Chemical and Materials Engineering

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Chemical & Materials Engineering Department
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
3801 West Temple Avenue, 17-2124
Pomona, CA 91768

(909) 869-2626

cme@cpp.edu

Vilupanur Ravi, Chair

Chemical Engineering is the branch of engineering that embraces the development and application of industrial processes which involve chemical and physical changes of materials. These processes must be accomplished in a competitive economy and in an environmentally safe manner to create products which are useful and essential to the modern world. Chemical Engineering includes the design, development, and production of many products such as fuels and petrochemicals, plastics, fibers, paper, foods, building materials and pharmaceuticals. A Chemical engineering degree is also good preparation for careers in pollution prevention, waste minimization or biomedical engineering.

The Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering is actively pursuing outcomes assessment to evaluate its effectiveness in promoting student learning and achieving its vision and objectives. The department welcomes input on the following statement of our vision and educational objectives.

The mission of the Chemical and Materials Engineering Programs is to prepare graduates who will contribute effectively to an interconnected global society by providing them with a strong foundation in engineering fundamentals, excellent hands-on engineering skills, and extensive training in communication and teamwork. 

Chemical and Materials Engineering students are encouraged to become active in the student chapters of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE), American Society for Materials (ASM), and the Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE). Qualified students are invited to join the student chapter of Omega Chi Epsilon, the chemical engineering honor society.

Programs

• Chemical Engineering, B.S.: 194 units

Courses

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES: Lecture and laboratory courses listed together are to be taken concurrently.

• CHE 131/141L - Introduction to Chemical Engineering/Laboratory (2/1)
• CHE 132/142L - Chemical Engineering Analysis/Laboratory (2/1)
• CHE 143L - Chemical Engineering Data Analysis and Design of Experiments Laboratory (1)
• CHE 201/211L - Stoichiometry I/Laboratory (3/1)
• CHE 202/212L - Stoichiometry II/Laboratory (3/1)
• CHE 299/299A/299L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-4/1-4/1-4)
• CHE 301 - Applied Mathematics in Chemical and Materials Engineering (3)
• CHE 302 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I (4)
• CHE 303 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II (4)
• CHE 304 - Kinetics and Reactor Design (4)
• CHE 310L - Chemical Engineering Computer Applications Laboratory (1)
• CHE 311 - Momentum Transport (4)
• CHE 312 - Energy Transport (3)
• CHE 313 - Mass Transport (3)
• CHE 322L - Transport Laboratory I (1)
• CHE 333L - Transport Laboratory II (1)
• CHE 400 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-2)
• CHE 425 - Unit Operations I (3)
• CHE 426 - Process Controls (3)
• CHE 432 - Pollution Abatement and Hazardous Materials Management (2)
• CHE 435L - Unit Operations I Laboratory (1)
• CHE 436L - Process Controls Laboratory (1)
• CHE 441/451L - Chemical Process Synthesis and Design I/Laboratory (4/1)
• CHE 442/452L - Chemical Processes Synthesis and Design II/Laboratory (3/1)
• CHE 443/453L - Chemical Process Synthesis and Design III/Laboratory (3/1)
• CHE 461 - Senior Project (2)
• CHE 462 - Senior Project (2)
• CHE 463 - Undergraduate Project (2)
• CHE 499/499A/499L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-4/1-4/1-4)

All students in engineering and engineering technology curricula must satisfy ENG 103, ENG 104, ENG 107 , ENG 109 , or ENG 110  prior to enrolling in any 300-level or higher course in the College of Engineering. Lecture and laboratory courses listed together are to be taken concurrently.

• MTE 203 - Materials Science for Engineering Technology (3)
• MTE 205L - Materials Engineering in Industry (1)
• MTE 207 - Materials Science and Engineering (3)
• MTE 208 - Introduction to Electronic Materials and Properties (3)
• MTE 299/299A/299L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-4)
• MTE 303/303L - Polymer Engineering (3/1)
• MTE 317L - Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (1)
• MTE 320/320L - Mechanical Metallurgy/Laboratory (3/1)
• MTE 327/327L - Properties of Materials (3/1)
• MTE 328 - Thermodynamics of Solids (3)
• MTE 337/337L - Joining of Materials (2/1)
• MTE 338 - Kinetic Processes in Materials (3)
• MTE 400 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-2)
• MTE 401/401L - Corrosion and Materials Degradation (3/1)
• MTE 404 - Electronic Materials (4)
• MTE 405 - Physical Metallurgy–Mechanical Properties (4)
• MTE 406/406L - Physical Metallurgy—Solidification and Strengthening Reactions (3/1)
• MTE 407/407L - Ceramic Materials (3/1)
• MTE 408/418L - Introduction to Composite Materials/Laboratory (3/1)
• MTE 420/420L - Materials Selection and Design I/Laboratory (2/1)
• MTE 421 - Materials Characterization and Testing (4)
• MTE 422 - Fracture and Failure Analysis (4)
• MTE 430/430L - Materials Selection and Design II/Laboratory (2/1)
• MTE 499/499A/499L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-4/1-4/1-4)
• MTE 528 - Materials Thermodynamics (4)
• MTE 533 - Mechanical Properties of Materials (4)
• MTE 546 - Phase Transformations (4)
• MTE 555 - Advanced Corrosion and Environmental Degradation (4)
• MTE 599/599A/599L - Special Topics for Graduate Students (2-4,2-4,2-4)
• MTE 630 - Materials for Energy Applications (4)
• MTE 650 - Nanomaterials (4)
• MTE 670 - Biomaterials (4)

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