Advanced Studies Programs
Chemical Engineering Department
Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering (M.Eng Ch.E)
| Course Requirements | |
| Foundation subjects | 12 units |
| Methods of Research | 3 units |
| Advanced Mathematics | 6 units |
| Major subjects | 15 units |
| Cognates / electives | 6 units |
| Practicum | 6 units |
| Orientation for Non-DLSU graduates | (1 unit) |
| Total | 48 units |
Note: The foundation courses that a student should take may be reduced or waived; however, the student has to complete the 48-units requirement by taking more elective subjects as substitute to the foundation courses.
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (M.S. ChE.)
| Course Requirements | |
| Methods of Research | 3 units |
| Advanced Mathematics | 6 units |
| Major subjects | 15 units |
| Cognates / electives | 6 units |
| Thesis | 6 units |
| Orientation for Non-DLSU graduates | (1 unit) |
| Total | 36 units |
Note: Cognates/Electives may be chosen from other engineering graduate programs.
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering (Ph.D Ch.E)
| Course Requirements | |
| Specialization Courses | 12 units |
| Philosophy Course | 3 units |
| Seminar | 3 units |
| Dissertation | 12 units |
| Orientation for Non-DLSU graduates | (1 unit) |
| Total | 30 units |
Required Courses
| A. Foundation Courses (required 12 units for M. Eng) | ||
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| COE5010 | Engineering Mathematics | This course covers Review of First-order-First-degree differential equation, Laplace Transforms, Systems of linear differential equation with constant coefficients, Power Series Solution of Differential Equations, Fourier Series, and Partial Differential Equations. |
| COE5020 | Quantitative Methods | The course covers the basic concepts of probability, random variables, special discrete and continuous probability distributions, sampling concepts, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, and linear regression and correlation analysis. |
| COE5410 | Computer Engineering | This course covers topics on variables, constants, operations and expressions, program control statements, functions, arrays, structures, unions, I/O disk files, understanding memory models, turbo-C. |
| COE571M | Techpreneurship | This course takes the participant through entrepreneurship in technology ventures, which is about commercializing technology ideas into viable enterprises. It is about training techies, scientists and researchers in the skills and attitudes of entrepreneurs, about empowering them to realize the opportunities and commercial values arising from their ideas, technologies, technology applications or products. The course examines the development of ideas and how these are translated into opportunities and eventually businesses; it challenges the students to go through the process of writing a business plan, which will be their final output in this course. |
| B. Orientation (1 unit, Non-Academic) | ||
| COE5000 | Engineering Orientation | The course includes topics on the DLSU history, mission statement, organizational structure, key officers/offices; the Brothers of the Christian Schools, the life and writings of St. John Baptist de la Salle; Lasallian core values and professional ethics. |
| C. Basic Subject (3 units Required) | ||
| COE5200 | Methods of Research (for M.Eng & MS students only) | A study of the fundamentals of research designs, analysis and interpretations of data, project feasibility studies, and qualitative research techniques |
| COE559D | Philosophy of Technology (for PhD students only) | The course provides a focal point for the creators and doers of technology to examine critically and reflect upon the social influences of technology. The course discusses the philosophical foundation of science, technology, and engineering and analyzes their relationship. It includes a brief presentation of the history of science, technology and engineering surveying major developments from the Industrial Revolution to the present and introduces ethical issues in the work life of engineers and scientists. |
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| COE5310 | Advanced Mathematical Methods | Review of linear algebra and linear differential equation, existence and uniqueness, autonomous systems, phase portraits, nonlinear system, linearization, stability, perturbation, chaos and bifurcation. |
| COE5320 | Numerical Methods with Computer Programming and Application | Matrix computations, roots of linear and non-linear system, interpolation, numerical integration and differentiation, predictor connector, and Runge Kutta Methods, finite difference methods and introduction to finite element methods. |
| COE5100 | Statistical Analysis and Design | Basic Research Methods; analysis of variance and convariance; Experimental Design; Advanced Regression Analysis; Non-Parametric Test |
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| CHE610M | Transport Phenomena | Major | This course covers momentum, heat, and mass trasport in solid, fluid, and multi-phase system; laminar and turbulent flow of Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids; solution of equations of continuity, motion, energy, and mass transfer. |
