Graduate Program

Term Schedule

Fall 2018

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
CHE 400 (ME 201) APPLIED BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS ALUIE H MWF 11:50AM - 12:40PM
This course covers the classical partial differential equations of mathematical physics: the heat equation, the Laplace equation, and the wave equation. The primary technique covered in the course is separation of variables, which leads to solutions in the form of eigenfunction expansions. The topics include Fourier series, separation of variables, Sturm-Liouville theory, unbounded domains and the Fourier transform, spherical coordinates and Legendre’s equation, cylindrical coordinates and Bessel’s equation. The software package Mathematica will be used extensively. Prior knowledge of Mathematica is helpful but not essential. In the last two weeks of the course, there will be a project on an assigned topic. The course will include applications in heat conduction, electrostatics, fluid flow, and acoustics. BUILDING: DEWEY \| ROOM: 2162 PREREQUISITES: MTH 164 and MTH 165
CHE 400 (ME 201) APP BOUNDARY VALUE PROB-REC – R 2:00PM - 3:15PM
No description BUILDING: HYLAN \| ROOM: 201
CHE 414 (OPT 411) MATH METH FOR OPTICS & PHY RENNINGER W TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
Advanced techniques utilizing vector calculus, series expansions, contour integration, integral transforms (Fourier, Laplace and Hilbert) asymptotic estimates, and second order differential equations. BUILDING: GRGEN \| ROOM: 108 PREREQUISITES: ME 201, 202 and permission of instructor
CHE 414 (OPT 411) MATH METHODS FOR OPTICS-REC RENNINGER W F 11:05AM - 12:20PM
No description BUILDING: GAVET \| ROOM: 312
CHE 420 (BME 420) BIOMEDICAL NANOTECH VATS K TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
This course is designed to provide students with detailed knowledge of the principles of nanotechnology and their applications in the biomedical field. Topics of study will include synthesis & assembly of nanoscale structures, lithography, and nanobiomaterials. Students will focus on biomedically-relevant topics such as cancer treatment, bone disorder, diabetes; and learn how nanotechnology is helping diagnose, treat, and understand these medical disorders. Recent innovative research in the biomedical field will be highlighted during discussions of the latest journal articles. At the end of the course, students will have an appreciation of the enormous potential of biomedical nanotechnology, its current, and future applications BUILDING: HYLAN \| ROOM: 102
CHE 425 (CHE 225) CHE THERMODYNAMICS ANTHAMATTEN M TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
Junior level core chemical engineering course in classical thermodynamics. The laws of thermodynamics are covered with particular emphasis on application to chemical and engineering processes. Concepts include the conservation of energy in processes, the direction of spontaneous change, the limited efficiency in converting heat into useful power, and the composition of systems in phase and chemical equilibrium. Equations of state are used to model fluids and calculate their thermodynamic properties. Graduate level Thermodynamics will include extra reading material and additional assignments on modeling properties of pure fluids BUILDING: WEGMN \| ROOM: 1400 PREREQUISITES: Prerequisite: Junior standing.
CHE 441 (CHE 441) ADVANCED TRANSPORT PHENOMENON FOSTER D MW 4:50PM - 6:05PM
This course will acquaint the student with important topics in advanced transport phenomena (momentum, heat and mass transport). Topics include laminar and turbulent flow, thermal conductivity and the energy equation, molecular mass transport and diffusion with heterogeneous and homogeneous chemical reactions. Focus will be to develop physical understanding of principles discussed and with emphasis on chemical engineering applications. In addition to the text, the student will be exposed to classic and current literature in the field. BUILDING: GAVET \| ROOM: 310 PREREQUISITES: Prerequisites: Graduate Student standing (or permission from instructor)
CHE 444 (CHE 244) HEAT & MASS TRANSFER CHEN S TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
An introduction to heat and mass transfer mechanisms and process rates. The principles of energy and mass conservation serve to formulate equations governing conductive, convective, and radiative heat transfer as well as diffusive and convective mass transfer. Both steady-state and transient problems up to three dimensions are treated in the absence and presence of chemical reactions. The gained fundamental knowledge base is applied to design heat- and mass-transfer operations. BUILDING: GRGEN \| ROOM: 101 PREREQUISITES: CHE 243, PHY121, MTH165
