Department of Chemical Engineering,
Engineering II, Room 3357;
Telephone (805) 893-3412
URL: www.chemengr.ucsb.edu
Chair: L. Gary Leal
Vice-Chair: Glenn H. Fredrickson
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Sanjoy Banerjee, Ph.D., University of Waterloo, Professor (transport processes, multiphase systems, process safety)
Bradley Chmelka, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Associate Professor (molecular sieves, polymers, liquid crystals, nuclear magnetic resonance)
Henri J. Fenech, Sc. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor Emeritus
Glenn Fredrickson, Ph.D., Stanford University, Professor, Center for Macromolecular Science and Engineering Director (block copolymers, polymeric phase transitions, glass transition, composite media)
Owen T. Hanna, Ph.D., Purdue University, Professor Emeritus
* Jacob Israelachvili, Ph.D., University of Cambridge, Professor (surface and interfacial phenomena, adhesion, colloidal systems, surface forces, bio-adhesive, friction)
* Frederick F. Lange, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, Professor (processing, ceramics, microstructure, mechanical properties)
L. Gary Leal, Ph.D., Stanford University, Professor (fluid mechanics, polymer physics, rheology)
§ Glenn E. Lucas, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor (structural materials, mechanical properties)
Eric McFarland, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Associate Professor (materials characterization and microscopy, magnetic resonance, biomaterials)
Dimitrios Maroudas, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor (theoretical/computational materials science, microstructure evolution in materials)
Duncan A. Mellichamp, Ph.D., Purdue University, Professor (process dynamics and control, digital computer control)
* David J. Pine, Ph.D., Cornell University, Professor (polymer, surfactant, and colloidal physics; multiple light scattering)
Edward Profio, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor Emeritus
Robert G. Rinker, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, Professor Emeritus
Orville C. Sandall, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor (transport of mass, energy, and momentum; separation processes)
Dale E. Seborg, Ph.D., Princeton University, Professor (process dynamics and control, monitoring and fault detection, system identification)
§ Theofanis G. Theofanous, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Professor, Center for Risk Studies and Safety Director (nuclear and chemical plant safety, multiphase flow, thermal hydraulics)
W. Henry Weinberg, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor (surface chemistry and physics)
Joseph Zasadzinski, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Professor (surface and interfacial phenomena, high resolution microscopy, biomaterials)
* Joint appointment with the Department of Materials.
§ Joint appointment with the Department of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering.
Philip Alan Pincus, Ph.D. (Materials)
Chemical Engineering is an evolving discipline that grounds the engineer in a wide array of engineering science fundamentals in order to tackle the problems at the forefront of technological development. In addition to the classical areas of fluid mechanics, transport phenomena, thermodynamics, reaction engineering, separation processes, and process control, the chemical engineering program at UCSB offers teaching and research opportunities in a host of new areas. These include macromolecular science and engineering; microscale engineering systems such as thin films, complex fluids and membranes; surface chemistry and microelectronic materials; large scale computation and simulation; biomedical engineering; reactor safety and reliability; structural materials; and materials characterization via advanced techniques such as NMR spectroscopy, neutron, X-ray, and scanning tunneling microscopy.
The Department of Chemical Engineering offers the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering. The B.S. degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
At the undergraduate level, emphasis is placed on a thorough background in the fundamental principles of science and engineering, strongly reinforced by laboratory courses in which students become familiar with the application of theory. At the graduate level, students are further required to demonstrate competence in conducting basic and applied research.
The B.S. degree provides excellent preparation for work in chemical process design and development and in technical management, and for professional graduate degree programs.
Students who complete a major in chemical engineering may be eligible to pursue a California teaching credential. Interested students should consult the credential advisor in the Graduate School of Education as soon as possible.
Undergraduate counseling is provided under the direction of the assistant to the dean for undergraduate studies. Each undergraduate also has one of the faculty as an advisor and mentor, to assist in selection of elective courses, plan academic programs, and provide advice on professional career objectives. Graduate students are assigned thesis advisors in the area of their research interest. Undergraduates in other majors who plan to change to a major in the Department of Chemical Engineering should consult the assistant to the dean for undergraduate studies for requirements.
Several publications are available from the department office describing the undergraduate and graduate programs.
2. Real-time digital computing laboratory and the process dynamics and control laboratory. These two facilities in chemical engineering contain an array of Sun, IBM PC/AT, and Macintosh workstations for digital computer control and interactive applications. Laboratory-scale equipment is available for demonstrating liquid-level, heat-transfer, and gas-pressure surge systems. A fully instrumented pilot-scale distillation facility is used for advanced process and computer control research.