| CHE611D | Transport Phenomena (for PhD) | Major | This is an extension of CHE 6100 intended for PhD students. This graduate course deals with momentum, heat and mass transport in solid, liquid and multi-phase system. Laminar and turbulent flow of Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids. Solution of equations of continuity, motion, energy and mass transfer. |
| CHE612M | Advanced Fluid Mechanics | Major | This course covers uni and multidimensional momentum transfers in Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids. It also includes the introduction to Software Aids in Numerical Modeling of Complex Fluid Mechanics Systems. |
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Advanced Fluid Mechanics (for Ph.D.) | Major | This course is an extension of CHE612M and is intended for Ph.D. students. It covers uni and multidimensional momentum transfers in Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids. It also includes the introduction to Software Aids in Numerical Modeling of Complex Fluid Mechanics Systems. |
| CHE613M | Advanced Heat Transfer | Major | This course covers uni and multidimensional heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation. Numerical approaches and Software Tools for modeling complex systems are also included. |
| CHE613D | Heat Transfer | Major | This is an extension of CHE 6130 intended for PhD students. This graduate course covers the uni-and multidimensional heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation. Numerical approaches and Software Tools for modeling complex systems are also included. |
| CHE614M | Advanced Mass Transfer | Major | This graduate course deals with the differential equations of mass transfer, steady and unsteady state molecular diffusion, convective mass transfer, and boundary layer analysis. It also includes topics in simultaneous mass and heat transfer, and applications to chemical engineering mass transfer operations. |
| CHE614D | Advanced Mass Transfer (for Ph.D.) | Major | This is an extension of CHE 6140 intended for PhD students. This graduate course deals with the diffrential equations of mass transfer; steady and unsteady state molecular diffusion, convective mass transfer, and boundary layer analysis. Simultaneous mass and heat transfer. Applications to Chemical Engineering mass transfer operations. |
| CHE615M | Advanced Reaction Engineering | Major | This course deals with the review of the fundamentals of chemical reaction kinetics and chemical reactor design; an overview os mass- and heat-transport effects in multi-phase systems; an overview of chemical reactor dynamics and steady-state analysis. |
| CHE615D | Advanced Reaction Engineering (for Ph.D.) | Major | This is an extension of CHE6150 intended for PhD students. A review of the fundamentals of chemical reaction kinetics and chemical reactor design; an overview of mass and heat-transport effects in multi-phase systems; an overview of chemical reactor dynamics and steady-state analysis. In addition, the CHE615D student will cover the design of three-phase systems such as trickle-beds and fluidized bed reactors. The course will rely heavily on critique of journal literature. |
| CHE616M | Optimization Methods in Chemical Engineering | Major | This course deals with the application of linear, non-linear programming and other optimization methods of chemical engineering problems. |
| CHE616D | Optimization Methods in Chemical Engineering (for Ph.D.) | Major | This is an extension of CHE 6160 intended for PhD students. This graduate course deals with the application of linear, non-linear programming and other Optimization methods of chemical engineering problems. |
| CHE617M | Engineering Materials | Major | This course deals with the Properties of engineering materials, materials for high temperature and corrosive services, selection of materials for design purposes, processing of metal, and semiconductor fabrication. |
| CHE617D | Engineering Materials (for PhD students) | Major | This course is an extension of CHE617M. The course deals with the study of the science of materials; materials of engineering and its principal properties, uses and limitations. It includes methods of material design with the simulation of Mechanical, Solubility, Electronic, and Physical properties of materials in the atomic and molecular scale using the mathematical formalisms of Density Functional Theory |
| CHE618M | Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | Major | This graduate course in chemical engineering deals with the theoretical foundation of thermodynamics. The emphasis is on useful and available work, exergy analysis and its application to process analysis and optimization, reaction engineering, and unit operations. At Ph.D level, the course offers new frontiers and challenges such as open system analysis for reaction engineering, thermostatics, and application of chaos theory to process analysis. Thermodynamics will be treated as a treatise topic. Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics covers axiomatic presentation of classical thermodynamics; graphic presentation of the relation of the thermodynamic properties; and design of power plants or power generating systems. |
