COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

Degrees Offered:B.S., M.S., Ph.D

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Chair:Chang, Hsuan

The Department

The Department of Chemical Engineering was founded in 1971 with the mission of providing the intellectual community with high quality education pertinent to the chemical engineering discipline, in response to the explosive growth of petroleum and chemical industries. At that time, a 4-year undergraduate curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science degree was offered. And since the first class graduated in 1975, the department has to date more than 3000 alumni who contribute to various industrial areas around the world. The department was renamed to Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering in 2003.

To pursue excellence in research, teaching and service towards the aspects of chemical, bio and material engineering, the graduate programs, MS and Ph.D, were established in 1992 and 2001, respectively. With a wide selection of elective courses and independent research requirement, these graduate programs were designed to provide the students with advanced knowledge, technical skills and methodology that are vital to their future careers either in industry or in academia.

In support of the broad triple-objective (globalization, information-oriented education, future-oriented education) of the University, the teaching and research activities of our department are being restructured and reactivated.

• Computer and software usage are incorporated into our core curriculum. Computer programming techniques are strengthened and applied to chemical process modeling, design, and problem solving.
• A series of courses focusing on material engineering, energy resource, and fine separation process have been developed whose contents conform to the contemporary needs and future trends.
• Research is conducted on the basis of collaboration and teamwork not only within the department but also outside the University. Novel research topics are selected parallel with the rapidly evolving scientific environment, the foremost of which being nano-technology, biomaterial, and environmental control.

The faculty and the staff of the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department are endeavoring to build the department into an internationally renowned center of excellence for research and education in its field.

Faculty

Professors

Chang, Cheng-liang ; Chang, Hsuan ; Chang, Yu-chi ;Chen, Hsi-jen ; Cheng, Liao-ping ; Cheng, Tung-wen ;Don, Trong-ming ; Ho, Chii-dong ; Hwang, Kuo-jen ;Yeh, Ho-ming

Associate Professors

Lin, Dar-jong; Lin, Gwo-geng; Yu, Hsuan-fu

Assistant Professors

Chang, Chao-ching; Lai, Wei-chi; Tsai, Tzu-hsun; Wu, Rome-man

Degree Requirements

1. Requirements for a degree of Bachelor in Engineering:
   Successful completion of 142 credits of courses, including 114 credits of required courses and 28 credits of elective courses.
2. Requirements for a Master's degree in Engineering:
   Successful completion of 31 credits of courses, including 3 credits of required courses and 4 credits of thesis course.
3. Requirements for a Ph.D. degree in Engineering:
   Successful completion of 30 credits of courses, including 4 credits of required courses and 6 credits of thesis course.

Course Descriptions

Undergraduate Courses

E0034 Engineering Mathematics (3/3) Prerequisite: Calculus (3/3). This course begins with a detailed treatment of ordinary differential equations. Solution techniques for solving partial differential equations are then introduced. Matrix methods are also included.

E0046 Industrial Wastewater Treatment (0/3) Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. An introductory course covering the treatment of industrial wastewater by physical, chemical and biological processes, and sludge treatment and disposal.

E0067 Separation Processes (0/3) Prerequisite: Transport Phenomena and Unit Operations II. The application of unit operations principles in designing process separators such as heat exchangers, evaporators, distillation columns, extractors, absorbers and other separation equipment.

E0075 Introduction to Chemical Engineering (3/0) This course covers the broad spectrum of activity in many scientific and humanistic disciplines associated with the profession of chemical engineering. Sample problems are presented having their origin in chemical processing, petroleum refining, pollution abatement, and biomedical systems.

E0080 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3/0) Prerequisite: Physical Chemistry (3/-). Study of system properties is due to changes of state for pure substances or mixture. Energy balance and entropy balance in chemical engineering process. Prediction and calculation of equilibrium state variables.