3. Transport laboratories. These facilities in chemical engineering contain well-instrumented equipment for studying heat and mass transfer, as well as separation processes and thermodynamics. Some of the instruments include gas chromatographs, automatic titrimeters, pH meters, anemometers, digital integrators, potentiometers, mass flowmeters, pressure transducers, and microprocessors.
4. Plasma processing laboratory. This new laboratory includes a helical resonator plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) reactor with in situ attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy capabilities for studying heterogeneous processes during PECVD of electronic materials. The laboratory also houses a transformer coupled plasma reactor with multiple gas phase and surface diagnostic techniques including optical emission spectroscopy, in situ spectroscopic ellipsometry, Langmuir probes, and laser induced fluorescence. A third reactor is used for plasma polymerization and plasma modification of surfaces.
5. Multiphase systems laboratory. This laboratory includes facilities for major thermal hydraulic research for advanced reactor development. There are also facilities for studying transient thermal hydraulics, wave phenomena, and two-phase flow related to safety in the power and process industries. The laboratory recently acquired a state-of-the-art laser Doppler anemometer to measure three-dimensional velocity fields.
6. Materials research facilities. The department shares with the Department of Materials extensive laboratory facilities for materials research. These include a materials characterization laboratory with seven electron microscopes, a metallography laboratory, X-ray instrumentation, mechanical testing laboratory, and a material processing laboratory. This also includes a polymer characterization laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for molecular, rheological, and rheooptical characterization of polymer melts, solutions, and gels. The rheological characterization equipment includes a Rheometrics Mechanical Spectrometer (RMS-800), a constant stress rheometer, and various capillary viscometers. The rheooptical measurements are carried out on a Phase Modulated Flow Birefringence device. Static and dynamic light scattering is performed on a Brookhaven Laser Light Scattering Gonimeter. In addition, there is a wide range of facilities available for polymer synthesis and characterization which is shared with other laboratories. These include: Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC); Gel Permeation Chromatography (GC); Infrared Spectroscopy (IR and FTIR); and optical microscopy at elevated temperatures.
7. Catalysis and surface chemistry laboratory. This laboratory contains eight sophisticated ultra high vacuum machines with the following experimental capabilities: atomic and molecular beam scattering, high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy, quadrupole mass spectrometry, low-energy electron diffraction, Auger electron spectroscopy, X-ray and UV-photoelectron spectroscopies, contact potential difference measurements, and scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopies.
8. Interfacial sciences laboratories. These two laboratories in chemical engineering contain state-of-the-art equipment necessary for detailed measurements of the forces and structures at fluid-fluid and fluid-solid interfaces. The instruments include four versions of the surface forces apparatus designed to measure the interactions between surfaces such as biomembranes, polymers, and crystalline solids across liquids such as water or oils. The newest variation of the instrument can be used to measure dynamic forces important to lubrication and friction at the molecular scale. These labs also include high vacuum freeze-fracture devices used to prepare liquid samples for the lab's transmission electron microscope. This lab is one of the few in any chemical engineering department that contains both the scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopes which can provide atomic resolution images of surfaces. The lab also includes an optical microscope with Nomarski optics, a high speed ultracentrifuge, and two Langmuir-Blodgett troughs for creating ordered monolayer assemblies.
9. NMR laboratory. State-of-the-art facilities in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy are available to support a wide range of materials and engineering investigations at a molecular level. The laboratory possesses a wide-bore 11.7 Tesla (500 MHz) solid-state NMR spectrometer, a narrow-bore 11.7 Tesla (500 MHz) liquid-state NMR spectrometer, and a wide-bore 4.2 Tesla (180 MHz) NMR instrument. Extensive support equipment exists for the performance of novel new experiments, such as Double Rotation, Satellite Transition, DECODER, Pulsed-Field Gradient, and Multidimensional Exchange NMR.
10. Fluid mechanics laboratory. This laboratory combines a series of unique experimental systems for investigation of viscous and viscoelastic flow phenomena involving polymer liquids, suspensions, and other microstructured fluids. These include birefringence, dichroism, and light scattering systems for polymeric liquids; a computer-controlled four-roll mill for studies of drop breakup, coalescence, and particle dynamics; laser doppler velocimetry applied to suspensions and multiphase liquids, and rheological and rheooptical (polarization microscopy) facilities for investigation of liquid crystalline polymers.
11. Imaging science laboratory. This laboratory features facilities for studying basic problems in materials and biological systems using a variety of imaging methods. Capabilities include magnetic resonance microscopy, scanning tunneling electron microscopy (STM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), magnetic force microscopy (MFM), neutron radiography and tomography, and optical photon tomography. Image processing workstations and software systems are interfaced to each device.
