Professors: Bowman, Kolodka, Kozliak,
Mann (Chair), Muggli, Seames (Graduate Program Director) and Tande
Adjunct Professors: Benson, Hurley, Olson
and Swanson
Program Description
The Department of Chemical Engineering offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of Master of Science, with thesis and non-thesis options, and the Master of Engineering. The department also participates in the multi-disciplinary Engineering Ph.D. program and the multi-disciplinary Environmental Engineering master’s program. The M.S. or M.Engr. degree can be completed in 15-24 months of full-time study by a student holding an accredited baccalaureate degree in chemical engineering. It has been common for students holding baccalaureate degrees with majors in chemistry, math or other science degree to apply, enroll, and successfully complete requirements for the M.S. degree with a major in chemical engineering. The Department of Chemical Engineering also offers a combined Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (BSChE)/Master of Science (with a major in chemical engineering) and BSChE/Master of Engineering (MEngr) degrees. The intention of the combined BSChE/M.S. and the combined BSChE/MEngr programs is to allow qualified students to complete requirements for both degrees in one year beyond that which is required to receive the baccalaureate degree.
Research interests in the department include energy processes and technology, biochemical processes, trace metal removal and control processes, environmental catalysis, process modeling, aerosol modeling, and polymer synthesis and characterization. Research projects are often performed through the Sustainable Energy Research Initiative (SUNRISE) or in collaboration with the Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC), which has extensive analytic, laboratory, and pilot plant facilities.
Admission Requirements
Master of Science
- B.S. degree in chemical engineering from an ABET accredited program.* See “Combined Degree Program” under the School of Engineering and Mines section for additional details. (Students holding a B.S. degree in a science or other engineering field may be admitted to Qualified Status with an obligation to acquire a background in chem. engineering.)
- An overall undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75 or a GPA of at least 3.00 for the last two years. (An overall GPA of at least 3.3 for the combined BSChE/MS degree is required.)
- Graduate Record Examination General Test for those with undergraduate degrees from other than ABET accredited programs.
Master
of Engineering
- B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from an ABET accredited program.*
- Overall GPA of at least 2.50 or a GPA of at least 3.00 for the last two years. (An overall GPA of at least 3.0 for the combined BSChE/MEngr degree is required.)
*Students applying for the combined BSChE/MS or BSChE/MEngr degrees can do this the semester before the BSChE degree would be awarded.
Degree
Requirements**
Master of Science
There are no specific departmental degree requirements beyond those required by the Graduate School for the Master of Science degree.
Master of Engineering
- Thirty credits (30) with at least 15 credits of chemical engineering at the 500-level.
- Fifteen (15) credits in engineering design, including either Chemical Engineering 511 or 512, Engineering 595 (3 credits), and nine credits selected from approved engineering design courses.
- At least 15 credits of basic and engineering science, including at least 3 credits of chemistry, 3 credits of chemical engineering, 3 credits of mathematics, and 3 credits of chemistry, chemical engineering, or mathematics.
**Specified requirements of the BSChE degree and all requirements for the respective master’s degree must be met.
Courses
501. Advanced Transport Phenomena. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Che 301 and Math 266. This course is designed to give an advanced treatment of momentum, heat, and mass transfer suitable for graduate students in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and environmental engineering. This course will involve using advanced mathematics to model transport systems of importance in engineering science and design.
503. Fuels Technology. 3 credits. 3 to 6 hours. Processing and utilization of low rank fuels.
504. Air Pollution Control. 3 credits. Background equivalent to Chem 122, Math 265, and Physics 252 is expected. Identification of major air pollutants from stationary and mobile sources and methods of controlling their emissions; dispersion of air pollutants in the atmosphere; photochemical air pollution; federal and state regulations.
507. Advanced Unit Operations. 3 to 6 credits. Background equivalent to ChE 405 is expected. One or more of the following: fluid flow, heat flow, evaporation, humidification and dehumidification, drying, gas absorption, distillation, and extraction.
508. Advanced Unit Operations. 3 to 6 credits. Continuation of the first semester’s work in advanced unit operations.
509. Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. 3 credits. Background equivalent to ChE 403 is expected. Chemical Engineering processes from the standpoint of quantitative thermodynamics. Special emphasis on thermodynamics of chemical reactions.
510. Advanced Chemical Process Control. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Math 266, ChE 408 or equivalents. Analysis and design of advanced chemical process control systems including: dead time compensation, feed forward and adaptive control, multivariable control, digital computer control and the use of Z-transforms to get the discrete-time dynamic response of chemical process systems.
511. Advanced Chemical Engineering Kinetics. 3 credits. Background equivalent to ChE 421 is expected. Theory and practice of industrial chemical reactor design. Advanced topics in kinetics of industrial chemical reactors.
512. Advanced Separations. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Background equivalent to ChE 405, 421, and Math 265 is expected. Analysis of rate-based chemical engineering separations such as adsorption membrane separations, chromatography, and crystallization.
515. Design of Engineering Experiments. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Math 265. Design and analysis of experimental data including block and factorial arrangements, significance of data, and mathematical modeling.
535. Metallic Corrosion and Polymer Degradation. 3 credits. Reviews the forms of metal corrosion and of polymer degradation; discussion of control and mitigation techniques. F
562. Seminar in Chemical Engineering. 1 credit. Conferences and reports on current developments in Chemical Engineering. S/U grading only.
591. Research. Credit hours to be arranged. Analysis, planning, and detailed study of definite problems; individual laboratory work on some selected problems to develop the power of independent investigation. S/U grading only.
593A. Special Topics. 1 to 3 credits. Topics of current interest to be considered each semester. Regular grading.
593B. Special Topics. 1 to 3 credits. Topics of current interest to be considered each semester. S/U grading.
595. Design Project. 3 to 6 credits. Prerequisite: Restricted to the Master of Engineering students and subject to approval by the student’s Advisor. A three to six credit course of engineering design experience involving individual effort and formal written report. S/U grading only.
997. Independent Study. 2 credits.
998. Thesis. 1 to 9 credits. Development and documentation of scholarly activity demonstrating proficiency in Chemical Engineering at the master’s level. F,S,SS. S/U grading only.
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