E0081 Chemical Engineering Equipment (0/3) Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. An introductory course concerning basic structures and principles of equipment used in chemical processes such as transportation of fluids and solids, powder technology, heat exchange, crystallization, evaporation, distillation, and gas absorption.

E0083 Chemical Processes Industries (0/3) The study of technical and economic problems in manufacturing chemicals, their necessary equipment and the uses of chemicals.

E0084 Chemical Reaction Engineering (0/3) Prerequisite: Physical Chemistry (3/3). An introductory course covering chemical engineering kinetics, design and analysis of ideal reactors, both homogeneous and heterogeneous, isothermal and non-isothermal, and a discussion of non-ideal flow patterns.

E0131 Biochemical Engineering (0/3) Biochemical Engineering is a course for the senior-level elective in chemical engineering. The course contains mainly three parts: enzyme-mediated bioprocessing, whole-cell mediated bioprocessing, and downstream processing of bioproducts.

E0136 Petrochemical Industries (0/3) Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. An introductory course covers the essence and characteristics of petrochemical industries, upstream, midstream and downstream of the petrochemical industries, naphtha cracking, olefins derivatives, and environmental aspects, etc.

E0182 Materials Science (0/3) An introduction to the applied physical and chemical principles of materials, presentation of fundamental types of engineering materials.

E0202 Solid Waste Management (3/0) The objective of this course is to introduce to the student the basic idea of solid waste management. The scope of this course includes the following subjects: the evolution of solid waste management, the source, composition, and properties (including physical, chemical and biological properties) of solid waste, the generation and collection rates, the method of pretreatment, the solidification and fixation of solid waste, compositng, solid waste incineration, and landfill of solid waste.

E0416 Polymer Engineering (0/3) Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Different synthesis of polymerization: step-growth, free radical, ionic, ring-opening and Ziegler-Natta. The characterization of polymers by thermodynamic study or spectroscopic methods. Microstructure of polymers and their mechanical properties.

E0420 Introduction to Polymer Science (0/3) The study of different classes of polymers, their synthesis and modification, thermodynamic, properties, equilibria, polymerization kinetics, and physical methods of characterization of polymers.

E0596 Process Analysis and Simulation (0/3) The goal of this course is to bring the students into contact with the efficient computation tools to examine the overall process, alternative processes, and economics.

E0597 Process Control (0/3) Prerequisite: Engineering Mathematics (3/-). An introductory course covering process dynamics, computer simulation, command control, and a discussion in measurement and control hardware, and some advanced control strategies.

E0598 Process Control Lab (0/1) Prerequisite: Process Control. This course includes five parts: practice of pressure control system, practice of flow and level control system, practice of temperature control system, practice of DCS simulation, dynamics of stirred tanks.

E0671 Engineering Application of Computers (2/2) Prerequisite: Introduction to Computer. An introduction to the numerical methods for interpolation, differentiation, integration, solution of equation, linear algebra, curve fitting, initial and boundary value problems.

E0803 Material and Energy Balances (4/0) An introduction to the basic principles and calculations in chemical engineering, presentation and discussion of mathematical procedures, material balance, fluid properties, and energy balance.

E0875 Environmental Engineering (0/3) Prerequisite：Permission of the instructor. Introduction to the general subjects of air, water and solid-waste management. Relationship between the principles observed in natural purification processes and those employed in engineering processes are discussed.

E0896 Introduction to Catalytic Reaction Engineering (0/3) This is an introductory course on heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic reaction engineering. The syllabus includes the adsorption and catalysis of metals and oxides, preparation and characterization of catalysts, and the major areas of application in industry.

E0913 Membrane Separation Technology (0/3) Prerequisite: Transport Phenomena and Unit Operations I, and II. An introduction to membrane materials, the transport in membranes and the use of membranes for separations processes, such as: reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, dialysis, gas separation, electrodialysis, and pervaporation.

