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
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: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
CHEMENG 35N:
Renewable Energy for a Sustainable World
Preference to freshmen. An overall world energy assessment, projections, and technologies. How to assess good and bad potential impacts of leading renewable energy candidates: benefit versus impact ratio using quantitative cradle-to-grave approach. Technologies suitable for near-term application in developing economic systems. Governmental policies, governmental versus private sector investments, raw materials supply issues, and impact of cultural influences on technology choices and speed of implementation.
Terms: Aut
| 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
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
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
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
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: Aut
| Units: 3
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. Recommended: CHEM 33 and 171, or equivalent.
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
| Units: 3
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, Sum
| 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: 3
CHEMENG 181:
Biochemistry I (BIO 188, BIO 288, CHEM 181, CHEMENG 281)
(CHEMENG offerings formerly listed as 188/288.) Chemistry of major families of biomolecules including proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and cofactors. Structural and mechanistic analysis of properties of proteins including molecular recognition, catalysis, signal transduction, membrane transport, and harvesting of energy from light. Molecular evolution. Prerequisites: CHEM 135 or 171.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
CHEMENG 183:
Biochemistry II (BIO 189, BIO 289, 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. Prerequisite: BIO 188/288 or CHEM 181 or CHEMENG 181/281 (formerly 188/288).
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
CHEMENG 185A:
Chemical Engineering Laboratory A
Experimental aspects of chemical engineering science. Emphasizes laboratory work and development of communication skills. Lab work in student groups. Student presentations. Prerequisites: 120A,B. Corequisite: 170.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
CHEMENG 185B:
Chemical Engineering Laboratory B
Methods and techniques in molecular biology and biochemical engineering. Emphasis is on team organization, communiction skills, experimental design, and project execution. Creation of presentations, experiments, and demonstrations for high school students. Additional laboratory times to be arranged. Prerequisite: BIO 41, CHEMENG 181, or equivalent.
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.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Bao, Z. (PI);
Bent, S. (PI);
Dunn, A. (PI);
Frank, C. (PI);
Fuller, G. (PI);
Jaramillo, T. (PI);
Kao, C. (PI);
Khosla, C. (PI);
Musgrave, C. (PI);
Noerskov, J. (PI);
Robertson, C. (PI);
Shaqfeh, E. (PI);
Spakowitz, A. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Swartz, J. (PI);
Wang, C. (PI)
CHEMENG 190H:
Undergraduate Honors Research in Chemical Engineering
For department approved Chemical Engineering B.S. with honors majors who have obtained faculty approval for a research proposal. Research for at least 3 quarters, concluding thesis, and oral presentation of work. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Bao, Z. (PI);
Bent, S. (PI);
Dunn, A. (PI);
Frank, C. (PI);
Fuller, G. (PI);
Jaramillo, T. (PI);
Khosla, C. (PI);
Noerskov, J. (PI);
Robertson, C. (PI);
Shaqfeh, E. (PI);
Spakowitz, A. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Swartz, J. (PI);
Wang, C. (PI)
CHEMENG 191H:
Undergraduate Honors Seminar
For Chemical Engineering majors approved for honors research. May be repeated for credit. Corequisite: 190H.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
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
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CHEMENG 25:
Biotechnology (ENGR 25)
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.
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
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. Recommended: CHEM 33 and 171, or equivalent.
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, Sum
| Units: 3
CHEMENG 281:
Biochemistry I (BIO 188, BIO 288, CHEM 181, CHEMENG 181)
(CHEMENG offerings formerly listed as 188/288.) Chemistry of major families of biomolecules including proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and cofactors. Structural and mechanistic analysis of properties of proteins including molecular recognition, catalysis, signal transduction, membrane transport, and harvesting of energy from light. Molecular evolution. Prerequisites: CHEM 135 or 171.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CHEMENG 283:
Biochemistry II (BIO 189, BIO 289, 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. Prerequisite: BIO 188/288 or CHEM 181 or CHEMENG 181/281 (formerly 188/288).
Terms: Spr
| 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.
| 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: Aut
| 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: Aut
| 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
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: Win
| 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: Win
| 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.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
CHEMENG 450:
Advances in Biotechnology
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.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CHEMENG 451:
Chemical Principles in Drug Discovery and Development
Application of physical and organic chemistry to the discovery and subsequent product development of small molecule and macromolecular drugs. Course discusses key physical, chemical, and biological properties of drug candidates and how to measure them, how to engineer them. Discussion of principles of drug formulation and delivery. Graduate-level background in physical and organic chemistry recommended.
Terms: Aut
| 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.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
CHEMENG 456:
Metabolic Biochemistry of Microorganisms (CEE 274B)
Microbial metabolism, biochemical and metabolic principles, unity and diversity of metabolic pathways, evolution of enzymes and metabolic pathways, microbial degradation of natural and anthropogenic organic compounds, predicting biodegradation, and metabolic origin of life.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
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
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 467:
Physics of Biomacromolecules
Advanced topics in the equilibrium and dynamic behavior of biomacromolecules. Theoretical approaches addressed include path integral approaches to polymer Green function theory, polymer field theory, application of Smoluchowski and fractional Fokker Planck equations to biopolymer transport, and Brownian dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations. These methods will be applied to topics such as DNA/protein semiflexibility, DNA supercoiling, lyotropic polymer ordering, anomalous diffusion in crowded environments, motor-protein transport, and protein dynamics. Prerequisites: CHEMENG 340 and 466 or consent of the instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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: Sum
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
(up to 1 units total)
CHEMENG 600:
Graduate Research in Chemical Engineering
Laboratory and theoretical work leading to partial fulfillment of requirements for an advanced degree.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-12
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Bao, Z. (PI);
Bent, S. (PI);
Dunn, A. (PI);
Frank, C. (PI);
Fuller, G. (PI);
Jaramillo, T. (PI);
Khosla, C. (PI);
Noerskov, J. (PI);
Robertson, C. (PI);
Shaqfeh, E. (PI);
Spakowitz, A. (PI);
Spormann, A. (PI);
Swartz, J. (PI);
Wang, C. (PI)
CHEMENG 699:
Colloquium
Weekly lectures by experts from academia and industry in the field of chemical engineering.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
CHEMENG 457:
Microbial Ecology and Evolution (CEE 274C)
Structure/function relationship of microbial communities; metabolic and ecological basis of interactions in microbial communities; microbial ecology and population biology in natural and human host systems; and evolution of microbial life. Prerequisite: CEE 274A, CHEMENG 281 (formerly 288), or equivalent.
| Units: 3
CHEMENG 458:
Recent Advances in Genetic, Cellular, and Biomolecular Systems
Current topics, experimental methods, technologies, quantitative analysis, and mathematical models.
| Units: 3
CHEMENG 461:
Polymeric Materials in Medical Devices
Integrated approach to polymer synthesis, characterization, and processing for polymer properties of technological benefit in biomedical devices. Classes of materials include ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, silicone elastomers, block copolymer segmented polyurethanes, highly orientated nylon fibers, hydrogels, and biodegradable polymers. Applications include prosthetic orthopedic devices, ophthalmic devices, sutures, and drug delivery systems.
| Units: 3
CHEMENG 462:
Complex Fluids and Non-Newtonian Flows
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.
| 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.
| Units: 3
CHEMENG 504:
Special Topics in Bioengineering
Recent developments and current research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