12. Light scattering laboratory. This laboratory is equipped with light scattering equipment for characterization of complex fluids such as emulsions, colloidal suspensions, surfactant solutions, and polymer solutions. Included are commercial and custom-designed gonimeters for measurements of the static structure factors at equilibrium and under a variety of shear flows. Dynamic light scattering is performed with a fast Brookhaven BI-9000 correlator. Both static and dynamic light scattering capabilities are integrated with controlled stress and controlled strain-rate rheometers for simultaneous light scattering and rheological measurements.
Students should plan to meet the General Education requirements common to all engineering programs. A total of 101 lower-division units is required, of which 70 are specified for the major: Engineering 1A-B-C or 2A-B-C, Chemical Engineering 10 and 110A-B, Chemistry 1A-B-C and 1AL-BL-CL, ECE 6A-B, Mathematics 3A-B-C and 5A-B-C, and Physics 1, 2, 3, 4, and 3L, 4L.
Upon admission, students will receive a copy of the graduate student handbook which contains the department's policies and procedures.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are required of all applicants to the graduate program. Applicants whose native language is not English must receive a score of at least 560 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) prior to admission to UCSB. Applicants who have received a bachelor's or master's degree from a U.S. college or university are exempt from this requirement. It is expected that most applicants for the M.S. degree in chemical engineering will have obtained undergraduate degrees in chemical engineering. However, students with degrees in other branches of engineering or in science may be accepted with the provision that they take such undergraduate courses as prescribed by the department as prerequisites for graduate work.
Plan 1. Thirty units of coursework, of which at least 20 units must be taken in graduate courses numbered 200-299 in chemical engineering or related fields subject to departmental approval. With departmental permission, up to three units may be taken in 596 coursework; units in courses numbered 598 or 599 do not count toward advanced degrees. The remaining units may be chosen from upper-division or graduate-level courses in chemical engineering or other branches of engineering or science, as approved by the department. In addition to meeting the course requirements, each student is expected to pursue a research project, either theoretical or experimental, and to describe the results of the research in a thesis. The student must present and defend the thesis in an oral examination.
Plan 2. Forty-two units of coursework, of which at least 24 units must be taken in graduate courses numbered 200-299 in chemical engineering or related fields subject to departmental approval. With departmental permission, up to three units may be taken in 596 coursework; units numbered 598 or 599 do not count toward advanced degrees. The remainder may be chosen on the same basis as outlined in Plan 1. Only students who have had adequate research experience prior to beginning graduate work, or who plan to continue in doctoral work at UCSB, will be permitted to follow Plan 2. Plan 2 candidates must pass an oral examination based on subjects studied in the graduate courses.
Doctor of philosophy applicants must meet master of science admission requirements. (See "Master of Science, Chemical Engineering-Admission.")
Prior to being advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D., the student will be evaluated on the basis of performance in (1) coursework in specified graduate-level core courses, and, in certain cases, a general knowledge examination, (2) a doctoral candidacy exam which will review the candidate's progress in research. The doctoral candidacy exam must be completed before the end of the spring term of the second year in residence.
Each student is expected to pursue a research project, either theoretical or experimental, and to describe the results of the research in a dissertation. The student must present and defend the dissertation in an oral examination. The period of time between advancement to candidacy and completion of the final oral examination is expected to be approximately three years.
Engineering 1B-C. Introduction to Engineering
(1-1) Staff
Prerequisites: Engineering 1A; must be taken in sequence.
Must be taken with the appropriate writing course, if any are required.
Open to College of Engineering students only, except computer science and
pre-computer science majors.
An introduction to computing and engineering which is
linked with Writing Program courses in written and oral communication.
Computer topics include word processing, spreadsheets, and programming.
Engineering 2A. Introduction to Engineering and Communication
(3) Staff
Prerequisites: Required of engineering freshmen who
have satisfied the Subject A requirement. Not open to students who have
completed Writing 2 or 2LK. Open to College of Engineering students only,
except computer science and pre-computer science majors.
An interdisciplinary course which combines computing
and engineering with written and oral communication. Computer topics include
word processing, spreadsheets, and programming. Critical thinking, written
and oral communications typically required in engineering. Emphasis on
critical analysis, exposition, argument, and research.
Engineering 2B-C. Introduction to Engineering and Communication
(4-4) Staff
Prerequisites: Engineering 2A. Open to College of
Engineering students only, except computer science and pre-computer science
majors.
An interdisciplinary course which combines computing
and engineering with written and oral communication. Computer topics include
word processing, spreadsheets, and programming. Critical thinking, written
and oral communications typically required in engineering. Emphasis on
critical analysis, exposition, argument, and research.
1A. Engineering and the Scientific Method
(1) Staff
Engineering and its relationship to basic science, with
specific examples from engineering practice. Analysis and synthesis of
engineering education. Career opportunities for chemical engineering graduates.