E0928 Special Topics in Thermodynamics (0/3) Prerequisite: some previous exposure to basic thermodynamics and calculus. The subject of this course is advanced thermodynamics with an emphasis on its applications to complex chemical engineering problems. The major elements of interest contain the analysis of system stability, multicomponent phase equilibrium, chemical reaction equilibrium and process thermodynamics.

E1034 Introduction to Computers (2/2) The first part of this course includes detailed descriptions of computer hardware, the information transfer within a computer, and the usage of commercial software packages (word processing, graphics and spreadsheets) and network communication. In the second part, programming skills using FORTRAN and other contemporary languages are presented.

E1046 Special Topics in Transport Phenomena (0/3) Prerequisite: Transport Phenomena and Unit Operation I and II and Separation Processes. A comprehensive course on transport phenomena of momentum, energy, and mass in continua. Presentation emphasizing the analytical procedures of the problems.

E1053 Introduction to Chemical Process Safety (0/3) Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. An introductory course covers toxicology, industrial hygiene, source models, toxic release and dispersion models, fires and explosions, designs to prevent fires and explosions, hazards identifications and risk assessment, etc.

E1056 Creation, Invention and Patent (0/2) Introduction and practice of pathway for creation and invention and how to enhance the ability to create and invent. Also introduce the learners to the basic concept and practice of how to obtain and protect intellectual property rights such as invention, utility model, design, trademark and copyright in this country and foreign countries.

E1059 Biomedical Engineering (0/3) This course is open for those who would like to advance their knowledge beyond an introductory level of polymer biomaterial science and engineering. The course will present recent polymer applications in biomedical engineering. On completion of the course, students are expected to be able to understand the basic concepts involved in the design control of polymer biomaterials and their applications.

E1099 Transport Phenomena and Unit Operation I (3) Prerequisite: Engineering Mathematics (3/-); An introduction to momentum transfer and its application to fluid mechanics. This course includes the topics in momentum balance, flow in pipes and channels, turbulent flow, multiphase flow, flow of compressible fluids, flow and pressure measurement, liquid mixing, and pumping of fluids.

E1100 Transport Phenomena and Unit Operation II (4/0) Prerequisite: Transport Phenomena and Unit Operation I. Four-credit hour course concerning the transport phenomena of heat and mass. Presentation dealing with the introduction and application of conservation laws (equations of energy and continuity for components in a mixture) in various process conditions.

E1101 Transport Phenomena and Unit Operation I Lab (0/1) Prerequisite: Transport Phenomena and Unit Operation I. There are five parts in this course: determination of efflux time, screen analysis and cyclone separator, fluid flow, frame and plate filtration, the practice of combining pipeline.

E1102 Transport Phenomena and Unit Operation II Lab (0/1) Prerequisite: Transport Phenomena and Unit Operation II. There are five experiments in this course: Jacket type heat exchanger, shell and tube heat exchanger, thermal conductivity of solids, fluidization and fluidized bed heat transfer, film evaporation.

E1103 Transport Phenomena and Unit Operation III Lab. (1/0) Prerequisite: Separation Processes. Four experiments are included in this course: batch plate and packed distillation column, wetted wall gas absorption column, liquid-liquid extraction, packed column absorbers.

E1109 Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering (0/3) Prerequisite: Engineering Mathematics (3/3). An extension of Engineering Mathematics. Emphasis is placed on the formulation and solution of ODEs and/or PDEs resulting from the mathematical modeling and problems encountered by chemical engineers.

E1110 Pollution Control Lab (0/1) Various operations, such as flotation, coagulation, neutralization, sedimentation, electrolysis, ultrafiltration, and rotating biological contactor, are studied to minimize the pollution of wastewater.

E1238 Introduction to Advanced Ceramics (0/3) Prerequisite: Material Science. An introductory course to advanced ceramics concerning the properties and application of materials, processing technology, microstructure effects, and measurement techniques.

