Chemical Engineering (CHEME)Engineering

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

CHEME 2880

An introduction to modern biology including aspects of biochemistry and molecular and cellular biology intended for students with no significant background in this area. An emphasis on practical applications ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 12886 CHEME 2880   LEC 001

  • 12887 CHEME 2880   DIS 201

CHEME 3130

Studies the first and second laws and their consequences for chemical systems. Covers thermodynamic properties of pure fluids, solids, and mixtures; phase and chemical reaction equilibrium; heat effects ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10886 CHEME 3130   LEC 001

  • 10887 CHEME 3130   DIS 201

CHEME 3240

Fundamentals of heat and mass transfer. Macroscopic and microscopic balances. Applications to problems involving conduction, convection, and diffusion. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10888 CHEME 3240   LEC 001

  • 10889 CHEME 3240   DIS 201

CHEME 4010

Integration of mammalian cell biology with engineering modeling principles, put into the context of medical pathology and disease states. Consists of three modules: (1) cell culture techniques/receptor ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: BME 3010

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 11139 CHEME 4010   LEC 001

  • Prior background in cell biology and biochemistry is recommended.

  • 11140 CHEME 4010   LAB 402

  • 11141 CHEME 4010   LAB 403

  • 11142 CHEME 4010   LAB 404

CHEME 4130

For undergraduate and M.Eng. students interested in nuclear energy. Topics are presented at the level of the course text: Lamarsh and Baratta, Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, 3rd ed. and include the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 12217 CHEME 4130   LEC 001

CHEME 4220

Designed to provide preparation for the required Chemical Engineering Laboratory course (CHEME 4320) and its contents will vary as appropriate for meeting this goal. Experiments conducted at the ChemEng ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 6 Credits Graded

  • 15507 CHEME 4220   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Oct 6, 2017
    • Duncan, T

  • Open to CHEME Undergraduates who have completed CHEME 3230 and ChemEng Discovery Space Summer laboratory.

CHEME 4320

Laboratory experiments in fluid dynamics, heat transfer, mass transfer, separations, process control, and other unit operations fundamental to large-scale chemical processing. Data collection, analysis, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 6 Credits Graded

  • 10893 CHEME 4320   LEC 001

  • Lab day and group to be determined through instructor.

  • 12391 CHEME 4320   LAB 401

  • 12392 CHEME 4320   LAB 402

  • 12393 CHEME 4320   LAB 403

  • 12394 CHEME 4320   LAB 404

CHEME 4610

Chemical products range from specialty chemicals to electromechanical devices that perform chemical transformations. This course integrates the steps of chemical product design from brainstorming and concept ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 12373 CHEME 4610   LEC 001

  • Open to CHEME graduate students and seniors who have completed: CHEME 3230, CHEME 3240, CHEME 3320 and CHEME 3900.

CHEME 4840

Principles of chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and transport phenomena applied to microchemical and microfluidic systems. Applications in distributed chemical production, portable power, micromixing, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10896 CHEME 4840   LEC 001

CHEME 4880

This course is offered by four Departments at Cornell, in collaboration with two Universities in China and one India. Video conferencing will be used to connect classrooms in the three countries in real ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AEM 4880ANSC 4880FDSC 4880

  • 3-4 Credits Graded

  • 17404 CHEME 4880   LEC 001

  • Junior, Senior, or Graduate Student Status or permission of the Instructors.

CHEME 4900

Research or studies on special problems in chemical engineering. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10897 CHEME 4900   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Anton, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11143 CHEME 4900   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Clancy, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11163 CHEME 4900   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Duncan, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11164 CHEME 4900   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Engstrom, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11165 CHEME 4900   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Daniel, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11166 CHEME 4900   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Putnam, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11167 CHEME 4900   IND 608

    • TBA
    • DeLisa, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11168 CHEME 4900   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Koch, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11169 CHEME 4900   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Escobedo, F

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11170 CHEME 4900   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Olbricht, W

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11171 CHEME 4900   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Archer, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11172 CHEME 4900   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Stroock, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11173 CHEME 4900   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Shuler, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11174 CHEME 4900   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Steen, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11175 CHEME 4900   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Joo, Y

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11176 CHEME 4900   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Varner, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11177 CHEME 4900   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Hanrath, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11886 CHEME 4900   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Tester, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12240 CHEME 4900   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Zia, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12576 CHEME 4900   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Paszek, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12577 CHEME 4900   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Alabi, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12986 CHEME 4900   IND 624

    • TBA
    • You, F

CHEME 4980

Research, design, and construct a small chemical-powered model car. Participate in team-oriented hands-on construction of a car powered with a chemical energy source that will carry a specified load a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11649 CHEME 4980   IND 601

CHEME 4990

Students attend seminars of their selection and write one-page summaries. Eligible seminars include all listings at "Colloquia and Seminars in Physics and Related Fields," which includes the weekly seminars ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 11459 CHEME 4990   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Duncan, T

  • Enrollment limited to: Cheme seniors only.

