Chemical Engineering (CHE)
CHE 110 Introduction to Chemical Engineering (1 credit)
Introduction to chemical engineering career opportunities and process principles including problem solving and documentation skills. Graded P/F.
CHE 123 Computations in Chemical Engineering (2 credits)
Methods of analyzing and solving problems in chemical engineering using personal computers; spreadsheet applications, data handling, data fitting, material balances, experimental measurements, separations, and equation solving. Coordinated lec-lab periods.
Prereqs: Minimum 520 SAT Math or minimum 22 ACT Math or 49 COMPASS Algebra or MATH 143 or MATH 170; or Permission.
CHE 204 (s) Special Topics (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
CHE 210 Integrated Chemical Engineering Fundamentals (1 credit)
Recitation support for fundamental STEM courses and process principles including problem solving and documentation skills. Twice a week, 2 hour recitation sessions. Graded P/F.
CHE 220 Programming for Chemical Engineers (3 credits)
Algorithm development, principles of structured programming techniques, coding of numerical and graphical techniques for solutions of engineering systems.
Prereqs: MATH 170, CHEM 111, and CHE 123; or Instructor Permission
CHE 223 Material and Energy Balances (3 credits)
Conservation of mass and energy calculations in chemical process systems.
CHE 299 (s) Directed Study (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
CHE 307 Group Mentoring (1 credit, max 3)
Mentoring of student groups in engineering classes where a process education environment is used; students taking this course will improve their engineering skill in the area they are mentoring as well as improving their team, communication, and leadership skills. Students must attend all classes or labs where group activities in the process education environment are done (a minimum of 2 mentoring sessions per week).
Prereqs: Permission
CHE 326 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3 credits)
Behavior and property estimation for nonideal fluids; phase and reaction equilibria; applications to industrial chemical processes.
Prereqs: CHE 223, ENGR 320 and ENGR 335, MATH 310
Coreqs: CHEM 305
CHE 330 Separation Processes I (3 credits)
Equilibrium stagewise operations, including distillation, extraction, absorption.
CHE 340 Transport and Rate Processes I (4 credits)
Cross-listed with MSE 340
Transport phenomena involving momentum, energy, and mass with applications to process equipment design. Coordinated lec-lab periods.
CHE 341 Transport and Rate Processes II (4 credits)
Transport phenomena involving momentum, energy, and mass with applications to process equipment design. Coordinated lecture-lab periods.
Prereqs: CHE 340
CHE 393 Chemical Engineering Projects (1-3 credits, max 9)
Problems of a research or exploratory nature.
Prereqs: Permission of department
CHE 398 (s) Engineering Cooperative Internship (3 credits)
Supervised internship in professional engineering settings, integrating academic study with work experience; requires written report; positions are assigned according to student's ability and interest. Graded P/F.
Prereqs: Permission
CHE 400 (s) Seminar (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
CHE 404 (s) Special Topics (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
Prereqs: Permission
CHE 423 Reactor Kinetics and Design (3 credits)
Chemical reaction equilibria, rates, and kinetics; design of chemical and catalytic reactors.
CHE 433 Chemical Engineering Lab I (1 credit)
Senior lab experiments in chemical engineering.
CHE 434 Chemical Engineering Lab II (1 credit)
Senior lab experiments in chemical engineering.
CHE 444 Process Analysis and Control (3 credits)
Process modeling, dynamics, and analysis. Coordinated lecture-lab periods. Recommended Preparation: CHE 223, MATH 310.
CHE 445 Digital Process Control (3 credits)
Cross-listed with ECE 477
Dynamic simulation of industrial processes and design of digital control systems. Coordinated lecture-lab periods. Recommended Preparation: CHE 444 (Recommended Preparation for EE majors: ECE 350).
CHE 451 Environmental Management and Design (1-16 credits, max arranged)
Credit arranged. Waste management application projects; projects require original design, working model, and report. May involve week-long trip to national competition. One lecture and 3 hours of lab per week; weekly team status report meetings plus weekly task reviews with advisor.
Prereqs: Permission (by invitation only)
CHE 452 Environmental Management and Design (1-16 credits, max arranged)
General Education: Senior Experience
Credit arranged. Waste management application projects; projects require original design, working model, and report. May involve week-long trip to national competition. One lecture and 3 hours of lab per week; weekly team status report meetings plus weekly task reviews with advisor.
