• CHE 4474

    Process Synthesis, Modeling, and Control
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.75

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Combining chemical engineering unit operations to create complete manufacturing processes, including safety, environmental, and economic considerations. Modeling processes using commercial simulation software. Analysis and design of control systems for chemical plants. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: CHE 3318 and CHE 3322; Corequisite CHE 4475

  • CHE 4475

    Process Safety in Design
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     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.88

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Understanding hazards and risk in a chemical process, managing risk by providing the appropriate layers of protection to reduce the frequency and severity of incidents, and learning from incidents when they happen. Introduction to the engineering and industry concepts.This course is an introduction to the engineering and industry concepts. One lecture hour. Prerequisites: CHE 3318 and CHE 3322. Co-requisite: CHE 4474

  • CHE 4476

    Chemical Engineering Design
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     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.59

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Application of academically acquired skills to the practice of chemical engineering in an industrial environment: industrial economics; process synthesis and selection; flow sheet development; equipment sizing; plant layout and cost estimation. Report preparation and oral presentations. Use of commercial process simulation software. Two lecture hours, two discussion hours, and design laboratory. Prerequisite: CHE 2216 and CHE 3318 and CHE 3322 and CHE 4474 and CHE 4475.

  • CHE 4491

    Chemical Engineering Laboratory II
     Rating

    1.33

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.38

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Continuation of CHE 3398; emphasizes separations, chemical reaction, and process dynamics and control. One discussion and four laboratory hours. Prerequisite: CHE 3318, 3322, and 3398.

  • CHE 4561

    Special Topics in Chemical Engineering
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    1.50

     GPA

    3.54

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Applies engineering science, design methods, and system analysis to developing areas and current problems in chemical engineering. Topics are announced at registration. Prerequisite:Third or Fourth-year standing and instructor permission.

  • CHE 4995

    Chemical Engineering Research
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.92

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Library and laboratory study of an engineering or manufacturing problem conducted in close consultation with a departmental faculty member, often including the design, construction, and operation of laboratory scale equipment. Requires progress reports and a comprehensive written report. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

  • CHE 5456

    Bioproduct & Bioprocess Eng
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     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.72

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    The course focuses on engineering's role in commercialization of vaccines and biologics. Biologics are more complex than small molecule drug products and present unique challenges in commercialization. This course includes an overview of vaccines and biologics from historical context, product, process and analytical technologies, immunology, clinical, regulatory and ethical considerations, economics, risk mitigation, and impact on human health. Prerequisites: 4th year or higher CHE or BME standing or Instructor Permission

  • CHE 5561

    Special Topics in Chemical Engineering
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.73

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Applies engineering science, design methods, and system analysis to developing areas and current problems in chemical engineering. Topics are announced at registration.

  • CHE 5562

    Special Topics in Chemical Engineering
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.65

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Applies engineering science, design methods, and system analysis to developing areas and current problems in chemical engineering. Topics are announced at registration.

  • CHE 6442

    Applied Surface Chemistry
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.94

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Factors underlying interfacial phenomena, with emphasis on thermodynamics of surfaces, structural aspects, and electrical phenomena; applications such as emulsification, foaming, detergency, sedimentation, flow through porous media, fluidization, nucleation, wetting, adhesion, flotation, electrocapillarity. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.