CHEME 4998

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 6-12 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12994 CHEME 4998   RSC 001

    • TBA
    • Tester, J

CHEME 5200

Specifically developed for the ChemE M.Eng. program through distance learning and lectures an overview and quantitative analyses of chemical engineering principles including mass and energy balance, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18306 CHEME 5200   DIS 201

    • W Olin Hall 218
    • Aug 23 - Oct 4, 2017
    • Joo, Y

CHEME 5204

Introduction to devices that add or recover work from fluids such as pumps, compressors, steam turbines and gas expanders and how they are specified and selected for services in the chemical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 11214 CHEME 5204   DIS 201

    • MWF Olin Hall 145
    • Oct 30 - Dec 1, 2017
    • Center, A

  • Module meets in the final third of the semester. The deadline to drop this class without a W is 11/13/17. The absolute deadline to withdraw with a W is 12/1/17.

CHEME 5205

An introduction to many of the common fluid dynamics applications in the design and operational troubleshooting of process plants. Topics covered include flow of fluids in ducts and nozzles for ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 12993 CHEME 5205   DIS 201

    • MWF Olin Hall 145
    • Aug 23 - Sep 22, 2017
    • Center, A

  • Module meets the first third of the semester. The deadline to drop this class without a W or change the grade option from S/U to LET or LET to S/U is 9/11/17. The absolute deadline to withdraw with a W or graduate level students can change to Audit is 9/22/17.

CHEME 5209

Applications of radiation and convection to industrial heat transfer equipment. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 12999 CHEME 5209   DIS 201

    • MWF Olin Hall 145
    • Sep 25 - Oct 27, 2017
    • Center, A

  • Meets the second third of the semester. The deadline to drop this class without a W is 10/12/17. The absolute deadline to withdraw with a W is 10/27/17.

CHEME 5220

A case-based approach to developing the technical and managerial concepts, tools, and insights required to successfully and holistically conceptualize a project using FEL-1 (Front End Loading) as the basis ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 18556 CHEME 5220   LEC 001

    • R Olin Hall 145
    • Center, A

      Quraishi, M

  • Enrollment open to MEng students or permission of instructor

CHEME 5320

Course develops a foundational understanding of the glassy state and nature of the glass transition. Introduces phenomenology, chemistry and structure of key oxide glass families, with an emphasis on silicate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MSE 5320

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18324 CHEME 5320   LEC 001

CHEME 5430

Discusses principles involved in using biomolecules (e.g., antibodies, enzymes, DNA) and living organisms (e.g., bacteria, yeast, tissue cultures) for engineering biological processes.  Examples will be ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11858 CHEME 5430   LEC 001

CHEME 5650

Design study and economic evaluation of a chemical processing facility, alternative methods of manufacture, raw-material preparation, food processing, waste disposal, or some other aspect of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-9 Credits Graded

  • 11457 CHEME 5650   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Center, A

      Joo, Y

  • Enrollment limited to: students in the M. Eng program

CHEME 5720

Case study approach introducing the typical fundamental factors driving a business venture, examines how to develop implementation strategies for the venture, and teaches the project management skills ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 12584 CHEME 5720   LEC 001

    • TR Olin Hall 216
    • Center, A

      Quraishi, M

  • Enrollment limited to: ChemE MEng students. ChemE Seniors may enroll on a first come first serve basis - limited to one quarter of the class capacity.

CHEME 5730

This course emphasizes entrepreneurial driven technology designs (forward engineering) by integrating mechanical, chemical, and materials engineering through the understanding of early stage product development ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MAE 4351MSE 5070

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 12869 CHEME 5730   LEC 001

CHEME 5740

Statistical analysis of experimental data and processes, and the design of experiments are increasingly critical in new product design and manufacturing. Approximately the first 40% of the course will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MSE 5730

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13156 CHEME 5740   LEC 001

CHEME 5870

Energy resources, their conversion to electricity or mechanical work, and the environmental consequences of the energy cycle are discussed by faculty members from several departments in the university ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECE 5870MAE 5459

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 12834 CHEME 5870   LEC 001

CHEME 5990

Students attend seminars of their selection and write one-page summaries. Eligible seminars include all listings that are related to medical and industrial biotechnology. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 11787 CHEME 5990   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • DeLisa, M

      Joo, Y

CHEME 5999

Nonthesis research or studies on special problems in chemical engineering. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-9 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11458 CHEME 5999   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Center, A

      Joo, Y

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

CHEME 6240

Introduction to fluid mechanics in micro- and nanofabricated devices. Physicochemical hydrodynamics, electrokinetic effects, capillarity, continuum breakdown, micro- and nanofluidic applications in chemistry ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MAE 6240

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 12805 CHEME 6240   LEC 001

CHEME 6310

Application of engineering design principles to problems in drug formulation and delivery. Specific topics include traditional drug formulation, mechanisms and kinetics of pharmaceutical stability, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BME 6210

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11726 CHEME 6310   LEC 001

  • Enrollment limited to: Graduate standing and background in organic and polymer chemistry or permission of instructor.