CHE 444 (CHE 244) HEAT & MASS TRANSFER - REC CHEN S M 3:25PM - 4:40PM
No description BUILDING: B&L \| ROOM: 109
CHE 447 (CHE 447) LIQUID-CRYSTAL MATERIALS AND OPTICAL APPLICATIONS MARSHALL K MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM
This course will introduce the student to the physical, chemical and optical properties of liquid crystals (LC) that are the basis for their wide and successful exploitation as optical materials for a broad variety of applications in optics, photonics and information display. Topics to be presented include: origins of LC physical properties in thermotropic and lyotropic materials as a function of chemical structure, influence of these structure-property relationships on macroscopic organization in LC mesophases, and the effect of molecular ordering and order parameter on properties of special significance for device applications. Operating principles for LC devices in a wide variety of applications will be described, including passive and tunable/switchable polarizers, wave plates, filters, information displays and electronic addressing, electronic paper, color-shifting polarizing pigments, optical modulators, and applications in photonics and lasers BUILDING: HYLAN \| ROOM: 102
CHE 458 (CHE 258) ELECTROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING & FUEL CELLS JORNE J TR 6:15PM - 7:30PM
The course will concentrate on presenting the principles of electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering, and the design considerations for the development of fuel cells capable of satisfying the projected performance of an electric car. The course is expected to prepare you for the challenges of energy conversion and storage and the environment in the 21st century. Course is offered October 23rd - December 11th BUILDING: GAVET \| ROOM: 312
CHE 460 (CHE 260) SOLAR CELLS IOANNIDIS ZAC W 6:15PM - 8:55PM
This course will introduce students to the basics of photovoltaic devices: physics of semiconductors; pn junctions; Schottky barriers; processes governing carrier generation, transport and recombination; analysis of solar cell efficiency; crystalline and thin-film solar cells, tandem structures, dye-sensitized and organic solar cells. Students will learn about current photovoltaic technologies including manufacturing processes, and also the economics of solar cells as an alternative energy source. Critical analysis of recent advances and key publications will be a part of the course work. BUILDING: GAVET \| ROOM: 312
CHE 464 (CHE 264) BIOFUELS WU J M 6:15PM - 8:55PM
This course will provide the student with a grounding in the fundamental principles of biofuels, including their sources, properties, and the biological processes by which they are made. BUILDING: GAVET \| ROOM: 310 PREREQUISITES: Some BIO background preferred
CHE 476 (CHE 476) POLYMER SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION TENHAEFF W TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
An introduction to polymerization reaction mechanisms. The kinetics of commercially relevant polymerizations are emphasized along with a discussion of important, contemporary polymerization schemes. Approaches to functionalize polymers and surface-initiated polymerizations will also be covered. An overview of polymer characterization techniques, emphasizing compositional analysis, will be presented. The course is intended for graduate students in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, and Biomedical Engineering, but advanced undergraduates are welcome. BUILDING: B&L \| ROOM: 270 PREREQUISITES: CHM 203
CHE 477 (CHE 477) ADVANCED NUMERICAL METHODS: THEORY TO IMPLEMENTATION WHITE A MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
This is an advanced course where students will learn software engineering, advanced numerical methods, and high performance computing while completing four projects. This course is targeted at students with a programming, engineering and mathematics back-ground who want to use these skills simultaneously to independently solve challenging problems. The theme of the class is going from a set of equations describing a model to a complete implementation.Projects covered include Markov state modeling, Langevin dynamics, classification of protein structures, and multiscale modeling of molecular systems. Students will learn and apply software engineering concepts like unit testing, version control, software containers and high performance computing. Students will learn about advanced numerical methods such as optimizing floating point operations, parallel computing, and GPU computing. BUILDING: HYLAN \| ROOM: 306 PREREQUISITES: CHE 116 or BPH 509 or CHM 469 or Equivalent programming and statistics experience and instructor permission.
