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Chemical Engineering (CHE)

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CHE 330: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3.0 units)

Elements of chemical engineering thermodynamics, including generalized correlations of properties of materials, phase behavior, physical and chemical equilibria.

Corequisite: MATH 226
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
29400D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	46 of 50	Katherine Shing	THH208
29472D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	26 of 40	Katherine Shing	KAP140
29402R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Tuesday	30 of 32		VKC203
29404R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Thursday	21 of 32		VKC203
29405R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	20 of 25		KAP165
29474R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	1 of 25		KAP145

CHE 391L: Introduction to Nanotechnology Research (2.0 units)

Planning and execution of an experiment, and presentation of findings through oral presentations and a written report.Application of the scientific method learned through immersion in a lab environment. Graded C/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29492D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	Canceled		TBA

CHE 405: Applications of Probability and Statistics for Chemical Engineers (3.0 units)

Principles of probability and statistics, random variables and random functions. Application to chemical engineering problems, including process design, process safety, heterogeneous materials and processes.

Prerequisite: MATH 245

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29406D	001	Lecture	1:00-1:50pm	MWF	45 of 52	Katherine Shing	MHP105

Crosslist CHE 410: Introduction to Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (3.0 units)

Application of principles of physical chemistry, biochemistry, and materials engineering to biomedical problems, e.g., materials selection and design for implants and tissue replacement.

Prerequisite: CHEM 322A
Crosslist: This course is offered by the BME department but may qualify for major credit in CHE. To register, enroll in BME 410.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29245D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Thursday	59 of 59	Norberto Grzywacz	KAP160

CHE 442: Chemical Reactor Analysis (3.0 units)

Basic concepts of chemical kinetics and chemical reactor design.

Prerequisite: MATH 245

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
29409R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	16 of 30		VHE210
29407D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	22 of 25	Theo Tsotsis	VHE210
29408D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	44 of 46	Theo Tsotsis	GFS118
29410R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	50 of 65		GFS116

CHE 444bL: Chemical Engineering Laboratory (3.0 units)

Resolution of chemical engineering problems which require original planning, observations, and data. Field trips to chemical plants. Written and oral reports. Prerequisite: 250 and 443.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CHE 250 or CHE 350) and CHE 443
Note: Register for lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
29412D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Monday	54 of 60	Victor Chang	MHP101
29414D	001	Lab	3:30-6:20pm	Monday	14 of 15		PCE104
29416D	001	Lab	3:30-6:20pm	Wednesday	15 of 15		PCE104
29417R	001	Lab	2:00-4:50pm	Friday	2 of 12
29418R	001	Lab	4:00-6:50pm	Tuesday	11 of 12		PCE104
29419D	001	Lab	2:00-4:50pm	Thursday	12 of 13		PCE104

CHE 445: Heat Transfer in Chemical Engineering Processes (2.0 units)

Phenomenological rate laws, differential and macroscopic equations, and elementary kinetic theory of heat transfer processes, with emphases on conduction and convection. (Duplicates credit in AME 331.)

Prerequisite: 1 from (MATH 345 or MATH 245) and CHE 443

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29420D	001	Lecture	6:30-8:20pm	Wednesday	31 of 65	Malancha Gupta	ZHS252
29421R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	20 of 30	Malancha Gupta	THH213

Crosslist CHE 461: Formation Evaluation (3.0 units)

Concepts of petroleum geology, interpretation of downhole surveys and measurements including well logs, MWD, mud logs and samples

Corequisite: PTE 464
Crosslist: This course is offered by the PTE department but may qualify for major credit in CHE. To register, enroll in PTE 461.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32204D	001	Lecture	11:00-1:40pm	Tuesday	62 of 73	Donald Hill	OHE136	PDF (292912 KB)
32206D	014	Lecture	11:00-1:40pm	Tuesday	13 of 22	Donald Hill	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (292912 KB)

Crosslist CHE 463L: Introduction to Transport Processes in Porous Media (3.0 units)

Properties of porous rocks; capillarity effect, single-phase and multiphase fluid flow through porous media; diffusion and dispersion, miscible displacement, heat transfer. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CHEM 105A or CHEM 115A) and (MATH 245 and PHYS 151)
Crosslist: This course is offered by the PTE department but may qualify for major credit in CHE. To register, enroll in PTE 463.
Note: Register for lecture and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
32208D	001	Lecture	3:30-6:10pm	Wednesday	43 of 43	Kristian Jessen	OHE136	PDF (74782 KB)
32210D	001	Lab	3:00-5:30pm	Monday	11 of 11	Kristian Jessen	PCE313
32280D	001	Lab	4:00-6:30pm	Friday	11 of 11	Kristian Jessen	PCE313
32288D	001	Lab	3:30-6:00pm	Tuesday	10 of 10	Kristian Jessen	PCE313
32290D	001	Lab	3:30-6:00pm	Thursday	11 of 11	Kristian Jessen	PCE313

Crosslist CHE 465L: Drilling Technology and Subsurface Methods (3.0 units)

Theory and practice in drilling technology; mechanical properties of reservoir rocks; well completion; acidizing and fracturing, oilproduction gechnology. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours

Prerequisite: PTE 464
Crosslist: This course is offered by the PTE department but may qualify for major credit in CHE. To register, enroll in PTE 465.
Note: Register for lecture and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32212D	001	Lecture	5:30-8:00pm	Tuesday	24 of 24	Bradford Pierce	KAP140	PDF (149521 KB)
32214R	001	Lab	8:10-9:10pm	Tuesday	24 of 24	Bradford Pierce	PCE313

CHE 472: Polymer Science and Engineering (3.0 units)

The preparation, characterization, and properties of synthetic polymers. An interdisciplinary approach to polymers as materials. Recommended preparation: CHEM-322AL.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29422D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	27 of 35	Jongseung Yoon	RTH115
29484D	014	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	0 of 25	Jongseung Yoon	DEN@Viterbi

CHE 485: Computer-Aided Chemical Process Design (3.0 units)

Use and optimization of modern computer software for chemical process design.