| CHE618D | Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (for Ph.D.) | Major | This graduate course in chemical engineering deals with the theoretical foundation of thermodynamics. The emphasis is on useful and available work, exergy analysis and its application to process analysis and optimization, reaction engineering, and unit operations. At PhD level, the course offers new frontiers and challenges such as open system analysis for reaction engineering, thermostatics, and application of chaos theory to process analysis. Thermodynamics will be treated as a treatise topic. Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics covers axiomatic presentation of classical thermodynamics; graphic presentation of the thermodynamic properties; and design of power plants or power generating systems. |
| CHE619M | Experimental Design | Major | Covers advanced topics in research design for chemical engineers; includes statistical analysis, dimensional analysis, and case studies. |
| CHE619D | Experimental Design (for Ph.D.) | Major | This course is an extension of CHE619M intended for PhD students. It covers advanced topics in research design for chemical engineers; includes statistical analysis, dimensional analysis, and case studies |
| CHE620M | Solution Thermodynamics | Major | Covers Thermodynamics of ideal and non-ideal systems. Applications in Engineering field such as Geothermal reservoir science are included. |
| CHE621M | Membrane Separation Process | Major | This course will enable students to understand basic principles in membrane science and technology. The topics to be covered include the basic principle common to all membrane processes (membrane science) and the different industrial membrane separation process (membrane technology). Key concepts that will be covered include the different membrane separation mechanisms, the different transport models, membrane materials and preparations, and the current membrane technology (i.e. microfiltration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, gas separation, pervaporation, ion-exchange membrane, etc.). |
| CHE621D | Membrane Separation Process (for Ph.D.) | Major | This course is an extension of CHE621M intended for PhD students. This course will enable students to understand basic principles in membrane science and technology. The topics to be covered include the basic principle common to all membrane processes (membrane science) and the different industrial membrane separation process (membrane technology). Key concepts that will be covered include the different membrane separation mechanisms, the different transport models, membrane materials and preparations, and the current membrane technology (i.e. microfiltration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, gas separation, pervaporation, ion-exchange membrane, etc.). |
| CHE631M | Electrochemical Process | Major | Theory of Electrolytic and electro-chemical process under ideal and non-ideal conditions is discussed applications in chemical synthesis, electricity generation and other fields are covered. |
| CHE632M | Separation Process | Major | Standard and Novel separation processes such as distillation, solvent extraction, adsorption, ion exchange, flotation, etc. are discussed along the specific applications. |
| CHE633M | Desulfurization Technology | Major | This is a graduate course that deals with the study of the fundamental concepts in various desulfurization technologies. The emphasis of this course covers the topics of oxidation systems and adsorption techniques. Related studies in terms of kinetic models, equilibrium models and thermodynamic analyses are included. |
| CHE633D | Desulfurization Technology (for PhD) | Major | This course is an extension of CHE633M intended for PhD students. This is a graduate course that deals with the study of the fundamental concepts in various desulfurization technologies. The emphasis of this course covers the topics of oxidation systems and adsorption techniques. Related studies in terms of kinetic models, equilibrium models and thermodynamic analyses are included. |
| CHE648D | Process Modeling And Simulation | Major | Modelling of chemical and physical process and operation, systems theory and application of modeling and simulation. Analysis of processes is supported by the use of developed computer software or commercial simulators, specifically ASPEN PLUS Release 10 |
| CHE661M | Environmental Management | Major | This course deals with the areas of Environmental Assessment, Solid Waste Management and Water/Air Quality and Treatments. This is designed to develop the student’s understanding of the underlying principle of Environmental Impact Assessment. |
| CHE661D | Environmental Engineering (for Ph.D.) | Major | This course deals with the areas of Environmental Assessment, Solid Waste Management and Water/Air Quality and Treatments. This is designed to develop the student’s understanding of the underlying principle of Environmental Impact Assessment. |
