UNDERGRADUATE HANDBOOK -- 2006 Including Academic Rules and Regulations
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Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Florida State University and Florida A & M University
Summary Profile
Fourteen teaching faculty, 125 undergraduate students, and 30 graduate students; six Ph.D., five M.S., and 30 B.S. degrees in 2005-06. Active collaboration with Florida State University Institute of Molecular Biophysics, School of Computational Science, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, and Departments of Chemistry, Physics, and Biological Sciences; Florida A & M University Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Departments of Electrical & Computer, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering. Multidisciplinary educational opportunities include undergraduate majors in Chemical-Environmental Engineering, Bioengineering, and Chemical-Materials Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering. MS and PhD degrees are offered in Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. Active research efforts in Multiphase Transport Processes, Non-linear Process Control and Optimization, Polymer Characterization, Reaction Modeling and Analysis, Non-Thermal Plasma Treatment of Wastes, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance / Magnetic Resonance Imaging (NMR/MRI), Electrochemical Engineering, Separation of Biological Macromolecules, Non-equilibrium Processes, Tissue and Cellular Engineering, Colloidal Engineering, Neural Engineering, Fuel Cell Technology, and Computational Molecular and Macromolecular Dynamics.
The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is located adjacent to the Innovation Park Campus of Florida State University; the mailing address is: Department of Chemical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Tallahassee, Florida, 32310-6046. Phone : (850) 410-6149; FAX : (850) 410-6150; E-mail : chemical@eng.fsu.edu; Web address : http://www.eng.fsu.edu/departments/chemical/index.html.
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Foreword and Table of Contents
This brochure has been written for students in high schools and community colleges, and other individuals who are planning for their future professions, preparing for further education, making decisions on the type of work that they would like to do, and considering the contributions that they wish to make to society. In order to help such individuals make rational decisions based on their interests and abilities, this brochure briefly describes the profession of chemical engineering, and, specifically, undergraduate studies at the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. Its aim is to answer such questions as: What is chemical engineering? What do chemical engineers do? Where do they work? What is necessary to learn, to know, and to do to become a chemical engineer? What opportunities and facilities exist at the FAMU-FSU Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering? These questions and others are answered in this brochure under these headings: 1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction to the Profession of Chemical Engineering Career Options for Chemical Engineers Educational Preparation for University Studies in Chemical Engineering The Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Admissions, Retention, Curriculum, and Majors The Undergraduate Degree Program and Academic Requirements Department Courses Undergraduate Research Program (URP) in Chemical Engineering
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction to the Profession of Chemical Engineering 1.1. The Field of Chemical Engineering 1.2. History and Development of Chemical Engineering 1.3. Chemical Engineering Workforce 1.4. Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Professional Organizations Career Options for Chemical Engineers 2.1. Diversity of Career Options 2.2. Chemical Engineers in the Chemical Process and Petroleum Industries 2.3. Chemical Engineering and Energy Production 2.4. Chemical Engineering and Pollution Control 2.5. Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology 2.6. Chemical Engineering and Medicine – Biomedical Engineering 2.7. Chemical Engineering and Food and Agriculture 2.8. Chemical Engineers in Business and Law 2.9. Chemical Engineers and Advanced Mathematics and Computers 2.10. Future Directions in Chemical Engineering Educational Preparation for University Studies in Chemical Engineering 3.1. Overview 3.2. High School Preparation 3.3. Community College Preparation The Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 4.1. The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 4.2. The Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering 4.3. Undergraduate Program (Bachelor of Science Degree) 4.4. Program Objectives and Outcomes 4.5. Graduate Program (Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees) 4.6. Departmental Research Efforts 4.7. Current Faculty and their Research Interests 4.8. AIChE and BMES Student Chapters 4.9. Undergraduate Research Program (URP) 4.10. Facilities Admissions, Retention, Curriculum, and Majors 5.1. Admission to the Universities and the College of Engineering 5.2. Freshman (FTIC) Admissions 5.3. Transfer Students 5.4. Financial Aid 5.5. Progression to Chemical Engineering within the College of Engineering 5.6. College of Engineering Pre-Engineering Retention Requirements
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New Student Orientation Session Academic Advising Procedures Undergraduate Curriculum Undergraduate Majors
The Undergraduate Degree Program and Academic Requirements 6.1. State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites 6.2. Requirements for a BS Degree in Chemical Engineering 6.3. Course Requirements 6.4. Major Requirements 6.5. Curriculum Guides and Checklists 6.6. Prerequisites and Co-requisites 6.7. Academic Rules and Regulations 6.8. Graduation Requirements Department Courses 7.1. Definition of Prefixes 7.2. Undergraduate Courses 7.3. Graduate Courses Undergraduate Research Program (URP) in Chemical Engineering 8.1. The Role of Graduate Education and Research in Undergraduate Education 8.2. Overview 8.3. Admission Requirements 8.4. Application Procedure 8.5. Selection of Directing Professor 8.6. Project Requirements 8.7. Credits and Rewards 8.8. Current (Fall 2006) List of Undergraduate Research Topics URP Forms and Guidelines Form 1 -- Application Form URP Guidelines for Advisor and Student Form 2 -- Research Plan (Prospectus) Form 3 -- Establishment of Supervisory Committee Form Form 4 -- Completion of First Term Form Form 5 -- Completion of Final Term Form
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Introduction to the Profession of Chemical Engineering
What is chemical engineering?
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The Field of Chemical Engineering
"The essence of chemical engineering is the conception or synthesis, the design, testing, scale-up, operation, control, and optimization of industrial processes that change the state and microstructure, and most typically the chemical composition of materials, by physicochemical separations such as distillation, extraction, adsorption, crystallization, filtration, drying, etc., and above all by chemical reactions, especially catalytic reactions – and including biochemical and electrochemical ones. It is our taproot in chemistry and trunk in chemical processing that distinguish us from other engineers". (L.E. Scriven, Regents' Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1987.) Chemical engineering encompasses the development, application, and operation of the processes in which physical, chemical, and/or biological changes of matter are involved. The work of the chemical engineer is to analyze, develop, design, construct, control, and/or supervise chemical processes in research and development, pilot-scale operations, and industrial production. The chemical engineer is employed in the manufacture of inorganic chemicals (e.g., acids, alkalis, pigments, fertilizers), organic chemicals (e.g., petrochemicals, polymers, fuels, propellants, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals), biological products (e.g., enzymes, vaccines, biochemicals, biofuels), and materials (e.g., ceramics, metals, polymeric materials, paper, biomaterials). The discipline of chemical engineering has the broadest base of all major engineering disciplines because it considers not only physical changes of matter, but also, uniquely, chemical transformations of matter. It has been said that "Chemical engineering fills the gap that would otherwise exist between the natural sciences on the one hand, and the primarily physics-based disciplines of mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering on the other". (L.E. Scriven, Regents' Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1987.) The central role of the chemical engineer in industry is to take laboratory or bench scale information and design, build, and operate efficient, safe, and environmentally benign industrial processes to make the materials necessary to maintain and improve our modern quality of life. The degree of success that chemical engineers have had in performing these tasks is reflected in the many beneficial products of the pharmaceutical, chemical, petrochemical (including synthetic materials, fibers, advanced polymeric materials and ceramics), agricultural, and other process industries, as well as by the positive trade balance of the United States chemical industry ($20 billion positive trade balance in chemicals in 2000). "Chemical engineers have made so many important contributions to society that it is hard to visualize modern life without the large-volume production of antibiotics, fertilizers, and agricultural chemicals, special polymers for biomedical devices, high-strength polymer composites, and synthetic fibers and fabrics. How would our industries function without
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environmental control technologies; without processes to make semiconductors, magnetic disks and tapes, and optical information storage devices; without modern petroleum processing? All of these technologies require the ability to produce specially designed chemicals-and the materials based on them-economically and with a minimal adverse impact on the environment. Developing this ability and implementing it on a practical scale is what chemical engineering is all about." (Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, N.R. Amundson, ed., 1988.)
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History and Development of Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering, a uniquely American invention, became a recognized profession when the first degrees bearing that title were awarded over a century ago at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1891. Prior to that time, the need for people to design, build, and operate chemical processes and plants was met by chemists and mechanical engineers. Many of the pioneers in the field of chemical plant design and engineering were mechanical engineers who were able to combine their engineering knowledge of heat transfer, fluid flow, and structural materials with the chemists' knowledge of chemical reaction rates and solution properties. From the very beginning at MIT, and through the years since the early development of chemical engineering, the discipline has evolved to become much more than just a combination of mechanical engineering and chemistry, and has acquired a unique profile among the other engineering professions. Chemical engineers have extensively developed and studied the molecular structures and dynamics of materials, including gases, liquids, and solids, in order to develop macroscopic descriptions of the behavior of such materials. In turn, these macroscopic descriptions have allowed the construction and analysis of unit processes that facilitate desired chemical and physical changes. This constant interplay between molecular scale understanding and macroscopic descriptions is unique and central to the field of chemical engineering. In addition, the field of chemical engineering has pioneered the methodology of integrating process design with product manufacture (Landau, 1990). The rise of the large-scale petrochemical industry hinged on the development of continuous, large scale, capital intensive, automated processing. This has in turn required a high degree of scientific and engineering knowledge coupled with the advanced mathematical and computational tools necessary to describe complex processes. Indeed, the chemical industry can be considered to be the first science-based industry (Thurow, 1992). The highly competitive nature of the chemical industry has forced the industry to spend the largest proportion of earnings on basic research. The emphasis on science and rapid technological change has well prepared the chemical engineering profession to handle some of our society's most pressing current and future problems and needs. Some of the major achievements of chemical engineers include: 1) Synthetic rubber - The success of the synthetic rubber program during World War II was essential for winning the war and was due in large part to the capabilities of chemical engineers in scaling up small demonstration processes to extremely large industrial processes. 2) Pharmaceutical production - The large scale production of antibiotics, first penicillin and later others, was due to chemical process development. During the 1940s chemical
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engineers were able to scale up the production of penicillin from quantities to treat 4,100 patients per month to quantities for the equivalent treatment of 250,000 patients per month. 3) Modern polymeric and composite materials - Many synthetic fibers such as nylon have been the results of "cutting edge" research, scale up, and process design where chemical engineers have played a predominant role. Presently, chemical engineers play a vital role in the characterization, design, and synthesis of new composite materials useful in automobiles, airplane and aerospace craft, biomedical devices, and many other consumer and industrial products and processes. 4) Pollution control processes - Without current processes developed by chemical engineers in the United States for treating combustion products from coal fired power plants and automobiles, the severity of air pollution in the US would be as bad or worse than that present in the formerly Soviet-controlled eastern European nations. 5) Agricultural production - The synthesis of ammonia for fertilizer production from nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas is one of the landmark achievements of the chemical industry and of chemical process design. This achievement eliminated the dependence on natural supplies of guano for nitrates and set the stage for revolutionary developments in agricultural production.
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Chemical Engineering Workforce
Many tens of thousands of chemical engineering degrees have been awarded in the years since the first degree was offered. The number of schools currently offering chemical engineering degrees in the United States has grown to approximately 150. Approximately 3000 to 4000 undergraduate degrees, 1000 Master's degrees, and 600 doctorate degrees are awarded each year in chemical engineering in the United States. The National Science Foundation estimates that there are approximately 150,000 working chemical engineers, which represents about 6% of all engineers. Chemical engineers, although small in total and relative numbers, have played, and continue to play, a major role in the advancement of technology. Though engineering in general is still dominated by men, there are a growing number of women who like to use chemistry and math to solve important problems. Approximately 30 percent of all B.S. degrees in chemical engineering are earned by women, which is the highest proportion for all the major engineering disciplines of chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical (averaging 20 percent). The chemical engineering profession, as well as other engineering fields, is also committed to increasing the number of minorities in undergraduate and graduate engineering programs.
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Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Professional Organizations
The chemical engineering profession is represented by a national organization entitled the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). AIChE has approximately 50,000 members nationwide, employed in private industry, government, and education. The Institute was established to promote communications and continuing education, and to uphold ethical standards among those who practice in the field. It conducts national and international meetings where technical information is exchanged and responsibilities are discussed. It sponsors local
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AIChE sections, which meet regularly to promote the national goals and to meet the needs of chemical engineers at the community level. Chemical engineers also participate in other professional societies such as the American Chemical Society, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the Biomedical Engineering Society. The American Chemical Society (ACS) is the major scientific organization for the field of chemistry. Chemical engineers and chemists have historically collaborated very closely in both academic and industrial arenas. Indeed, chemical engineering by its very nature and roots in chemistry is one of the most interdisciplinary and unique fields of all engineering. With the rapid advances being made in many fields of chemistry including analytical, biochemical, synthetic organic and inorganic, colloidal and surface sciences, and catalysis and reaction kinetics, it is imperative for chemical engineers to be aware of, and to participate in, these developments in order for rapid incorporation of these scientific advances into new technology. The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and its affiliated state engineering societies (in Florida, the Florida Engineering Society or FES) encourage membership by chemical engineers, particularly those who choose to take the examinations required to become registered professional engineers in the states in which they practice. The NSPE has established high ethical standards for its members and seeks to guard the reputation of the engineering profession by taking action against those who defraud the public or commit other unethical acts. In response to a manifest need to provide a society that gave equal status to representatives of both biomedical and engineering interests, the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) was incorporated in Illinois in 1968. The purpose of the Society is: to promote the increase of biomedical engineering knowledge and its utilization. In this field there is continual change and creation of new areas due to rapid advancement in technology; however, some of the well established specialty areas within the field of biomedical engineering are: bioinstrumentation; biomaterials; biomechanics; cellular, tissue and genetic engineering; clinical engineering; medical imaging; orthopaedic surgery; rehabilitation engineering; and systems physiology.
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Career Options for Chemical Engineers
What do chemical engineers do? Where do they work?
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Diversity of Career Options
Chemical engineers work in a wide range of organizations where their technical skills are needed. These may include local, state, and federal governments, private and public corporations, and education. Chemical engineers may work in process and plant operation, technical services groups, research and development laboratories, plant design groups, occupational and safety programs, technical sales, technical training, and technical management. The types of jobs are diverse; however, many require large amounts of interdisciplinary cooperation between different types of engineers, scientists, and non-technical people to solve problems. The broad background of a chemical engineer greatly enhances this interdisciplinary cooperation. Although chemical engineering arose from the needs of the chemical industry, the unique and fundamental skills of the chemical engineer are vital for a large number of other industries and applications as described below.
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Chemical Engineers in the Chemical Process and Petroleum Industries
Traditionally, a large number of chemical engineers have been employed in the chemical process and petroleum industries. During the 1950s and 1960s the expansion and growth of these industries relied on chemical engineers' ability to design and operate very large-scale processes. Even though this industry is considered to be mature, there are many high technology advances to be made and many problems to be solved. The chemical engineer will play a pivotal role in developing pollution prevention strategies by improving and replacing current processes and products with more environmentally benign substitutes. For example, the reformulation of gasoline for clean combustion is a major goal for reducing the smog generated by automobiles. The recycling of plastics and other synthetic materials is also a major area of needed development. In addition, future efforts will focus on integrating the design and production of materials with their ultimate disposal and reuse. This goes beyond the idea of merely preventing pollution to the concept of creating a sustainable society where most goods are recycled.
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Chemical Engineering and Energy Production
The production of energy through conventional means such as coal/oil/natural gas combustion, nuclear fission, and hydropower, and such new means as solar and geothermal, is vital to maintain and improve our modern standard of living. Chemical engineers play an important role in developing and operating fossil fuel combustion facilities and nuclear power plants. A large amount of process research has gone into developing efficient means of producing energy and minimizing the generation of hazardous wastes. The development of photovoltaics and electrical battery technology for improving the efficiency of solar power generation is currently under intensive investigation, and the full-scale implementation of these
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advanced technologies will require the skills of chemical engineers to bring these processes to large scale.
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Chemical Engineering and Pollution Control
Chemical change is a central facet of environmental problems and the problems of environmental control. Chemical changes in the atmosphere, in water, and in solid wastes must be understood and controlled. The chemical engineer is trained to deal with problems that involve chemical change, and as a result, the chemical engineer will play a central role in programs to clean up the environment. In the gas phase, problems now center upon the removal of sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, particles, hydrocarbons, and toxic compounds that are produced in various industrial and consumer processes. Chemical engineers work on the design and production of processes such as catalytic converters and scrubbers to control the emissions of these various noxious gases. The water that we drink and utilize in many process operations and in everyday living is becoming a limiting item as populations expand. To produce useable water from wastewater streams, secondary and tertiary treatment processes have been developed and improved. In the secondary processes, biological oxidation is used, while in tertiary treatment, advanced processes such as chemical oxidation, catalytic oxidation, adsorption, and physical separations are required. In all of these cases, the chemical engineer contributes through an understanding of such processes as mass transfer and chemical reaction coupled with the mathematical and computational skills necessary to develop and solve models for design, operation, and optimization.
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Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Biochemical engineering is a highly interdisciplinary field that has arisen from the application of chemical engineering principles to the production of materials derived from living systems. Humans have, of course, long used products from the natural world for food, clothing, and shelter, however, the fundamental scientific principles of biology and biochemistry have not been clearly understood enough to permit a rational approach to developing new materials and processes that can be adapted and scaled-up efficiently to industrial production. A number of biochemical processes have been used and products been developed in the past, including fermentation for making alcohols and various foods, the use of enzymes for tanning leather, the use of bacteria for biological waste treatment, and the production of antibiotics from mold culture. These developments have arisen as a result of a large amount of trial and error in selecting the proper microorganisms and the proper biomolecules for a given task. It has only been very recently, i.e., within the last twenty five years or so, that our knowledge of the principles of molecular and cellular biology and the development of techniques for manipulating cells, organelles, and biological macromolecules have advanced to a level that removes some of the trial and error involved in creating new processes and products.
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Where do chemical engineers fit in and how do they apply their traditional strengths in transport phenomena, thermodynamics, process control, kinetics, and reactor design to problems in the broad field of biotechnology? Single celled organisms such as E. coli (intestinal bacteria in humans) have been considered to be small chemical reactors with a large number of chemical reactions occurring simultaneously in series and in parallel. Chemical engineers are actively developing models of the complex regulatory pathways involved in controlling all of these cellular reactions in order to utilize this knowledge in more practical applications. Some researchers like to consider a cell as a miniature chemical plant with reaction, separation, optimization, and control processes occurring throughout. In addition, transport limitations are very important for nutrients to be able to enter the cell and for products to leave the cell. Transport across cell membranes and walls, across external boundary layers, and diffusional limitations inside the cell can control the rate of production of valuable materials. All of these phenomena can be directly analyzed using the fundamentals taught in undergraduate chemical engineering courses. The use of cells and biological macromolecules as industrial processing tools is rapidly advancing, with such applications as waste treatment and organic molecule synthesis. For example, many industrial and textile dyes are currently made using organic reactions; however, the processing requires large quantities of toxic solvents and generates a great amount of waste. Current research has found ways to produce certain dyes in microorganisms. With a feedstock consisting of ordinary nutrients such as glucose and various salts, this method produces easily biodegradable waste products and is much more environmentally acceptable than the current processes. In addition to the use of cells as processing tools, biomolecules are also used in industry. The largest use of an immobilized enzyme, a biocatalyst, is for the production of high fructose corn syrup, the major ingredient in most soft drinks. Many other biochemical applications are in use and are currently being developed for medical, environmental, and industrial processes and products. Chemical engineers, with their basic strengths in quantitative analysis, can be, and are, involved in all of these endeavors. Indeed, it has been said that chemical engineers are essential for the full utilization of the potential of biotechnology. Chemical Engineering and Medicine – Biomedical Engineering
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The human body can be considered to be a relatively small but highly complex chemical plant. It consumes fuel and raw materials (oxygen, food, and water), exchanges heat with its surroundings, pumps fluids, and carries on numerous chemical reactions and separation processes. Many of the principles and concepts developed in chemical engineering programs of study are also discussed in textbooks of medical physiology (although usually in a more qualitative manner). A chemical engineering degree provides an excellent background for medical school, especially in view of the increasing technological complexity of medical education. Today, many chemical engineering professionals are actively engaged in medical research to model living organisms (pharmacokinetic models), and to make biomedical devices (e.g., drug delivery capsules, molecules and prostheses).