E1506 Introduction to Membrane Separations (0/3) Prerequisite: Transport Phenomena and Unit Operations I, II. An introduction to membrane materials, the transport in membranes and the use of membranes for separations processes such as: reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, dialysis, gas separation, electrodialysis, and pervaporation.

E1518 Air Pollution Control Engineering (0/2) Overview of air pollution control philosophies, including laws and regulations and pollution standard. Simulation of air pollutant dispersion and its control. Discussion on the strategy of different control technologies for stationary emission source. The impact of air pollution on global climate and the consequences of international treaties are explored.

E1530 Separation and Purification Techniques in Biotechnology (0/3) This course is an introduction to the separation and purification of biochemicals that can be made by fermentation or biochemical processes. These separations and purifications are difficult and frequently cost more than the initial manufacture of the biochemicals.

E1531 Management of Radioactive Wastes (0/3) This is an introduction course designed to provide senior students an opportunity to enter the field of radwaste (radioactive waste) management. This course starts from the very basics to prepare the students for the radwaste management. The first half of the course will delineate the general knowledge of radiation, and the rest focuses on the practical aspects of radwaste management.

E1544 Introduction to Bioindustry (0/3) This course will focus on the main characteristics of domestic industries and several biotechnology industries which the government is aggressively planning to promote: bulks pharmaceutical chemicals, medicine production, vaccine, biological pesticide, and flowering plant industries.

E1862 Chemical Industry Waste Minimization (0/3) Concepts and methodologies of pollution prevention and waste management are introduced. Particular focuses are on chemical processes, emphasizing emission estimation, life-cycle assessment, waste audits and emission inventory, pollution prevention for both unit operation and flowsheet levels.

E2342 Introduction to Polymeric Materials (3/0) Any large molecule that is formed from a relatively large number of smaller units with covalent bonding is called a polymer. Since the Second World War, polymeric materials have been the fastest-growing segments of the chemical industry. In this course, the basic definition and classifications of polymers will be discussed. Then, a detailed discussion of the synthetic methods and reaction mechanisms will be given. After that, the relationships between the structures and properties of the polymers will be described. Finally, we will talk about the applications of polymeric materials, where there are five major application areas: (1) plastics, (2) rubbers or elastomers, (3) fibers, (4) surface finishes and protective coatings, and (5) adhesives.

E2536 Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering (0/3) The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the basic and applied knowledge of materials. Students will be able to describe the subject of materials science and engineering as a scientific discipline.

E2549 Inorganic Materials (0/3) This course addresses the crystal structures, synthesis, and applications of inorganic materials. Recent developments in relevant topics will also be covered.

E2550 The Physics and Chemistry of Solids (0/3) This course is concerned with the structures and properties of solids. The level is designed to be introductory in nature. The subject matter is divided into three sections: structures and microstructures, reactions and transformations, and physical properties.

E2551 Chemical Engineering Laboratory I (1/0) Prerequisite: Transport Phenomena and Unit Operation I. There are five parts in this course: determination of efflux time, screen analysis and cyclone separator, fluid flow, frame and plate filtration, the practice of combining pipeline.

E2552 Chemical Engineering Laboratory II (0/1) Prerequisite: Transport Phenomena and Unit Operation II. There are five experiments in this course: Jacket type heat exchanger, shell and tube heat exchanger, thermal conductivity of solids, fluidization and fluidized bed heat transfer, film evaporation.

E2553 Chemical Engineering Laboratory III (0/1) Prerequisite: Separation Processes. Four experiments are included in this course: batch plate and packed distillation column, wetted wall gas absorption column, liquid-liquid extraction, packed column absorbers.

E2554 Materials Engineering Laboratory (1/0) The experiment consists of 5 topics. Students would learn the preparation of Materials such as polymer, membrane, microparticles etc. by virtue of chemical and physical methods. The physical or mechanical properties are characterized afterwards .