Seminar/discussion format with guest lecturers and current experiences/issues
from students' other freshman engineering/science classes.
1B. Engineering and the Scientific Method
(1) Staff
Extension of Chemical Engineering 1A. Introduction to
chemical engineering faculty and their research. Discussions on current
experiences/issues from students' other freshman engineering/science classes.
1C. Engineering and the Scientific Method
(1) Staff
Further extension of Chemical Engineering 1A and 1B.
Evaluation and planning of educational experiences in engineering in relation
to the engineer's role in practice. Introduction to local industries and
service organizations employing engineers. Application of computer and
writing skills.
10. Introduction to Chemical Engineering
(3) Zasadzinski
Prerequisites: Chemistry 1A-B-C; Mathematics 3A-B-C;
Engineering 1A-B-C or 2A-B-C or Computer Science 5FO or equivalent.
Elementary principles of chemical engineering. The major
topics discussed include material and energy balances, stoichiometry, and
thermodynamics.
50A. Ordinary Differential Equations
(4) Staff
Prerequisites: Physics 1 or 6A or equivalent; and
a grade of C or better in Mathematics 3C or 7C or equivalent.
Ordinary differential equations (ODE's) and initial-value
problems. Emphasis placed on applications in engineering analysis, complex
analysis, Laplace transforms, elementary stability theory, and numerical
solution of initial-value problems.
50B. Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics
(4) Staff
Prerequisites: Physics 1 or 6A or equivalent; and
a grade of C or better in Mathematics 5A or Chemical Engineering 50A or
equivalent.
Vector spaces, matrices, and systems of linear algebraic
equations. The algebraic eigenvalue problem, Sturm-Liouville theory, and
engineering applications of eigenvalue problems. Introduction to probability
theory and methods for statistical analysis. Elementary numerical linear
algebra.
50C. Multivariable Calculus and Partial Differential
Equations
(4) Staff
Prerequisites: Physics 1 or 6A or equivalent; and
a grade of C or better in Mathematics 5B or Chemical Engineering 50B or
equivalent.
Multivariable differential and integral calculus. Vector
and elementary tensor analysis, differential geometry, Fourier series and
transforms, introduction to partial differential equations and solution
of boundary-value problems with engineering applications. Numerical integration
and methods for solution of boundary-value problems.
99. Introduction to Research
(1-3) Staff
Prerequisites: consent of instructor and undergraduate
advisor. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units. Students are
limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199RA
courses combined.
Directed study, normally experimental, to be arranged
with individual faculty members. Course offers exceptional students an
opportunity to participate in a research group.
Engineering 101. Ethics in Engineering
(3) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing in engineering
or consent of instructor.
The nature of moral value, normative judgment, and moral
reasoning. Theories of moral value. The engineer's role in society. Ethics
in professional practice. Safety, risk, responsibility. Morality and career
choice. Code of ethics. Case studies will facilitate the comprehension
of the concepts introduced. (W,S)
Engineering 103. Advanced Engineering Writing
(4) Staff
Prerequisites: Engineering 2A-B-C or Writing 1 or
1LK, 2 or 2LK, and 50 or 50LK, or equivalents, and upper-division standing.
Analysis and practice of the forms of technical writing-reports,
proposals, journal papers, abstracts, and presentations-that engineers
and scientists will encounter in professional careers. Attention to research
methods, document design, effective graphics, technical style, and electronic
document preparation.
102. Biomaterials
(3) McFarland
Prerequisites: prior biochemistry and organic chemistry
coursework recommended. Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
Fundamentals of natural and artificial biomaterials.
Emphasis on molecular level structure and function and the interactions
of biomaterials with the body. Design issues of metallic and ceramic grafts
and biopolymers. Basic biological and biochemical systems will be reviewed
for nonbiologists.
105A. Physical Principles of Medical Imaging
(3) McFarland
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 111A and consent
of instructor.
Projection/emission imaging with radiation and radioisotopes
emphasizing generalized determination of transfer functions, fundamental
interactions, and determination of the origin of contrast. Concepts of
position sensitive detectors, signal-to-noise limits, and the mathematical
basis of tomographic imaging are developed.
105B. Physical Principles of Medical Imaging
(3) McFarland
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 111A and consent
of instructor.
Advanced strategies of transmission and emission tomographic
techniques-PET, SPECT, and MRI are developed and extended. Magnetic resonance
principles, origin of phenomena, relaxation, spatial encoding, and radio
frequency detection. Unique factors determining resolution and signal-to-noise
limits are covered.
110A-B. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
(3-3) Aydil
Prerequisites: Mathematics 5A. Engineering majors
only.