| CHE663M | Environmental Impact Assessment | Major | The course covers the rationale why Environmental Impact Assessment is done, the laws governing the EIS in the Philippines, the comparison of EIS of the Philippines with EIS of other countries like the U.S. At the same time, how to conduct EIA as well as the contents of the EIS report are covered. Typical case studies are also taken up. |
| CHE663D | Environmental Impact Assessment (For PhD Students) | Major | This course is an extension of CHE663M intended for PhD students. It covers the rationale why Environmental Impact Assessment is done, the laws governing the EIS in the Philippines, the comparison of EIS of the Philippines with EIS of other countries like the U.S. At the same time, how to conduct EIA as well as the contents of the EIS report are covered. Typical case studies are also taken up. |
| CHE664M | Waste Water Engineering | Major | This course covers municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment. Topics include water processing, characteristics of wastewater, requirements for disposal, wastewater treatment involving physical, chemical, biological, and advanced treatment processes and sludge processing. Emphasis is given to design and operational parameters. A wastewater treatment Plant Design Project is required. |
| CHE664D | Waste Water Engineering (for PhD) | Major | This course is an extension of CHE664M and is intended for PhD students. This course covers municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment. Topics include water processing, characteristics of wastewater, requirements for disposal, wastewater treatment involving physical, chemical, biological, and advanced treatment processes and sludge processing. Emphasis is given to design and operational parameters. A wastewater treatment Plant Design Project is required. |
| CHE668M | Pollution Control and Waste Management | Major | This course covers topics on various types of pollutants, their sources, environmental impacts and methods of control. |
| CHE669M | Clean Coal Technology | Major | This course deals with the use of coal for energy service through ¿Clean Technologies¿ which have been recognized as one of the most promising approaches to meet the demand for energy in an environmentally acceptable manner. This is designed to develop the student¿s awareness on the use of coal as a viable economic energy resource. |
| CHE669D | Clean Coal Technology (for Ph.D.) | Major | This is an extension of CHE669M intended for PhD students. This course deals with the use of coal for energy service through ¿Clean Technologies¿ which have been recognized as one of the most promising approaches to meet the demand for energy in an environmentally acceptable manner. This is designed to develop the student¿s awareness on the use of coal as a viable economic energy resource. |
| CHE670M | Water Quality Control And Management | Major | This course covers discussions on basic concepts on water characteristics, sampling and analysis, as well as water pollution control. This will also involve in depth discussions on microbiology and health aspect of water pollution. This course will also discuss several transport phenomena used in water quality modeling. The course will review some basic principles used in the development of selected published water quality models. |
| CHE671M | Polymer Recycling | Major | This course deals with the area of solid waste management specifically polymer recycling. This is designed to develop the student¿s awareness of current problems encountered in plastic recycling. |
| CHE672M | Fluidization Engineering | Major | This course deals with the application of fluidized beds in the industry. It includes basic concepts in fluidization, particle-to-gas mass and heat transfer. At the end of the course, the students are expected to design bubbling beds and catalytic reactors using the fundamental concept of fluidization. |
| CHE672D | Fluidization Engineering (for Ph.D.) | Major | This course deals with the application of fluidized beds in the industry. It includes basic concepts in fluidization, particle-to-gas mass and heat transfer. At the end of the course, the students are expected to design bubbling beds and catalytic reactors using the fundamental concept of fluidization. |
| CHE680M | Process Control | Major | Covers process dynamic and simple feedback control. Also includes DID and ON-OFF controllers and characteristics as well as stability analysis. |
| CHE680D | Process Control (for PhD) | Major | This is an extension of CHE680M intended for PhD students. It covers process dynamic and simple feedback control. Also includes DID and ON-OFF controllers and characteristics as well as stability analysis. |