CHE 482 (CHE 282) PROCESSING MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES JORNE J TR 6:15PM - 7:30PM
This course features an overview of processes used in the fabrication of microelectronic devices, with emphasis on chemical engineering principles and methods of analysis. Modeling and processing of microelectronic devices. Includes introduction to physics and technology of solid state devices grade silicon, microlithography, thermal processing, chemical vapor deposition, etching and ion implantation and damascene processing. Course is offered August 30th -October 18th BUILDING: GAVET \| ROOM: 312

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
Monday
CHE 444 (CHE 244) HEAT & MASS TRANSFER - REC CHEN S M 3:25PM - 4:40PM
No description BUILDING: B&L \| ROOM: 109
CHE 464 (CHE 264) BIOFUELS WU J M 6:15PM - 8:55PM
This course will provide the student with a grounding in the fundamental principles of biofuels, including their sources, properties, and the biological processes by which they are made. BUILDING: GAVET \| ROOM: 310 PREREQUISITES: Some BIO background preferred
Monday and Wednesday
CHE 477 (CHE 477) ADVANCED NUMERICAL METHODS: THEORY TO IMPLEMENTATION WHITE A MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
This is an advanced course where students will learn software engineering, advanced numerical methods, and high performance computing while completing four projects. This course is targeted at students with a programming, engineering and mathematics back-ground who want to use these skills simultaneously to independently solve challenging problems. The theme of the class is going from a set of equations describing a model to a complete implementation.Projects covered include Markov state modeling, Langevin dynamics, classification of protein structures, and multiscale modeling of molecular systems. Students will learn and apply software engineering concepts like unit testing, version control, software containers and high performance computing. Students will learn about advanced numerical methods such as optimizing floating point operations, parallel computing, and GPU computing. BUILDING: HYLAN \| ROOM: 306 PREREQUISITES: CHE 116 or BPH 509 or CHM 469 or Equivalent programming and statistics experience and instructor permission.
CHE 447 (CHE 447) LIQUID-CRYSTAL MATERIALS AND OPTICAL APPLICATIONS MARSHALL K MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM
This course will introduce the student to the physical, chemical and optical properties of liquid crystals (LC) that are the basis for their wide and successful exploitation as optical materials for a broad variety of applications in optics, photonics and information display. Topics to be presented include: origins of LC physical properties in thermotropic and lyotropic materials as a function of chemical structure, influence of these structure-property relationships on macroscopic organization in LC mesophases, and the effect of molecular ordering and order parameter on properties of special significance for device applications. Operating principles for LC devices in a wide variety of applications will be described, including passive and tunable/switchable polarizers, wave plates, filters, information displays and electronic addressing, electronic paper, color-shifting polarizing pigments, optical modulators, and applications in photonics and lasers BUILDING: HYLAN \| ROOM: 102
CHE 441 (CHE 441) ADVANCED TRANSPORT PHENOMENON FOSTER D MW 4:50PM - 6:05PM
This course will acquaint the student with important topics in advanced transport phenomena (momentum, heat and mass transport). Topics include laminar and turbulent flow, thermal conductivity and the energy equation, molecular mass transport and diffusion with heterogeneous and homogeneous chemical reactions. Focus will be to develop physical understanding of principles discussed and with emphasis on chemical engineering applications. In addition to the text, the student will be exposed to classic and current literature in the field. BUILDING: GAVET \| ROOM: 310 PREREQUISITES: Prerequisites: Graduate Student standing (or permission from instructor)
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
CHE 400 (ME 201) APPLIED BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS ALUIE H MWF 11:50AM - 12:40PM
This course covers the classical partial differential equations of mathematical physics: the heat equation, the Laplace equation, and the wave equation. The primary technique covered in the course is separation of variables, which leads to solutions in the form of eigenfunction expansions. The topics include Fourier series, separation of variables, Sturm-Liouville theory, unbounded domains and the Fourier transform, spherical coordinates and Legendre’s equation, cylindrical coordinates and Bessel’s equation. The software package Mathematica will be used extensively. Prior knowledge of Mathematica is helpful but not essential. In the last two weeks of the course, there will be a project on an assigned topic. The course will include applications in heat conduction, electrostatics, fluid flow, and acoustics. BUILDING: DEWEY \| ROOM: 2162 PREREQUISITES: MTH 164 and MTH 165
Tuesday
Tuesday and Thursday
CHE 476 (CHE 476) POLYMER SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION TENHAEFF W TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
An introduction to polymerization reaction mechanisms. The kinetics of commercially relevant polymerizations are emphasized along with a discussion of important, contemporary polymerization schemes. Approaches to functionalize polymers and surface-initiated polymerizations will also be covered. An overview of polymer characterization techniques, emphasizing compositional analysis, will be presented. The course is intended for graduate students in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, and Biomedical Engineering, but advanced undergraduates are welcome. BUILDING: B&L \| ROOM: 270 PREREQUISITES: CHM 203
CHE 414 (OPT 411) MATH METH FOR OPTICS & PHY RENNINGER W TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
Advanced techniques utilizing vector calculus, series expansions, contour integration, integral transforms (Fourier, Laplace and Hilbert) asymptotic estimates, and second order differential equations. BUILDING: GRGEN \| ROOM: 108 PREREQUISITES: ME 201, 202 and permission of instructor
CHE 425 (CHE 225) CHE THERMODYNAMICS ANTHAMATTEN M TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
Junior level core chemical engineering course in classical thermodynamics. The laws of thermodynamics are covered with particular emphasis on application to chemical and engineering processes. Concepts include the conservation of energy in processes, the direction of spontaneous change, the limited efficiency in converting heat into useful power, and the composition of systems in phase and chemical equilibrium. Equations of state are used to model fluids and calculate their thermodynamic properties. Graduate level Thermodynamics will include extra reading material and additional assignments on modeling properties of pure fluids BUILDING: WEGMN \| ROOM: 1400 PREREQUISITES: Prerequisite: Junior standing.