Use of the laws of thermodynamics to analyze flow processes
encountered in engineering practice. Presentation of equations of state
for describing state properties of fluids and mixtures. Applications include
vapor-liquid phase equilibria, solution thermodynamics, and chemical-reaction
equilibria.
111A. Nuclear and Radiation Physics for Engineers
(3) McFarland
Prerequisites: Physics 4 and consent of instructor.
Emphasis will be on fundamental properties, models, and
interactions of nuclei and radiation. Basic classical and quantum mechanical
tools will be developed to solve problems of importance to engineers and
chemists utilizing radiation. Radiochemical and radiobiological effects
will be examined.
120A-B-C. Transport Processes
(4-3-3) Theofanous, Zasadzinski, Sandall, Maroudas
Prerequisites: Mathematics 5A-B-C; Physics 4.
Principles and applications of fluid mechanics, heat
transfer, and mass transfer in determining rates of transport processes.
121. Colloids and Biosurfaces
(3) Israelachvili
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Basic forces and interactions between atoms, molecules,
small particles and extended surfaces. Special features and interactions
associated with (soft) biological molecules and surfaces: lipids, proteins,
fibrous molecules (DNA), biological membranes, hydrophobic and hydrophilic
interactions, bio-specific and non-equilibrium interactions.
124. Advanced Topics in Transport Phenomena/Safety
(3) Banerjee
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 120A-B-C or Mechanical
Engineering 151A-B; 152A and consent of instructor. Same course as ME 124.
Hazard identification and assessments, runaway reactions,
emergency relief. Plant accidents and safety issues. Dispersion and consequences
of releases.
125A-B. Biomedical Engineering I-II
(4-4) Staff
Prerequisites: consent of instructor. Not open for
credit to students who have completed Nuclear Engineering 124A-B.
Engineering applied to medicine. Basic physiology, transducers
and systems. Medical terminology. Biomaterials. Thermal and electrical
applications. Diagnostic and therapeutic radiology and nuclear medicine.
Radiation protection. Laser medicine. Ultrasound, nuclear magnetic resonance,
other diagnostic techniques. Image processing. Computers in medicine.
128. Equilibrium Stage Processes
(3) Sandall
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 10, 110A.
Basic principles and design techniques of equilibrium-stage
separation processes. Emphasis is placed on binary distillation, liquid-liquid
extraction, and multicomponent distillation.
130A. Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering
(3) Staff
Prerequisites: Mathematics 5A-B-C. Limited to majors
in the College of Engineering.
Numerical methods/applications in chemical engineering;
use of computer. Taylor Series; spline and rational interpolation; linear,
nonlinear and rational least squares; nonlinear algebraic equations; optimization;
integrals; differential equations (initial and boundary value); partial
differential equations.
130B. Mathematical Methods for Transport Phenomena
(3) Fredrickson, Chmelka
Prerequisites: Mathematics 5A-B-C. Not open for credit
to students who have completed Nuclear Engineering 144. Limited to majors
in the College of Engineering.
Introduction to the solution of partial differential
equations and boundary value problems in the physical sciences and engineering.
Fourier analysis, transform methods, separation of variables, and Sturm-Liouville
theory. Solution of elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic partial differential
equations.
130D. Statistical Methods in Chemical Engineering
(3) Staff
Prerequisites: Mathematics 5A-B-C.
Probability; properties of random variables; special
distributions; sampling; parameter estimation; numerical statistical calculations
via computer; hypothesis testing; chemical engineering data analysis via
linear, nonlinear and multiple regression; data reconciliation; quality
control; simulation; chemical engineering applications.
140A-B. Chemical Reaction Engineering
(3-3) Rinker
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 110A-B; 120A-B-C.
Kinetics of homogeneous and heterogeneous reacting systems,
with and without catalysis, and its use in predicting chemical conversion
in flow and nonflow reactors. Emphasis on the behavior and design considerations
of fixed-bed and fluidized-bed reactors.
142. Chemical Processing for Microelectronics
(3) Aydil
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 120A-B-C and consent
of instructor.
Course covers applications of reaction engineering and
transport phenomena to design and operation of reactors encountered in
electronic materials processing. Chemical vapor deposition, plasma enhanced
chemical vapor deposition, plasma etching, physical vapor deposition, and
epitaxial deposition reactors will be discussed.
146. Heterogeneous Catalysis
(3) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Concepts and definitions. Physical and chemical methods
of catalyst characterization. Absorption, desorption, and surface reaction
on well-defined surfaces. Thermodynamic and kinetic treatments of overall
reactions on uniform and nonuniform surfaces. Correlations and theoretical
approaches in chemical engineering catalysis.
152A. Process Dynamics and Control
(4) Mellichamp, Seborg
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 120A-B.
Modeling of physical and chemical processes, introduction
to time domain analysis, classical feedback control system design and analysis,
computer simulation of control systems.
