The online catalog includes the most recent changes to courses and degree requirements that have been approved by the Faculty Senate, including changes that are not yet effective. Courses showing two entries of the same number indicate that the course information is changing. The most recently approved version is shown first, followed by the older version, in gray, with its last-effective term preceding the course title. Courses shown in gray with only one entry of the course number are being discontinued.
Courses
Chemical Engineering (CH E)
Only certified chemical engineering majors may enroll in upper-division (300-400-level) Ch E courses. Exemptions must be made with permission of the director of the school.
110 Introduction to Chemical Engineering 2 Prereq Chem 105 and Math 171 or c//. Introduction to chemical engineering, development of problem solving skills.
201 Chemical Process Principles and Calculations 3 Prereq Chem 106; Math 172 or c//. Fundamental concepts of chemical engineering; problem-solving techniques and applications in stoichiometry, material and energy balances, and phase equilibria.
211 Process Simulation 3 Prereq Chem 106; Math 172; Math 315 or c//. Computer solutions to problems in chemical engineering processing.
277 (Effective through Summer 2009) Special Topics: Study Abroad V 1-15 May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
298 (Effective through Summer 2009) Technical Seminar 1 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 2 hours. May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 2 hours. S, F grading.
301 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 3 Prereq Ch E 201; Chem 331 or c//; major in Ch E. Basic concepts and laws; property relationships; compression and liquefaction; phase equilibria; reaction equilibria; applications in stagewise processing.
310 Introduction to Transport Processes 3 Prereq Ch E 201; Math 315 or c//; major in Ch E. Fundamentals of the phenomena governing the transport of momentum, energy, and mass.
321 Kinetics and Reactor Design 3 Prereq Ch E 301; Chem 331; Math 315; major in Ch E. Chemical reaction kinetics applied to the design of reactors, non-ideal flow, mixing, catalysis.
332 Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer 2 Prereq Ch E 201, 310, Ch E major. Design calculations, operations, and evaluation of equipment used in fluid flow, heat transfer, and evaporation.
334 Chemical Engineering Separations 2 Prereq Ch E 301, 310; 332 or c//. Design and evaluation of equipment used in continuous contacting.
398 Technical Seminar 1 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 2 hours. May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 2 hours. S, F grading.
418 (Effective through Summer 2009) Materials Processing 3 Prereq Ch E 334; Chem 105, 106; Ch E major. Processing of semiconductor materials.
432 [M] Chemical Engineering Lab I 3 (1-6) Prereq Ch E 310, 321, 332, 334. Statistical design and analysis of experiments; safety; experiments in heat and mass transfer; separations, other unit operations, kinetics, control; technical reports and presentations.
433 [M] Chemical Engineering Lab II 2 (0-6) May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 4 hours. Prereq Ch E 432. Laboratory experiments in heat and mass transfer; separations, other unit operations, kinetics, control; design calculations; technical reports and presentations.
435 Modern Separation Processes 3 Prereq Ch E 301, 310, 332, 334; Ch E major. Design and operation of separation processes important to emerging technologies; bioseparations, super-critical extraction.
441 (Effective through Summer 2009) Process Control 3 Prereq Ch E 211 or Ch E 310. Measuring instruments, automatic control, process and instrument characteristics and theory applied to industrial control problems.
441 Process Control 3 Prereq Ch E 211 or Ch E 310. Measuring instruments, automatic control, process and instrument characteristics and theory applied to industrial control problems.
450 Chemical Process Analysis and Design I 3 Prereq Ch E 301, 321, 334. Chemical engineering design; computer tools; safety and environmental constraints; cost and equipment optimization.
451 [M] Chemical Process Analysis and Design II 3 Prereq Ch E 450. Development, design, and economic evaluation of chemical and related processes as practiced in industry.
461 Introduction to Nuclear Engineering 3 Prereq junior in engineering or physical science. Same as M E 461.
465 Integrated Envirochemical Engineering 3 Prereq Ch E 334. Application of chemical engineering principles in assessment and remediation of industrial problems in air pollution, water pollution, and solid and hazardous waste.
475 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering 3 Prereq Ch E 310, 332. Application of chemical engineering principles to the processing of biological and biochemical materials.