CHE 444 (CHE 244) HEAT & MASS TRANSFER CHEN S TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
An introduction to heat and mass transfer mechanisms and process rates. The principles of energy and mass conservation serve to formulate equations governing conductive, convective, and radiative heat transfer as well as diffusive and convective mass transfer. Both steady-state and transient problems up to three dimensions are treated in the absence and presence of chemical reactions. The gained fundamental knowledge base is applied to design heat- and mass-transfer operations. BUILDING: GRGEN \| ROOM: 101 PREREQUISITES: CHE 243, PHY121, MTH165
CHE 420 (BME 420) BIOMEDICAL NANOTECH VATS K TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
This course is designed to provide students with detailed knowledge of the principles of nanotechnology and their applications in the biomedical field. Topics of study will include synthesis & assembly of nanoscale structures, lithography, and nanobiomaterials. Students will focus on biomedically-relevant topics such as cancer treatment, bone disorder, diabetes; and learn how nanotechnology is helping diagnose, treat, and understand these medical disorders. Recent innovative research in the biomedical field will be highlighted during discussions of the latest journal articles. At the end of the course, students will have an appreciation of the enormous potential of biomedical nanotechnology, its current, and future applications BUILDING: HYLAN \| ROOM: 102
CHE 482 (CHE 282) PROCESSING MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES JORNE J TR 6:15PM - 7:30PM
This course features an overview of processes used in the fabrication of microelectronic devices, with emphasis on chemical engineering principles and methods of analysis. Modeling and processing of microelectronic devices. Includes introduction to physics and technology of solid state devices grade silicon, microlithography, thermal processing, chemical vapor deposition, etching and ion implantation and damascene processing. Course is offered August 30th -October 18th BUILDING: GAVET \| ROOM: 312
CHE 458 (CHE 258) ELECTROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING & FUEL CELLS JORNE J TR 6:15PM - 7:30PM
The course will concentrate on presenting the principles of electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering, and the design considerations for the development of fuel cells capable of satisfying the projected performance of an electric car. The course is expected to prepare you for the challenges of energy conversion and storage and the environment in the 21st century. Course is offered October 23rd - December 11th BUILDING: GAVET \| ROOM: 312
Wednesday
CHE 496 (CHE 496) RESEARCH SEMINAR – W 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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CHE 460 (CHE 260) SOLAR CELLS IOANNIDIS ZAC W 6:15PM - 8:55PM
This course will introduce students to the basics of photovoltaic devices: physics of semiconductors; pn junctions; Schottky barriers; processes governing carrier generation, transport and recombination; analysis of solar cell efficiency; crystalline and thin-film solar cells, tandem structures, dye-sensitized and organic solar cells. Students will learn about current photovoltaic technologies including manufacturing processes, and also the economics of solar cells as an alternative energy source. Critical analysis of recent advances and key publications will be a part of the course work. BUILDING: GAVET \| ROOM: 312
Thursday
CHE 400 (ME 201) APP BOUNDARY VALUE PROB-REC – R 2:00PM - 3:15PM
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Friday
CHE 414 (OPT 411) MATH METHODS FOR OPTICS-REC RENNINGER W F 11:05AM - 12:20PM
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