| CHE681M | Advanced Process Control | Major | This process control subject introduces advance concepts and strategies in process control. In the early part of the course a review of basic process control theories will be done. After the review on the basic concepts advance concepts such as Cascade Control, Feedforward Feedback Control, Smith Predictor, Internal Model Control and other advance control strategies will be discussed. Discrete control analysis will be introduced. Computing tools for process control such as MATLAB will also be introduced. The students will learn simulations of complex systems using Control Toolbox or using MATLAB Simulink. |
| CHE681D | Advanced Process Control (for Ph.D.) | Major | This is an extension of CHE 6810 intended for PhD students. This graduate course covers the advanced concepts in process control such as feed forward and cascade systems, multiple input/output control, etc. |
| CHE682M | Process and Equipment Design | Major | This course deals with the design principles for process equipment, realistic case studies are also given; and software tools for design are introduced. |
| CHE683M | Chemical Process Design | Major | Process trans synthesis is discussed using principles of materials and energy balances as well as rate calculations. Optimization tools such as linear and dynamic programming are applied. Software aids and process integration are also included. |
| CHE683D | Chemical Process Design (for PhD) | Major | This course is an extension of CHE683M intended for Ph.D. students. In this subject process trans synthesis is discussed using principles of materials and energy balances as well as rate calculations. Optimization tools such as linear and dynamic programming are applied. Software aids and process integration are also included. |
| CHE684M | Process Modeling and Simulation | Major | This course deals with modeling of chemical and physical process and operation, systems theory and application of modeling and simulation. Analysis of processes is supported by the use of developed computer software or commercial simulators, specifically ASPEN PLUS Release 10. |
| CHE684D | Process Modeling and Simulation (for Ph.D.) | Major | This is an extension of CHE 6840 intended for PhD students. This graduate course deals with modeling of chemical and physical process and operation, systems theory and application of modeling and simulation. Analysis of process is supported by the use of developed computer software or commercial simulators, specifically ASPEN PLUS Release 10. |
| CHE685M | Water Pinch Technology and Mass Integration | Major | This course covers different graphical and mathematical programming approaches for minimum water flow targeting, network synthesis, and robustness assessment. |
| CHE685D | Water Pinch Technology and Mass Integration (for PhD) | Major | This is an extension of CHE685M intended for PhD students. This course covers different graphical and mathematical programming approaches for minimum water flow targeting, network synthesis, and robustness assessment. |
| CHE686M | Product and Process Design for Environmental Engineering | Major | Introductory course of design for environment (DfE) as applied to the assessment of product or process alternatives. DfE is undertaken using life cycle analysis (LCA) and other sustainability concepts (e.g., P2/CP or pollution prevention/cleaner production) that are illustrated through case studies, software demos, and product dissection projects. An integrated, problem- based approach is employed and students are expected to make use of available LCA programs for the analysis or real or realistic case studies. This course is equivalent to ENE506M |
| CHE686D | Product and Process Design for Environmental Engineering (for PhD) | Major | Introductory course of design for environment (DfE) as applied to the assessment of product or process alternatives. DfE is undertaken using life cycle analysis (LCA) and other sustainability concepts (e.g., P2/CP or pollution prevention/cleaner production) that are illustrated through case studies, software demos, and product dissection projects. An integrated, problem- based approach is employed and students are expected to make use of available LCA programs for the analysis or real or realistic case studies. This course is equivalent to ENE506D |
| CHE690M | Biotechnological Engineering | Major | This course deals with the Integration of the principles of chemical engineering, biochemistry and microbiology with application to the analysis of biochemical reaction sequences and related transport phenomena in fermentation operations. |
| CHE690D | Biotechnological Engineering (For PhD) | Major | This is an extension of CHE690M intended for PhD students.This course deals with the Integration of the principles of chemical engineering, biochemistry and microbiology with application to the analysis of biochemical reaction sequences and related transport phenomena in fermentation operations. |
| CHE691M | Optimization and Control of Fermentation Processes | Major | This course deals with Reactor Dynamics, Effect of process parameters on kinetics, Gas-liquid mass transfer, Instrumentation and Control of Cultivation. |
| CHE692M | Enzyme Engineering | Major | This course deals with the application of biochemical engineering principles to enzyme technology. |