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A biomedical engineer uses traditional engineering expertise to analyze and solve problems in biology and medicine, providing an overall enhancement of health care. Students choose the biomedical engineering field to be of service to people, to partake of the excitement of working with living systems, and to apply advanced technology to the complex problems of medical care. The biomedical engineer works with other health care professionals including physicians, nurses, therapists and technicians. Biomedical engineers may be called upon in a wide range of capacities: to design instruments, devices, and software, to bring together knowledge from many technical sources to develop new procedures, or to conduct research needed to solve clinical problems.
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Chemical Engineering and Food and Agriculture
The use of plants and animals for food and other products and their subsequent processing for packaging and distribution involves physicochemical processes similar to traditional chemical engineering treatments. Heat and mass transfer analysis must be developed for precise control of freeze-drying, cooking and sterilizing, and vacuum sealing operations. Separation and purification by physical and chemical means are essential in many food and beverage products requiring taste and odor control. Biomass, the residual waste products from food and agricultural processing, is the basis for many alternative fuels and chemical feedstocks on a very large scale. Chemical engineers therefore play a key role in the food and agricultural processing industries.
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Chemical Engineers in Business and Law
Although the value of a chemical engineering education might not (at first thought) be clear to one who aspires to become a business executive or a lawyer, there are many cases where an understanding of technological issues can be very useful. It is true that in the general areas of business administration or law there is probably little to be gained by spending long hours studying chemical engineering. However, in chemical business operations and in governmental regulation of environmental protection, there are good reasons why studying chemical engineering should help lawyers and managers. An understanding of the workings of the chemical industry is not easily acquired without knowledge of the disciplines of chemistry and engineering, which are integral parts of the business. The administrators and managers of chemical businesses must be able to recognize where new products are needed, how these products can be made from available chemicals, and what opportunities exist for more economical uses of chemicals. They must be able to understand the recommendations of the engineers who design and operate the chemical plants, and judge the merits of alternative solutions to plant problems. Most of the leaders of chemical businesses in this country have achieved their positions because they were able to acquire knowledge of chemical engineering principles, many by earning one or more degrees in chemical engineering. Since the chemical process industry is a
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large employer and is a large part of todays economy, it seems natural to suggest that anyone who aspires to be a manager, and has the personal qualities required, might well consider formal study of chemical engineering. Many chemical engineers start out in the technical areas of a company and then become technical managers who often end up dealing strictly with the economic, marketing, or other aspects of the business. The combination of a law career with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering seems farfetched at first glance, yet there are a number of cases where this combination is logical. The practice of patent law, where hundreds of thousands of chemical compounds and processes are covered by patent applications, is one instance where knowledge of chemistry and engineering is crucial. Another very important area where a combination of law and chemical engineering may be beneficial is that of environmental quality control by governmental regulation. There are a number of very strict state and federal laws and policies that are intended to foster improvements in air and water quality and land usage. The writing and interpretation of these regulations cannot be done intelligently by people who have no understanding of the natural laws of chemistry and physics and the basic principles of engineering. The laws and regulations must be written by people who know what is desirable from a health and aesthetic point of view, and who know what limits can reasonably be set without creating a counterbalancing waste of resources and money. Laws must also be written and interpreted with a full appreciation of the legal requirements that make them enforceable. The corporate lawyer who defends his company and the environmental lawyer who prosecutes will both be better equipped to deal with complex scientific and technological issues if they have a background in chemical engineering.
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Chemical Engineers and Advanced Mathematics and Computers
Computers are used extensively by chemical engineers in their work. One job performed by chemical engineers is the design of chemical plants, such as an oil refinery complex or a plant to manufacture nylon. Computational facilities are essential for designing such large and complex plants, in order to perform the large number of calculations needed. The standard approach to design is to develop a “mathematical model” of the proposed plant with many equations relating the conditions and flows of the plant. A computer is programmed to solve this model, and an engineer can test different configurations and values in the model to see how the economics, safety, and control of the plant change. Computers are also used to “operate” and control a plant once it is built. With their assistance, many hundreds of temperatures, pressures, and flow rates of fluids and materials can be measured and altered as needed to increase production, deal with perturbations, and maintain safety. Computers aid the planning of production and the allocation of resources. For example, computer models may be used to determine how much regular gasoline, fuel oil, and chemical intermediates like benzene each plant in a company should make at any time. Chemical engineers may use the computer as a tool for such tasks or they may become involved with software development and computational areas of more general purpose.
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2.10. Future Directions in Chemical Engineering Chemical engineers have a major role to play in the development of industry and the solution to some of the world’s most pressing problems of the late 20th and the early 21st centuries. The role of chemical engineers in solving current environmental and energy-related problems has been described earlier. This role will continue to expand as humans strive to further reduce their adverse impacts on the environment. It has been acknowledged that one of the most efficient ways of reducing pollution is by prevention. Prevention of pollution can be achieved largely by chemical process engineers incorporating environmental aspects into the production of materials so that they can be easily recycled and reused, and so that production processes do not make additional wastes. The major industries of the 21st century will certainly include biotechnology, microelectronics, and the new materials-based industries (Thurow, 1992). These industries will in turn serve as the basis for many other high technology industries by providing the materials and processing tools needed in, for example, computers, aviation, telecommunications, and medicine. Increasingly stiff global competition will require all industries to place a major emphasis on developing highly efficient production and processing methods. Industry and consumers alike will demand high product quality standards, product diversity, and tailor-made products. Process engineers, particularly chemical engineers, will play a vital role in advancing these industries by using and further developing skills in such areas as the optimization of complex procedures, the handling of high purity materials, and the design of flexible manufacturing schemes to reduce or eliminate wasted feedstocks or products that do not meet specification and energy consumption. Chemical reactions are indeed the basis for many, if not most, of the manmade materials used in modern society. Precise control of reaction conditions such as temperature, feed composition, addition of catalysts, and fluid flow patterns are the forte of chemical reaction engineers. The analysis, control, and design of molecular scale events such as chemical and physical interactions between many different molecules in single or multi-phase systems (e.g., chemical reactions on or in catalysts) are the keys to developing new materials and processing methods for the future. The understanding of these molecular scale events and how they translate into the properties of macroscopic materials is a major goal of an education in chemical engineering. The Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is taking a leading role in introducing students to new and relevant areas of the chemical engineering profession, as well as in developing novel active learning and teaching techniques that offer the student the best possible educational environment. Faculty members in the department are engaged in developing new courses where material from recent advances in the sciences such as physics, chemistry, and biology are being adapted to the undergraduate level. This material, in conjunction with the classroom experience, will be the basis for new, thought provoking textbooks that help to maintain the chemical engineering profession at the leading edge of a dynamic and changing world.
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Educational Preparation for University Studies in Chemical Engineering
What is necessary to learn, to know, and to do to become a chemical engineer?
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Overview
Entrance into the chemical engineering profession demands dedication and many years of educational preparation. The pre-engineering phase lasts for two or more years and includes studies in the natural sciences, mathematics, computational sciences, humanities, social sciences, and communication. Community colleges are, in most cases, able to provide this pre-engineering education, but some students prefer to enroll in regular four-year colleges which provide foundation courses as well as more specialized courses leading to the engineering degree. Upon admittance into the university, if you express an interest in engineering, your records will be sent to the College of Engineering for evaluation. The College will evaluate your transcript and you will be initially coded as "Engineering Not Formally Accepted". When you have met the academic requirements for full admission into the College, you will be coded "Formally Accepted". At that point, you will be able to apply to the department of your choice for admission, at which time you declare your intention to join the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. The process above may sound complicated, but the progression through the stages is usually seamless as you meet the various requirements. For a more detailed description of exactly what is needed to meet each milestone, please go to the Student Guide at http://www.eng.fsu.edu/students/student_guide.php. Eventually, all students are required to choose one particular branch of engineering in which to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Although it is possible to start in one branch and then transfer to another, there is often some loss of credit and time if this happens. It is much better to decide the preferred branch before enrolling. This situation can be frustrating if the student has not received proper academic counseling and made their decision during their pre-engineering years. The College of Engineering recognizes that adequate information may not be available at the community colleges or high schools to help students make the proper decisions about their careers. Frequent contacts are strongly suggested between students at community colleges or high schools and the College of Engineering so that different branches of engineering can be explained. The bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering requires the equivalent of two or three more years of intensive study beyond the pre-engineering work. Chemical engineers must learn the concepts and utility of material and energy conservation, thermodynamics, reaction engineering, the fundamentals and applications of processes and equipment to carry out chemical reactions, and the transfer of momentum, energy, heat, and mass. They must also gain experience in solving the corresponding mathematical equations for economic design and engineering analysis and control. In addition, advanced mathematics including statistics and computer techniques, advanced chemistry, engineering properties of materials, fundamental electrical engineering, technical communications, engineering economics, and many other 15
subjects must be studied in considerable detail. The curriculum for the bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering has been designed to provide an education encompassing the traditional strengths of chemical engineers, including a very broad based understanding of physics, chemistry, mathematics, and computational techniques. This well-rounded education provides a great deal of flexibility in career choice for chemical engineers. As part of their educational program, many undergraduate chemical engineering students obtain summer internships with engineering employers. Upon completion of their degrees, most graduates have a period of informal internship in industrial technical organizations. During this period they will gain practical experience which is best obtained in industry, and they will learn more about the relationship between the principles and practice of chemical engineering. Recent entrants into the profession may also receive training in the specific industry they have chosen for employment. It is important to emphasize that engineering requires lifelong learning, and an engineer should develop the skills necessary to continue to keep up with the rapid advances in technology and science. Some graduates decide to pursue higher degrees and their chemical engineering background is a good preparation for advanced work in both engineering and many other fields.
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High School Preparation
Many students discover that they have an interest and talent in mathematics, chemistry, and physics in high school. All of these subjects are crucial to the study of engineering. Students with such interests and abilities should seriously consider the rewards and satisfaction of choosing a career in engineering. It is not necessary to decide upon a particular branch of engineering in high school and early college since most engineering curricula are very similar during the first two years of college. However, it is important that high school students be informed about the subjects that should be taken to prepare for college entrance. The following high school subjects should be the minimum taken in four years and passed with better than average grades: Major Subjects English Mathematics Elementary Algebra Intermediate & Advanced Algebra Plane Geometry Trigonometry Precalculus Chemistry Physics American History and Social Studies Foreign Languages Years of Credit 4 4 1 1 1 1/2 1/2 1 1 2 2
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Other Desirable Subjects Years of Credit Biology 1 Advanced Chemistry or Physics 1-2 Computer Languages (FORTRAN, BASIC) 1/2 Additional Mathematics (Calculus) 1
3.3.
Community College Preparation
Many students prefer, for economic and other reasons, to attend a community college in order to acquire general education leading to the Associate of Arts degree. Most of the State of Florida community colleges have programs in pre-engineering which have been designed in parallel with university engineering preparatory programs. All community college students are encouraged to complete the Associate of Arts degree and the following prerequisites and/or electives: Course MAC 2311 or equivalent MAC 2312 or equivalent MAC 2313 or equivalent MAP 3305 or MAP X302 or ECH 3301 CHM 1045/1045L CHM 1046/1046L CHM 2210, 2210L CHM 2211, 2211L PHY 2048/2048L PHY 2049/2049L Description Semester Credit Hours Calculus with Analytic Geometry I 4 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II 4 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III 5 or 4 Engineering Mathematics I 3 Ordinary Differential Equations Process Analysis and Design General Chemistry I with Lab General Chemistry II with Lab Organic Chemistry I with Lab Organic Chemistry II with Lab General Physics w/Calculus A with Lab General Physics w/Calculus B with Lab 3 3 4 5 or 4 4 4 5 5
Note that at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, there are three sophomore level courses in chemical engineering, ECH 3023 (Mass and Energy Balances I) and ECH 3024 (Mass and Energy Balances II), and ECH 3301 (Process Analysis and Design). For those students wishing to finish their engineering degree in two years at the College after having satisfied the above prerequisites and/or electives, it will be necessary to enroll in these three courses during the summer term prior to the student’s first fall term in the College of Engineering. Please also be aware that Calculus II (MAC 2312 or MAC 2282) and Chemistry II (CHM 1046/1046L) are prerequisites for ECH 3023, and that Calculus III (MAC 2313 or MAC 2283), Organic Chemistry I (CHM 2210), and Physics A with Lab (PHY 2048/2048L) are prerequisites for ECH 3024. In addition, ECH 3023, ECH 3024, ECH 3301, CHM 2210, and PHY 2049 are prerequisites for all of the junior-level chemical engineering courses (ECH 3101, ECH 3266, and ECH 3854). In addition, a minimum of 60 semester hours must be completed at either of the two
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universities (FAMU or FSU) unless prior approval is secured from a university advisor.
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4.
The Department of Chemical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
What opportunities and facilities exist at the FAMU-FSU Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering?
4.1.
The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
A joint College of Engineering shared by two state universities in Tallahassee -- Florida A&M University (FAMU) and Florida State University (FSU) -- was established by the Florida Legislature in 1982. The two primary objectives of the College are to prepare students at the undergraduate level for careers in chemical, civil, electrical & computer, industrial, and mechanical engineering, and to provide students with the academic foundation to do graduate work in engineering and to appreciate the complexity and necessity of engineering research. The philosophy of the College is that the problems of industry, business, education, and government are becoming increasingly interdisciplinary and that a broad professional education is needed to meet the challenges of a highly competitive world. Several long term goals of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering are 1) to educate engineers of excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, judged by the highest standards in the field and recognized by national peers; 2) to attract and produce greater numbers of black, Hispanic, and other minorities and women in professional engineering, engineering teaching, and research; and 3) to attain national and international recognition of the College through the educational achievements of its faculty and students.
4.2.
The Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
The Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, one of five departments in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, is composed of an active faculty emphasizing a balance of teaching and research in forefront areas of modern chemical engineering. Although only 23 years old, the Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Department has already made an impact on the field in many educational and research aspects. The Department offers BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering, and MS and PhD degrees in Biomedical Engineering. The undergraduate degree program (BS) is fully accredited by the national Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Fourteen full-time instructional faculty, one full-time research associate and academic advisor, and several affiliate professors comprise the faculty. The student body consists of 150 undergraduates and 30 graduate students (20 Ph.D. and 10 MS), and the Department graduated 30 seniors, 5 MS, and 6 PhD students in 2005-06. The AIChE Student Chapter continues to publish "The Innovator", a semiannual newsletter that focuses on both student and faculty teaching and research activities. The undergraduate and graduate programs are discussed in more detail below.
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4.3.
Undergraduate Program (Bachelor of Science Degree)
The vision of the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering as an educational unit is to be recognized as a place of excellence in fundamental chemical engineering education and life-long learning, and to maintain a national research leadership in several areas of engineering challenge. To attain this vision, the Department realizes that it has to continually satisfy its major stakeholders -- students, industrial employers, alumni, departmental faculty, the college, the universities, the community, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), and other professional societies. The departmental Undergraduate Committee is responsible for planning, maintaining, and reviewing its curricula content in accordance with the perceived demands of its stakeholders. The Department Chair and the degree program coordinators implement the curricula while consulting with the faculty as needed. Chemical engineering encompasses the development, application, and operation of processes in which chemical, biological, and/or physical changes of material are involved. The work of the chemical engineer is to analyze, develop, design, control, construct, and/or supervise chemical processes in research and development, pilot-scale operations, and industrial production. The chemical engineer is employed in the manufacture of inorganic chemicals (e.g., acids, alkalis, pigments, fertilizers), organic chemicals (e.g., petrochemicals, polymers, fuels, propellants, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals), biological products (e.g., enzymes, vaccines, biochemicals, biofuels), and materials (e.g., ceramics, polymeric materials, paper, biomaterials). The Department has recently made a commitment to emphasize a biological component in its curriculum. The increasing importance of biological and medical subjects within the field of engineering cannot be underestimated. Many of the remarkable breakthroughs in medical science can be directly attributed to advances in chemicals, materials, and devices spearheaded by biochemical and biomedical engineers. Currently, biomedical engineering represents the fastest growing engineering discipline in the U.S, and it is likely to continue as such. The biomedical/biotechnology industries are also the fastest growing of all current industries that employ engineers. Training in biological and biomedical engineering provides an excellent background for graduate and/or medical school, especially in view of the increasing technological complexity of medical education. The undergraduate curriculum emphasizes the application of computer analysis in chemical engineering, as well as laboratory instruction in modern, state-of-the-art facilities in the transport phenomena/measurements and unit operations laboratories. In order to meet newly developed interests in chemical engineering and related fields, elective courses are available in bioengineering, polymer engineering, materials engineering, molecular engineering, electrochemical engineering, environmental engineering, and biomedical engineering, with additional courses under development. The graduate in chemical engineering is particularly versatile. Industrial work may involve production, operation, research, and development. Graduate education in medicine, dentistry, and law, as well as chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and other
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engineering and scientific disciplines are viable alternatives for the more accomplished graduate.
4.4.
Program Objectives and Outcomes
The Department of Chemical Engineering is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). As part of the accreditation process, the department has developed program educational objectives and program outcomes to reflect the educational goals of the department. These objectives and outcomes are continually assessed and modified to meet the changing demands of the departmental stakeholders. Program Educational Objectives The Department of Chemical Engineering shall prepare its students for academic and professional work through the creation and dissemination of knowledge related to the field, as well as through the advancement of those practices, methods, and technologies that form the basis of the chemical engineering profession. Accordingly, the Department of Chemical Engineering has identified the following four departmental educational objectives for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering: 1. 2. To educate students in the design and analysis of chemical processes and systems; To train students on issues of product quality, safety, and environmental impact;
3. To develop student professionalism in the field of chemical engineering through departmental and classroom activities and student involvement in local and national professional organizations; and, 4. To provide educational diversity to meet the needs of emerging sub-fields within chemical engineering and related disciplines. Program Outcomes These objectives are further expanded and detailed through eleven student outcomes: a. An ability to apply a knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and chemical engineering (C3.a); b. An ability to design and conduct experiments, and analyze and interpret data of importance to the design and analysis of chemical processes (C3.b); c. An ability to design and analyze new and existing chemical systems and processes to meet desired needs (C3.c); d. An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (C3.d);
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e. f. g.
An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (C3.e); An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (C3.f); An ability to communicate effectively (C3.g);
h. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context (C3.h); i. j. An ability to engage in life-long learning (C3.i); A knowledge of contemporary issues (C3.j); and,
k. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for chemical engineering practice (C3.k). Note: identifiers beginning with C3, such as C3.a above, refer to specific outcomes in Criterion 3 of the ABET Engineering Criteria 2000. They indicate the ABET outcome which the Department of Chemical Engineering outcome addresses. The department sees ABET Engineering Criteria EC 2000 as encouraging each engineering department to pursue its own unique BS degree program objectives in accordance with its own environment and stakeholder demands. ABET EC 2000 also stipulates that the outcomes of program implementation must be assessed and evaluated regularly, and the results of such assessments and evaluations must be utilized as needed in future program objectives and implementation.
4.5.
Graduate Program (Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees)
The Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering presently offers the graduate degrees of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Science (MS) in both Chemical Engineering and in Biomedical Engineering. The Department is strongly committed to maintaining a quality graduate research program of regional and national reputation in both fundamental and applied areas. The faculty believe that graduate education must be diverse, interdisciplinary, and flexible in order to prepare chemical and biomedical engineers for the forefront applications of quickly changing technologies of the present and future. More information on the graduate program in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering is available in the "Graduate" links on this web site.
4.6.
