Graduate Chemical Engineering
The chemical engineering graduate program offers advanced study, with core courses
in thermodynamics, transport phenomena, reaction kinetics, and applied mathematics.
A wide range of technical electives is available to accommodate the interests of the
individual student. The program is intended to confer proficiency in process analysis,
synthesis, and design. The Environmental Engineering option or emphasis in biotechnology
via course work and thesis provide the background to apply advanced techniques of
chemical engineering to problems in these areas, which are important fields of professional
activity for chemical engineers. The thesis option provides additional flexibility—particularly
for students pursuing a career in research and development. The option is also valuable
for those who wish to carry out an experimental or computer software development program
in an area of special interest to them.
| Curriculum-Required Courses (33 credits) |
| Engineering Mathematics* |
6 |
| ENGR 621 Transport Phenomena |
3 |
| ENGR 623 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics |
3 |
| ENGR 624 Applied Reaction Kinetics & Catalysis |
3 |
| Technical Electives** |
9 |
| ENGR 691, Thesis I or Technical Elective |
3 |
| ENGR 692 Thesis II or Technical Elective |
3 |
| Technical Elective for Non-Thesis Students |
3 |
| *Students may choose ENGR 616 or ENGR 618 with approval of advisor |
| **Technical Electives |
| Group I |
| ENGR 602 Process Dynamics in Environmental Systems |
| ENGR 604 Environmental Law for Engineers |
| ENGR 605 Advanced Water & Wastewater Systems |
| ENGR 622 Mass-Transfer Operations |
| ENGR 637 Environmental Planning & Assessment |
| Group II |
| ENGR 603 Topics in Surface Water Hydrology & Water Quality Modeling |
| ENGR 606 Waste Incineration & Energy Recovery |
| ENGR 607 Hazardous Waste Management |
| ENGR 608 Municipal Solid Waste Engineering Systems |
| ENGR 609 Air Pollution Control |
| ENGR 610 Groundwater Pollution Remediation |
| ENGR 611 Deterministic Optimization |
| ENGR 612 Stochastic Optimization |
| ENGR 614 Engineering Management I |
| ENGR 625 Bioseparations |
| ENGR 626 Process Modeling and Simulation |
| ENGR 681 Fluid Mechanics |
| ENGR 683 Heat Transfer |
| ENGR 684 Heat Transfer Processes |
| ENGR 686 Heating, Ventilating, & Air Conditioning |
| ENGR 694 Special Graduate Engineering Topics |
| ENGR 695 Independent Research |