| CHE693M | Downstream Processing | Major | Covers product recovery processes such as membrane separation, flotation, precipitation, etc. |
| CHE694M | Green Process Engineering: Progress And Development | Major | This course aims to update the techniques and unit operations on chemical and process engineering to improve the sustainability of process design and engineering, as well as to appreciate why it is needed. Here, new and embellish concepts and unit operations that can be applied to a range of industries will be presented and how these can be applied to specific industries thereafter will be shown. |
| CHE694D | Green Process Engineering: Progress And Developments (for PhD) | Major | This course aims to update the techniques and unit operations on chemical and process engineering to improve the sustainability of process design and engineering, as well as to appreciate why it is needed. Here, new and embellish concepts and unit operations that can be applied to a range of industries will be presented and how these can be applied to specific industries thereafter will be shown. |
| CHE710M | Energy Engineering | Major | This course deals with the world and national energy resources, conversion, uses, conservation techniques (at home, in transportation, and in industiral and commercial sectors), and interfuel substituion. |
| CHE710D | Energy Engineering (for Ph.D.) | Major | The course introduces the different world and national energy resources. It covers the different conversion techniques in the home, in transportation, in industrial and commercial sectors. It also provide possible information on the technology involved in energy production and use as well as information on how these technologies affect the environment and quality of life. |
| CHE711M | Energy and Environmental Management | Major | The course introduces the concepts, quantitative techniques, and decision-making process related technology and technology management. It covers management of technology in three perspectives: national, firm and project levels. |
| CHE713M | Biomass Production and Conversion | Major | It presents an overview of biomass technology, applications and production. Biomass as a source of energy leads the discussions to the different biomass conversion processes. |
| CHE713D | Biomass Production and Conversion (for Ph.D.) | Major | This course is an extension of CHE713M. It presents an overview of biomass technology, applications and production. Biomass as a source of energy leads the discussions to the different biomass conversion processes. |
| CHE714M | Geothermal Energy | Major | This course deals with the design and economics of geothermal energy systems; Environmental and societal aspects are also dicussed. |
| CHE715M | Game Theoretic Aspects of Energy and Environmental Systems | Major | This course covers techniques for modelling complex energy and environmental systems involving multiple decision makers. Coverage includes cooperative (Pareto) and non-cooperative (Nash) matrix games with discrete alternatives; hierarchical (Stackelberg) games; and bi-level mathematical programming. Applications in energy supply chains are emphasized in the course. |
| CHE715D | Game Theoretic Aspects of Energy and Environmental Systems (for Ph.D) | Major | This course is an extension of CHE715M and intended for PhD students. It covers techniques for modelling complex energy and environmental systems involving multiple decision makers. Coverage includes cooperative (Pareto) and non-cooperative (Nash) matrix games with discrete alternatives; hierarchical (Stackelberg) games; and bi-level mathematical programming. Applications in energy supply chains are emphasized in the course. |
| CHE716M | Systems Engineering Tools for Planning CO2 Capture and Storage | Major | This course deals with various systems engineering techniques for planning the deployment of CO2 capture and storage (CCS). The basic problems are grouped into (a) source-sink matching and (b) power grid planning; approaches used range from mathematical programming, pinch analysis and decision analysis. Students may also be required to attend relevant alternative classes (e.g., seminars or field trips). |
| CHE716D | Systems Engineering Tools for Planning CO2 Capture and Storage (for Ph.D.) | Major | This course deals with various systems engineering techniques for planning the deployment of CO2 capture and storage (CCS). The basic problems are grouped into (a) source-sink matching and (b) power grid planning; approaches used range from mathematical programming, pinch analysis and decision analysis. Students may also be required to attend relevant alternative classes (e.g., seminars or field trips). |
| CHE720M | Corrosion Engineering | Major | This course deals with corrosion theories, thermodynamics and kinetics of corrosion, measurement and control. |
| CHE730M | Entrepreneurship for Society | Major | This course is a research driven course which integrates entrepreneurial and engineering principles. Students will be applying knowledge from the three major tenets of chemical engineering (fluids, heat transfer and mass transfer) to 1) create a device or 2) engineer a solution which ultimately serves an underprivileged section of society, or those recently affected by natural disaster. Moreover, students will be forming a non-profit company which will oversee the sustainability of the operation. |