E2825 Chemical Process Computer-Aided Design (0/2) The course is to learn the use of process simulation software, such as Aspen Plus and Aspen Dynamics, for unit operations and process flowsheet design, as well as the uses of various mathematical tools, such as Matlab and Polymath, for data analysis in process design. .

M0022 Engineering Economics (2/0) This course includes the following subjects: equivalence and interest formulas; extending equivalence to real world transactions; present worth, annual worth and future worth analysis; rate of return analysis; depreciation; income taxes; inflation and economic analysis.

S0195 Polymer Chemistry (3/0) Topics include molecular weight distribution, Chain polymerization, Step growth polymerization, Stereospecific polymerization, Physical properties and microstructure of polymers, Application of polymers and industrial processes.

S0143 Physical Chemistry (3/3) The basic ideas of work, heat, and energy are introduced. The laws of equilibrium thermodynamics are developed and employed in solving practical engineering problems such as mixing, phase equilibrium and chemical equilibrium. Topics in chemical kinetics are presented with an emphasis on the rate laws and mechanisms of chemical reactions. Quantum mechanics and statistical thermodynamics are briefly introduced.

S0307 Process Design (3/0) Prerequisite: Separation Processes. Application of a basic knowledge of the core courses in chemical engineering and economics to the design and operation of chemical processes. Students are required to carry out a design project.

T0102 Seminar (0/1)

T0136 Chemical Engineering Research (1/1) Prerequisite: Restricted to chemical engineering seniors.

Master's Program

E0419 Polymer Processing (3) Prerequisite: Advanced Fluid Dynamics. The purpose of this course is to provide the basic background needed by polymer engineers to (1) determine experimentally and interpret the rheological behavior of polymer melts and (2) apply it to analyze flow in processing operations.

E0424 Advanced Engineering Mathematics (3) An extension of Engineering Mathematics, including calculus of variations, mathematics of diffusion and conduction, analysis of stagewise operations, linear and dynamic programming, etc.

E0455 Advanced Numerical Analysis (3) A graduate course concerning the numerical techniques such as the finite difference method and the finite element method, etc., and the applications of the numerical methods in chemical engineering are included.

E0959 Advanced Fluid Dynamics (3) Vector and tensor concepts, specifically important in flow analysis, are presented. Basic laws of mass, momentum, and energy transports are to be derived. Solution methods for the following fields are discussed: viscous, potential, creeping and boundary layer flows. Some discussion covers the non-Newtonian flow behaviors.

E1235 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3) Thermodynamic properties of pure materials and mixtures. Criteria of equilibrium for homogeneous and heterogeneous systems. Correlation and estimation of properties, consistency testing and availability analysis of chemical processes.

E1248 Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering (3) Analysis of unsteady state reactors, multiphase reactors, nonideal reactors, stability and sensitivity, nonelementary reactions, and special topics of current interest.

E1311 Advanced Unit Operations (3) An extensive study on unit operations such as transportation of fluids, flow through porous media, heat exchange, evaporation, distillation, extraction, gas absorption, etc.

E1343 Unusual Separation Processes (3) A three-credit course concerning unconventional separation processes such as thermal diffusion, zone refining, membrane ultrafiltration, membrane extraction, etc.

E1364 Advanced Solid-Liquid Separation (3) Various operating theories and equipment designs in solid-liquid separation, such as coagulation and sedimentation, gravity thickening, centrifugal separation, cake filtration, deep bed filtration, crossflow filtration, and membrane filtration, are studied.

E1365 Polymer Physics (3) Relationships of the molecular conformation and configuration to the physical behavior of polymers at different states such as in solution, at amorphous or crystalline state.

E1366 Chemical Process Optimization (3) This course covers the nature and organization of optimization problems, basic concepts of optimization, optimization of unconstrained functions, linear programming and applications, nonlinear programming with constraints, and applications of optimization in chemical engineering.