Prereqs: Permission (by invitation only)
CHE 453 Process Analysis & Design I (3 credits)
Cross-listed with MSE 453
Estimation of equipment and total plant costs, annual costs, profitability decisions, optimization; design of equipment, alternate process systems and economics, case studies of selected processes. CHE 453 and CHE 454/MSE 453 and MSE 454 are to be taken in sequence. (Fall only)
Prereqs: CHE 330, CHE 341, and CHE 423; or MSE 201, MSE 308, MSE 313, MSE 340, and MSE 412
CHE 454 Process Analysis and Design II (3 credits)
General Education: Senior Experience
Estimation of equipment and total plant costs, annual costs, profitability decisions, optimization; design of equipment, alternate process systems and economics, case studies of selected processes. CHE 453 and CHE 454 are to be taken in sequence. (Spring only)
CHE 455 Surfaces and Colloids (3 credits)
Chemical and physical phenomena near material interfaces and behaviors of colloidal particles in dispersing media.
CHE 460 Biochemical Engineering (3 credits)
Joint-listed with CHE 560
Application of chemical engineering to biological systems including fermentation processes, biochemical reactor design, and biological separation processes. Additional projects/assignments required for graduate credit.
CHE 491 Senior Seminar (1 credit)
General Education: Senior Experience
Professional aspects of the field, employment opportunities, and preparation of occupational inventories. Graded P/F.
Prereqs: Senior standing.
CHE 498 (s) Internship (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
CHE 499 (s) Directed Study (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
CHE 500 Master's Research and Thesis (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
CHE 502 (s) Directed Study (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
CHE 504 (s) Special Topics (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
CHE 505 (s) Professional Development (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
CHE 515 Transport Phenomena (3 credits)
Advanced treatment of momentum, energy, and mass transport processes; solution techniques. Cooperative: open to WSU degree-seeking students.
Prereqs: B. S. Ch. E. and Equivalent of CHE 340, CHE 341 or Permission
CHE 517 Chemicals and Materials Analysis (3 credits)
Theory and experiments in photon/particle interactions, including x-ray diffraction, electron spectroscopy and microscopy techniques for chemical and physical property analyses applied to chemical, materials and nuclear engineering.
Prereqs: Graduate Standing or Permission
CHE 527 Thermodynamics (3 credits)
Thermodynamic laws for design and optimization of thermodynamic systems, equations of state, properties of ideal and real fluids and fluid mixtures, stability, phase equilibrium, chemical equilibrium, applications of thermodynamic principles. Cooperative: open to WSU degree-seeking students.
Prereqs: B. S. Ch. E. and Equivalent of CHE 326 or Permission
CHE 529 Chemical Engineering Kinetics (3 credits)
Interpretation of kinetic data and design of reactors for heterogeneous chemical reaction systems; heterogeneous catalysis, gas-solid reactions, gas-liquid reactions; packed bed reactors, fluidized bed reactors. Cooperative: open to WSU degree-seeking students.
Prereqs: B. S. Ch. E. and Equivalent of CHE 423 or Permission
CHE 536 Electrochemical Engineering (3 credits)
Cross-listed with NE 536
Application of chemical engineering principles to electrochemical systems; thermodynamics, kinetics, and mass transport in electrochemical systems; electrochemical process design. Recommended preparation: graduate engineering standing.
CHE 541 Chemical Engineering Analysis I (3 credits)
Mathematical analysis of chemical engineering operations and processes; mathematical modeling and computer applications. Cooperative: open to WSU degree-seeking students.
Prereqs: B. S. Ch. E. and Equivalent of CHE 444 or Permission
CHE 560 Biochemical Engineering (3 credits)
Joint-listed with CHE 460
Application of chemical engineering to biological systems including fermentation processes, biochemical reactor design, and biological separation processes. Additional projects/assignments required for graduate credit.
CHE 582 Spent Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposition (3 credits)
Cross-listed with NE 582
The management of nuclear fuel after removal from a nuclear reactor; storage options, recycle and recovery of uranium and other radionuclides, geological repositories and related topics.
Prereqs: Permission
CHE 599 (s) Non-thesis Master's Research (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
CHE 600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (1-45 credits)
Credit arranged