| CHE730D | Entrepreneurship for Society (for Ph.D.) | Cognate/Elective | This course is an extension of CHE730M intended for PhD students. This subject is a research driven course which integrates entrepreneurial and engineering principles. Students will be applying knowledge from the three major tenets of chemical engineering (fluids, heat transfer and mass transfer) to 1) create a device or 2) engineer a solution which ultimately serves an underprivileged section of society, or those recently affected by natural disaster. Moreover, students will be forming a non-profit company which will oversee the sustainability of the operation. |
| CHE810D | Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (for Ph.D.) | Major | This course deals with the various topics in chemical engineering focused on a particular area of specialization. Its objective is to enhance the understanding on specialized topics such as process systems engineering and control, process integration, polymer recycling, biochemical processes, energy engineering, corrosion engineering and wavelets. |
| CHE811M | Special Topics in Chemical Control | Major | Covers novel topics such as Fuzzy Controllers and process design for controllability. |
| CHE811D | Special Topics in Chemical Control (for Ph.D.) | Major | This course is an extension of CHE811M intended for PhD students. It covers novel topics such as Fuzzy Controllers and process design for controllability. |
| CHE812M | Bioprocess Engineering And Microbial Biotechnology | Major | This subject deals with the analysis of microbial structure and ecology, reaction kinetics and experimental techniques in the biofilms systems. It also deals with the basic concepts and introductions to biological methods for treatment of wastewaters, biodiversity and microbial interactions, microbial population dynamics, molecular techniques for determining microbial community, modeling of biofilm systems, respirometry, applied genetic engineering, bioreactor theory and practical considerations for the design of biofilm systems. This subject also presents some introductions to genetic engineering and plant and animal cell culture. |
| CHE812D | Bioprocess Engineering And Microbial Biotechnology | Major | This is an extension of CHE812M intended for PhD students. This subject deals with the analysis of microbial structure and ecology, reaction kinetics and experimental techniques in the biofilms systems. It also deals with the basic concepts and introductions to biological methods for treatment of wastewaters, biodiversity and microbial interactions, microbial population dynamics, molecular techniques for determining microbial community, modeling of biofilm systems, respirometry, applied genetic engineering, bioreactor theory and practical considerations for the design of biofilm systems. This subject also presents some introductions to genetic engineering and plant and animal cell culture. |
| CHE814M | Special Topics in Energy Engineering | Major | Covers topics such as application of operations research tools for energy planning and projection. |
| CHE814D | Special Topics in Energy Engineering (for Ph.D.) | Major | This course is an exntension of CHE814M intended for PhD students. It covers topics such as application of operations research tools for energy planning and projection. |
| CHE815M | Special Topics in Corrosion Engineering | Major | Covers Novel and Cutting Edge Technologies for Corrosion Prevention, such as Coatings, Galvanic Protection, etc. |
| CHE815D | Special Topics in Corrosion Engineering (for Ph.D.) | Major | This course is an exension of CHE815M intended for PhD students. It covers Novel and Cutting Edge Technologies for Corrosion Prevention, such as Coatings, Galvanic Protection, etc. |
| CHE816M | Carbon Capture and Storage Planning | Major | This course covers state-of-the-art advances in planning carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems using process systems engineering (PSE) techniques. Topics include (a) overview of CCS technologies and prospects; (b) subproblems in CCS planning; (c) pinch analysis and insight-based techniques; (d) mathematical programming techniques; (e) decision analysis techniques. The course is delivered via lecture, integrated with discussion of case studies from recent literature, as well as hands-on exercises and computer simulations. |
| CHE816D | Carbon Capture and Storage Planning (for Ph.D.) | Major | This course is an extension of CHE816M.This course covers state-of-the-art advances in planning carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems using process systems engineering (PSE) techniques. Topics include (a) Overview of CCS technologies and prospects; 9b0 subproblems in CCS planning; (c) pinch analysis and insight-based techniques; (d) mathematical programming techniques;(e) decision analysis techniques. This course is delivered via lecture, integrated with discussion of case studies from recent literature, as well as hands-on exercises and computer simulation. |