476 Biomedical Engineering Principles 3 Prereq Ch E 301, 310. The application of chemical engineering principles to biomedical processes.
477 (Effective through Summer 2009) Special Topics: Study Abroad V 1-15 May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
481 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering V 1-3 Interfacial phenomena, high temperature material processing, integrated circuit manufacturing, in situ destruction of hazardous waste.
485 (Effective through Summer 2009) Interfacial Phenomena 3 Prereq Ch E 301, 310. Chemical and physical nature of the interface including the molecular basis for interfacial forces and resulting macroscopic phenomena. Credit not granted for both Ch E 485 and 585.
487 (Effective through Summer 2009) Food Process Engineering Design 3 Prereq Ch E 332. Same as BSysE 482. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (AGE 487).
495 Chemical Engineering Internship 2 (0-6) May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 4 hours. Students work full time in engineering assignments in approved industries with prior approval of advisor and industrial supervisor. S, F grading.
496 (Effective through Summer 2009) Cooperative Education Internship V 2 (0-6) to 4 (0-12) May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 4 hours. Off-campus internship with business, industry, or government unit. S, F grading.
498 Technical Seminar 1 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 2 hours. For juniors and seniors in Ch E. S, F grading.
499 Special Problems V 1 (0-3) to 4 (0-12) May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
510 Transport Processes 3 Transport of mass, energy, and momentum; unsteady and steady states as applied to chemical processing; macroscopic and microscopic analyses. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (CHE 515).
515 (Effective through Summer 2009) Convective Heat Transfer 3 Same as M E 515.
527 Macroscopic Thermodynamics 3 Same as M E 527. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (CHE 524).
529 Chemical Engineering Kinetics 3 Interpretation of kinetic data and design of nonideal chemical reactors; fundamentals of heterogeneous catalysis, catalyst preparation, characterization, and theory. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (CHE 529).
541 Chemical Engineering Analysis 2 Mathematical analysis of chemical engineering operations and processes; mathematical modeling and computer application.
546 (Effective through Summer 2009) Mass Transfer Operations 3 Diffusional and equilibrium operations. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (CHE 546).
560 Biochemical Engineering 3 Chemical engineering applied to biological systems; fermentation processes, biochemical reactor design, downstream processing, transport phenomena in biological systems, biochemical technology. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (CHE 560).
565 (Effective through Summer 2009) Fundamentals of Multiphase Environmental Processes 3 Prereq graduate standing. Principles of material and energy balances, reaction kinetics, phase equilibria, chemistry and microbiology governing environmental transport phenomena.
567 (Effective through Summer 2009) Current Topics in Multiphase Environmental Systems 3 Prereq graduate standing. Interdisciplinary course focused on reactions and processes at air, water, and soil interfaces in the environment.
574 Protein Biotechnology 3 Same as MBioS 574.
581 Advanced Topics in Chemical Engineering V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 hours. Filtration, reaction engineering, two-phase flow, non-Newtonian fluids, interfacial phenomena, fluidization, novel separations, biomedical engineering.
585 (Effective through Summer 2009) Interfacial Phenomena 3 Prereq Ch E 301, 310. Graduate-level counterpart of Ch E 485; additional requirements. Credits not granted for both Ch E 485 and 585.
585 Interfacial Phenomena 3 Prereq Ch E 301; Ch E 310; graduate standing. Chemical and physical nature of the interface including the molecular basis for interfacial forces and resulting macroscopic phenomena.
596 Research Methods and Presentation I 2 Prereq graduate standing. Establish sound practices for graduate research and presentation of results; techniques used for performing through literature searching and establishing and testing research hypotheses.
597 Research Methods and Presentation II 2 Prereq graduate standing. Establishing sound practices for presentation of research programs and research results.
598 Research Seminar 1 May be repeated for credit. Seminar presentations on current topics in chemical engineering research. S, F grading.
700 Master's Research, Thesis, and/or Examination V 1 (0-3) to 18 (0-54) May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
702 Master's Special Problems, Directed Study, and/or Examination V 1 (0-3) to 18 (0-54) May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
800 Doctoral Research, Dissertation, and/or Examination V 1 (0-3) to 18 (0-54) May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.