Chemical and Materials Engineering

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Vilupanur Ravi, Chair

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 Engineering program is to prepare baccalaureate graduates with the skills necessary to contribute through their professional careers to a highly technical society that is global in scope, while paying particular attention to the needs of the State of California. The philosophy of the Chemical Engineering program is to provide a strong theoretical foundation coupled with practical application of that knowledge, which is consistent with the missions of the College of Engineering and the University.

The educational outcomes of the Chemical Engineering Program are to develop the abilities of our students to:

1. critically analyze engineering problems and find feasible solutions through the application of math, chemistry, physics and engineering fundamentals and the use of engineering materials and modern computational tools;
2. effectively search the literature, design and conduct experiments and analyze and interpret laboratory and plant data;
3. demonstrate the grasp of basic principles underlying stoichiometry, thermodynamics, transport phenomena, unit operations and chemical reaction engineering;
4. design and control chemical engineering equipment and processes with attention to economics, the environment, health and safety;
5. function as practicing engineers including the ability to communicate (written and oral) effectively, work collaboratively, learn independently, act appropriately in professional duties, and plan and execute projects successfully, and
6. understand contemporary issues and the impact of engineering solutions on society, and the ethical considerations of engineering decisions.

Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering is the branch of engineering that embraces the development and application of industrial processes which involve chemical and physical changes of material. 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 or waste minimization. This program blends the basic sciences with engineering science and design to focus upon the design, development and engineering of industrial processes and plants. Students are well prepared upon graduation to begin either their professional career or a program of graduate study.

The Chemical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

The chemical engineering curriculum in addition to a sound foundation in general education includes basic courses in chemistry, physics, mathematics, and materials, electrical, and mechanical engineering. In addition, coursework in the major includes computer programming, engineering statistics, material and energy balances, transport phenomena, unit operations, process control, process synthesis and design, thermodynamics, kinetics, reactor design, and pollution abatement. The design aspect of chemical engineering is present throughout the curriculum and culminates in the senior-level, three-quarter capstone design sequence. Student project opportunities enable students to develop essential planning, experimenting and reporting skills in individual or theme-based projects. Extensive laboratory and computerized test facilities exist for process and materials investigations, as well as complete pilot plant scale equipment for extended development and confirmatory studies.

Students desiring to major in Chemical Engineering should have a particularly high aptitude for science and mathematics, and first-time college students should have taken substantial college preparatory courses in these disciplines in high school including one year of chemistry. Incoming transfer students should have completed at least one year of college calculus, one year of college chemistry, and one year of college physics (with laboratory) prior to beginning the program at Cal Poly Pomona. The community college student planning to transfer into this department should consult a school counselor or this department to determine which courses meet the program requirements.

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.

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 104  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 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)

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