CHEME 6640

The evolution of energy use and its influence on growing the world's larger economies. Markets driven by the mechanics of supply and demand. Economics of energy resources and elements affecting pricing. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 11178 CHEME 6640   LEC 001

  • Preference given to students in the M.Eng. Energy Economics and Engineering Concentration (EEE), other M.Eng. programs followed by grad. Limited to seniors and above. Contact instructor (maq22@cornell.edu) to obtain permission and a pin to enroll.

CHEME 6641

Module of CHEME 6640. Energy value and supply chain systems include oil, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear and renewables. Qualitative and quantitative review and analysis of end to end flow dynamics, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 12606 CHEME 6641   LEC 001

  • Open to M.Eng. and Seniors with permission. Preference given to students in the M. Eng. Energy Economics and Engineering Concentration.

CHEME 6660

Quantitative methods of engineering and life cycle analysis for energy choices in a contemporary sustainability context. Fundamental principles of thermodynamics, transport, and reaction kinetics applied ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11756 CHEME 6660   LEC 001

    • MWF Olin Hall 255
    • Aug 22 - Sep 26, 2017
    • Tester, J

    • TR Olin Hall 255
    • Aug 22 - Sep 26, 2017
  • Modules generally meet second third to third part of the semester during the lecture day & time. The deadline to drop this class without a W or change the grade option from S/U to LET or LET to S/U is 9/13/17. The absolute deadline to withdraw with a W or change to Audit is 9/26/17.

CHEME 6663

Energy technology module of CHEME 6660 focuses on the utilization of low-temperature geothermal energy: geothermal heat pumps, district heating systems for heating and cooling, hybrid geothermal systems ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 12997 CHEME 6663   SEM 101

    • MWF Olin Hall 255
    • Sep 29 - Nov 1, 2017
    • Tester, J

  • Concurrent enrollment with CHEME 6660 recommended. The deadline to drop this class without a W or change the grade option from S/U to LET or LET to S/U is 10/13/17. The absolute deadline to withdraw with a W or change to Audit is 10/27/17.

CHEME 6670

Energy technology module of CHEME 6660 covering fossil fuels. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 17120 CHEME 6670   SEM 101

    • MWF Olin Hall 255
    • Nov 6 - Nov 30, 2017
    • Tester, J

    • TR Olin Hall 255
    • Nov 6 - Nov 30, 2017
  • Concurrent enrollment in CHEME 6660 is recommended. The deadline to drop without a W or change from S/U to LET or LET to AUD is 11/14/17. The absolute last day to withdraw with a W or change to Audit is 11/30/17.

CHEME 6676

Energy regulation, public interest, and the challenge of the social license are the main topics of this offering. This course will review the nature of energy regulation using the lens of government policy ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 17356 CHEME 6676   LEC 001

    • TR Olin Hall 255
    • Sep 28 - Nov 2, 2017
    • Moore, M

  • Concurrent enrollment in CHEME 6660 is recommended. The deadline to drop without a W or change from S/U to LET or LET to AUD is 10/17/17. The absolute last day to withdraw with a W or change to Audit is 11/2/17.

CHEME 6800

Systems optimization modeling, computation, and applications. Includes theory and algorithms of linear, nonlinear, mixed-integer linear, mixed-integer nonlinear, and deterministic global optimization, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SYSEN 6800

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17354 CHEME 6800   LEC 001

CHEME 7110

Molecular thermodynamics of gases, lattices, and liquids, including special applications to problems in chemical engineering. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10890 CHEME 7110   LEC 001

CHEME 7310

Topics include derivation of conservation equations; conductive heat transfer; low Reynolds number fluid dynamics; lubrication theory; inviscid fluid dynamics; boundary layer theory; forced convection; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10891 CHEME 7310   LEC 001

CHEME 7410

Discussion of current topics and research in biochemical engineering for graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18629 CHEME 7410   LEC 001

  • Permission of instructor.

CHEME 7510

Techniques covered include mathematical modeling, scaling, dimensional analysis, regular and singular perturbations, multiple scales, asymptotic analysis, stability analysis, linear and nonlinear ordinary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 10892 CHEME 7510   LEC 001

CHEME 7900

General chemical engineering seminar. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 10894 CHEME 7900   SEM 101

CHEME 7920

A colloquium/discussion group series for first-year graduate students. Topics include the culture and responsibilities of graduate research and the professional community; the mechanics of conducting research ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 11179 CHEME 7920   RSC 701

    • TR Olin Hall 218
    • Clancy, P

      Daniel, S