Departmental Research Efforts
Chemical and Biomedical Engineering faculty are actively involved in the major subdisciplines of the field of chemical engineering (e.g., transport, reactors and kinetics, thermodynamics, process control), and they have ongoing research projects in diverse areas
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including multiphase transport processes, non-linear process control and optimization, polymer characterization, reaction modeling and analysis, non-thermal plasma treatment of wastes, nuclear magnetic resonance / magnetic resonance imaging (NMR/MRI), electrochemical engineering, separation of biological macromolecules, non-equilibrium processes, tissue and cellular engineering, colloidal engineering, neural engineering, fuel cell technology, and computational molecular and macromolecular dynamics. Sponsored faculty research has grown over the years with financial support for departmental projects provided by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of health, NASA, the Whitaker Foundation, NATO, the American Lung Association, the US Army and Air Force, and other governmental agencies. Faculty in the Department are active in presenting papers and organizing and chairing technical sessions at national meetings and international symposia, and their publications can be found in prestigious journals such as Chemical Engineering Science, J. Fluid Mechanics, and J. Chemical Physics, among many others. Many of the Department's research efforts are conducted in close cooperation with the School of Computational Science (SCS), the Center for Materials Research and Technology (MARTECH), the Institute of Molecular Biophysics (IMB), and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), all at Florida State University. Other collaborators include Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Florida A&M University; the Departments of Physics, Chemistry, and Biological Sciences at FSU, and the Departments of Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. A major in-house research installation includes an on-site, state-of-the-art nuclear magnetic resonance facility dedicated to departmental faculty research.
4.7.
Current Faculty and their Research Interests
Faculty
Rufina Alamo
Degree
Professor; PhD, U. Madrid, 1981.
Research Areas
Polymer crystallization and characterization; Structure - property relations; Morphology of semicrystalline polymers. Polymer blends and composites; Phase separations in polymers; Patterns of multiphase flow. Neural tissue engineering; Extrasynaptic transmission; Cancer therapy; Tumor physiology. Polymer rheology, Textiles and fibers; Fluid flow; Whisky making. Environmental engineering; Aerosol
Ravindran Chella
Kevin C. Chen
John Collier
Associate Professor; PhD, U. Massachusetts - Amherst, 1984. Assistant Professor, PhD, U. Virginia, 1997. Professor; PhD, Case Institute, 1966. Research Associate;
Wright C. Finney
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Samuel Grant
MS, Florida State, 1978. Assistant Professor, PhD, U. IllinoisChicago, Associate Professor; PhD, Texas A&M, 1991. Assistant Professor; PhD, Penn State, 2003. Professor and Chair; PhD, North Carolina State, 1989. Associate Professor; PhD, Ohio State U., 1999. Professor; PhD, U. Michigan, 1992. Assistant Professor; PhD, U. IllinoisUrbChamp., 2001. Adjunct Professor; PhD, Cal-Tech, 1975. Assistant Professor; PhD, U. Michigan, 2004. Associate Professor; PhD, U. Florida, 1985.
Egwu Eric Kalu
dynamics and characterization; Bioengineering. Transport properties in biomedical applications using nuclear magnetic resonance – magnetic resonance imaging (NMR/MRI). Electrochemical engineering; Electrophysiological processes. Computational molecular dynamics; Modeling of chemical reactions in nanoporous materials. Reaction kinetics in non-thermal plasmas; Transport and reaction in tissues and complex media; Transport processes using NMR/MRI. Cell and tissue engineering; Biomaterials. Batch process optimization; Nonlinear process control. Colloidal science and engineering; Nano-structured materials. Engineering education; Batch reaction and batch distillation; Physical properties of fine organic chemicals. Computer modeling of polymer rheology; Modeling of biological cell morphology and interactions. Chemical thermodynamics; Radon transport; Fuel cell technology.
Milen Kostov
Bruce R. Locke
Teng Ma
Srinivas Palanki
Subramanian Ramakrishnan Loren B. Schreiber
Sachin Shanbhag
John C. Telotte
4.8.
AIChE and BMES Student Chapters
The Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering has an active student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) that promotes the principles and views of the national AIChE office. The chapter participates yearly in AIChE sponsored activities and conferences, including the Annual National Meeting, and the Southeastern Regional Conference. Within the framework given by AIChE, the student chapter plays a key role in promoting excellence, high professional standards, and a spirit of community among the chemical engineering student body. In order to accomplish these goals, the chapter holds bi-weekly chapter meetings, organizes seminars given by faculty and company 24
representatives, and takes an active role in college campus and community service activities. The chapter has a faculty advisor appointed by the Department Chair who helps to coordinate the chapter activities. The chapter publishes a yearly newsletter, "The Innovator", which focuses on departmental and student chapter news and accomplishments. A student chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) has recently been initiated at FAMU-FSU. Students who are Biomedical Engineering majors in the Department meet regularly to plan activities of interest in the bioengineering and biomedical engineering fields. A wealth of information about the fields of chemical engineering and bioengineering can be found at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers web site at www.aiche.org, and the Biomedical Engineering Society's web site at www.bmes.org.
4.9.
Undergraduate Research Program (URP)
The Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering offers an Undergraduate Research Program (URP) in chemical and biomedical engineering to encourage talented juniors and seniors to undertake in- dependent and original research as part of the undergraduate experience. The program is two-tiered, with those students meeting a more stringent set of academic requirements being admitted to the Honors in the major (Chemical and Biomedical Engineering) program. For requirements and other information, contact the Department, and see the " Undergraduate Research Program (URP) in Chemical Engineering" chapter of this Handbook.
4.10. Facilities The Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering is housed in two College of Engineering Buildings located at Innovation Park, a research and development campus about one mile south of the main campus of FSU in Tallahassee, Florida. The original College of Engineering building was first occupied in 1986, and the second College of Engineering building (Phase II) supplementing the original structure was completed in the Fall of 1998. All of the chemical engineering courses are taught in the departmental and college classrooms and laboratories at the College of Engineering. Shuttle buses run continually between the College and the two main university (FSU and FAMU) campuses, allowing students to easily take classes at any of the three facilities. Included in the total space are graduate research laboratories (6500 sq. ft.), undergraduate teaching laboratories (1850 sq. ft.), nuclear magnetic resonance lab suite (2500 sq. ft.), faculty and graduate student offices (2700 sq. ft.), and general office space (750 sq. ft.). Graduate research laboratories at present are dedicated to environmental engineering, electrochemical engineering, reaction engineering, polymer engineering, colloidal engineering, process control and optimization, and biomedical engineering. Additional facilities in the FSU Institute of Molecular Biophysics, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, and the Department of Biological Sciences supplement space for biomedical Engineering research.
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The Department has extensive computational and laboratory facilities in a number of areas. In addition to the Florida State University Computing Center Facilities accessible by remote terminals, faculty and students have access to College of Engineering computer facilities that have either timeshared remote terminals using UNIX or Windows, or desktop personal computers. Several faculty have dedicated multi-node computer systems housed within the College's computer facility that allow high-level computational research. Within the Department, undergraduate students working on coursework or research projects can utilize either the College's several computer labs featuring dozens of personal computers connected to the College servers and to the Internet, or laboratory-based, server-connected PCs dedicated to research use. The Department encourages and requires the use of computers for data acquisition, process control, experimental design, report writing, and homework problem calculations in the chemical engineering curriculum. Florida State University is also home to several supercomputers of varying architecture that are housed at the School of Computational Science (SCS); these computing resources are available to qualified users. The undergraduate teaching laboratories in measurements and transport phenomena, unit operations, and process control are designed to augment classroom instruction. Bench scale experiments in unit operations such as distillation, extraction, absorption, evaporation, heat transfer, filtration, and pressure effects in fixed and fluidized beds are used in the junior and senior level chemical engineering laboratory courses. Experimental apparatus used by undergraduates include a 20 stage distillation column for the study of organic chemical separations, several reactor vessels for the design and analysis of continuous reactor configurations, and a liquid/liquid continuous extraction process system, to name a few. Instrumentation including gas chromatographs and spectrophotometers for various analytical chemistry techniques is available for these bench scale experiments. All experimental units also feature computer data control and computer data acquisition systems in order to provide a real world" experience for our students. Demonstrations and experiments involving various chemical kinetics and reactor systems and in analog and digital process control are utilized within the course requirements. Undergraduates are also involved as participants in graduate-level research projects. Please consult the graduate brochure for further details on departmental research that involves undergraduate students.
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5.
5.1.
Admissions, Retention, Curriculum, and Majors
Admission to the Universities and the College of Engineering
The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is shared between two universities -- Florida State University (FSU) and Florida A&M University (FAMU). Prospective students must choose which university to apply through, since your degree will be granted by one of the two universities. Students should go to the university web sites (FSU = www.fsu.edu; FAMU = www.famu.edu), and make a decision to which university to apply based on the proffered information. For general admissions and financial aid information, please go to the main FSU web site at www.fsu.edu, or the FAMU web site at www.famu.edu, and click on "Information for Prospective Students", then go to "Admissions" or "Financial Aid". You can apply for admission in the Fall, Spring, or Summer terms; the admissions deadlines should be posted on the web site.
5.2.
Freshman (FTIC) Admissions
Freshmen who wish to be considered as engineering majors must satisfy the general admission requirements of the university (FSU or FAMU) to which they are seeking admission. The Admissions Office at the applicable university will evaluate your high school transcript, and make an admissions decision based upon the transcript and other information. A student entering the College registers through one of the two universities and must satisfy the admission, retention, and general degree requirements of that university. No separate application to the College of Engineering is required. Entering students declare their major as "Engineering", and are automatically considered for admission to the College of Engineering. The university where the student is registered while completing upper division studies will grant the bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. For freshmen, a degree in Chemical Engineering takes between four and five years (plus summers) to complete.
5.3.
Transfer Students
If you have transfer credit from another college or university, your official transcript will be evaluated by the Office of Transfer Credit Evaluation at FSU or FAMU to determine any applicable transfer credits from other schools. College-level courses that you may have already taken, such as math, chemistry, physics, computer programming, English, history, humanities, etc., should be accepted by FSU and FAMU. A student in a community or junior college who has completed the Associate of Arts degree or 60 semester hours of credit for courses which include the College of Engineering course requirements is eligible to transfer directly into the College through either of the two universities. A student who does not meet either of these criteria must meet one of the
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universities’ entering freshman requirements, including ACT or SAT scores, grade point average (GPA), and course requirements. Students entering the university with an AA degree and having all of the prerequisite math, chemistry, physics, and computer science courses can finish a BS degree in Chemical Engineering in two and a half years if they transfer into the College of Engineering during the Summer Term. AA students transferring to the university during either Fall or Spring Terms will require approximately three years to complete the BS degree.
5.4.
Financial Aid
5.4.1. Florida State University Florida State University (FSU) recognizes that education is very expensive, and it makes every effort to offer financial assistance through a variety of programs to qualified students. In addition to providing funds on the basis of demonstrated financial need in the form of grants, work awards, and loans, the University offers scholarships to recognize and reward talent, academic achievement, and meritorious performance. Undergraduate students may apply for all types of financial aid. Students who have previously received a baccalaureate degree may not be awarded some types of aid. The FSU Office of Financial Aid is committed to serving and guiding students through the lengthy and complicated process of applying for financial aid. Students are urged to begin investigating and following avenues of help promptly. The FSU Financial Aid Handbook for Students, which is updated yearly and included in the financial aid packet, explains the requirements and processes for application for financial aid. It may be obtained by writing to the Office of Financial Aid, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, or visiting the Financial Aid web site at http://financialaid.fsu.edu/. The Student Aid Resource (STAR) Center at FSU also provides hands-on financial aid computer searches for students and their parents. 5.4.2. Florida A & M University The parents and the student must assume the primary responsibility of financing a college education. Florida A&M University (FAMU) does not provide all the funds needed to meet college costs. Financial assistance from FAMU should be viewed as supplementary to the efforts of the family. An assessment of parental and/or student(s) ability to contribute toward the student’s educational expenses is made in order that neither the parent, the student, nor the university be required to bear an undue share of the financial responsibility. Student financial aid is awarded according to each individual’s needs in relation to college costs. Financial awards may include loans, grants, scholarships, or part-time employment, and may be offered singly or in various combinations. FAMU maintains an Office of Student Financial Aid to work with students who are in need of financial assistance in order to obtain a college education. This office remains committed to administering financial aid regardless of race, national origin or ancestry, age, sex, religion, handicap, color, marital status, or veteran status. Application is encouraged at least six (6) months prior to the term of enrollment. Financial Aid packets and/or applications are
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available upon request from the Office of Student Financial Aid, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida 32307. FAMU also offers a number of "Life Gets Better", NASA, and GEM scholarships for full tuition to highly qualified students. 5.4.3. College of Engineering and Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering The College of Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering offers a limited number of merit based scholarships to qualified undergraduate students. Support for these scholarships comes from donations to the College and Department from chemical companies, and this support varies from year to year. Undergraduates with a high GPA may receive these College or Department awards depending upon the overall availability of funds. These awards are generally offered only to students actively enrolled in upper division chemical engineering courses.
5.5.
Progression to Chemical Engineering within the College of Engineering
For general information about the College of Engineering, go to http://www.eng.fsu.edu. Upon being accepted to the university, if a student expresses an interest in engineering, their records will be sent to the College of Engineering for evaluation. The College will evaluate your transcript and you will be initially coded as "Pre-Engineering". When a student has satisfied the pre-engineering academic requirements (listed below in Section 5.6), they will be able to apply to the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering for admission to one of the five majors of their choice. The College will review the pre-engineering requirements and initiate the major change. In practice, the progression through the above stages is usually seamless as students meet the various requirements. For a more detailed description of exactly what is needed to meet each milestone, please go to http://www.eng.fsu.edu/students/student_guide.pdf.
5.6.
College of Engineering Pre-Engineering Retention Requirements
All first-year engineering students (first year in college or first-year transfer students) are initially coded as pre-engineering students until they satisfy the following pre-engineering retention requirements: 1) A grade of "C" or better in EGN 1004L - First Year Engineering Laboratory (1 hour). One repeat attempt is permitted. A transfer student may be eligible for an exemption of this requirement provided the student has completed requirement 2) listed below upon matriculation to the College of Engineering. Please email studentsupport@eng.fsu.edu\ for more information. 2) Students must achieve a grade of "C" or better, from any institution attended, in Calculus I, Calculus II, General Chemistry I, and General Physics I to be admitted to an engineering major. Intended Chemical Engineering students shall replace General Physics I with General Chemistry II. A single repeated attempt in only one of the four (4) courses listed above is allowed, if the student earned a grade of "D" or lower, or a course substitution (see table below) may be permitted if the student has earned a grade of "C-" for the course on the first attempt. Only one course substitution is permitted, and only the first attempt of the course
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substitution is considered. A student may use either a repeated attempt or a course substitution, but not both to satisfy this requirement. Permitted Engineering Course Substitutions Pre-Engineering Course: MAC 2311 Calculus I MAC 2312 Calculus II PHY 2048 General Physics I CHM 1045 General Chemistry I CHM 1045 General Chemistry I CHM 1046 General Chemistry II *non-ChE intended majors **ChE intended majors only WARNING: Pre-engineering students are warned that any pre-engineering student who fails to earn a grade of "C" or better by the second attempt in any one of the four courses: Calculus I, Calculus II, General Chemistry I, or General Physics I (General Chemistry II for Chemical Engineering majors), or fails to earn a grade of “C” or better in a substitution course, or fails to earn a grade of "C" or better on the first attempt in any two of the four pre-engineering courses, i.e., Calculus I, Calculus II, General Chemistry I, and General Physics I (General Chemistry II for Chemical Engineering majors), will not be permitted to transfer to an engineering major. There are NO exceptions to this requirement. Therefore, it is critical that pre-engineering students perform well in each of these classes during the first attempt. Pre-engineering students are therefore strongly encouraged to contact an academic advisor prior to enrolling in any preengineering retention course to ensure they have completed the proper prerequisites. Substitution Course: MAC 3313 Calculus III MAC 3313 Calculus III PHY 2049 General Physics II CHM 1046 General Chemistry II* CHM 3210 Organic Chemistry I** CHM 3210 Organic Chemistry I**
5.7.
New Student Orientation Session
The College of Engineering New Student Orientation Session is for students transferring from another department/school or changing their major from pre-engineering to any of the majors within the Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering. Students attending must have already achieved a grade of "C" or better (from any institution attended) in Calculus I , Calculus II, General Chemistry I, and General Chemistry II. A single repeated attempt in only one of these four (4) math/science courses is allowed, or a course substitution may be permitted if the student has earned a grade of "C-" for the course on the first attempt. Any student who requires more than five total attempts to obtain a "C" or better in the four courses will not be permitted to transfer to any of the majors within Chemical Engineering. Transfer students who have not completed all of the four courses before enrolling at the College must also obtain a grade of "C" or better in EGN 1004L - First Year Engineering Laboratory. One repeat attempt is permitted. An exemption is granted to transfer students who have received credit for a similar course taken at another institution. However, exempted students should also attend the New Student Orientation Session.
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To determine if the eligibility requirements have been met, students should contact the Office of the Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Curriculum at 410-6423 or email studentsupport@eng.fsu.edu for more information.
5.8.
Academic Advising Procedures
All students in the College of Engineering, regardless of major, must be academically advised each term during the school year. Advising serves a multi-faceted purpose, and is not just about students choosing courses for the next term. During advising sessions, faculty and students have an opportunity to discuss any area of academic interest or concern, and may even engage in discourse on career options or professional issues. The advising procedure is as follows: FTIC (First-Time-in-College) or Transfer Students Report to the College of Engineering Office of Student Services (Room B111 COE) for academic advising. An initial orientation session prior to the start of the student's first term may serve as this advising session. Continuing Pre-Engineering Majors Until a student has met the College of Engineering "Pre-Engineering Retention Requirements", their major remains Pre-Engineering, and they must be academically advised by the Office of the Associate Dean for Student Affairs (Room B111 COE). Again, students should not go to the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering for advising – all PreEngineering Majors must be advised by Student Services office staff. Majors in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Once a student has officially transferred to the Department (i.e., properly changed their major from Pre-Engineering to one of the majors within Chemical Engineering), they must be academically advised by the Department. Students will need to have their transcript evaluated prior to being assigned a permanent faculty advisor. Call the Department Main Office at 4106149 to schedule an initial appointment for transcript evaluation. Students should bring a copy of their unofficial transcript to this initial advising appointment for evaluation. All majors within the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering are placed on an academic "Hold" before each registration period until they are advised. An academic "hold" or "stop" means that students will not be able to register for classes. Students must be officially advised by your advisor each semester or the academic "hold" will not be removed. Not being academically advised could result in students being assessed late registration fees. After the initial transcript assessment meeting, students will be assigned a permanent faculty advisor. During the official advising period for each academic term, students should obtain an academic advising form (trial schedule) from the ChE-BmE Department Main Office.
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This form must be filled out as completely as possible prior to meeting with their advisor, and it must include the student's current term schedule. The trial schedule must also include a valid phone number and e-mail address where the student can be reached by the advisor during business hours. Students must meet face-to-face with their advisor during the Spring Term of each year. All faculty have posted office hours, during which students may "walk in" for an advising session. A formal advising appointment may also be scheduled with the individual faculty member via e-mail. During the Summer and Fall advising periods, with their advisor's permission a completed trial schedule can be turned in to the Main Office for review. In this case, the faculty advisor may approve and sign the trial schedule without a face-to-face meeting, or may require a face-to-face meeting with the student if there are questions about the course schedule. All trial schedules that are signed and approved by the advisor (without a face-to-face meeting) will be placed in the Student Pick-up Box on the reception dais in the Che-BmE Main Office. After the trial schedule has been signed by the faculty advisor, the "hold" on a student's registration will be removed.
5.9.
Undergraduate Curriculum
The undergraduate curriculum in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering emphasizes the application of computer analysis in chemical engineering, as well as laboratory instruction in modern, state-of-the-art facilities in the transport phenomena/measurements and unit operations laboratories. In order to meet newly developed interests in chemical engineering and related fields, elective courses are available in bioengineering, polymer engineering, electrochemical engineering, biomedical engineering, materials engineering, environmental engineering, molecular engineering, and NMR-MRI imaging, with additional courses under development. The core courses required by the Department demand many long hours of study. Only those who dedicate and apply themselves can hope to achieve academic success. The chemical engineering curriculum at FAMU-FSU offers students the opportunity to reach their highest educational goals in a quality environment. The courses include subjects that are basic to all of engineering. For example, introductory electrical engineering enables chemical engineers to calculate power requirements and understand the electrical circuits in chemical processes. Engineering mechanics facilitates calculations of the strength of process vessels. Engineering statistics taught in several of the core courses assists in error analysis and product quality control. Many engineering science and design courses are taught with different emphases under other titles in other departments. Thus, where thermodynamics to a mechanical engineer is concerned with a steam power plant or engine cycles, to a chemical engineer thermodynamics involves the distribution of components in a distillation column for vapor-liquid separations, equilibrium distributions of products and reactants in a wide variety of reacting systems and reactor configurations, or natural limitations on the extent of chemical reactions to make desirable products. In the area of fluid mechanics, where the civil engineer may be concerned with the pumping requirements and flow of natural waters in open channels, the chemical
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engineer is concerned with the flow of many types of fluids, such as gasoline, natural gas, and highly viscous polymers which follow much more complicated flow relationships. Chemical engineering electives are currently offered in bioengineering, polymer engineering, electrochemical engineering, biomedical engineering, materials engineering, environmental engineering, molecular engineering, and NMR-MRI imaging. These electives serve to introduce the chemical engineering student to specialized areas where their fundamental training can be applied.