E1435 Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer (3) An extension of transport phenomena on heat and mass transfer. Emphasis is placed on the analogies between conduction and diffusion as well as convective heat and mass transfer.

E1449 Polymer Composite Materials (3) Basic concept of polymer structure and viscoelastic rheology. The method of engineering, the resulting physical and mechanical properties of polymer blends or composites.

E1450 Polymer Viscoelasticity (3) Presentation of molecular, structural, and continuummechanical models, from which the constitutive equations for polymer melt are derived. The comparison of the predictions of these constitutive equations with each other and with experimental data would also be discussed.

E1451 Process Synthesis and Design (3) Process synthesis generally refers to the task of determining what individual unit operations and processes (heaters, coolers, reactors, distillation columns, crystallizers, etc.) should be combined to manufacture a chemical product on a commercial scale based on information developed on a laboratory scale. Process design includes process synthesis as well as all the additional tasks of specifying equipment and operating conditions for a plant. In this course, we will use commercial-available simulation software to perform a case study pertaining to a chemical plant design.

E1453 Inorganic Polymers (3) The characteristics and characterization of inorganic polymers will be introduced in this course. The synthesis, molecular structure and uses of polyphosphazene, polysiloxane and polysilane are the main topics. Other inorganic polymers that contain the element boron, sulfur, tin and transition metals will also be covered.

E1517 Membrane Separation Processes (3) To realize the classifications of membrane separation processes based on the driving forces across the membranes and the transport phenomena in membranes. The solution-diffusion model and the pore model are discussed. The permeate flux models for the pressure-driven processes are presented and compared.

E1606 Ceramic Microstructure Processing (3) Shows the effects of microstructures on the properties of advanced ceramic materials and discusses the methods of ceramic processing and their effects on the characteristics of ceramic products. Also, the application and importance of the materials phase diagrams on the ceramic processing is discussed.

E1607 Principles of Macromolecular Science (3) This is an introductory course that addresses the basics of physics and chemistry of synthetic polymers. The major elements of interest include polymer synthesis, chain structure and properties, polymer solution, amorphous state, crystalline state, rubber elasticity, and viscoelaticity.

E1785 Colloidal Science and Particle Technology (3) This course covers the characterization of colloid and particles, their flow behavior, thermodynamics of surfaces, surface chemistry, particle interaction and coagulation, and their applications in chemical engineering.

E1786 Advanced Ceramic Powder Synthesis (3) Traditional and unconventional techniques for advanced ceramic powder synthesis are the main focus of this course. The effects of characteristics of the ceramic powder on the performance of final products are also discussed.

E1817 Advanced Process Analysis and Simulation (3) The objectives of this course are twofold. First, an introduction to the principles of model building and skills needed for the application of mathematical models. Secondly, numerical analysis for solving system equations of mathematical models in science and engineering will be introduced.

E1931 Polymer Rheology (3) Experimental methods for the determination of rheological properties of polymer melts, solutions, elastomers. Structure-flow behavior relationships, viscoelastic fluid theory, application to extrusion, fiber, film processing molding. Structure development in processing.

E1932 Advanced Polymer Chemistry (3) Mechanisms of stepgrowth polymerization and chain polymerization are expanded in detail. Molecular weight, physical properties, chemical modification of polymer are discussed.

E1937 Polymer Membrane (3) The formation mechanism and the industrial applications of synthetic polymeric membranes constitute the essence of this course. The main topics include: Thermodynamics of membrane forming systems, diffusion theory for the coagulation process, spinodal decomposition, membrane structure analysis, membrane characterization, membrane modification, membrane separation processes: pervaporation, controlled release, gas separation.

E2128 Process Integration (3) This course introduce the concept and methodologies for process heat integration, water integration and waste minimization. Pinch design methods as well as other systematic methods are taught.

E2311 Physical Properties of Particulate Solids (3) Many raw materials and products in the industrial processes, such as ceramic, medical, fine chemicals, material and chemical engineering, are particulate solids. This course introduces the characteristics, physical properties and behavior of systems containing solid particles.