| CHE818M | Advances in Tissue Engineering for Regenerative Medicine | Major | The course covers principles and practice of tissue engineering in the context of regenerative medicine. It reviews biomolecular features of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and the underpinnings of cell-cell and cell-ECM interactions to help guide in the material design and strategies for synthesis of tissue scaffolds for organ and tissue regeneration. Differentiated cell types and stem cells are discussed and compared as are natural and synthetic bioscaffolds. Methods for fabricating tissue-engineered products for implantation are discussed. Examples of tissue engineering-based procedures employed clinically are tackled as case studies. |
| CHE818D | Advances in Tissue Engineering for Regenerative Medicine (for Ph.D.) | Major | This course is an extension of CHE818M intended for PhD students. The course covers principles and practice of tissue engineering in the context of regenerative medicine. It reviews biomolecular features of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and the underpinnings of cell-cell and cell-ECM interactions to help guide in the material design and strategies for synthesis of tissue scaffolds for organ and tissue regeneration. Differentiated cell types and stem cells are discussed and compared as are natural and synthetic bioscaffolds. Methods for fabricating tissue-engineered products for implantation are discussed. Examples of tissue engineering-based procedures employed clinically are tackled as case studies. |
| CHE819M | Biotechnology Intelligence and Enterprise | Major | This course brings together a strong scientific foundation in molecular and cell biology with biotechnology enterprise in the framework of commercialization and competition. Skills in biotechnology patent landscaping will be developed to track technology trends and leaders, appreciate IP strategies of successful companies, and identify technological “white spaces” that will be helpful for technology planners formulate R&D strategies in engineering and biotechnology. |
| CHE819D | Biotechnology Intelligence and Enterprise (for Ph.D.) | Major | This course is an extension of CHE819M intended for PhD students.This course brings together a strong scientific foundation in molecular and cell biology with biotechnology enterprise in the framework of commercialization and competition. Skills in biotechnology patent landscaping will be developed to track technology trends and leaders, appreciate IP strategies of successful companies, and identify technological “white spaces” that will be helpful for technology planners formulate R&D strategies in engineering and biotechnology. |
| CHE820D |
Seminar In Chemical Engineering (Phd)
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Major | This course is intended for Ph.D. students in preparation for their Ph.D. dissertation. This includes attendance to seminars/conferences and paper presentations of topics related to their dissertation. |
| CHE8310 | Practicum 1 | Research | CHE Project 1 |
| CHE8320 | Practicum 2 | Research | CHE Project 2 |
| CHE8330 | Practicum 3 | Research | CHE Project 3 |
| CHE8410 | Directed Research 1 | Research | Supervised Research 1 |
| CHE8420 | Directed Research 2 | Research | Supervised Research 1 and Project Output Presentation |
| CHE843D | Directed Research 3 | Research | Supervised Research 3 |
| CHE851M | Thesis 1 | Research | Ch.E Research Methods 1 |
| CHE852M | Thesis 2 | Research | Ch.E Research Methods 2 |
| CHE853M | Thesis 3 | Research | Ch.E Research Methods 3 |
| CHE854M | Thesis 4 | Research | Ch.E Research Methods 4 |
| CHE855M | Thesis 5 | Research | Ch.E Research Methods 5 |
| CHE856M | Thesis 6 | Research | Ch.E Research Methods 6 |
| CHE857M | Thesis 7 | Research | Ch.E Research Methods 7 |
| CHE858M | Thesis 8 | Research | Ch.E Research Methods 8 |
| CHE859M | Thesis 9 | Research | Ch.E Research Methods 9 |
| CHE951D | Dissertation 1 | Research | Doctoral Research Methods 1 |
| CHE952D | Dissertation 2 | Research | Doctoral Research Methods 2 |
| CHE953D | Dissertation 3 | Research | Doctoral Research Methods 3 |
| CHE954D | Dissertation 4 | Research | Doctoral Research Methods 4 |
| CHE955D | Dissertation 5 | Research | Doctoral Research Methods 5 |
| CHE956D | Dissertation 6 | Research | Doctoral Research Methods 6 |
| CHE957D | Dissertation 7 | Research | Doctoral Research Methods 7 |
| CHE958D | Dissertation 8 | Research | Doctoral Research Methods 8 |
| CHE959D | Dissertation 9 | Research | Doctoral Research Methods 9 |
| CHE960D | Dissertation 10 | Research | Doctoral Research Methods 10 |
| CHE961D | Dissertation 11 | Research | Doctoral Research Methods 11 |
| CHE962D | Dissertation 12 | Research | Doctoral Research Methods 12 |
| CHE963D | Dissertation 13 | Research | Doctoral Research Methods 13 |
| CHE964D | Dissertation 14 | Research | Doctoral Research Methods 14 |
| CHE965D | Dissertation 15 | Research | Doctoral Research Methods 15 |