5.10. Undergraduate Majors Although the Department offers one Bachelor of Science degree (Chemical Engineering), students may choose from among five diverse areas of study that reflect new directions in the broader field of chemical engineering. These major options include Chemical Engineering, Chemical-Environmental Engineering, Bioengineering, Chemical-Materials Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering. Chemical Engineering. The most common major, it prepares students for employment or further study in traditional areas of chemical engineering. Chemical engineering encompasses the development, application, and operation of processes in which chemical, biological, and/or physical changes of material are involved. The work of the chemical engineer is to analyze, develop, design, control, construct, and/or supervise chemical processes in research and development, pilot-scale operations, and industrial production. The chemical engineer is employed in the manufacture of inorganic chemicals (e.g., acids, alkalis, pigments, fertilizers), organic chemicals (e.g., petrochemicals, polymers, fuels, propellants, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals), biological products (e.g., enzymes, vaccines, biochemicals, biofuels), and materials (e.g., ceramics, polymeric materials, paper, biomaterials). Chemical-Environmental Engineering. Chemical engineers will play a pivotal role in developing future pollution prevention strategies by improving and replacing current products and processes. Upcoming efforts will focus on integrating the design and production of goods with their ultimate disposal and re-use. Chemical engineers will provide the means to not only prevent pollution, but move to the concept of creating a sustainable society where most products are recycled repeatedly. Bioengineering. Biochemical engineering is a highly interdisciplinary field that has arisen from the application of chemical engineering principles to the production of materials derived from living systems. A number of processes and products, including fermentation for making alcohols and various foods, the efficient use of enzymes for tanning leather, the of bacteria for biological waste treatment, and the production of antibiotics from mold culture, have been developed and utilized in the past. Bioengineering combines biochemical engineering with other aspects of life sciences applied to engineering, such as pharmacology and biotechnology. Chemical-Materials Engineering. Chemical engineers have extensively developed and studied the molecular structures and dynamics of materials-including solids, liquids, and gases-in order
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to develop macroscopic descriptions of the behavior of such materials. In turn, these macroscopic descriptions have allowed the construction and analysis of unit processes that facilitate desired chemical and physical changes. This constant interplay between molecular scale understanding and macroscopic descriptions is unique and central to the field of chemical engineering. Biomedical Engineering. Biomedical engineering concerns the application of chemical engineering principles and practices to large scale living organisms most specifically human beings. As one of the newest sub-disciplines of chemical engineering, the field is a rapidly evolving one involving chemical engineers, biochemists, physicians, and other health care professionals. Biomedical research and development is carried out at universities, teaching hospitals, and private companies, and it focuses on conceiving new materials and products designed to improve or restore bodily form or function. Biomedical engineers are employed in such diverse areas as artificial limb and organ development, genetic engineering research, development of drug delivery systems, and cellular and tissue engineering. Many chemical engineering professionals are actively engaged in medical research to model living organisms (pharmacokinetic models), and to make biomedical devices (e.g., drug delivery capsules, synthetic materials, and prosthetic devices). Because of increasing interest in this field of study, the major in Biomedical Engineering also attracts students interested in pursuing a career in medicine, biotechnological patent law, or biomedical product sales and services.
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6.
6.1.
The Undergraduate Degree Program and Academic Requirements
State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites
The State of Florida has identified common course prerequisites for this University degree program. These prerequisites are lower-level courses that are required for preparation for the University major prior to a student receiving a baccalaureate degree from Florida State University. They may be taken either at a community college or in a university lower-division program. It is preferred that these common course prerequisites be completed in the freshman and sophomore years. The following lists the common course prerequisites or approved substitutions necessary for this degree program: 1. ENC X101; 2. ENC X102; 3. MAC X311*; 4. MAC X312*; 5. MAC X313*; 6. MAP X302*; 7. CHM X045/X045L*; 8. PHY X048/X048L; 9. PHY X049/X049L; 10. Six (6) semester hours in humanities; 11. Six (6) semester hours in social science; 12. Three (3) additional semester hours in humanities or social science. The first letter "X" of each course number is the level identifier (i.e., sophomore = 2, junior = 3, etc.), and as such can be different at each community College or State University. Note: courses marked with an asterisk (*) have at least one acceptable substitute. Contact the department for details.
6.2.
Requirements for a BS Degree in Chemical Engineering
A program of study encompassing at least one hundred thirty-one (131) semester hours is required for the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemical Engineering. A candidate for the bachelor's degree is required to earn a "C" or higher in all engineering courses, and must achieve a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) in the forty-five (45) semester hours of chemical engineering major courses. In addition, students must achieve a grade of "C" or higher in all courses transferred into the Department of Chemical Engineering. Students should contact the department for the most up-to-date information concerning the chemical engineering curriculum requirements.
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Five majors exist within the chemical engineering bachelor's degree program. These include chemical engineering, chemical-environmental engineering, chemical-bioengineering, chemical-materials engineering, and chemical-biomedical engineering. Most of the curriculum is common to all five majors, and includes topics in liberal studies, mathematics, basic science, computer science, advanced chemistry, general engineering science, and chemical engineering science and design. History/social science and humanities/fine arts electives are to be selected to satisfy the liberal studies requirement and the College of Engineering's social science and humanities national accreditation (ABET) requirement. Students in all five majors should successfully complete the following courses in addition to the liberal studies, other University, and College of Engineering requirements:
6.3.
Course Requirements
Math and Science Prerequisites Calculus with Analytic Geometry I Calculus with Analytic Geometry II Calculus with Analytic Geometry III Introduction to Process Analysis and Design for Chemical Engineers or MAP 3305 Engineering Mathematics I CHM 1045 General Chemistry I CHM 1045L General Chemistry I Lab CHM 1046 General Chemistry II CHM 1046L General Chemistry II Lab PHY 2048C General Physics A with Lab PHY 2049C General Physics B with Lab ECO 2023 Economics of the Price System Advanced Chemistry CHM 2210 CHM 2210L CHM 2211 CHM 2211L CHM 4410 CHM 4410L CHM 4411 CHM 4411 CHM XXXX Organic Chemistry I Organic Chemistry I Lab Organic Chemistry II Organic Chemistry II Lab Physical Chemistry I Physicochemical Measurements and Techniques I Physical Chemistry II Physical Chemistry II Lab Advanced Chemistry Elective (3) (1) (FAMU only) (3) (FSU only) (1) (FAMU only) (3) (1) (3) (1) (FAMU only) (3 FSU, 4 FAMU) MAC 2311 MAC 2312 MAC 2313 ECH 3301 (4) (4) (5) (3) (3) (4) (0) (5) (0) (5) (5) (3)
General Engineering EGN 1004L First Year Engineering Lab (1)
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EGM 3512 EEL 3003 EEL 3003L
Engineering Mechanics Introduction to Electrical Engineering Introduction to Electrical Engineering Lab
(4) (3) (1)
Chemical Engineering Science and Design ECH 3023 ECH 3024 ECH 3101 ECH 3266 ECH 3274L ECH 3418 ECH 3854 ECH 4267 ECH 4323 ECH 4323L ECH 4404L ECH 4504 ECH 4604 ECH 4615 ECH 4XXX Mass and Energy Balances Mass and Energy Balances II Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Introductory Transport Phenomena Measurements/Transport Phenomena Lab Separations Processes Chemical Engineering Computations Advanced Transport Phenomena Process Control Process Control Lab Transport Phenomena III Lab Kinetics and Reactor Design Chemical Engineering Process Design I Chemical Engineering Process Design II Chemical Engineering Electives [3 for Biomedical Engineering majors] (4) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (1) (3) (3) (4) (3) (6)
6.4.
Major Requirements
In addition to the courses listed above that are required for all majors, the following courses are specifically required for each of the five majors. Florida State University Major in Chemical Engineering 1) Advanced Chemistry Elective: The advanced chemistry elective is to be selected from the following courses offered in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, or selected other courses in either chemical engineering or biological science specifically approved by the Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II Lab (3) or CHM 3120C Introduction to Analytical Chemistry with Lab (4) or CHM 4135C Instrumental Analysis with Lab (4) or BCH 4053 General Biochemistry I (3)
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2) Chemical Engineering Electives: The two chemical engineering electives (three [3] semester hours each) are to be selected from the 4000 level elective courses offered in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. Major in Chemical-Environmental Engineering 1) Advanced Chemistry Elective: CHM 3120C Introduction to Analytical Chemistry with Lab or CHM 4135C Instrumental Analysis with Lab 2) Chemical Engineering Electives: ECH 4781 Chemical Engineering - Environmental and BSC 2010 Biological Science I BSC 2010L Biological Science I Laboratory or GLY 2010C Physical Geology Major in Chemical-Bioengineering 1) Advanced Chemistry Elective: BCH 4053 General Biochemistry I 2) Chemical Engineering Electives: ECH 4743 Chemical Engineering - Bioengineering and BSC 2010 Biological Science I BSC 2010L Biological Science I Laboratory or MCB 3013 Microbiology Major in Chemical-Materials Engineering 1) Advanced Chemistry Elective: CHM 3120C Introduction to Analytical Chemistry with Lab or CHM 4135C Instrumental Analysis with Lab 2) Chemical Engineering Electives: One of ECH 4823 Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering or ECH 4824 Chemical Engineering - Materials or
(4) (3)
(3) (3) (1) (4)
(3)
(3) (3) (3) (3)
(4) (3)
(3) (3)
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ECH 4937
PHY 3101 PHY 3221 EML 3234
Special Topics in Chemical Engineering Molecular Engineering and one of Modern Physics or Intermediate Mechanics or Materials Science and Engineering or A second course from the choices above [i.e., ECH 4823, ECH 4824, or ECH 4937]
(3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Major in Chemical-Biomedical Engineering 1) Biological Science Prerequisite: BSC 2010 Biological Science I BSC 2010L Biological Science I Laboratory 2) Psychology Liberal Studies Course: PSY 2012 General Psychology
(3) (1)
(3)
3) Advanced Chemistry Elective: BCH 4053 General Biochemistry I (3) (CHM 4411, Physical Chemistry II, is not required for the biomedical engineering major) 4) Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Science and Design: BME 4003C Quantitative Anatomy and Systems Physiology I BME 4004C Quantitative Anatomy and Systems Physiology II 5) Biomedical Engineering Elective (take one): ECH 4741 Biomedical Engineering ECH 4743 Chemical Engineering – Bioengineering ECH 4904 Undergraduate Research Project [for a total of 6 credits] ECH 4906 Honors Work in Chemical Engineering [for a total of 6 credits] BME 4937 Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering 6) Pre-Med Electives (recommended): BCH 4054 General Biochemistry II BSC 2011/L Biological Science II w/ Lab CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II Lab PCB 3063 General Genetics PCB 3743 Vertebrate Physiology
(4) (4)
(3) (3) (1-3) (1-3) (3)
(3) (3,2) (3) (3) (3)
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Florida A & M University 1. Major in Chemical Engineering Advanced Chemistry Elective: The advanced chemistry elective is to be selected from the following courses offered in the Department of Chemistry, or selected other courses specifically approved by the Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. CHM 2211 and CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II and Lab (4) or CHM 3120 and CHM 3120L Quantitative Analysis and Lab (4) or CHM 4130 and CHM 4130L Instrumental Analysis and Lab (4) or BCH 4033 and BCH 4033L Biochemistry I and Lab (4) Chemical Engineering Electives: The two chemical engineering electives (three [3] semester hours each) are to be selected from the 4000 level elective courses offered in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. 2. Major in Chemical Engineering - Environmental Advanced Chemistry Elective: CHM 3120 and CHM 3120L Quantitative Analysis and Lab or CHM 4130 and CHM 4130L Instrumental Analysis and Lab Chemical Engineering Electives: ECH 4782 Chemical Engineering - Environmental and BSC 1010 Biological Science I BSC 1010L Biological Science I Laboratory or GLY 2010C Physical Geology 3. Major in Chemical - Bioengineering Advanced Chemistry Elective: BCH 4033 and BCH 4033L Biochemistry I and Lab Chemical Engineering Electives: ECH 4746 Chemical Engineering - Bioengineering and BSC 2010 Biological Science I BSC 2010L Biological Science I Laboratory
(4) (4)
(3) (3) (1) (4)
(3)
(3) (3) (1)
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MCB 3020
or Microbiology
(3)
4. Major in Chemical Engineering - Materials Advanced Chemistry Elective: CHM 3120 and CHM 3120L Quantitative Analysis and Lab or CHM 4130 and CHM 4130L Instrumental Analysis and Lab Chemical Engineering Electives: One of ECH 4823 Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering or ECH 4824 Chemical Engineering - Materials or ECH 4937 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering Molecular Engineering and one of PHY 3101 Modern Physics or or PHY 4221 Mechanics I or EML 3234 Materials Science and Engineering or A second course from the choices above [i.e., ECH 4823, ECH 4824, or ECH 4937] Major in Chemical-Biomedical Engineering 1) Biological Science Prerequisite: BSC 1010 Biological Science I BSC 1010L Biological Science I Laboratory 2) Psychology Liberal Studies Course: PSY 2012 General Psychology I
(4) (4)
(3) (3)
(3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
(3) (1)
(3)
3) Advanced Chemistry Elective: BCH 4033 Biochemistry I and Lab (4) (CHM 4411, Physical Chemistry II, is not required for the biomedical engineering major) 4) Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Science and Design: ECH 4937 Quantitative Anatomy and Systems Physiology I ECH 4937 Quantitative Anatomy and Systems Physiology II
(4) (4)
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5) Biomedical Engineering Elective (take one): ECH 4741 Biomedical Engineering ECH 4743 Chemical Engineering – Bioengineering ECH 4904 Undergraduate Research Project [for a total of 6 credits] ECH 4906 Honors Work in Chemical Engineering [for a total of 6 credits] BME 4937 Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering 6) Pre-Med Electives (recommended): BCH 4034 Biochemistry II BSC 1011/L Biological Science II w/ Lab CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry II CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II Lab PCB 3063 General Genetics PCB 3743 Vertebrate Physiology
(3) (3) (1-3) (1-3) (3)
(3) (3,2) (3) (1) (3) (3)
6.5.
Curriculum Guides and Checklists
The curriculum for the Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering is shown graphically in the following tables. Because of course numbering and other curriculum differences, forms for FSU and FAMU are shown separately. The majors of 1) Chemical Engineering, 2) Chemical – Environmental Engineering, 3) Bioengineering, and 4) Chemical – Materials Engineering have been grouped together since they differ in only three elective courses. Tables for the major in Biomedical Engineering are shown separately. Curriculum Guides 6.5.1. 6.5.2 6.5.3. 6.5.4. FSU Chemical / Environmental / Bioengineering / Materials FSU Biomedical FAMU Chemical / Environmental / Bioengineering / Materials FAMU Biomedical
Checklists 6.5.5. 6.5.6 6.5.7. 6.5.8. FSU Chemical / Environmental / Bioengineering / Materials FSU Biomedical FAMU Chemical / Environmental / Bioengineering / Materials FAMU Biomedical
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BS in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Majors in 1) Chemical 2) Environmental 3) Materials 4) Bioengineering
Florida State University FRESHMAN YEAR (1ST) Fall Semester
CHM 1045C - Gen. Chemistry I CHM 1045L - Gen. Chem. I Lab
1
2006-07 CURRICULUM GUIDE SOPHOMORE YEAR (2ND) 15
4 0 4 3 3 1
131 Credit Hours SENIOR YEAR (4TH) 14
3 3 4 3 1
JUNIOR YEAR (3RD) 16
3 3 5 5
Fall Semester
ECH 3023 - Mass & Energy Bal. I CHM 2210 - Organic Chem. I MAC 2313 - Calculus III PHY 2048C - Gen. Physics A w L
Fall Semester
ECH 3101 - Thermodynamics ECH 3266 - Intro. Trans. Phen. ECH 3854 - ChE Computations CHM 4410 - Phys. Chem. I CHM 4410L - Phys. Chem. I Lab
Fall Semester
ECH 4404L - Unit Ops. Lab ECH 4504 - Kinetics & React Des ECH 4604 - ChE Proc. Design I
4
16
3 3 4 3 3
MAC 2311 - Calculus I History I (W; x or y)
ENC 1101 - English I
2
Chemical Engr. Elective I*
CHM/BCH XXXX - Adv Chm. El
EGN 1004L - 1st Yr. Engr. Lab
Spring Semester
CHM 1046C - Gen. Chemistry II CHM 1046L - Gen. Chem. II Lab MAC 2312 - Calculus II ENC 1102 - English II
2
15
5 0 4 3 3
Spring Semester
ECH 3024 – Mass & Ener. Bal. II ECH 3301 - Process Anal. & Des. CHM 2211 - Organic Chem. II PHY 2049C - Gen. Physics B w L EGM 3512 - Engr. Mechanics
18
3 3 3 5 4
Spring Semester
ECH 3274L - Meas./Trans. Lab ECH 3418 - Separations Proc. ECH 4267 - Adv. Trans. Phen. CHM 4411 - Phys. Chem. II EEL 3003 - Intro. to Elect. Engr. EEL 3003L - Intro. El. Eng. Lab
16
3 3 3 3 3 1
Spring Semester
ECH 4323 - Process Control ECH 4323L - Proc. Control Lab ECH 4615 - ChE Proc. Design II
4 2
13
3 1 3 3 3
Chemical Engr. Elective II* Hum. IV / Hist. III / Soc. Sci. II
Humanities I (W;*lit)
3
2 2 2
Summer Semester
Humanities II (W; x or y) Humanities III or History II (W) ECO 2023 – Princ. Microecon.
9
3 3 3
3
Summer Semester
(2)
(2)
Summer Semester
0
Summer Semester
0
(ECH 2050 - Communications)
1
Students having to take MAC 1105, MAC 1114, and/or MAC 1140 as prerequisites to MAC 2311 are advised to take a math course every term (including summers) until they complete the math sequence with ECH 3301. 2 History, Social Science, and Humanities electives are to be selected to satisfy the Liberal Studies requirement. 3 All courses shown in the freshman and sophomore years of this Guide are also taught during the summer terms, during which students are encouraged to make up missed classes. 4 See approved Chemical Engineering electives on reverse side.