152B. Process Control
(3) Mellichamp, Seborg
Prerequisite: Chemical Engineering 152A.
Frequency domain analysis, model-based control system
design, feedforward control. Laboratory experiments involving process dynamics,
feedback and feedforward control, auto-tuning control.
153. Advanced Topics in Process Control
(3) Seborg
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 152A-B and consent
of instructor.
Selected topics such as multivariable control, on-line
optimization, statistical quality control, and neural networks.
154. Computer Control
(3) Mellichamp, Seborg
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 152A-B and consent
of instructor.
Introduction to control computer hardware and software,
analysis of sampled-data systems, design of digital control algorithms,
implementation of computer control. Course includes several special projects
involving industrial/laboratory control computers.
160. Introduction to Polymer Science
(3) Pine
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
An introductory course that covers synthesis, characterization,
structure, and mechanical properties of polymers. The course is taught
from a materials viewpoint and includes discussions of polymerization reactions,
molecular weight measurements, polymer processing, and how polymers are
selected for a particular application.
171. Introduction to Biochemical Engineering
(3) McFarland
Prerequisite: Chemical Engineering 120A or consent
of instructor.
An introduction to biochemical engineering covering enzyme
and microbial growth kinetics with emphasis on the application of chemical
engineering principles to the design and operation of industrial microbial
processes.
180A-B. Chemical Engineering Laboratory
(3-3) Staff
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 110A-B; 120A-B-C;
also Chemical Engineering 140A-B for 180B.
Experiments in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat
transfer, mass transfer, reactor kinetics, and chemical processing. Experimental
design, analysis of results, and preparation of reports.
184A. Design of Chemical Processes
(3) Mellichamp
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 110A-B; 120A-B-C;
140A; 152A. Not open to students who have completed Engineering 100 or
Chemical Engineering 181.
Application of chemical engineering principles to plant
design. Spreadsheeting and flowsheeting methods. Engineering cost principles
and economic aspects.
184B. Design of Chemical Processes
(3) Mellichamp
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 110A-B; 120A-B-C;
140A; 152A; and Chemical Engineering 184A or consent of instructor. Not
open to students who have completed Chemical Engineering 182.
The solution to comprehensive plant design problems.
Use of computer process simulators. Optimization of plant design, investment
and operations.
194. Group Studies for Advanced Students
(1-4) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Check with department
for quarters offered.
Group studies intended for small number of advanced students
who share an interest in a topic not included in the regular departmental
curriculum.
196. Undergraduate Research
(2-4) Staff
Prerequisite: students must: (1) have attained upper-division
standing; (2) have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding
three quarters; (3) have consent of the instructor. May be repeated for
up to 12 units. Not more than four units may be applied to departmental
electives.
Research opportunities for undergraduate students. Students
will be expected to give regular oral presentations, actively participate
in a weekly seminar, and prepare at least one written report on their research.
198. Independent Studies in Chemical Engineering
(1-5) Staff
Prerequisites: consent of instructor. Students must
(1) have attained upper-division standing; (2) have a minimum 3.0 grade
point average for the preceding three quarters; (3) have completed at least
two upper-division courses in chemical engineering. No more than 3 units
may be used as technical electives, and may not be used as chemical engineering
electives. May be repeated up to twelve units. Students are limited to
five units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199RA courses
combined.
Directed individual studies.
205A. Physical Principles of Medical Imaging
(3) McFarland
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same course as
ECE 275A.
Projection/emission imaging with radiation and radioisotopes
emphasizing generalized determination of transfer functions, fundamental
interactions and determination of the origin of contrast. Concepts of position
sensitive detectors, signal-to-noise limits, and the mathematical basis
of tomographic imaging are developed.
205B. Physical Principles of Medical Imaging
(3) McFarland
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same course as
ECE 275B.
Advanced strategies of transmission and emission tomographic
techniques-PET, SPECT, and MRI are developed and extended. Magnetic resonance
principles, origin of the phenomena, relaxation, spatial encoding, and
radio frequency detection. Unique factors determining resolution and signal-to-noise
limits are covered.
210. Advanced Thermodynamics
(3) Israelachvili, Aydil
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Review of first and second laws, real gases, solutions
and solubilities, phase and chemical equilibria, and time permitting, thermodynamics
of aggregation and self-associating systems.
213. Computational Methods in Materials Science
(3) Maroudas
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Topics of computational quantum and statistical mechanics
will be covered including pseudopotential methods for band-structure and
total-energy calculations, ab initio molecular dynamics, and classical
potential methods for structural relaxation, lattice-dynamics, Monte Carlo,
and molecular-dynamics simulations.
