Chemical Engineering (BS): Nanoscience Concentration
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The Nanoscience Concentration develops students鈥� understanding of the scientific and technological principles associated with the design and manufacture of patterns and devices with features and advanced functionality on the nanometer scale.
Plan Requirements
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 or 颁贬听103 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 or General Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 or 颁贬听104 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 or General Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 2 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 2 | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH听201 or CH听203 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science 2 or General Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH听202 or CH听204 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory 2 or General Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| MA听241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| PY听205 &听PY听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| Select one of the following Economics Courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Fundamentals of Economics | ||
| E听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CH听221 or CH听225 | Organic Chemistry I 2 or Organic Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH听222 or CH听226 | Organic Chemistry I Lab 2 or Organic Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| CHE听205 | Chemical Process Principles 2 | 4 |
| MA听242 | Calculus III 2 | 4 |
| PY听208 &听PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH听223 or CH听227 | Organic Chemistry II or Organic Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH听224 or CH听228 | Organic Chemistry II Lab or Organic Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| CHE听225 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis 2 | 3 |
| MA听341 | Applied Differential Equations I 2 | 3 |
| MSE听201 | Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Select one of the following Chemistry Electives: | 4 | |
| Chemistry of Polymeric Materials and Chemistry of Polymeric Materials Laboratory | ||
| Principles of Biochemistry | ||
| Quantitative Analysis and Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | ||
| Physical Chemistry for Engineers | ||
| Special Topics In Chemistry | ||
| Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | ||
| Chemistry of Food and Bioprocessed Materials | ||
| CHE听311 | Transport Processes I 2 | 3 |
| CHE听315 | Chemical Process Thermodynamics 2 | 3 |
| CHE听395 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 11 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH听437 | Physical Chemistry for Engineers | 4 |
| CHE听312 | Transport Processes II | 3 |
| CHE听316 | Thermodynamics of Chemical and Phase Equilibria | 3 |
| CHE听330 | Chemical Engineering Lab I | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHE听331 | Chemical Engineering Lab II | 2 |
| CHE听446 | Design and Analysis of Chemical Reactors | 3 |
| CHE听450 | Chemical Engineering Design I | 3 |
| Nanosciences Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 11 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CHE听435 | Process Systems Analysis and Control | 3 |
| CHE听451 | Chemical Engineering Design II | 3 |
| Nanosciences Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 9 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 105 |
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A grade of C or higher is required.
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEP Courses | |||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| Foreign Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Free Electives | |||
| Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) 1 | 3 | ||
| Total Hours | 20 | ||
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Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which courses fill this requirement.
Nanosciences Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEC听462 | Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology | 3 | |
| BEC听562 | Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology | 3 | |
| CHE听460 | Chemical Processing of Electronic Materials | 3 | |
| CHE听461 | Polymer Sciences and Technology | 3 | |
| CHE听462 | Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology | 3 | |
| CHE听465 | Colloidal and Nanoscale Engineering | 3 | |
| CHE听467 | Polymer Rheology | 3 | |
| CHE听562 | Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology | 3 | |
| E听304 | Introduction to Nano Science and Technology | 3 | |
| ECE听331 | Principles of Electrical Engineering | 3 | |
| MSE听355 | Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties of Materials | 3 | |
| MSE听455 | Polymer Technology and Engineering | 3 | |
| MSE听460 | Microelectronic Materials | 3 | |
| PY听407 | Introduction to Modern Physics | 3 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 &听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory 1,2 | 4 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 3 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 3 | 4 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH听201 &听CH听202 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory 2,3 | 4 |
| MA听241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| PY听205 &听PY听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| E听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 18 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CH听221 | Organic Chemistry I 3,4 | 3 |
| CH听222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab 4 | 1 |
| CHE听205 | Chemical Process Principles 3 | 4 |
| MA听242 | Calculus III 3 | 4 |
| PY听208 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II | 3 |
| PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH听223 &听CH听224 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab 4 | 4 |
| CHE听225 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis 3 | 3 |
| MA听341 | Applied Differential Equations I 3 | 3 |
| MSE听201 | Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Select one of the following Chemistry Electives: | 4 | |
| Quantitative Analysis and Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | ||
| Chemistry of Polymeric Materials and Chemistry of Polymeric Materials Laboratory | ||
| Principles of Biochemistry | ||
| Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | ||
| Special Topics In Chemistry | ||
| Chemistry of Food and Bioprocessed Materials | ||
| CHE听311 | Transport Processes I 3 | 3 |
| CHE听315 | Chemical Process Thermodynamics 3 | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| CHE听395 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH听437 | Physical Chemistry for Engineers | 4 |
| CHE听312 | Transport Processes II | 3 |
| CHE听316 | Thermodynamics of Chemical and Phase Equilibria | 3 |
| CHE听330 | Chemical Engineering Lab I | 4 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHE听331 | Chemical Engineering Lab II | 2 |
| CHE听446 | Design and Analysis of Chemical Reactors | 3 |
| CHE听450 | Chemical Engineering Design I | 3 |
| Nanosciences Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CHE听435 | Process Systems Analysis and Control | 3 |
| CHE听451 | Chemical Engineering Design II | 3 |
| Nanosciences Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 12 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 125 |
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Grade of C (2.0) or higher required.
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颁贬听103 General Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences/颁贬听104 General Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences may substitute for 颁贬听101 Chemistry - A Molecular Science/颁贬听102 General Chemistry Laboratory and CH听203 General Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences/CH听204 General Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences may substitute for CH听201 Chemistry - A Quantitative Science/CH听202 Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory.
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Minimum grade of (C-) required.
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CH听225 Organic Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences/CH听226 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences may substitute for CH听221 Organic Chemistry I/CH听222 Organic Chemistry I Lab and CH听227 Organic Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences/CH听228 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences may substitute for CH听223 Organic Chemistry II/CH听224 Organic Chemistry II Lab.
Career Opportunities
Careers in chemical engineering are sometimes exciting, always demanding, and ultimately provide a sense of accomplishment and achievement. Graduates find employment in sub-disciplines such as production, technical service, sales, management and administration; research and development; and consulting and teaching. Students desiring careers in teaching, research, or consulting are encouraged to continue their education and pursue a graduate degree (consult the Graduate Catalog). The undergraduate curriculum also provides strong preparation for graduate study in a wide range of professional specialties, and chemical engineering graduates often pursue careers in the medical sciences, business management, and law.