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BS in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Major in Biomedical Engineering
Florida State University FRESHMAN YEAR (1ST) Fall Semester
CHM 1045C - Gen. Chemistry I CHM 1045L - Gen. Chem. I Lab
1
2006-07 CURRICULUM GUIDE SOPHOMORE YEAR (2ND) 15
4 0 4 3 3 1
131 Credit Hours SENIOR YEAR (4TH) 17
3 3 4 4 3
JUNIOR YEAR (3RD) 16
3 3 5 5
Fall Semester
ECH 3023 - Mass & Energy Bal. I CHM 2210 - Organic Chem. I MAC 2313 - Calculus III PHY 2048C - Gen. Physics A w L
Fall Semester
ECH 3101 - Thermodynamics ECH 3266 - Intro. Trans. Phen. ECH 3854 - ChE Computations BME 4003C - Qt.Ant.Syst.Phys. I CHM 4410 - Phys. Chem. I
Fall Semester
ECH 4404L - Unit Ops. Lab ECH 4504 - Kinetics & React Des ECH 4604 - ChE Proc. Design I BCH 4053 - Gen. Biochemistry I CHM 4410L - Phys. Chem. I Lab
14
3 3 4 3 1
MAC 2311 - Calculus I History I (W; x or y)
ENC 1101 - English I
2
EGN 1004L - 1st Yr. Engr. Lab
Spring Semester
CHM 1046C - Gen. Chemistry II CHM 1046L - Gen. Chem. II Lab MAC 2312 - Calculus II ENC 1102 - English II
2
15
5 0 4 3 3
Spring Semester
ECH 3024 – Mass & Ener. Bal. II ECH 3301 - Process Anal. & Des. CHM 2211 - Organic Chem. II PHY 2049C - Gen. Physics B w L EGM 3512 - Engr. Mechanics
18
3 3 3 5 4
Spring Semester
ECH 3274L - Meas./Trans. Lab ECH 3418 - Separations Proc. ECH 4267 - Adv. Trans. Phen. BME 4004C - Qt.Ant.Syst.Phys. II EEL 3003 - Intro. to Elect. Engr. EEL 3003L - Intro. El. Eng. Lab
17
3 3 3 4 3 1
Spring Semester
ECH 4323 - Process Control ECH 4323L - Proc. Control Lab ECH 4615 - ChE Proc. Design II
4 2
13
3 1 3 3 3
Biomedical Engr. Elective I PSY 2012 - Gen. Psychology I
Humanities I (W;*lit)
3
2 2 2
Summer Semester
Humanities II (W; x or y) Humanities III or History II (W) ECO 2023 – Princ. Microecon.
9
3 3 3
3
Summer Semester
(6)
(2) (4)
Summer Semester
0
Summer Semester
0
(ECH 2050 - Communications) (BSC 2010 – Biol. Sci. I w/ L)
1
Students having to take MAC 1105, MAC 1114, and/or MAC 1140 as prerequisites to MAC 2311 are advised to take a math course every term (including summers) until they complete the math sequence with ECH 3301. 2 History, Social Science, and Humanities electives are to be selected to satisfy the Liberal Studies requirement. 3 All courses shown in the freshman and sophomore years of this Guide are also taught during the summer terms, during which students are encouraged to make up missed classes. 4 See approved Biomedical Engineering electives on reverse side.
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BS in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Majors in 1) Chemical 2) Environmental 3) Materials 4) Bioengineering
Florida A & M University FRESHMAN YEAR (1ST) Fall Semester
CHM 1045 - Gen. Chemistry I CHM 1045L - Gen. Chem. I Lab
1
2006-07 CURRICULUM GUIDE SOPHOMORE YEAR (2ND) 15
3 1 4 3 3 1
131 Credit Hours SENIOR YEAR (4TH) 14
3 3 4 3 1
JUNIOR YEAR (3RD) 17
3 3 1 5 5
Fall Semester
ECH 3023 - Mass and Energy Bal. CHM 2210 - Organic Chem. I CHM 2210L - Organ. Chem. I Lab MAC 2313 - Calculus III PHY 2048C - Gen. Physics I w/ L
Fall Semester
ECH 3101 - Thermodynamics ECH 3266 - Intro. Trans. Phen. ECH 3854 - ChE Computations CHM 4410 - Phys. Chem. I CHM 4410L - Phys. Chem. I Lab
Fall Semester
ECH 4404L - Unit Ops. Lab ECH 4504 - Kinetics & React Des ECH 4604 - ChE Proc. Design I
4
17
3 3 4 3 4
MAC 2311 - Calculus I
ENC 1101 - English I AMH 2091 - Afr. Amer. History EGN 1004L - 1st Yr. Engr. Lab
Chemical Engr. Elective I*
CHM/BCH XXXX - Adv Chm. El
Spring Semester
CHM 1046 - Gen. Chemistry II CHM 1046L - Gen. Chem. II Lab MAC 2312 - Calculus II ENC 1102 - English II
2
14
3 1 4 3 3
Spring Semester
ECH 3024 – Mass & Ener. Bal. II ECH 3301 - Process Anal. & Des. PHY 2049C - Gen. Physics II w/ L EGM 3512 - Engr. Mechanics
15
3 3 5 4
Spring Semester
ECH 3274L - Meas./Trans. Lab ECH 3418 - Separations Proc. ECH 4267 - Adv. Trans. Phen. CHM 4411 - Phys. Chem. II CHM 4411L - Phys. Chem. II Lab EEL 3003 - Intro. to Elect. Engr. EEL 3003L - Intro. El. Eng. Lab
17
3 3 3 3 1 3 1
Spring Semester
ECH 4323 - Process Control ECH 4323L - Proc. Control Lab ECH 4615 - ChE Proc. Design II
4 2
13
3 1 3 3 3
Chemical Engr. Elective II* Hum. IV / Hist. III / Soc. Sci. II
Humanities I
3
2 2 2
Summer Semester
Humanities II (Gordon Rule) Humanities III or History II (GR) ECO 2023 – Princ. Economics II
9
3 3 3
3
Summer Semester
0
0
Summer Semester
None
0
0
Summer Semester
None
0
0
None
1
Students having to take MAC 1105, MAC 1114, and/or MAC 1140 as prerequisites to MAC 2311 are advised to take a math course every term (including summers) until they complete the math sequence with ECH 3301. 2 History, Social Science, and Humanities electives are to be selected to satisfy the General Studies requirement. 3 All courses shown in the freshman and sophomore years of this Guide are also taught during the summer terms, during which students are encouraged to make up missed classes. 4 See approved Chemical Engineering electives on reverse side.
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BS in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Major in Biomedical Engineering
Florida A & M University FRESHMAN YEAR (1ST) Fall Semester
CHM 1045 - Gen. Chemistry I CHM 1045L - Gen. Chem. I Lab
1
2006-07 CURRICULUM GUIDE SOPHOMORE YEAR (2ND) 15
3 1 4 3 3 1
131 Credit Hours SENIOR YEAR (4TH) 17
3 3 4 4 3
JUNIOR YEAR (3RD) 17
3 3 1 5 5
Fall Semester
ECH 3023 - Mass and Energy Bal. CHM 2210 - Organic Chem. I CHM 2210L - Organ. Chem. I Lab MAC 2313 - Calculus III PHY 2048C - Gen. Physics I w/ L
Fall Semester
ECH 3101 - Thermodynamics ECH 3266 - Intro. Trans. Phen. ECH 3854 - ChE Computations ECH 4937 - Qt.Ant.Syst.Phys. I CHM 4410 - Phys. Chem. I
Fall Semester
ECH 4404L - Unit Ops. Lab ECH 4504 - Kinetics & React Des ECH 4604 - ChE Proc. Design I BCH 4033 - Gen. Biochemistry I BCH 4033L - Gen. Biochem I Lab CHM 4410L - Phys. Chem. I Lab
14
3 3 4 3 1 1
MAC 2311 - Calculus I
ENC 1101 - English I AMH 2091 - Afr. Amer. History EGN 1004L - 1st Yr. Engr. Lab
Spring Semester
CHM 1046 - Gen. Chemistry II CHM 1046L - Gen. Chem. II Lab MAC 2312 - Calculus II ENC 1102 - English II
2
14
3 1 4 3 3
Spring Semester
ECH 3024 – Mass & Ener. Bal. II ECH 3301 - Process Anal. & Des. PHY 2049C - Gen. Physics II w/ L EGM 3512 - Engr. Mechanics
15
3 3 5 4
Spring Semester
ECH 3274L - Meas./Trans. Lab ECH 3418 - Separations Proc. ECH 4267 - Adv. Trans. Phen. ECH 4937 - Qt.Ant.Syst.Phys. II EEL 3003 - Intro. to Elect. Engr. EEL 3003L - Intro. El. Eng. Lab
17
3 3 3 4 3 1
Spring Semester
ECH 4323 - Process Control ECH 4323L - Proc. Control Lab ECH 4615 - ChE Proc. Design II
4 2
13
3 1 3 3 3
Biomedical Engr. Elective I PSY 2012 - Gen. Psychology I
Humanities I
3
2 2 2
Summer Semester
Humanities II (Gordon Rule) Humanities III or History II (GR) ECO 2023 – Princ. Economics II
9
3 3 3
3
Summer Semester
(4)
(4)
Summer Semester
None
0
0
Summer Semester
None
0
0
(BSC 1010 – Gen. Biology I w/ L)
1
Students having to take MAC 1105, MAC 1114, and/or MAC 1140 as prerequisites to MAC 2311 are advised to take a math course every term (including summers) until they complete the math sequence with ECH 3301. 2 History, Social Science, and Humanities electives are to be selected to satisfy the General Studies requirement. 3 All courses shown in the freshman and sophomore years of this Guide are also taught during the summer terms, during which students are encouraged to make up missed classes. 4 See approved Chemical Engineering electives on reverse side.
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Florida State University BS in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Name______________________________________________
Course Prefix & Number MATHEMATICS (16 hrs) MAC 2311 - Calculus w/ Anal. Geom. I MAC 2312 - Calculus w/ Anal. Geom. II MAC 2313 - Calculus w/ Anal. Geom. III ECH 3301 - Intro. Proc. Anal. & Design 4 _____ _____ 4 _____ _____ 5 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BASIC SCIENCE (19 hrs) 4 _____ _____ 0 _____ _____ 5 _____ _____ 0 _____ _____ 5 _____ _____ 5 _____ _____ 19 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LIBERAL STUDIES – HUM and SS (18 hrs; 12 hrs Gordon Rule) History I ___________________________ ECO 2023 - Principles of Microeconomics Humanities I (literature) _______________ Humanities II _______________________ Humanities III or History II ____________ Hum. IV or Hist. III or Soc. Sci. II ______ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------COMPOSITION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND GEN. ENGR. (7 hrs) ENC 1101 - Freshman Composition 3 _____ _____ ENC / Writing _____________________ 3 _____ _____ 1 EGN 1004L - First Year Engineering Lab 1 _____ _____ 2 (ECH 2050 - Chem. Engr. Communicat.) (2) _____ _____ 7 / (9) 1 (required for students matriculating with no AA; or < 60 credit hours) 2 (meets the FSU Oral Communication Competence requirement) CHM 1045C - General Chemistry I CHM 1045L - General Chemistry I Lab CHM 1046C - General Chemistry II CHM 1046L - General Chemistry II Lab PHY 2048C - General Physics A w/ Lab PHY 2049C - General Physics B w/ Lab Hours Grade Term
2006-07 CHECKLIST 131 Credit Hours Majors in 1) Chemical 2) Environmental 3) Materials 4) Bioengineering
SSN_________________________________
Course Prefix & Number ADVANCED CHEMISTRY (16 hrs) CHM 2210 - Organic Chemistry I 3 _____ _____ CHM 2211 - Organic Chemistry II 3 _____ _____ CHM 4410 - Physical Chemistry I 3 _____ _____ CHM 4410L - Physical Chemistry I Lab 1 _____ _____ CHM 4411 - Physical Chemistry II 3 _____ _____ 4 CHM/BCH XXXX __________________ 3 _____ _____ (Advanced Chemistry Elective) 16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ENGINEERING SCIENCE (8 hrs) EGM 3512 - Engineering Mechanics EEL 3003 - Intro. Electrical Engineering EEL 3003L - Intro. Electrical Engr. Lab 4 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 1 _____ _____ 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND DESIGN (48 hrs) ECH 3023 - Mass and Energy Balances I ECH 3024 - Mass and Energy Balances II ECH 3101 - Chem-E Thermodynamics ECH 3266 - Intro Transport Phenomena ECH 3274L - Meas. / Transp. Phen. Lab I ECH 3418 - Separations Processes ECH 3854 - Chem-E Computations ECH 4267 - Adv. Transport Phenomena ECH 4323 - Process Control ECH 4323L - Process Control Lab ECH 4404L - Unit Operations Lab ECH 4504 - Kinetics & Reactor Design ECH 4604 - Chem-E Proc. Design I ECH 4615 - Chem-E Proc. Design II 3 Chem-E Elective I ___________________ 3 Chem-E Elective II __________________ 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 3 3 4 3 3 3 48 _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Hours Grade
Semester Entered Program___________________
Term
3
Approved Chemical Engineering Electives: ECH 4741 - Biomedical Engineering 3 ECH 4743 - Chem-E Bioengineering 3 ECH 4823 - Polymer Science & Engr 3 ECH 4824 - Chem-E Materials 3 ECH 4781 - Chem-E Environmental 3 ECH 4904 / 4906 - URP / Honors in ChE 6 ECH 4937 - Special Topics in Chem-E 3 * Other approved elective courses, see Univ Catalogs
4
Approved Advanced Chemistry Electives: BCH 4053 - General Biochemistry I CHM 2211L - Organic Chemistry II Lab CHM 3120C - Intro to Analytical Chem. CHM 4135C - Instrumental Analysis
3 3 4 3
_____ AA Degree or General Ed Requirement _____ Literature (*) Reqmt __________________ _____ Multicultural (x) Reqmt ________________ _____ Multicultural (y) Reqmt ________________ _____ Gordon Rule Hours (12) _______________ _____ Overall GPA _________________________ _____ Chem-E all Cs ________________________ _____ Oral Competency _____________________ _____ Computer Competency ________________ Notes: 1. A "C" grade or higher is required in all engineering courses that apply to the degree. 2. Transfer students without an AA degree must meet the Liberal Studies (FSU) or General Education (FAMU) requirements and the Gordon Rule requirements.
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Florida State University BS in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Name______________________________________________
Course Prefix & Number MATHEMATICS (16 hrs) 4 _____ _____ 4 _____ _____ 5 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BASIC SCIENCE (19 hrs) 4 _____ _____ 0 _____ _____ 5 _____ _____ 0 _____ _____ 5 _____ _____ 5 _____ _____ 19 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LIBERAL STUDIES - SS and HUM (18 hrs; 12 hrs Gordon Rule) 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------COMPOSITION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND GEN. ENGR. (7 hrs) ENC 1101 - Freshman Composition 3 _____ _____ ENC / Writing _____________________ 3 _____ _____ 1 EGN 1004L - First Year Engineering Lab 1 _____ _____ 2 (ECH 2050 - Chem. Engr. Communicat.) (2) _____ _____ 3 BSC 2010/L - Biological Sci. I w/ Lab* (4) ___/___ _____ 7 / (13) 1 (required for students matriculating with no AA; or < 60 credit hours) 2 (meets the FSU Oral Communication Competence requirement) History I ___________________________ ECO 2023 - Principles of Microeconomics PSY 2012 - General Psychology* Humanities I (literature) _______________ Humanities II _______________________ Humanities III or History II ____________ CHM 1045C - General Chemistry I* CHM 1045L - General Chemistry I Lab* CHM 1046C - General Chemistry II* CHM 1046L - General Chemistry II Lab* PHY 2048C - General Physics A w/ Lab* PHY 2049C - General Physics B w/ Lab* MAC 2311 - Calculus w/ Anal. Geom. I MAC 2312 - Calculus w/ Anal. Geom. II MAC 2313 - Calculus w/ Anal. Geom. III ECH 3301 - Intro. Proc. Anal. & Design Hours Grade Term
2006-07 CHECKLIST
131 Credit Hours
Major in Biomedical Engineering
SSN_________________________________
Course Prefix & Number ADVANCED CHEMISTRY (13 hrs) CHM 2210 - Organic Chemistry I* CHM 2211 - Organic Chemistry II* CHM 4410 - Physical Chemistry I CHM 4410L - Physical Chemistry I Lab BCH 4053 - General Biochemistry I* 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 1 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 13 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ENGINEERING SCIENCE (8 hrs) 4 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 1 _____ _____ 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHEMICAL & BIOMED ENGR SCIENCE AND DESIGN (53 hrs) ECH 3023 - Mass and Energy Balances 3 ECH 3024 - Mass and Energy Balances II 3 ECH 3101 - Chem-E Thermodynamics 3 ECH 3266 - Intro. Transport Phenomena 3 ECH 3274L - Meas. / Transp. Phen. Lab I 3 ECH 3418 - Separations Processes 3 ECH 3854 - Chem-E Computations 4 ECH 4267 - Adv. Transport Phenomena 3 ECH 4323 - Process Control 3 ECH 4323L - Process Control Lab 1 ECH 4404L - Unit Operations Lab 3 ECH 4504 - Kinetics & Reactor Design 3 ECH 4604 - Chem-E Process Design I 4 ECH 4615 - Chem-E Process Design II 3 BME 4003C - Quant. Anat. & Syst. Phys. I 4 BME 4004C - Quant. Anat. & Syst. Phys. II 4 4 Biomedical Engr Elective I ___________ 3/(6) 53
3
Semester Entered Program___________________
Term
4
Hours
Grade
Approved Biomedical Engineering Electives: BME 4937 - Special Topics in Biomed Engr . 3 ECH 4741 - Biomedical Engineering 3 ECH 4743 - Chem-E Bioengineering 3 ECH 4904 / 4906 - URP / Honors in ChE 6 Suggested Pre-Med Electives: BCH 4054 - General Biochemistry II* BSC 2011 - Biological Science II w Lab* CHM 2211L - Organic Chemistry II Lab* PCB 3063 - General Genetics* PCB 3743 - Vertebrate Physiology (* General pre-medical school requirements.)
3 5 3 3 3
EGM 3512 - Engineering Mechanics EEL 3003 - Intro. Electrical Engineering EEL 3003L - Intro. Electrical Engr. Lab
_____ AA Degree or General Ed Requirement _____ Literature (*) Reqmt __________________ _____ Multicultural (x) Reqmt ________________ _____ Multicultural (y) Reqmt ________________ _____ Gordon Rule Hours (12) _______________ _____ Overall GPA _________________________ _____ Chem-E all Cs ________________________ _____ Oral Competency _____________________ _____ Computer Competency ________________ Notes: 1. A "C" grade or higher is required in all engineering courses that apply to the degree. 2. Transfer students without an AA degree must meet the Liberal Studies (FSU) or General Education (FAMU) requirements and the Gordon Rule requirements.
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
(required for all students not having credit in a cell biology course)
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Florida A & M University BS in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Name______________________________________________
Course Prefix & Number MATHEMATICS (16 hrs) MAC 2311 - Calculus w/ Anal. Geom. I MAC 2312 - Calculus w/ Anal. Geom. II MAC 2313 - Calculus w/ Anal. Geom. III ECH 3301 - Intro. Proc. Anal. & Design 4 _____ _____ 4 _____ _____ 5 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BASIC SCIENCE (18 hrs) 3 _____ _____ 1 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 1 _____ _____ 5 _____ _____ 5 _____ _____ 18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GENERAL EDUCAT – HUM and SS (18 hrs; 12 hrs Gordon Rule) AMH 2091 - African American History ECO 2023 - Principles of Economics II Humanities I ________________________ Humanities II _______________________ Humanities III or History II ____________ Hum. IV or Hist. III or Soc. Sci. II ______ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------COMPOSITION AND GENERAL ENGINEERING (7 hrs) ENC 1101 - Freshman Communication I ENC 1102 - Freshman Communication II 1 EGN 1004L - First Year Engineering Lab 3 3 1 9 _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ CHM 1045 - General Chemistry I CHM 1045L - General Chemistry I Lab CHM 1046 - General Chemistry II CHM 1046L - General Chemistry II Lab PHY 2048C - General Physics I w/ Lab PHY 2049C - General Physics II w/ Lab Hours Grade Term
2006-07 CHECKLIST 131 Credit Hours Majors in 1) Chemical 2) Environmental 3) Materials 4) Bioengineering
SSN_________________________________ Semester Entered Program___________________
Course Prefix & Number ADVANCED CHEMISTRY (16 hrs)
Hours
Grade
Term
3
CHM 2210 - Organic Chemistry I 3 _____ _____ CHM 2210L - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 _____ _____ CHM 4410 - Physical Chemistry I 3 _____ _____ CHM 4410L - Physical Chemistry I Lab 1 _____ _____ CHM 4411 - Physical Chemistry II 3 _____ _____ CHM 4411L - Physical Chemistry II Lab 1 _____ _____ CHM/BCH XXXX w/ Lab ____________ 4 _____ _____ (Advanced Chemistry Elective) 16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ENGINEERING SCIENCE (8 hrs) EGM 3512 - Engineering Mechanics EEL 3003 - Intro. Electrical Engineering EEL 3003L - Intro. Electrical Engr. Lab 4 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 1 _____ _____ 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND DESIGN (48 hrs) ECH 3023 - Mass and Energy Balances ECH 3024 - Mass and Energy Balances II ECH 3101 - Chem-E Thermodynamics ECH 3266 – Intro. Transport Phenomena ECH 3274L - Meas. / Transp. Phen. Lab I ECH 3418 - Separations Processes ECH 3854 - Chem-E Computations ECH 4267 - Adv. Transport Phenomena ECH 4323 - Process Control ECH 4323L - Process Control Lab ECH 4404L - Unit Operations Lab ECH 4504 - Kinetics & Reactor Design ECH 4604 - Chem-E Proc. Design I ECH 4615 - Chem-E Proc. Design II 3 Chem-E Elective I ___________________ 3 Chem-E Elective II __________________ 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 3 3 4 3 3 3 48 _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
Approved Chemical Engineering Electives: ECH 4741 - Biomedical Engineering 3 ECH 4743 - Chem-E Bioengineering 3 ECH 4823 - Polymer Science & Engr 3 ECH 4824 - Chem-E Materials 3 ECH 4781 - Chem-E Environmental 3 ECH 4904 / 4906 - URP / Honors in ChE 6 ECH 4937 - Special Topics in Chem-E 3 * Other approved elective courses, see Univ Catalogs
4
Approved Advanced Chemistry Electives: BCH 4033/L - Biochemistry I w Lab CHM 2211/L - Organic Chemistry II w Lab CHM 3120/L - Quantitative Analysis w Lab CHM 4130/L - Instrumental Analysis w Lab
4 4 4 4
_____ AA Degree or General Ed Requirement _____ Gordon Rule Hours (12) _______________ _____ Overall GPA _________________________ _____ Chem-E all Cs ________________________ NA NA Oral Competency _____________________ Computer Competency ________________
Notes: 1. A "C" grade or higher is required in all engineering courses that apply to the degree. 2. Transfer students without an AA degree must meet the Liberal Studies (FSU) or General Education (FAMU) requirements and the Gordon Rule requirements.