E2316 Multicomponent Mass Transfer and Modeling (3) Introduces the Maxwell-Stefan relations and the rigorous model and solution methods for multicomponent diffusion problems. Applications on nonequilibrium modeling of distillation column is emphasized.

E2513 Applied Statistical Thermodynamics (3) This course is an introduction to statistical thermodynamics for beginning graduate students. It assumes familiarity with undergraduate physical chemistry. Ideas and applications will be addressed throughout the course. Emphasis is placed on the thermodynamic properties of gases, lifuids and solids.

E2514 Materials Structure and Properties (3) This course gives a perspective on structure and properties of materials, including metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. This course will begin with review of atomic and molecular structure, as well as microstructure, of materials and progress through the discussion of relationships between structure and material properties.

E2517 Polymer Viscoelasticity (3) The nature and illustrations of viscoelastic behavior of polymeric systems. Exact and approximate interrelations among the linear viscoelastic functions. Measurements for the viscoelasticity of polymer materials.

E2718 Special Topics in Fine Separation(2) This course will introduce and discuss the operations that applied in the separation and purification of bioproduct, and the main topics will force on adsorption, liquid chromatography, precipitation, electrophoresis, crystallization and drying etc.

E2768 Applied Modeling(3) This course deals with the use of modeling and simulation as an aid to the understanding of chemical engineering processes and their dynamics. This is done via a combination of basic modeling theory and computer-based examples, which are used to emphasize basic principles and also cover a wide range of applications. The computer software used such as POLYMATH, MATLAB, FEMLAB, and FLUENT will provide fast, convenient means of solutions.

E2769 Advanced Polymer Physics (3) This course offers detailed discussion on the interrelationships among structure, morphology, and physical and mechanical properties of polymers. Emphasis is placed on discussing the role of configuration and conformation in determining the physical behavior of polymers.

S0068 Biochemistry (3) Nucleic acids structure and functions；Instrumental measurement in Biochemistry；DNA: replication, Transcription, translation, and repair；Recombinant DNA；Peptides structure and functions；Proteins structures and functions；Enzymes: kinetic study；Molecular motors；Cell surface and Electron transport；Photosynthesis；Signal transduction.

S0197 S.T. in Polymer Chemistry (3) The relation between chain statistics of polymer and viscous state properties are discussed. Glassy and crystallites states, thermodynamics of polymer solutions are related to polymer structure.

T0140 Seminar (1/1)

T0993 Seminar II (1)

T8000 Thesis (4)

Ph. D. Program

E0091 Solar Energy Engineering (3) The course emphasizes solar applications to buildings, industrial process heat, thermal conversion to electrical energy generation, and evaporative processes. This course is aimed entirely at development of ability to present quantitative methods for estimating solar process performance.

E0137 Petroleum Process Engineering (3) This course deals with the more traditional chemical engineering education. The following topics will be included: petroleum refining, crude topping, vacuum distillation, catalytic reforming, catalytic cracking, alkylation processes, residue oil conversion, gasoline blending, reformulated gasoline blending, naphtha cracking, derivatives of ethylene/propylene/butadiene, derivatives of aromatics/synthetic gas. Additionally, each individual student should carry out a case study.

E1362 Process Dynamics and Its Applications (3) An understanding of the process dynamic behavior is important from both the standpoints of process design and process control. While it is easy to design a chemical process based on steady-state considerations, in real-world situations, it might be uncontrollable in the light of dynamics.

E2311 Physical Properties of Particulate Solids (3) Many raw materials and products in the industrial processes, such as ceramic, medical, fine chemicals, material and chemical engineering, are particulate solids. This course introduces the characteristics, physical properties and behavior of systems containing solid particles. The applications in property measurements, fine particle manufacturing, packing of particles, flow through porous media, particle mechanics and rheology of slurries, handling of bulk solids, are also described and discussed.

