Curriculum

Chemical Engineering Calculations(130819) Required

The primary objective is to teach how to systematically formulate and solve material balance problems.

This course also serves to introduce the breadth of processes that chemical engineers work with, from the types found in refining and chemical industries to those found in bioengineering, nanoengineering, and microelectronics industries.

Organic Chemistry(012119) Optional

This course focuses primarily on the basic principles to understand structure and reactivity of organic molecules. Emphasis is on the substitution and elimination reactions and chemistry of the carbonyl group.

The course also provides an introduction to the chemistry of aromatic compounds.

Physical Chemistry(012118) Optional

This course covers the basic principles of the physical chemistry. The emphasis is on understanding how the thermodynamic laws apply to chemical systems and analyzing equilibrium conditions (excluding electrochemical phenomena).

Physical transformations of pure substances, as well as analysis of simple mixtures are also taught.

Basic Experiments in Chemical Engineering(130307) Optional

The primary objective is to understand how chemical engineers conduct experiments by planning and executing the experiments based on introductory concepts.

The course consists of five parts. The first is about learning the concepts and background knowledge.

The rest are about conducting experiments related to chemical dyes, 3D printers, compressed gases, and microbial fermentation.

Calculations in Chemical Engineering(130308) Optional

The objective is to understand basic principles necessary for analyzing various processes in chemical engineering ranging from environmental to organic synthesis.

The course consists of lectures explaining how to analyze energy balance of gases and other types of materials.

Assignments will be given on analyzing processes that are employed in modern industries.

Mathematical theories like linear algebra and curve fitting will also be taught as these are often employed in solving energy balance equations.

Computer Science for Chemical Engineers(130406) Optional

The objective is to learn principles and methods of numerical analysis and apply it various field within chemical engineering.

The course will first provide lectures on the theories and concepts on digital computing, followed by algorithms for obtaining solutions to various types of mathematical equations.

Students will also learn how to use Excel and python for problem solving.

Physical Chemistry Experiments(130411) Optional

This course is about experimental techniques and methods commonly used in the chemical engineering industry that make use of physical and chemical properties of matter.

Students will design and conduct experiments using various methods ranging from gas chromatography to extraction in order to measure properties such as viscosity and activation energy.

Learning theoretical background behind experiments is also required.

In doing so, students will learn how to apply theoretical concepts in conducting experiments and analyzing data.

Applied Physical Chemistry(130412) Optional

Students will learn major concepts and applications of quantum mechanics and chemistry so that they can analyze physical and chemical properties of compounds at a molecular level.

The lectures will cover atomic and molecular structures and spectroscopical properties, as well as molecular dynamics and reaction kinetics.

Applied Organic Chemistry(130413) Optional

This course focuses on applying basic concepts of organic chemistry. The emphasis is on being able to analyze industrial applications of organic chemistry across diverse processes.

Both the individual and collective reactions across a variety of organic molecules will be covered.

Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics(130414) Required

Fluid mechanics studies changes in mechanical properties of fluids as they are subject to external forces.

While the field covers both static and dynamic nature of such phenomenon, this class focuses on the dynamic side.

The emphasis is on how these properties affect design and operation of units that make up chemical and/or biological processes.

Heat and Mass Transfer(130519) Required

Transport phenomena refer to exchange of momentum, heat, and mass. While fluid mechanics cover exchange of fluid’s momentum, this course focuses on the exchange of heat and matter.

The major contents of lectures include convection, conduction, radiation, as well as analysis of unit operations that make use of these phenomena.

Process Thermodynamics(130512) Required

This course provides an overview of thermodynamics and its role in analyzing processes encountered in chemical engineering practice, including batch and continuous processes.

Basic thermodynamic laws and property models of pure substances are discussed.

Several applications will be addressed, including phase equilibria, engines, turbines, power plant cycles, refrigeration, and liquefactions.

Chemical Reaction Engineering(130612) Required

This course is about designing and analyzing reactors in chemical processes. The objective is to become capable of designing and determining operating conditions of chemical reactors for producing desired products.

For this purpose, kinetic theories as well as balance equations will be taught and used to analyze data obtained from reactors.