1
(required for students matriculating with no AA; or < 60 credit hours)
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Florida A & M University BS in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Name______________________________________________
Course Prefix & Number MATHEMATICS (16 hrs) 4 _____ _____ 4 _____ _____ 5 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BASIC SCIENCE (18 hrs) 3 _____ _____ 1 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 1 _____ _____ 5 _____ _____ 5 _____ _____ 18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GENERAL EDUCAT – HUM and SS (18 hrs; 12 hrs Gordon Rule) 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------COMPOSITION AND GENERAL ENGINEERING (7 hrs) ENC 1101 - Freshman Communication I 3 _____ _____ ENC 1102 - Freshman Communication II 3 _____ _____ 1 EGN 1004L - First Year Engineering Lab 1 _____ _____ 2 BSC 2010/L - Biological Sci. I w/ Lab* (4) ___/___ _____ 7 / (11) 1 (required for students matriculating with no AA; or < 60 credit hours) 2 (required for all students not having credit in a cell biology course) AMH 2091 - African American History ECO 2023 - Principles of Economics II PSY 2012 - General Psychology* Humanities I ________________________ Humanities II _______________________ Humanities III or History II ____________ CHM 1045 - General Chemistry I CHM 1045L - General Chemistry I Lab CHM 1046 - General Chemistry II CHM 1046L - General Chemistry II Lab PHY 2048C - General Physics I w/ Lab PHY 2049C - General Physics II w/ Lab MAC 2311 - Calculus w/ Anal. Geom. I MAC 2312 - Calculus w/ Anal. Geom. II MAC 2313 - Calculus w/ Anal. Geom. III ECH 3301 - Intro. Proc. Anal. & Design Hours Grade Term
2006-07 CHECKLIST
131 Credit Hours
Major in Biomedical Engineering
SSN_________________________________ Semester Entered Program___________________
3
Course Prefix & Number ADVANCED CHEMISTRY (12 hrs) CHM 2210 - Organic Chemistry I CHM 2210L - Organic Chemistry I Lab CHM 4410 - Physical Chemistry I CHM 4410L - Physical Chemistry I Lab BCH 4033 - General Biochemistry I* BCH 4033L - General Biochem. I* Lab
Hours
Grade
Term
3 _____ _____ 1 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 1 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 1 _____ _____ 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ENGINEERING SCIENCE (8 hrs) EGM 3512 - Engineering Mechanics EEL 3003 - Intro. Electrical Engineering EEL 3003L - Intro. Electrical Engr. Lab 4 _____ _____ 3 _____ _____ 1 _____ _____ 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHEMICAL & BIOMED ENGR SCIENCE AND DESIGN (53 hrs) ECH 3023 - Mass and Energy Balances 3 ECH 3024 - Mass and Energy Balances II 3 ECH 3101 - Chem-E Thermodynamics 3 ECH 3266 – Intro. Transport Phenomena 3 ECH 3274L - Meas. / Transp. Phen. Lab I 3 ECH 3418 - Separations Processes 3 ECH 3854 - Chem-E Computations 4 ECH 4267 - Adv. Transport Phenomena 3 ECH 4323 - Process Control 3 ECH 4323L - Process Control Lab 1 ECH 4404L - Unit Operations Lab 3 ECH 4504 - Kinetics & Reactor Design 3 ECH 4604 - Chem-E Proc. Design I 4 ECH 4615 - Chem-E Proc. Design II 3 ECH 4937 - Quant. Anat. & Syst. Phys. I 4 ECH 4937 - Quant. Anat. & Syst. Phys. II 4 3 Biomedical Engr Elective I ___________ 3/(6) 53 _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
Approved Biomedical Engineering Electives: BME 4937 - Special Topics in Biomed Engr . 3 ECH 4741 - Biomedical Engineering 3 ECH 4743 - Chem-E Bioengineering 3 ECH 4904 / 4906 - URP / Honors in ChE 6 Suggested Pre-Med Electives: BCH 4034/L - Biochemistry II w/ Lab* 4 BSC 1011/L - General Biology II w/ Lab* 4 CHM 2211/L - Organic Chemistry II w/ Lab* 4 PCB 3063C - General Genetics w/ Lab* 5 PCB 3723C - Vertebrate Physiology w/ Lab 4 (* General pre-medical school requirements.)
_____ AA Degree or General Ed Requirement _____ Gordon Rule Hours (12) ________________ _____ Overall GPA __________________________ _____ Chem-E all Cs ________________________ NA NA Oral Competency _____________________ Computer Competency ________________
Notes: 1. A "C" grade or higher is required in all engineering courses that apply to the degree. 2. Transfer students without an AA degree must meet the Liberal Studies (FSU) or General Education (FAMU) requirements and the Gordon Rule requirements.
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6.6.
Prerequisites and Co-requisites
All students will be strictly held to published course prerequisites and co-requisites except under extraordinary circumstances. Students are responsible for satisfying all of the prerequisites and co-requisites for any engineering course prior to attending the course. If a student has not completed the prerequisites for an engineering course, his/her registration may be canceled and the student may be liable for any fees that result. Students should note that from the junior-level onward, courses are normally offered only one time per academic year. The preand co-requisites for all courses can be determined by consulting the table shown on the next page.
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Table of Prerequisites, Co-requisites, and Course - Term Availability – 2006 Version
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering March, 2006 Prefix – Number
ECH 2050 (2 hrs) (Fresh) ECH 3023 (3 hrs) (Soph) ECH 3024 (3 hrs) (Soph) ECH 3032 (3 hrs) (Soph) ECH 3101 (3 hrs) (Junior) ECH 3266 (3 hrs) (Junior) ECH 3274L (3 hrs) (Junior) ECH 3301 (3 hrs) (Soph) ECH 3418 (3 hrs) (Junior) ECH 3854 (4 hrs) (Junior) ECH 4267 (3 hrs) (Junior) ECH 4323 (3 hrs) (Senior) ECH 4323L (1 hrs) (Senior) ECH 4404L (3 hrs) (Senior) ECH 4504 (3 hrs) (Senior) ECH 4604 (4 hrs) (Senior) ECH 4615 (3 hrs) (Senior) ECH 4741 (3 hrs) (Senior)
Course Title
Engineering Communications
Prerequisites
ENC 1101.
Co-requisites Fall
EGN 1004L X
Term Taught Spring Sum.
X --(1st 6 week session) (2nd 6 week session) ~
Mass and Energy Balances I
CHM 1046, MAC 2312.
CHM 2210, MAC 2313, PHY 2048C. ECH 3301, CHM 2210, PHY 2049C. -----
X
X
Mass and Energy Balances II
Engineering Ethics
ECH 3023 ("C" grade), CHM 2210, MAC 2313, PHY 2048C. Sophomore Standing in Engineering. ECH 3024 ("C" grade), ECH 3301 ("C" grade) (or MAP 3305 or MAP 2302), CHM 2210, PHY 2049C. ECH 3024 ("C" grade), ECH 3301 ("C" grade) (or MAP 3305 or MAP 2302), CHM 2210, PHY 2049C. ECH 3101, ECH 3266, ECH 3854, CHM 4410. MAC 2312.
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X
~ ECH 3266, ECH 3854, EGM 3512, CHM 4410.
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Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
X
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Transport Phenomena I
ECH 3101, ECH 3854, EGM 3512, CHM 4410.
X
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Transport Phenomena Lab
ECH 3418, ECH 4267, CHM 4411. ECH 3023, MAC 2313.
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X
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Process Analysis
X Separations Processes ECH 3101, ECH 3266, ECH 3854, CHM 4410. ECH 3024 ("C" grade), ECH 3301 ("C" grade) (or MAP 3305 or MAP 2302), CHM 2210, PHY 2049C. ECH 3101, ECH 3266, ECH 3854, CHM 4410. ECH 4504, ECH 4604. ECH 3274L, ECH 4267, CHM 4411. ECH 3101, ECH 3266, EGM 3512, CHM 4410.
X
X
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X
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Chemical Engineering Computations
X
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Transport Phenomena II
ECH 3274L, ECH 3418, CHM 4411. ECH 4615.
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X
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Process Control
--Process Control Lab ECH 4504, ECH 4604. ECH 4615. --Unit Operations Lab ECH 3274L, ECH 3418, ECH 4267. ECH 3274L, ECH 3418, ECH 4267. ECH 3274L, ECH 3418, ECH 4267. ECH 4504, ECH 4604. ECH 4504, ECH 4604. X ----X ECH 4504, ECH 4404L, ECO 2023. ECH 4323, ECH 4323L. --ECH 3274L, ECH 3418, ECH 4267. Senior Standing in Chemical Engineering.
X
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X
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Kinetics and Reactor Design
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X
Chemical Engineering Process Design I Chemical Engineering Process Design II Biomedical Engineering
X
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Table of Prerequisites, Co-requisites, and Course - Term Availability – 2006 Version (continued, p.2…)
Prefix – Number ECH 4743 (3 hrs) (Senior) ECH 4781 (3 hrs) (Senior) ECH 4823 (3 hrs) (Senior) ECH 4824 (3 hrs) (Senior) ECH 4904 (1-3 hrs) (Jr/Sr) ECH 4905 (1-4 hrs) (Jr/Sr) ECH 4906 (1-3 hrs) (Jr/Sr) ECH 4937 (3 hrs) (Senior) BME 4003C (3 hrs) (Junior)
Course Title Bioengineering
Prerequisites ECH 3274L, ECH 3418, ECH 4267. ECH 3274L, ECH 3418, ECH 4267. ECH 3274L, ECH 3418, ECH 4267. ECH 3274L, ECH 3418, ECH 4267. ECH 3101, ECH 3266, ECH 3854, CHM 4410; permission of instructor. Permission of Department Chair. ECH 3101, ECH 3266, ECH 3854, CHM 4410; permission of instructor; 3.2 GPA. ECH 3274L, ECH 3418, ECH 4267. ECH 3024 ("C" grade), ECH 3301 ("C" grade) (or MAP 3305 or MAP 2302), CHM 2210, PHY 2049C, BSC 2010 + Lab. BME 4003C, ECH 3101, ECH 3266, ECH 3854, EGM 3512, CHM 4410. ECH 3101, ECH 3266, ECH 3854, BME 4003C, CHM 4410; permission of instructor. Permission of Department Chair. ECH 3101, ECH 3266, ECH 3854, BME 4003C, CHM 4410; permission of instructor. ECH 3274L, ECH 3418, ECH 4267, BME 4004C. Sophomore Standing in Engineering.
Co-requisites Fall Senior Standing in Chemical Engineering. ECH 4504. --ECH 4504. --ECH 4504. X ECH 3418, ECH 4267, CHM 4411, 3.0 GPA. Permission of Department Chair. ECH 3418, ECH 4267, CHM 4411, 3.2 GPA. X
Term Taught Spring Sum. -----
Chemical Engineering -Environmental Polymer Science and Engineering Chemical Engineering -Materials Undergraduate Research Project Directed Individual Study
X
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X
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X
X
X
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Honors in Chemical Engineering
X
X
X
Special Topics in Chemical Engineering Quantitative Anatomy and Systems Physiology I
ECH 4504. ~ ECH 3101, ECH 3266, ECH 3854, EGM 3512, CHM 4410. ~ ~
X
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BME 4004C (3 hrs) (Junior) BME 4904 (1-3 hrs) (Jr/Sr) BME 4905 (1-4 hrs) (Jr/Sr) BME 4906 (1-3 hrs) (Jr/Sr) BME 4937 (3 hrs) (Senior) BME 4082 (3 hrs) (Senior)
Quantitative Anatomy and Systems Physiology II Undergraduate Research Project
ECH 3274L, ECH 3418, ECH 4267. ECH 3418, ECH 4267, CHM 4411, 3.0 GPA.
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X
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X
X
X
Directed Individual Study
Permission of Department Chair. ECH 3418, ECH 4267, CHM 4411, 3.2 GPA.
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Honors in Biomedical Engineering
X
X
X
Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Ethics
ECH 4504. ~ ----~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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6.7.
Academic Rules and Regulations
6.7.1. Shortage of Transfer Hours Students transferring into the Department who have a shortage of transfer credit hours in Basic Science or Mathematics (e.g., 4 hours of PHY 2048 taken at a community college instead of 5 hours of PHY 2048 taken at FSU or FAMU; 4 hours of MAC 2313 taken elsewhere instead of 5 hours of MAC 2313 here; 1 hour of CHM 1046L taken elsewhere instead of 2 hours here, etc.), may be able to use other basic science, mathematics, or statistics credits to cover the difference. However, the number of credit hours in the Basic Science and Mathematics area must equal 16, and the total number of credit hours for the ChE BS degree must equal 131. 6.7.2. Transfer of "D" Grades No "D" grade received in any course taken at another college/university can be transferred into the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering if this course is to be counted for the major, i.e., for any of the 131 hours in the Chemical Engineering curriculum. 6.7.3. Transfer of Courses from another Institution Students often transfer to the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering from other institutions after having taken a significant amount of course credit in chemical engineering subject matter. In order to maintain the integrity of our program curriculum and to meet accreditation requirements, the Department has instituted a regulation regarding chemical engineering course transfers from other institutions. The Department will accept a student's chemical engineering course transfer credit from another university of up to three out of four course equivalents substituting for the following courses taught at FAMU-FSU: Mass & Energy Balances I, Mass & Energy Balances II, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, and Transport Phenomena I. Each course accepted for transfer will be reviewed by the Department for course equivalency using on-line syllabi and other course materials. 6.7.4. Academic Advising All students in the College of Engineering, regardless of major, must be academically advised each term during the school year. When a student has officially changed to one of the five majors in the Department, they will be assigned a faculty advisor, who will approve their course load for the upcoming term. To find out who your advisor is, please contact the ChE-BmE Main Office at 4106149, or stop by Room A131. All students are placed on registration "hold" prior to the registration period each semester, and will not be allowed to register until they have been properly advised. The advising procedures are described in detail in a previous section. 6.7.5. Prerequisites and Co-requisites All students will be strictly held to published course prerequisites and co-requisites except under extraordinary circumstances. Students are responsible for satisfying all of the prerequisites and co-requisites for any engineering course prior to attending the course. Students should note that from the junior-level onward, courses are normally offered only one time per academic year. If a student has not completed the prerequisites for an engineering course, his/her registration may be canceled and the student may be liable for any fees that result. 54
6.7.6. Course Drop/Add Procedures To Drop or Add a course after the "Drop/Add Period" at the beginning of the term, go to the COE Office of Student Services (Room B111) to pick up the required form. Bring the filled out form to the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Main Office (Room A131) for a signature from the Department Academic Advisor. An approval from the COE Associate dean's Office is required if the Drop request is submitted after the seven week deadline. 6.7.7. Pre-Engineering Majors registering for Chemical Engineering Courses Pre-Engineering majors will be allowed to take up to three sophomore-level Chemical Engineering courses before formally changing to a major in the Department. These courses are ECH 3023 (Mass and Energy Balances I), ECH 3024 (Mass and Energy Balances II), and ECH 3301 (Process Analysis and Design). An "Add/Drop" form obtained from the COE Office of Student Services (Room B111) must be filled out by the student to "manually" add the course. The form must then be signed by the Department Academic Advisor (Room A131) and the Office of Student Services (Room B111) prior to being able to register for the course(s). All normal prerequisites and corequisites will be enforced for these added courses. 6.7.8. Pre-Engineering Majors changing to one of the Department Majors All students entering the College of Engineering are coded as a Pre-Engineering major. When the COE Pre-Engineering Retention Requirements have been met (see previous section for details), students should go to the COE Office of Student Services in Room B111 to get a "Change of Major Request" form. This form should be filled out completely, and signatures from the Department Advisor (Room A131) and College Academic Dean (Room B111) are required. 6.7.9. Curriculum Progression Regulations All students must earn a "C" grade in ECH 3023 (Mass and Energy Balances I), ECH 3024 (Mass and Energy Balances II), and ECH 3301 (Process Analysis and Design) in order to progress to the junior-level course sequence (ECH 3101, ECH 3266, and ECH 3854). From the Fall Term of the Junior Year and henceforth, if a student receives a "D" grade in a Chemical Engineering course, he/she can progress to the next course in the sequence. That is, even if a "D" has been attained in a prerequisite course, a student may continue to progress in the curriculum. However, all students must retake every course for which they received a "D" during the next term that the course is offered. If a student receives an "F" grade in any course that is a prerequisite for a subsequent course, then the student will not be allowed to continue progression in the curriculum. Any junior-level or higher Chemical Engineering course in which an "F" grade is received must be retaken the next term offered before going on to the next level (i.e., the student must meet normal prerequisites). 6.7.10. Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Elective Courses Chemical and Biomedical Engineering elective courses (two courses, 6 credit hours) for all students following the conventional Chemical Engineering major must be chosen from the ECH 4000level elective courses offered by the Department. Students majoring in one of the four other majors in the Department (Environmental, Bioengineering, Materials, Biomedical) must take the approved 55
elective courses for the particular major (shown in a previous section). 6.7.11. Graduation Checks A University and Department Graduation Check is required of all students when they have reached the milestone of reaching 100 credit hours. This check must be done regardless of the class standing (i.e., junior or senior) of the student, and registration will be blocked if the grad check procedure is not followed. In practice, most students must do a graduation check during the Fall or Spring Terms of their Junior Year. The University will normally contact students via e-mail notifying them of reaching the 100 credit hour milestone. The procedure involves a visit to the Registrar's Office to fill out an application requesting the check. The registration block will be removed once this application has been turned in. The University will notify students when their grad checks are ready for pickup. The Department also requires a graduation check; contact the ChE-BmE Main Office (Room A131) at 410-6149 to schedule an appointment with the Department Advisor for a graduation check.
6.8.
Graduation Requirements
ChE-BmE Department and College of Engineering Graduation Checklist _____ 1. Official College/Department Matriculation Date _____ 2. Chemical Engineering Credit Hours _____ 3. Chemical Engineering GPA _____ 4. Chemical Engineering "C" Rule Date upon declaring major in the Dept. of Chemical and Biomedical Engr. 48 credit hours. 2.0 over 48 credit hours. No “Ds” will count in any Chemical Engineering course. One "D" will be accepted in courses in "advanced chemistry", and one "D" will be accepted in "general engineering". Two from 4000-level Chemical or Biomedical Engineering course list. One 3/4000-level course from approved list. Student must request a Departmental graduation check.