Prerequisite: (CHE 442 and CHE 443)
Note: Register for lecture and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29424D	001	Lecture	6:30-9:10pm	Thursday	49 of 50	Karsten Graff	GFS118
29426R	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	49 of 50		OFFICE

CHE 487: Nanotechnology and Nanoscale Engineering Through Chemical Processes (3.0 units)

Properties and processing of nanomaterials including polymeric, metallic, and ceramic nanoparticles, composites, colloids, and surfactant self-assembly for templated nanomaterial production.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CHEM 105A or CHEM 115A or MASC 110)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29427D	001	Lecture	10:00-10:50am	MWF	34 of 40	Ted Lee	KAP158

CHE 488: Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (3.0 units)

Design, synthesis, and analysis of biological molecules; routes to understand and engineer living systems at the molecular and cellular level; systems and synthetic biology.

Prerequisite: BISC 320

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29431D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Wed, Fri	6 of 25	Richard Roberts	VHE214	PDF (80965 KB)

CHE 490x: Directed Research (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29428D	001	2.0-8.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 7	Steve Nutt	OFFICE

CHE 491: Nanotechnology Research for Undergraduates (2.0 units, max 4)

Independent research in nanotechnology. Research project selected by the student in close consultation with a research advisor. Prerequisite: CHE 391L. Open only to juniors and seniors.

Prerequisite: CHE 391
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29429D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	3 of 17	Andrea Armani	OFFICE	Word (54272 KB)

CHE 501: Modeling and Analysis of Chemical Engineering Systems (3.0 units)

Application of mathematics to problems in chemical engineering; mathematical modeling, differential and integral equations, linear systems analysis and stability, asymptotic and numerical methods. Recommended preparation: 445, MATH 245

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29430D	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	73 of 76	Muhammad Sahimi	OHE136
29432D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	7 of 75	Muhammad Sahimi	DEN@Viterbi

CHE 510: Energy and Process Efficiency (3.0 units)

Management and engineering strategies utilized to improve energy efficiency.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29486D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	18 of 39	Virgil Adumitroaie	VHE217	PDF (101120 KB)

Crosslist CHE 513: Principles of Combustion (3.0 units)

Thermochemistry, equilibrium, chemical kinetics, flame temperature, flame velocity, flame stability, diffusion flames spray combustion, detonation. Equations of motion including reaction, heat transfer, and diffusion.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the AME department but may qualify for major credit in CHE. To register, enroll in AME 513.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
28873R	048	Lecture	9:00-11:50am	Friday	30 of 40	Fokion Egolfopoulos	OHE100C	PDF (87185 KB)
29044D	034	Lecture	9:00-11:50am	Friday	11 of 20	Fokion Egolfopoulos	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (87185 KB)

Crosslist CHE 523: Principles of Electrochemical Engineering (3.0 units)

Electrochemical techniques; mass, charge, and heat transfer; electrochemical thermodynamics and electrode kinetics; electrochemical reactors; optimization; materials and corrosion; experimental modeling of industrial processes.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the MASC department but may qualify for major credit in CHE. To register, enroll in MASC 523.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32150R	048	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	25 of 25	Jamal Shweikeh	OHE120
32151D	034	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	2 of 25	Jamal Shweikeh	DEN@Viterbi

CHE 540: Viscous Flow (3.0 units)

Fluid mechanical problem of interest to chemical engineers involving laminar flows of incompressible fluids, viscous-dominated creeping flows, and motion of bubbles and drops.

Prerequisite: (CE 309 and AME 309 and CHE 443)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29476D	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	75 of 82	Muhammad Sahimi	OHE132
29478D	034	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	4 of 75	Muhammad Sahimi	DEN@Viterbi

CHE 550a: Seminars in Chemical Engineering (0.0 units)

Seminars to cover recent developments in the field of chemical engineering given by invited speakers. Master's students must register for 2 semesters; Ph.D. students must register for 4 semesters. Graded IP/CR/NC. Recommended preparation: graduate standing

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29438D	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Thursday	48 of 90	Pin Wang	ZHS159

CHE 550b: Seminars in Chemical Engineering (1.0 units, max 2)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29440D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	11 of 70	Pin Wang	OFFICE

CHE 554: Principles of Tissue Engineering (3.0 units)

Advanced scientific and engineering principles of tissue engineering inclluding stem cell biology, biomaterial scaffolds, protein-surface interaction, bioreactor, and selected bioartificial organs (e.g., kidney, bone, skin). Recommended preparation: CHE 476 and CHE 489

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29482D	034	Lecture	6:00-8:40pm	Monday	Canceled
29483D	048	Lecture	6:00-8:40pm	Monday	Canceled

CHE 590: Directed Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the Master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29444D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	17 of 35	Steve Nutt	OFFICE

CHE 594a: Master's Thesis (2.0 units)

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29446D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 5	Steve Nutt	OFFICE

CHE 594b: Master's Thesis (2.0 units)

Credit on accceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Prerequisite: CHE 594A
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29448D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 10	Steve Nutt	OFFICE

CHE 594z: Master's Thesis (0.0 units)

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Prerequisite: CHE 594B
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29450D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 5	Steve Nutt	OFFICE

CHE 690: Directed Research (1.0-4.0 units, max 8)

Laboratory study of specific problems by candidates for the degree Engineer in Chemical Engineering. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29460D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 5	Steve Nutt	OFFICE

CHE 790: Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29470D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	18 of 25	Steve Nutt	OFFICE