Three types of ideal reactors will be explained, as well as the effects of key operational parameters on the yield and productivity of the reactors.

Introduction to Biochemical Engineering(130514) Optional

This course covers basic biochemistry and biochemical engineering or molecular biology courses. It will teach basic concepts such as biological cell structure and metabolic processes.

In particular, the study focuses on structural characteristics of biopolymers, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids, and their role in biological systems.

Analysis of Chemical Engineering Instruments(130518) Optional

This course focuses on explaining how the instruments commonly used in chemical engineering research and development operate.

Theories and concepts behind the working principles as well as applications of the instruments will be taught.

Chemical Synthesis Experiments(130516) Optional

This course covers synthesis of organic molecules and polymers based on organic and polymer chemistry.

This lab also includes characterization of the molecules using UV-Vis spectrometry, IR spectrometry, HPLC, and Thermal analysis.

It deals with knowledge of analytical instruments such as GPC and NMR. In addition to the experiment, students learn how to write a report, and how to make an effective presentation.

Polymer Engineering(1)(130611) Optional

Polymers are part of numerous materials found in common households and used extensively across various industries including aerospace, electronics, chemicals and sports. This course will provide a thorough review on structure, properties, and synthesis of polymers.

Students will also learn industrial applications of polymers and the recent research focused on functional polymers and material science of these advanced materials.

Biochemical Engineering(130613) Optional

Students will learn chemical engineering theories and concepts related to producing valuable (bio)chemicals from metabolism of microbial organisms.

he lectures will cover physiological features of microbes, biochemistry, enzymology, metabolic flux analysis, genetical engineering, and mass transfer in biological processes.

The course also covers materials on how to design and analyze biological processes based on metabolism of the microbial cells.

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics(130614) Optional

The objectives of this course are to understand and master (1) the laws of thermodynamic to analyze basic power and refrigeration cycles, (2) fundamental and practical knowledge of thermodynamics for the basic design of separation processes, (3) concepts of solution thermodynamics and phase equilibria, and (4) principles of chemical reaction equilibrium.

Chemical Engineering Experiments(130615) Optional

The Chemical Engineering Laboratory Course provides students the opportunity to observe, analyze and apply their engineering knowledge and experience to the operation of equipment and processes commonly found in many chemical industries.

In addition to experiments related to unit operations and chemical reaction engineering, the course includes extensive training in technical and communication skills.

Students are required to write laboratory reports on a scholarly level, prepare and present posters, and give technical oral presentations.

Energy Engineering(130410) Optional

The lecture will focus primarily on the fundamental principles and theories of organic electronics materials and devices and also state-of-the-art renewable energy technologies, applications, and future prospects.

For example, physics for organic transistors, structure control technologies of polymer semiconductors, nanotube electronics, organic solar cells, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), secondary rechargeable batteries and many other topics will be included.

Separation Processes(130715) Optional

Separation processes are involved in most chemical processes and have significant effects on economic feasibility of the final product.

This course presents the principles of various separation operations, with emphasis on methods applied by chemical engineers to produce useful chemical products in economical ways.

Included are treatments of classical separation methods, such as distillation, absorption, and extraction as well as advanced methods such as adsorption, chromatographic techniques, electrophoresis, bioseparation, membrane separation, facilitated transport, crystallization, and zone melting.

The course covers advantages, disadvantages, application area, and design methods of each separation process.

Catalytic Reaction Engineering(130717) Optional

This course will cover: 1) fundamental aspects of surface chemistry of solids, 2) kinetic analysis of heterogeneous catalysis, 3) chemical thin film deposition techniques.

Students will present selected scientific papers related to the topic at the end of the semester.

Biomedical Engineering(130720) Optional

This course covers engineering aspect of biomedical engineering, especially topics related to fundemental principles of chemical engineering.

Topics to be covered include organ physiology, fluid mechanics of blood flow, transport of oxygen and nutrients in tissues, pharmacokinetic modeling, tissue engineering, and biochip technology.