_____ 5. "Ds" in other courses
_____ 6. Chemical Engineering Electives
_____ 7. Advanced Chemistry Elective
_____ 8. Department Graduation Check requirement University Graduation Checklist
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_____ 1. University Matriculation Date _____ 2. Total Number of Credit Hours _____ 3. Overall GPA _____ 4. Upper Division Status _____ 5. CLAST Passed _____ 6. Gordon Rule
Date of first term at FSU or FAMU. 131. 2.0 over 131 credit hours. Yes / No. Yes / No. Four (4) history and/or humanities courses (12,000 written words). 18 hours in history/social science and humanities/fine arts (or AA). > One history, ECO 2023, one humanities "literature". > One "x", one "y", and one "*". If AA, either "x" or "y" (not both). > Oral communication (speech) requirement. > Computer competency requirement. AMH 2091, ECO 2023. Must take 9 hours during one or more summer terms at one of the eleven Florida state universities. Student must request a university registrar graduation requirement check.
_____ 7. Liberal/General Studies
_____ 8a. Required Courses (FSU)
_____ 8b. Required Courses (FAMU) _____ 9. Summer Residency Requirement
_____10. University Graduation Check
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7.1.
Department Courses
Definition of Prefixes BME -- Biomedical Engineering ECH -- Chemical Engineering EGN -- General Engineering
7.2.
Undergraduate Courses
BME 4003C. Quantitative Anatomy and Systems Physiology I (4). This is the first course of an introductory, two-semester sequence on anatomy and physiology from a biomedical engineering perspective. The course brings together fundamental concepts from biological science, biochemistry, engineering, and mathematics in order to describe the chemical and physical functionality of the human system. Content includes an examination of each of the macro subsystems, such as skeletal, integumentary, circulatory, muscular, nervous and reproductive systems, from a systems engineering perspective. Each subsystem includes laboratory lessons and experiments designed to reinforce and illustrate key biomedical engineering concepts and problems. Some clinical correlations and pathologies also are introduced. BME 4004C. Quantitative Anatomy and Systems Physiology II (4). This is the second course of an introductory, two-semester sequence on anatomy and physiology from a biomedical engineering perspective. The course brings together fundamental concepts from biological science, biochemistry, engineering, and mathematics in order to describe the chemical and physical functionality of the human system. Content includes an examination of each of the macro subsystems, such as skeletal, integumentary, circulatory, muscular, nervous and reproductive systems, from a systems engineering perspective. Each subsystem includes laboratory lessons and experiments designed to reinforce and illustrate key biomedical engineering concepts and problems. Some clinical correlations and pathologies also are introduced. BME 4082. Biomedical Engineering Ethics (3). Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing in Biomedical Engineering. This course is an introduction to the key theories, concepts, principles, and methodology relevant to the development of biomedical professional ethics. The student is facilitated in his/her development of a code of professional ethics through written work, class discussion, and case analysis. BME 4801. Biomedical Engineering Process Design I (3). Prerequisites: BCH 4053; BME 4004C; ECH 3821. Corequisite: Senior standing. This is the first course of a two-semester sequence on the design of biomedical engineering processes and products. The first semester consists of introducing students to the principles of engineering economics and cost estimation techniques relating to principles of biomedical engineering design. Included is an introduction to computer-aided design calculations. BME 4802. Biomedical Engineering Process Design II (3). Prerequisites: BCH 4053; BME 4004C, BME 4801. Corequisite: Senior standing. This is the second course of a two-semester sequence on the design of biomedical engineering processes and products. The second semester 58
focuses on the actual design of a biomedical engineering process or product using computer-aided design calculations. This is the capstone senior design course in biomedical engineering. An individual design project is completed by each student. BME 4904r. Undergraduate Research Project in Biomedical Engineering (1-3). Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Corequisite: Junior standing. Completion in this course of a research project for six (6) semester hours with a grade of "C" or higher may be used to satisfy the program elective requirement. May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours. BME 4906r. Honors in Biomedical Engineering (1-3). Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Corequisite: Junior standing. Completion in this course of an honors research project for six (6) semester hours with a grade of "C" or higher may be used to satisfy the program elective requirement. May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours. BME 4937. Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering (3). Prerequisite: Senior standing in biomedical engineering. Topics in biomedical engineering with emphasis on recent developments. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours. ECH 2050. Chemical Engineering Communications (2). Techniques for effective oral communication in settings most frequently encountered by the practicing engineer. Speaking skills will be applied in informal presentations, formal presentations, and interviews. ECH 3023. Mass and Energy Balances (4). Prerequisites: CHM 1046; MAC 2312; Corequisites: CHM2210; CGS 3408 or 3460; MAC 2313; PHY 2048C. This course examines material and energy balances on chemical process systems and process measurements and development of problem solving methodologies in mass and energy balances. ECH 3101. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3). Prerequisites: ECH 3023 and 3264 with grades of "C-" or better; MAP 3305; PHY 2049C; Corequisites: CHM 4410; ECH 3265. Energy balances and entropy analysis for systems of chemical engineering interest. Computer calculations involving real fluids, mixtures, phase equilibrium, and chemical equilibrium. ECH 3264. Transport Phenomena I (3). Prerequisites: MAC 2313; CHM 1046; and either CGS 3408 or 3460; Corequisites: ECH 3023; MAP 3305; PHY 2049C. Theory and applications of momentum transfer analysis. Basic theology, velocity profile calculations, and design of fluid flow equipment. ECH 3265. Transport Phenomena II (3). Prerequisites: MAP 3305; PHY 2049C; ECH 3264 with a grade of "C-" or better; Corequisites: CHM 4410; ECH 3101; EEL 3003, 3003L. Theory and applications of heat transfer analysis. Temperature profile calculations and design of heat transfer equipment. ECH 3266. Introductory Transport Phenomena (3). Prerequisites: CHM 2210; ECH 3023 and 3101, both with a "C-" or better; EGM 3512; MAP 3305; Corequisite: ECH 3418. This course examines integral balance equations for conservation of momentum, energy, and mass. Topics include the following: application to chemical processes involving fluid flow and heat and mass transfer; estimation of friction factors, and neat and mass transfer coefficients; pump selection and sizing and piping network analysis; and design of heat exchangers. 59
ECH 3274L. Measurements and Transport Phenomena Laboratory (3). Prerequisites: CHM 4410; ECH 2050, 3265; Corequisite: ECH 4403. Course reinforces principles of physical property measurement and transport phenomena through a series of laboratory experiments. The main emphasis of the course is placed on the written and oral communication of the lab results. There will be lecture material pertaining to the analysis of data, numerical and error analysis, and design of experiments. ECH 3301. Introduction to Process Analysis and Design for Chemical Engineers (3). Prerequisite: MAC 2313. This course will examine the development of process models for equilibrium and dynamic systems, including stagewise processes, that arise in chemical engineering applications, and their analysis using exact and appropriate techniques. ECH 3418. Separations Processes (3). Prerequisites: CHM 2210; ECH 3023 and 3101, both with a "C-" or better; EGM 3512; MAP 3305; Corequisite: ECH 3266. This course examines the principles of equilibrium and transport-controlled separations. Topics include analysis and design of stagewise and continuous separation processes, including distillation, absorption, extraction, filtration, and membrane separations. ECH 3821. Computer Applications In Chemical Engineering (3). Prerequisite: MAC 2311. This course is an introduction to computational tools available for the solution of chemical engineering problems. The primary focus will be on the use of spreadsheets, high-level programming languages such as MATLAB, and computer algebra systems such as Maple in chemical engineering applications. This course also will provide an introduction to the use of chemical process simulators. ECH 3854. Chemical Engineering Computations (3). Prerequisites: ECH 3264; either CGS 3408 or CGS 3460; MAP 3305. Introduction to the central concepts of practical numerical techniques using computers for solving chemical engineering problems. Includes solution of equations in one variable, interpolation and polynomial approximation, numerical differentiation and integration, initial value problems for ordinary differential equations, direct methods for solving linear systems, iterating techniques in matrix algebra, and numerical solution of nonlinear systems of equations. ECH 3949r. Cooperative Work Experience (0). (S/U grade only.) ECH 4267. Advanced Transport Phenomena (3). Prerequisites: ECH 3266, 3418; Corequisite: ECH 3274L. This course examines the following topics: molecular mechanisms for momentum, heat, and mass transport; differential balance equations for conservation of momentum, energy, and mass; application of steady and unsteady-state chemical processes involving diffusive and convective mass transfer in solids, liquids, and gases; interphase transfer mechanisms; and boundary layer theory and turbulent transport. ECH 4323. Process Control (3). Prerequisites: ECH 4504, 4604. A systematic introduction to dynamic behavior and automatic control of industrial processes. Synthesis of feedback control loops for linear systems and synthesis of control structures. ECH 4323L. Process Control Laboratory (1). Corequisite: ECH 4323. Experiments designed to illustrate and apply control theory, measurement techniques, calibration, tuning of controls, characterization of sensors, and control circuits.
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ECH 4403. Transport Phenomena III (3). Prerequisites: ECH 3101, 3265; CHM 4410; Corequisites: ECH 3264L; EGM 3512; CHM 4411. Principles of mass transfer theory, and the practical applications and design of mass transfer operations. ECH 4404L. Unit Operations Laboratory (3). Prerequisites: ECH 3264L, 4403. Familiarizes students with the principles taught in ECH 4403. Preparing experimental plans and doing the required experimental work with unit operations equipment to meet specific objectives. Emphasis is on computer data analysis and on oral/written communication skills. ECH 4504. Kinetics and Reactor Design (3). Prerequisites: ECH 3264L, 4403; Corequisite: ECH 4604. Homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction kinetics, analysis of batch, mixed, plug, and recycle reactors. Analysis of multiple reactions and multiple reactors, reactor temperature control, and catalytic reactor design. ECH 4604. Chemical Engineering Process Design I (4). Prerequisites: ECH 3264L, 4403; ECO 2023; Corequisite: ECH 4504. Engineering economics review and cost-estimation techniques. Design of chemical process equipment. Computer-aided design calculations. ECH 4615. Chemical Engineering Process Design II (3). Prerequisites: ECH 4504, 4604. Design of chemical process facilities and computer-aided design. An individual design project is completed by each student. ECH 4702. Semiconductor Processing Operations (3). Prerequisite: Senior standing in chemical engineering. An introduction to semiconductor properties and processing operations. Emphasis is placed on engineering analysis of crystal growth and processing operations involved in the fabrication of integrated circuits. ECH 4741. Biomedical Engineering (3). Prerequisite: Senior standing in chemical engineering. An introduction to the field of biomedical engineering with particular emphasis on the general engineering role. Emphasis is placed on hemodynamics, human physiology, pharmacodynamics, artificial organs, biomaterials, biomechanics, and clinical engineering. ECH 4743. Chemical Engineering - Bioengineering (3). Prerequisite: Senior standing in chemical engineering; Corequisite: ECH 4504. Introduction to the major principles of the life sciences (microbiology, biochemistry, biophysics, genetics) that are important for biotechnological applications. Extension of the chemical engineering principles of kinetics, reactor design, heat and mass transport, thermodynamics, process control, and separation processes to important problems in bioengineering. ECH 4781. Chemical Engineering - Environmental (3). Prerequisite: ECH 4403; Corequisite: ECH 4504. Introduction to applications of environmental engineering from a chemical engineering perspective. Thermodynamics, stoichiometry, chemical kinetics, transport phenomena, and physical chemistry are utilized in addressing pollution control and prevention processes. Analysis of particle phenomena, including aerosols and colloids. Applications of fundamentals to analyze gas and liquid waste treatment processes. ECH 4823. Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering (3). Prerequisite: Senior standing in chemical engineering. Introduction to the physical chemistry, reaction kinetics, reaction engineering, and processing of polymeric systems. 61
ECH 4824. Chemical Engineering Materials (3). Prerequisite: Senior standing in chemical engineering. Introduction to materials science and engineering from a chemical engineering perspective. Fundamentals of engineering materials, including polymers, metals, and ceramics are studied. Emphasis is placed on the strong interrelationship between materials structure and composition, synthesis and processing, and properties and performance. ECH 4904r. Undergraduate Research Project (1-3). Prerequisites: ECH 3101, 3265. Corequisite: ECH 4403. This course consists of independent research on a topic relevant to chemical engineering. May be repeated to a maximum of nine (9) semester hours ECH 4905r. Directed Individual Study (1-3). Prerequisite: Senior standing in chemical engineering. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours. ECH 4906r. Honors Work In Chemical Engineering (1-6). Prerequisite: Acceptance in honors program. May be repeated to a maximum of nine (9) semester hours. ECH 4937r. Special Topics In Chemical Engineering (1-3). Prerequisite: Senior standing in chemical engineering. Topics in chemical engineering with emphasis on recent developments. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours. EGN 3032. Engineering Ethics (3). Prerequisite: junior standing in engineering. This course introduces the key theories, concepts, principles, and methodology relevant to the development of professional engineering ethics. The student will be guided in his/her development of a code of professional ethics through written work, class discussion, and case analysis.
7.3.
Graduate Courses Engineering and Applied Science Aspects of Biology and Medicine (3). Biophysical Chemistry and Biothermodynamics (3). Biochemical Transport Phenomena (3). Biomedical Engineering Ethics (3). Biomaterials (3). Animal Surgical Techniques (3). Biomedical Instrumentation (3).
BME 5005. BME 5020. BME 5030. BME 5086. BME 5105. BME 5385. BME 5500.
BME 5905r. Directed Individual Study (1-3). BME 5910. Supervised Research (3). (S/U grade only.)
BME 5935r. Biomedical Engineering Seminar (0). (S/U grade only.) 62
BME 5937r. Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering (3). BME 5971r. Thesis (1-9). (S/U grade only.) BME 6210. BME 6330. BME 6530. BME 6550. BME 6720. Biomechanics of Human Structure and Motion (3). Tissue Engineering (3). NMR and MRI Methods in Biology and Medicine (3). Computer Aided Design and Control in Medicine and Surgery (3). Biostatistical Mechanics (3).
BME 6938r. Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering (3). BME 6980r. Dissertation (1-9). BME 8965r. Doctoral Qualifying Exam (0). BME 8976. BME 8985. ECH 5052. ECH 5126. ECH 5128. ECH 5261. ECH 5262. Thesis Defense (0). (S/U grade only.) Dissertation Defense (0). (S/U grade only.) Research Methods in Chemical Engineering (3). Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I (3). Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II (3). Advanced Transport Phenomena I (3). Advanced Transport Phenomena II (3).
ECH 5263r. Special Topics in Transport Phenomena (3). ECH 5325. ECH 5526. ECH 5626. ECH 5740. ECH 5784. ECH 5828. Advanced Process Control (3). Advanced Reactor Design (3). Chemical Process Optimization (3). Fundamentals of Biomolecular Engineering (3). Chemical Engineering Environmental (3). Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering (3). 63
ECH 5840. ECH 5841. ECH 5852.
Advanced Chemical Engineering Mathematics I (3). Advanced Chemical Engineering Mathematics II (3). Advanced Chemical Engineering Computations (3).
ECH 5905r. Directed Individual Study (1-3). ECH 5910. Supervised Research (3). (S/U grade only.)
ECH 5934r. Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (3). ECH 5935r. Chemical Engineering Seminar (0). (S/U grade only.) ECH 5971r. Thesis (1-12). (S/U grade only.) ECH 6127. Phase Equilibria (3). ECH 6272. Molecular Transport Phenomena (3). ECH 6283. Microrheology (3). ECH 6506. Chemical Engineering Kinetics (3). ECH 6536. Surface Science and Catalysis (3). ECH 6848. Operator- Theoretic Methods in Engineering Sciences (3). ECH 6980r. Dissertation (1-24). (S/U grade only.) ECH 8965r. Doctoral Preliminary Exam (0). (S/U grade only.) ECH 8976. Thesis Defense (0). (S/U grade only.) ECH 8985. Dissertation Defense (0). (S/U grade only.) For listings relating to graduate course work for thesis, dissertation, and master’s and doctoral examinations and defense, consult the Graduate Bulletin.
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8.1.
Undergraduate Research Program (URP) in Chemical Engineering
The Role of Graduate Education and Research in Undergraduate Education
Research, a component usually forgotten or misunderstood in undergraduate engineering education, is not a luxury in a department of chemical engineering. The relationship between teaching and research is symbiotic. High quality research generates ideas, which evolve into theories, which find their way into textbooks, which are read by students, who may be taught by the faculty member who originally set the whole process in motion. It is this exchange of ideas that yields new, thoughtprovoking textbooks, and also generates productive new research programs. It is important that the undergraduate student in engineering realize the significant role in the undergraduate curricula played by graduate school and research activities. It is easy to jump to the conclusion that time spent by faculty on research and graduate education could be more profitably put to use in the classroom. However, outstanding educators and shapers of the modern chemical engineering profession have strongly suggested that research and graduate education is crucial for the health of the undergraduate curriculum. Dr. Robert Bird (University of Wisconsin-Madison), an eminent educator, winner of the National Medal of Science, and mentor of several generations of chemical engineering faculty, has stated that "now as always, the quality of teaching depends on ideas generated by research". According to Bird, research and graduate studies work as "natural filters" in which new knowledge is communicated in advanced courses, and gradually finds its way into the undergraduate curriculum. For example, many well established results presently taught in the transport properties courses have been the focus of high level research topics in the past. Similarly, new concepts in biotechnology and advanced materials are being filtered toward eventual incorporation into undergraduate material. It is clear that, from this point of view, chemical engineering undergraduate programs will become weak, less healthy, and less useful for our profession without partnerships with solid and outstanding research programs. Perhaps less obvious is the fact that research and graduate studies also generate engineering teaching faculty and leading researchers of the future. Neither industry nor undergraduate programs produce professors of chemical engineering. Only the graduate level university has the capability, means, and environment to produce MS and Ph.D. graduates. These become the men and women that will be able to educate more bachelors degree candidates. It is not a coincidence that leading engineering schools have strong research programs that parallel their undergraduate teaching programs. The ties between teaching and research are more than symbolic. Research and graduate education are crucial parts of every undergraduate chemical engineering program. R. Bird described the relationship in the following words: "To do a good job of teaching, a professor must be a good communicator. Further, what is communicated must be relevant to students’ needs. In engineering, which changes rapidly with each new technological advance, it is imperative that professors have the resources to absorb and communicate new knowledge. Research provides the mechanism that allows a professor to constantly upgrade the breadth and depth of his knowledge. Not the least of the benefits of research is the vitality which the investigative process imparts to the instructional program".
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8.2.
Program Overview
Numerous research opportunities for undergraduates to work closely with faculty and graduate students are available and are encouraged in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. The Department offers an Undergraduate Research Program (URP) for academically talented students to extend their undergraduate educational experiences. The program requires independent research by the student on a topic relevant to chemical engineering (including biomedical engineering). Completion of an Undergraduate Research Project (URP) for six hours of credit with a grade of "C" or higher may be used to satisfy the Chemical Engineering senior elective requirement. Students can sign up for this program either as ECH 4906 (Honors URP) or ECH 4904 (URP). ECH 4906 is reserved for students who qualify for the University Honors in the Major program. Students may apply the work done for the URP toward the Honors Program requirements, where applicable. Students interested in the Honors in the Major option should directly contact the Honors Program Office for specific requirements. Generally, application to the Honors in the Major Program must be initiated during the term prior to registering for the course. Students who do not qualify for the University Honors program, but still meet the admission requirements given below, may enroll in ECH 4904. The undergraduate research project will require at least two semesters of effort, and the URP must be started at the latest by the first semester of the senior year. However, students are highly encouraged to start in the final semester of their junior year, or in the Summer Term preceding their senior year. Applications for entry into the program are to be submitted at least six weeks before the end of the semester prior to that in which the research program is to start.
8.3.
Admission Requirements 1. Must have completed or be currently enrolled in ECH 3274L (Measurements/Transport Phenomena Lab) and ECH 4267 (Advanced Transport Phenomena). 2. Must have a minimum of 3.0 or higher University Cumulative and Chemical Engineering GPAs. 3. Must have a minimum of 3.0 or higher Cumulative GPA on all transfer credit.