214. Statistical Thermodynamics
(3) Weinberg
Prerequisites: physical chemistry and consent of instructor.
Ensembles and statistical mechanical formulation of the
laws of thermodynamics. Classical statistical mechanics; quantum statistics;
translational, rotational, vibrational, and electronic partition functions.
Chemical equilibria. Real gases and distribution functions; other interacting
systems; liquids and solids.
215. Molecular Hydrodynamics
(3) Fredrickson
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
The molecular origins of macroscopic hydrodynamic behavior,
as derived from classical statistical mechanics. Topics include: kinetic
theory, time correlation functions, linear response theory, Brownian motion,
projection operator methods, and generalized hydrodynamics.
216A. Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Techniques
(3) Chmelka
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
An introduction to basic magnetic resonance theory and
experimental techniques, with emphasis on solid-state applications.
216B. Advanced Methods of Magnetic Resonance with Applications
to Materials Science
(3) Chmelka
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
This course is intended to provide an understanding of
advanced methods of magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging, emphasizing
new applications to current issues in materials research.
218. Introduction to Multiphase Flows
(3) Theofanous
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 120A-B or ME 152A-B
and ME 151C. Consent of instructor. Same course as ME 218.
General treatment from discrete characterizations (interfacial
transport, bubble dynamics, interfacial instabilities), to averaging and
continuum (field) models. Numerical models. Applications to: flow and heat
transfer regimes, continuity waves and flooding, dynamic waves and compressibility,
and steam explosions.
219A. Ceramic Processing
(3) Lange
Prerequisites: consent of instructor. Same course
as Materials 251A. Not open for credit to students who have completed Nuclear
Engineering 219A.
Processing of ceramics; glass-ceramics, gelation, and
powder methods. Powder methods will be emphasized from powder manufacture
through consolidation of shape with introduction to densification. Colloidal
routes to powder preparation and consolidation.
219B. Densification and Microstructural Control
(3) Lange
Prerequisites: consent of instructor. Same course
as Materials 251B. Not open for credit to students who have completed Nuclear
Engineering 219B.
Mass transport and kinetic sintering theories. Thermodynamics
of pore phase disappearance. Grain growth during densification. Effects
of a liquid phase (liquid phase sintering). Effects of inert phases on
densification. Effects of applied pressure. Control of grain growth after
densification.
220A-B. Advanced Transport Processes-Laminar Flow and
Convective Transport Processes
(3-3) Leal, Banerjee
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Principles of applied mathematics, dimensional analysis
and asymptotic approximation methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics
and convective transport phenomena; low-Reynolds number flows, free-boundary
problems, boundary-layer theories and other advection dominated phenomena,
introduction to linear stability theory.
220C. Advanced Transport Processes-Mass Transfer
(3) Sandall
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Basic principles of diffusional processes, multicomponent
systems, diffusion with chemical reaction, penetration and surface renewal
theories, turbulent transport.
220D. Advanced Transport Phenomena-Turbulence Theory
(3) Banerjee
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same course as
ME 228.
Statistical formulation for turbulent flows, conditional
averages and coherent structures, direct numerical and large eddy simulation,
approaches to subgrid scale modelling, renormalization methods and closure:
renormalized perturbation theory and renormalization group methods, dynamic
subgrid scale models. Diffusion problems.
222A. Colloids and Interfaces I
(3) Israelachvili
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same course as
Materials 222A.
Introduction to the various intermolecular interactions
in solutions and in colloidal systems: Van der Waals, electrostatic, hydrophobic,
solvation, H-bonding. Introduction to colloidal systems: particles, micelles,
polymers, etc. Surfaces: wetting, contact angles, surface tension, etc.
222B. Colloids and Interfaces II
(3) Zasadzinski
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Materials 222A
or Chemical Engineering 222A recommended. Same course as Materials 222B.
Continuation of 222A. Interparticle interaction, coagulation,
flocculation, DLVO theory, steric interactions, polymer-coated surfaces,
polymers in solution, viscosity in thin liquid films. Surfactant self-assembly:
micelles, micro-emulsions, lamellar phases, etc. Surfactants in surfaces:
Langmuir-Blodgett films, adsorption, adhesion.
222C. Colloids and Interfaces III
(3) Israelachvili
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 222B or Materials
222B. Consent of instructor. Same course as Materials 222C.
The course builds on 222A and 222B focusing on the self-assembly
of surfactants and polymers into aggregated structures and the interactions
between these structures. The shear and rheological properties in films
or molecular dimensions will also be covered.
225A-B. Biomedical Engineering
(4-4) Staff
Prerequisites: consent of instructor. Not open for
credit to students who have completed Nuclear Engineering 224A-B.
