Laboratory and theoretical work leading to partial fulfillment of requirements for an advanced degree. Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-12 | Repeatable for credit

CHEMENG 699: Colloquium

Weekly lectures by experts from academia and industry in the field of chemical engineering. Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit
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