8.4.
Application Procedure
Students who satisfy the admission requirements can make formal application to the URP. The "Application Form" (Form 1) requires a brief description of the proposed project and the student's motivation for pursuing the URP.
8.5.
Selection of Directing Professor
A presentation on the research opportunities available through the URP will be made by the URP director to the junior class of the Department during the Fall Term. In addition, a listing of faculty participating in the URP and a description of available projects can be found on the departmental web page at: http://www.eng.fsu.edu/cheme. Students interested in the URP should meet 66
with faculty members whose research is of interest to them to obtain additional details on specific projects. The URP application is to be submitted at least six weeks before the end of the semester prior to that in which the research program is to start. A departmental committee will review the application form, and the student will be informed about the final assignment of directing professor and project in writing before the end of the semester in which the application is submitted. A copy of this letter will also be sent to the faculty advisor and the department chair. Admission to the URP is contingent upon availability of research projects and faculty advisors. Upon admission to the program, a folder will be opened for the student in which all relevant documentation will be maintained.
8.6.
Project Requirements
8.6.1. Research Plan A three to four page "Research Plan" (Form 2) must be submitted to the URP director by the end of the fourth week of the first term of the URP. This must be signed by the directing professor (see attached sample). 8.6.2. Supervisory Committee The student should form a supervisory committee consisting of the directing professor and at least two additional faculty members, one of whom may be external to the department. A completed "Establishment of Supervisory Committee Form" (Form 3) with the faculty signatures must be submitted to the URP director along with the Research Plan. 8.6.3. Interim Progress Report An interim progress report must be submitted to the supervisory committee before the last day of classes of the semester. This report should be about five to ten pages in length, and must provide a summary of the work done in the semester along with preliminary results and a research plan for the next semester. The directing professor will then assign the semester grade and submit the "Completion of First Term Form" (Form 4) to the URP director. Students who are not recommended for continuation in the URP or choose not to continue may apply any credits received in the URP with a grade of “C” or better towards the Chemical Engineering elective requirements. 8.6.4. Final Project Report and Defense In the final semester of the Undergraduate Research Project, a final project report must be submitted to the supervisory committee. This report should be about fifteen to twenty pages in length (at least thirty pages for Honors in the Major) and should present the final results and conclusions of the research. This report must be orally defended before the supervisory committee. Students are advised to submit the written reports to their committees well before the date of the defense, in case 67
changes are needed before the oral presentation. The student must inform the URP director in writing of the date, time, and place of the final project defense at least two weeks in advance of the proposed defense date. Also, a copy of the final project report must be submitted after successful completion of the defense.
8.6.5. Final Project Report Format Staple and book tape binding is recommended. The title page must show the original signatures of all committee members, with typed names beneath each signature. After the defense has taken place, the directing professor will submit the “Completion of Final Term Form” (Form 5) with the committee's recommendation for approval or denial and the final grade to the URP director.
8.7.
Credits and Rewards
Upon successful completion of the Undergraduate Research Program, all six credit hours may be applied toward the Chemical Engineering elective requirements for the Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. Additionally, upon completion of the program, the student will receive: Recognition on the permanent record in the student's folder in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. A Certificate signed by the directing professor, the Department Chair, and the Dean of the College of Engineering.
8.8.
Current (Fall 2006) List of Undergraduate Research Topics
Bioengineering: Mass Transfer in Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery. Computational Electrophysiology. Investigation of Fibrin Gel as Three-Dimensional Matrix for Tissue Engineering. Tissue Morphogenesis in Three dimensional Scaffold. Blood Vessel Regeneration. Environmental Engineering: Non-Thermal Plasma Processes for Air and Water Pollution Treatment. Materials Science and Engineering: Fuel Cells Biofuel Cell Development of Microbial Fuel Cell. Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC): Methanol-Tolerant Oxygen Electrode Material. Metals and Alloys Numerical Simulations for Metals and Alloys. Polymers Crystallization of Polyprolylenes. 68
Phase Transitions in Rubbers and Elastomers. Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites Crystallization Kinetics of Thermoplastic Nanocomposites. Mediator-Free Biosensor: Application of Polymer-Stabilized Nanocomposite Particles.
URP Forms and Guidelines
Form 1 -- Application Form URP Guidelines for Advisor and Student Form 2 -- Research Plan (Prospectus) Form 3 -- Establishment of Supervisory Committee Form Form 4 -- Completion of First Term Form Form 5 -- Completion of Final Term Form
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FORM 1 -- APPLICATION FORM (Must be submitted to the URP Director by the end of the term prior to beginning the URP.)
Undergraduate Research Project (URP)
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Name Address Phone Date of Application Class (Junior or Senior) University GPA
SS#
E-mail University (FAMU or FSU) Credit Hours Completed Departmental GPA
Proposed URP Faculty Advisor Proposed URP Topic
Proposed Academic Terms of URP (e.g., Fall 2005 & Spring 2006)
Approval Signatures With Dates
URP Student
URP Program Director
URP Advisor
Undergraduate Committee Chair
* Student: Please attach a 1 - 3 page project description and your motivation for undertaking the Undergraduate Research Project.
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URP GUIDELINES FOR ADVISOR AND STUDENT (Optional; shown is an example of a contract between a faculty advisor and a student.)
Undergraduate Research Project (URP)
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering (See example, below)
FAMU - FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Department of Chemical Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046 Phone: (904) 487-6149 FAX: (904) 487-6150 che@engfsu.edu
MEMORANDUM
TO: FROM: CC: DATE: RE:
Mr. Steven White (URP Student) Dr. Bruce R. Locke (Faculty Advisor)) Dr. Michael Peters (Department Chair) and Dr. Pedro Arce (URP Director) January 6, 1997 DIS Research for Spring 1997
Please find the attached guidelines for your DIS (Note: now URP) research project. We look forward to a productive project where you will learn much about research. You should expect to spend a minimum of ten hours per week on this project and we will strictly enforce the policy that completion of the first semester work is a prerequisite for continuing the project in the second semester. We expect that the work proposed will contribute significantly to our efforts in understanding the use of a pulsed corona discharge for nitrogen oxide treatment.
An Equal Opportunity Employer Florida A&M University - The Florida State University
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URP RESEARCH ECH 4904 Department of Chemical Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Spring 1997
Student: Course Subject: Tentative Project Title:
Mr. Steven White Nitrogen Oxide Removal Using Pulsed Corona Discharge Study of Carbon Electrodes for Enhanced Nitrogen Oxide Removal in Pulsed Corona Discharge Reactors. Dr. Bruce R. Locke
Director:
Requirements: 1. 2. Preliminary Written and Oral Report (by the end of the Spring Semester) (40%-first semester) Final Project Thesis and Oral Report (by the end of last Semester) (40%- last semester) Project Notebook (30%-both semesters) Performance in Laboratory (30% - both semesters)
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Description: The objectives of this directed individual research class is to further develop the student's ability to perform chemical engineering research. Efforts in this project will include the planning, performance, and analysis of experiments to investigate the use of new electrode materials for the removal of nitrogen oxides by pulsed corona discharge. A written proposal will be required by end of the second week of the spring semester, i.e., January 17, 1997. This report should summarize the plans for the research project and should include some of the preliminary work performed in the previous semester. A written mid-project report detailing the student's experimental research must be submitted by the end of the first semester. This report should include descriptions of the background of the project, the hypothesis under study in the research, and an introduction to the theoretical analysis and results from the first semester study. A relatively complete list of references should be included. No page limit is required; however, this document should adequately address all of the above factors. This report will also be presented orally in an open meeting to the faculty committee. Continuation of DIS (URP) into the second semester will be based upon performance during the first semester. The student is expected to be on time and prepared for each session with the professor. This 72
will require preparation and planning before going to the meeting. A project laboratory notebook will be assigned. All entries should be neatly prepared. A final oral and written thesis will be due by the end of the last semester. This document should be a complete description of the work done, the results obtained, and recommendations for future work. Guidelines can be obtained from previous student reports (e.g., Ms. Sharon Sauer and Mr. Craig Galban).
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FORM 2 -- RESEARCH PLAN (PROSPECTUS) (Must be submitted to the URP director by the end of the fourth week of the first term of the URP.)
Undergraduate Research Project (URP)
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
(See example next page)
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Development of Experimental Keratin Models to Study the Physical Properties of the Hydrophilic Regions within the Stratum Corneum
PROSPECTUS Honors in Chemical Engineering (ECH 4906) Fall and Spring Semester 1997-98
Ms. Cherie L. Stabler
______________________________ Honors Student (Signature)
Dr. Bruce R. Locke
______________________________ Honors Directing Professor (Signature)
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Development of Experimental Keratin Models to Study the Physical Properties of the Hydrophilic Regions within the Stratum Corneum by Cherie L. Stabler
The primary function of the skin is to serve as a barrier against external elements while keeping vital substances in the body. The physical nature of the skin, and more specifically the stratum corneum, is a highly structured and unique arrangement of proteins and lipids interrupted by shafts of hair follicles and sweat glands. The stratum corneum is the outer layer of the skin and is comprised of mainly dead cells. The dead cells (corneocytes) of this seemingly impermeable layer are surrounded by a specific arrangement of several lipids in multilamellar bilayers. The corneocytes within this lipid medium are protein structures that are composed mainly of keratin. Furthermore, the keratin proteins are cross-linked within the lipid mixture by another protein called fillaggrin. It is believed that the unique composition of the corneocytes and lipids and their arrangement within the stratum corneum (SC) accounts for its unusual physical properties1-4. Although the arrangement of the lipids and corneocytes (protein) within the stratum corneum and their general percentage compositions are known, the diffusion and binding of compounds through the SC have not specifically been identified. Furthermore, while many believe that the intercellular bilayers of lipids within the SC accounts for the relative impermeability and elasticity of skin, the effect of the keratin on transport within this lipid medium is yet unknown. The lack of knowledge of these properties is due to many factors. One of the main factors is that the stratum corneum is not comprised solely of lipids and corneocytes. Hair follicles and sweat glands occasionally interrupt the lipid and protein continuum. Therefore, when measurements are conducted on the skin, these two elements eliminate the possibility of determining the diffusive properties of only the lipid and protein components. Although some research has been conducted on only the lipid/protein region of the skin, a more in-depth analysis is needed. In order to perform this analysis without hair shafts and sweat glands present, an experimental model approach that creates mixtures similar to the SC may be used which can provide accurate measurements of the diffusive and interfacial nature of only the SC. The purpose of our experiments and analysis is to determine the diffusive and binding properties of the stratum corneum through the use of protein, cross-linked protein, and possibly lipid/cross-linked protein models. By generating models that mimic the structure and composition of the protein and lipids within the SC, accurate information can be provided for some of the mechanisms of mass transfer through the stratum corneum. This task will be challenging in the respect that many specific parameters, spatial aspects, and composition requirements must be taken into account in order for an accurate model to be generated and analyzed. However, once complete, the experimental models should provide for an excellent system for understanding the physical properties of the SC. Furthermore, a comparison to established theoretical models will be conducted in order to aid in the interpretation of the experimental results.
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The first and main objective of the proposed analysis will be to develop accurate protein models of the stratum corneum and to determine their overall diffusive properties. The motivation behind choosing protein models as opposed to lipid models is that so little is known about the properties and effects of the proteins within the SC. Even though the percentage of lipid regions within the SC is only 14%, this medium controls many aspects of transport and the mechanical strength of the skin. Although it is researched that the lipids within the stratum corneum facilitate in the diffusion of the hydrophobic compounds through the skin, the role of the protein regions of the stratum corneum in the facilitation of hydrophilic (ionic) molecules through the skin is yet to be concluded. Therefore, the hydrophilic region of the SC is a phase that has not been extensively studied, and an in-depth analysis of the corneocyte's effect on the diffusion and relative binding of compounds should provide useful information. The first corneocyte model developed will contain keratin and water. Keratin is used in the experimental model because over 80% of the corneocyte is comprised of this protein. The keratin used in the analysis will be from an actual human epidermis in order to ensure accuracy (purchased -from Sigma Chemical Co.). The ratio of keratin to water in the first mixture will model the percentage amount of corneocytes within the SC. Due to the fact that this mixture will mimic the percentage composition of corneocytes in the SC, it is proposed that this mixture will provide the most accurate reflection of the effect of hydrophilic components on transport within the SC. Furthermore, other keratin/water mixtures will be developed in order to gain better understanding of the effects keratin has on the parameters discussed below. The diffusive and binding properties of water in these mixtures of keratin and water will be analyzed using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). The first series of NMR experiments will measure the effective self-diffusion of water within the keratin. Through these experiments, information will be obtained concerning the effect keratin has on the rate that water diffuses through the system. This data is important in the respect that conclusions can be made concerning whether keratin helps the lipids of the SC in controlling the rate at which water permeates through the SC or if it provides an excellent pathway for water diffusion. The second parameter that will be analyzed using NMR is determining the interfacial properties of keratin and water. It has not been concluded in research whether keratin binds water to the corneocytes, thereby hindering water's complete transport through the system, or if water is permitted to simply dissolve through the keratin. This parameter will be determined through the use of T1 relaxation (spin lattice) experiments. These NMR experiments will provide insight into the binding and interfacial properties of keratin on water, and allow for an overall interpretation to be made concerning water's mobility within the corneocyte. Once the data is analyzed, it will be compared to the theoretical models. The theoretical models used for comparison will use the fact that the solution created contains only hydrophilic properties6. The overall results of the theoretical and the experimental investigations will aid in the determination of some of the effects keratin has within the two-phase system of the stratum corneum. In order to further understand the effect of the corneocyte compounds within the SC, a mixture of cross-linked protein will be used in conjunction with the keratin and water mixture. The reason for this analysis is due to the fact that the corneocytes within the lipid medium are cross-linked by the protein fillaggrin. Unfortunately, fillaggrin is difficult to obtain and must be used sparingly for the analysis. Therefore, another cross-linking protein (glutaraldehyde) will be used for most of the 77
experiments. Even though it is unknown if the glutaraldehyde will cross-link the specific protein of keratin, glutaraldehyde is a protein known for being able to cross-link most proteins and should perform appropriately. Therefore, once the cross-linking occurs, the resulting mixture may be similar to the structure of the hydrophilic domains within the SC. T1 relaxation and water self-diffusion experiments will then be conducted on the mixture using NMR. Through these series of NMR experiments, an interpretation can be made not only upon the effects of the entire hydrophilic region within the compound, but also on the effects of the extent of cross-linking on the binding and diffusive properties of water to keratin. Once experimental results are completed, the data will be analyzed in the context of a theoretical model that contains parameters for cross-linking effects6. The correlation of the theoretical and experimental results will provide a better understanding of not only the effects of cross-linking on diffusive properties, but also the effect of the entire hydrophilic region of the stratum corneum on the skin's permeability. If time permits and the experimental results present a reasonable analysis for the protein region of the SC, a mixture will be attempted that combines protein/glutaraldehyde/lipids. This experiment will prove challenging, in the respect that the lipid mixture required must contain not only similar percentage compositions of the major lipids that are present in the SC, but also a similar structure. The structure of the lipids within the SC is found to be arranged as lamellar, possibly bilayer, sheets. They are mainly comprised of cermamides, free fatty acids, and cholesterol. Similar mixtures of only skin lipids have been created; however, the laboratory time and effort required to generate these bilayer sheets is extensive7-10. An accurate lipid model that does not require such extreme laboratory work will be attempted, through the use of these three lipids and water in various concentrations and at the physiological pH of skin, and then combined with the keratin/glutaraldehyde mixture. Whether this model can be created is yet unknown, for this two-phase mixture modeling the SC has yet to be created. However, if the model of lipids and keratin is possible, NMR experiments similar to those performed on the other models will be conducted on the mixture. Due to the fact that the SC is a two-phase mixture, this model should provide for the most accurate results. This data, if obtained, should provide extremely useful information and insight as to the relative permeation of the SC. Once the NMR data is complete, it will be compared to a theory that contains an analysis of spatial averaging along with the knowledge that the model is a two-phase system. Although many experiments are planned with numerous models, the main objective of this analysis is to determine the effect of hydrophilic compounds within the SC by creating a keratin mixture of accurate composition and structure. Once a strong correlation is developed between the experimental and theoretical data, the results should provide us with a better understanding concerning the mechanisms of diffusion and binding of compounds within the protein components of the stratum corneum.
Literature Review: 1. 2. Franz, Thomas, Tojo, K., Shah, K., and Kvdonieus, A. Transdermal Delivery. Smith, Eric. Percutaneous Penetration Enhancers, Treatise on Controlled Drug Delivery, Agis Kydonieus, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1992. 78
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Edwards, David and Langer, Robert. A Linear Theory of Transdermal Transport Phenomena, J of Pharvm. Sci., 83, 9 September 1994, 1315- 1334. Potts, Russell and Francoeur, Michael. The Influence of Stratum Corneum Morphology on Water Permeability, J Invest, Dermatol. 96, 1991, 495-499. Pykett, Ian. NMR Imaging in Medicine, Sci. Amer., May 1982, 78-88. Penke, Brigita. Masters Thesis, Department of Chemical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida State University (in progress), 1997. Bouwstra, J.A., Thewalt, J., Gooris, G. S., and Kitson, N. A Model Membrane Approach to the Epidermal Permeability Barrier: An X-Ray Diffraction Study, Biochemistry, 36, 1997, 77177725. Bender, Max. Interfacial Phenomena in Biological Systems, Surfactant Science Series, Vol. 39, 3-32, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1991. Rhein, Linda, Simion, F., Froebe, C., Mattai, J., and Cagan, R. Development of a Stratum Corneum Lipid Model to Study the Cutaneous Moisture Barrier Properties, Colloids and Surfaces, 48, 1990, 1-11. Wertz, Philip, Abraham, W., Landmann, L., and Downing, D. Preparation of Liposomes from Stratum Corneum Lipids, J. Invest. Dermatol., 87, 582-584, 1986.
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FORM 3 -- ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE FORM (Must be submitted to the URP Director with the Prospectus.)
Undergraduate Research Project (URP)
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Name Address Phone
SS#
Email
This form serves to establish the supervisory committee for the Undergraduate Research Project in the Department of Chemical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. Under the direction of the faculty advisor, the student’s URP supervisory committee will oversee the progress of the project and will approve the final project report and oral presentation. A minimum of three committee members are required, one of whom may be from outside the Department of Chemical Engineering. URP Topic
Academic Terms of URP (e.g., Fall 2003 & Spring 2004) URP Faculty Advisor URP Committee Member URP Committee Member URP Committee Member (optional)
Approval Signatures With Dates
URP Student
URP Program Director
URP Faculty Advisor
Undergraduate Committee Chair
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FORM 4 -- COMPLETION OF FIRST TERM FORM (Must be submitted when grades are due for the particular term.)
Undergraduate Research Project (URP)
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
I certify that the following student Name Address Phone Email SS#
has completed the academic requirements for the first term of the Undergraduate Research Project in the Department of Chemical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. This student will continue the URP for the second (and third, if applicable) term(s) for a maximum of six credit hours, which will be counted for the two senior-level Chemical Engineering Electives.
URP Advisor URP Topic
Academic Terms of URP (e.g., Fall 2003 & Spring 2004) URP Prospectus Submitted (Initial and Date) URP Interim Project Report Submitted (Initial and Date)
Approval Signatures With Dates
URP Student
URP Program Director
URP Advisor
Undergraduate Committee Chair
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FORM 5 -- COMPLETION OF FINAL TERM FORM (Must be submitted when grades are due for the particular term.)
Undergraduate Research Project (URP)
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
I certify that the following student Name Address Phone Email SS#
has completed all academic requirements for the Undergraduate Research Project in the Department of Chemical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. The URP will be counted for the two senior-level Chemical Engineering Electives for a maximum of six credit hours.
URP Advisor URP Topic
Academic Terms of URP (e.g., Fall 2003 & Spring 2004) URP Project Final Report Submitted (Initial and Date) URP Oral Presentation (Initial and Date)
Approval Signatures With Dates
URP Student
URP Program Director
URP Advisor
Undergraduate Committee Chair
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