Engineering applied to medicine. Basic physiology, medical
terminology. Biomaterials. Thermal and electrical applications. Diagnostic
and therapeutic radiology and nuclear medicine. Radiation protection. Laser
medicine and surgery. Ultrasound, nuclear magnetic resonance, other diagnostic
techniques. Computers in medicine.
230A. Advanced Theoretical Methods in Engineering
(3) Chmelka, Fredrickson
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same course as
ME 244A.
Methods of solution of partial differential equations
and boundary value problems. Linear vector and function spaces, generalized
Fourier analysis, Sturm-Liouville theory, calculus of variations, and conformal
mapping techniques.
230B. Advanced Theoretical Methods in Engineering
(3) Fredrickson
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 230A and consent
of instructor. Same course as ME 244B.
Advanced mathematical methods for engineers and scientists.
Complex analysis, integral equations and Green's functions. Asymptotic
analysis of integrals and sums. Boundary layer methods and WKB theory.
230C. Nonlinear Analysis of Dynamical Systems
(3) Maroudas
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 230A and consent
of instructor.
Bifurcation and stability theory of solutions to nonlinear
evolution equations; introduction to chaotic dynamics. Emphasis on asymptotic
and numerical methods for the analysis of steady-state and time-dependent
nonlinear boundary-value problems.
230D. Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering
(3) Maroudas
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
The course will cover topics of numerical analysis with
emphasis on methods for solution of linear and nonlinear algebraic equation
sets and initial-value problems, finite-difference and finite-element methods,
numerical bifurcation analysis, nonlinear optimization, and Monte Carlo
methods.
238A-B. Rheology of Polymeric Liquids
(3-3) Leal, Pine
Same course as Materials 238A-B.
A fundamentally-based course focusing on: the microstructural
and molecular basis of viscoelastic flow for complex fluids, with a particular
focus on polymeric liquids, liquid crystals and colloidal suspensions;
experimental techniques and the analysis of viscoelastic flow phenomena.
239. Light Scattering in Complex Fluids
(3) Pine
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Same course as
Materials 239.
Principles of static and dynamic light scattering applied
to complex fluids. Scattering of electromagnetic waves, the static and
dynamic structure factors, and the analysis of multiple scattering.
240A-B. Advanced Chemical Reactor Design
(3-3) Rinker
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Following review of the theory of reaction kinetics for
catalyzed and noncatalyzed systems, detailed consideration is given to
design and performance of catalysts and chemical reactors. Mathematical
studies of stability and optimization are emphasized in relationship to
mass, energy, and momentum transport.
242. Chemical Processing for Microelectronics
(3) Aydil
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Course covers applications of reaction engineering and
transport phenomena to design and operation of reactors encountered in
electronic materials processing. Chemical vapor deposition, plasma enhanced
chemical vapor deposition, plasma etching, physical vapor deposition and
epitaxial deposition reactors will be discussed.
246. Advanced Catalysis
(3) Weinberg
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Theories of reaction rates. Heterogeneous catalysis,
including physical structure and characterization of catalysts. Catalyst
poisoning. Combustion. Fluidized bed reactors. Statistical estimation of
kinetic parameters. Stability of chemical reactors.
250. Advanced Process Dynamics
(3) Mellichamp
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Analysis of unsteady state chemical processes with emphasis
on multivariable systems, introduction to state variable techniques, sampled-data
control systems, computer-aided control system design.
252. Advanced Process Control
(3) Seborg
Prerequisite: Chemical Engineering 250 or consent
of instructor.
Advanced topics in process control with emphasis on multivariable
control, predictive control, and process identification.
256. Seminar in Process Control
(3) Staff
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 250 and 252, or
equivalent.
Selected research topics in process control.
262. Structural Ceramics
(3) Lange
Prerequisites: consent of instructor. Same course
as Materials 262. Not open for credit to students who have completed Nuclear
Engineering 262.
Ceramic processing methods. Flaws in ceramics. Fracture
resistance and microstructure. Probabilistic design concepts. Non-destructive
evaluation approaches. Reinforced ceramics. High temperature properties.
Impact damage.
290. Seminar
(.5) Leal
May be repeated for credit.
Seminar featuring guest speakers and graduate students
on topics of current research interest.
291. Research Group Studies
(1-2) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Students or instructors present recently published papers
and/or results relevant to their own research.
594. Special Topics
(1-4) Staff
Special seminar on research subjects of current interest.
596. Directed Reading and Research
(2-4) Staff
A written proposal for each tutorial must be approved
by the department chair.
598. Master's Thesis Research and Preparation
(1-12) Staff
Not applicable to course requirement for master of
science degree.
Only for research underlying the thesis and writing the
thesis.
599. Dissertation Research and Preparation
(1-12) Staff
Only for research underlying the dissertation and writing
the dissertation.