E2312 Advanced Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering (3) A graduate course covers general integral transforms such as finite Fourier transform, exponential Fourier transforms and Hankel transform, etc., and their applications to problems in Chemical Engineering in particular.

E2313 Chemical Engineering Separation Techniques (3) Some unusual techniques not familiar to the chemical engineer are discussed, such as thermal diffusion, zone refining, and membrane extraction.

E2314 Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing (2) Phase transformations and interfacial phenomena are typical subjects of interest to materials processing. Transport phenomena play certain roles in these processes, which will be discussed in this course.

E2366 Selected Topics in Polymeric Membranes (3) The main topics include: Thermodynamics of Polymer Solutions, Multicomponent Diffusion, Electron Microscopy of Membranes, X-ray Analysis of Membranes, Membrane Surface Modification Using Plasma Polymerization, Composite Membranes.

E2367 Polymer Morphology (3) This course gives detailed idscussion of the important subjects of the form and structure of polymer materials. Emphasis is placed on discussing morphologies of crystallized polymers, liquid crystalline polymers, polymer blends, block copolymers, and morphologies associated with processing. The use of optical, electron and force microcscopy to inverstigate polymer morphology is also discussed.

E2368 Colloid Science and Interface Phenomena (3) Colloid science and interface phenomena are very important in many industrial technologies, such as ceramic, medical and many fine chemical and material engineering processes. This course introduces the characteristics and the interface phenomena of colloids. Many applications of colloid and surface science are also described and discussed.

E2369 Advanced Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering II (3) A graduate course gives perspective to the theory, properties, and relations to physical problems of partial differential equations. Emphasis is placed on the importance of correct problem formulation through the use of physical reasoning. An attempt to provide a guide of understanding and appreciation on numerical methods is included.

E2370 Polyhyowxy Butyrate PHB (3) Polymer Chemical reaction is desinated to the modification of polymer, the functionalization of polymeric metericals covers plasma actionation, UV initvation and functional group reaction.

E2371 Select Topics of Membrane Filtration (3) Membrane filtration can be applied to the separation of fine particles and/or molecules ranged from submicro to nano scale. In the course, the fundamental and applications of the membrane filtration processes included microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis are to be stated.

E2373 Biodegradable Polymers (3) Biodegradable polymers are certain to increase in importance as environmental contamination and waste disposal problems associated with plastics become more severe.

E2461 Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Polymerization (3) In this course, it is assumed that the student is already familiar with the concepts and methods of chemical thermodynamics and chemical kinetics. In part I the basis of thermodynamics of polymerization developed on traditional lines will be considered. Part II presents a brief introduction to the statistical methods employed for analyzing polymerization kinetics phenomena.

E2518 Advanced Separation Techniques in Chemical Engineering (3) Some of unusual techniques not familiar to the chemical engineer are discussed, such as thermal diffusion, zone refining, dialysis, membrane extraction and membrane gas absorption. Those separation techniques treated in this course will all be of a moderately advanced level.

E2834 Special Topic in Membrane Distillation Processes (3) A special topic on membrane distillation is a high-purity technique of possibilities. This course will discuss a practical application with emphasis on process description, key unit operations, plant equipment description, equipment installation, safety and maintenance, process control and plant start-up, operation and troubleshooting.

E2844 Special Topics in Solid State Physics (3) optical aspects of solids, review of semiconductor physics, detectors and generators of electromagnetic radiation.

E2935 Dynamic Light Scattering (3) Review of general concepts of physics, Introduction. Background, The intensity, Correlation functions, The frequency spectrum. The diffusion equation, Homodyne experiment, Heterodyne experiment, Data analysis and experimental results.

T0095 Seminar (1) Guest speakers from other institutions and Ph.D. students of the Chemical Engineering department offer sessions in advanced Chemical Engineering and Material Science subjects.