Electrochemical Engineering(130515) Optional

This course covers fundamental principles of electrochemistry, including electrochemical thermodynamics, kinetics, catalysis, and corrosion and focuses on applications such as fuel cells, batteries, and photovoltaics.

Each application covers: principles of method, criteria determining performance, present state of development, and advantages/disadvantages.

Process Control(130706) Optional

This course teaches basic concepts of process control, system composition, and stability analysis that are fundamental to automatic control theory.

The contents will be within the context of chemical processes.

Students will also learn dynamic nature of the processes, their analyses, and theories on designing automatic control systems.

Polymer Engineering(2)(130714) Optional

Based on the understanding of polymers and the knowledge about the structure, property, synthesis, and analysis of polymers obtained from Polymer Engineering (1), we do more advanced study on the polymer.

This course deals with the rheology related to polymers and the various processing techniques used to make polymers into products, and the roles and applications of polymers in nanotechnology and biotechnology.

Nanomaterials Processing(130722) Optional

Materials having nano-sized structures exhibit various characteristics that were not present at large scale.

This course introduces the basic concepts and types of nanomaterials, and deals with the process of manufacturing, handling, and analyzing the properties of nanomaterials.

Industrial examples where nanomaterials and processes are applied are covered.

Technopreneurship (Capstone Design)(130724) Optional

This course aims at providing students a critical experience to perform a comprehensive design project, based on chemical engineering curriculum.

Project team consists of at least two students, and under supervision of an assigned professor, the students carry out a sequence of project elements such as definition of goal and scope, experiments, data acquisition and analysis, and presentation of their results.

Process Analysis and Safety(130723) Optional

The primary objective is to learn how various chemical processes operate and safety are managed in practice, with emphasis on petrochemical processes.

Students will learn how to use mathematical and statistical theories, as well as some artificial intelligence techniques, towards analyzing operation of diverse processes.

With the exception of process safety, the lectures will focus on providing practical examples and discussing how theoretical concepts are applied across numerous industries.

Molecular Biotechnology(130813) Optional

The objective of this course is to promote the knowledge of biotechnology and genetic engineering by introducing students to molecular biotechnology based on recombinant DNA technologies and industrial microbial processes.

In this course, we are to study the efficient methods producing target proteins useful to human body, by the development of plasmid (vector), recombinant gene technology including DNA cloning and manipulation, transformation technology, and various expression systems (E.coli, yeast, animal cells).

Additionally, we examine the several factors to enhance the expressibility of the recombinant proteins, and conduct case studies.

Environmental Chemical Engineering(130815) Optional

Environmental issues are perceived as critical issues of the future generations across the global societies. As such, sustainable and green industries are gaining attention both at an industrial and R&D level.

The purpose of this course is to provide background knowledge on environmental engineering, as well as perspective on how chemical engineering concepts are applied. The course will examine diverse industries where chemical engineers can work, help students to excel in exams about environmental engineering.

Creative Technopreneurship NCS(130820) Optional

This course is a comprehensive design course for senior students who major in chemical engineering. Students are teamed with two or more, and each team conduct a engineering research or design project under the guidance of an advising professor.

This course is the 2nd part of the 1 year-long course work. Teams of students finish project proposed in the previous semester, present the result, and submit the final report as B.S. Thesis.

Semiconductor Process Technologies(130821) Optional

Semiconductor devices are the foundation of information technology, and the related global sales in electronics industry occupy more than 10% of gross world product.

This course provides an introduction to semiconductor fabrication technology, from crystal growth to integrated devices and circuits. It covers theoretical and practical aspects of all major steps in the IC fabrication sequences such as oxidation, diffusion, film deposition, photolithography, etching, ion implantation, cleaning, and packaging.

Topics includes state-of-the-art processes of ULSI and electronic display device manufacturing with an emphasis on physical and chemical principles.

Designing Chemical Processes(130822) Optional

Students will learn major issues when designing chemical plants such as validation, process design, analysis, equipment selection, and economic assessment.

Students will conduct projects with the goal of designing a chemical plant; external experts will provide consulting to expedite the process and promote learning of practical workflow.

The ultimate objective is to learn people, problem, process, product, and project as a chemical engineer and to experience how work is done in industry.