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 A. Ravi, Chair

The Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering offers a BS degree in Chemical Engineering, a Minor in Materials Engineering and an MS in Engineering with Emphasis in Materials Engineering.

Chemical Engineering is the branch of engineering that embraces the development and application of industrial processes that 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, materials and pharmaceuticals. A Chemical Engineering degree is also good preparation for careers in pollution prevention, waste minimization or biomedical engineering.

Materials Engineering is that branch of engineering that deals with developing products and processes based on understanding the structure of materials.  The goal of the materials engineer is to understand the structure of materials (at the micro- or the nanolevel) to improve their properties and ultimately their performance. Materials engineers apply this knowledge to the production, selection and utilization of materials. Since engineers are called upon to work with new ideas and materials, the engineering graduate with a minor in materials engineering is very well prepared to respond to such a challenge and thus has a career advantage.

The MS in Engineering with Emphasis in Materials Engineering provides another avenue for engineers to add to their undergraduate degrees. This program is described elsewhere in this catalog.

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), Material Advantage and NACE International. Qualified students are invited to join the student chapter of Omega Chi Epsilon, the Chemical Engineering honor society and/or Alpha Sigma Mu, the international professional honor society for Materials Science and Engineering.

Programs

• Chemical Engineering, B.S.: 127 units

Courses

• CHE 1311 - Introduction to Chemical Engineering (1)
• CHE 1321 - Chemical and Materials Engineering Analysis (1)
• CHE 1411L - Introduction to Chemical Engineering Laboratory (1)
• CHE 1421L - Chemical and Materials Engineering Analysis Laboratory (1)
• CHE 1430L - Introduction to Chemical and Materials Engineering Experiments Laboratory (1)
• CHE 2000 - Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• CHE 2011 - Material and Energy Balances I (2)
• CHE 2021 - Material and Energy Balances II (2)
• CHE 2301 - Process and Automation (2)
• CHE 2301L - Process and Automation Laboratory (1)
• CHE 2851 - Applied Mathematics in Chemical and Materials Engineering (2)
• CHE 2990 - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• CHE 2990A - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Activity (1-3)
• CHE 2990L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
• CHE 3021 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I (3)
• CHE 3031 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II (2)
• CHE 3040 - Kinetics & Reactor Design (3)
• CHE 3111 - Transport Phenomena I (4)
• CHE 3121 - Transport Phenomena II (3)
• CHE 3141 - Organic Chemistry for Chemical Engineers (3)
• CHE 3221L - Transport Laboratory I (1)
• CHE 3331L - Transport Laboratory II (1)
• CHE 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• CHE 4251 - Unit Operations and Pollution Abatement (2)
• CHE 4260 - Process Controls (2)
• CHE 4321 - Chemical Safety and Hazardous Materials Management (3)
• CHE 4361L - Unit Operation and Process Control Laboratory (1)
• CHE 4450 - Chemical Process Synthesis and Design I (3)
• CHE 4450L - Chemical Process Synthesis and Design I Laboratory (1)
• CHE 4451 - Chemical Process Synthesis and Design II (3)
• CHE 4451L - Chemical Process Synthesis and Design II Laboratory (1)
• CHE 4631 - Undergraduate Research Project (1)
• CHE 4801A - Professional Development and Case Studies in Chemical and Materials Engineering Activity (1)
• CHE 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• CHE 4990A - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Activity (1-3)
• CHE 4990L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Laboratory (1-3)

• MTE 2000 - Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• MTE 2070 - Materials Science and Engineering (2)
• MTE 2990 - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• MTE 2990A - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Activity (1-3)
• MTE 2990L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
• MTE 3030 - Polymer Materials (2)
• MTE 3030L - Polymer Materials Laboratory (1)
• MTE 3170L - Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (1)
• MTE 3200 - Mechanical Metallurgy (2)
• MTE 3200L - Mechanical Metallurgy Laboratory (1)
• MTE 3270 - Advanced Science of Materials (2)
• MTE 3270L - Advanced Science of Materials Laboratory (1)
• MTE 3280 - Thermodynamics of Materials (3)
• MTE 3371 - Joining of Materials (2)
• MTE 3371L - Joining of Materials Laboratory (1)
• MTE 3381 - Kinetic Processes in Materials (3)
• MTE 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• MTE 4010 - Corrosion And Materials Degradation (2)
• MTE 4010L - Corrosion And Materials Degradation Laboratory (1)
• MTE 4040 - Electronic Materials (3)
• MTE 4050 - Physical Metallurgy - Mechanical Properties (3)
• MTE 4060 - Physical Metallurgy - Solidification and Strengthening Reactions (2)
• MTE 4060L - Physical Metallurgy Solidification and Strengthening Reactions Laboratory (1)
• MTE 4070 - Ceramic Materials (2)
• MTE 4070L - Ceramic Materials Laboratory (1)
• MTE 4080 - Composite Materials (2)
• MTE 4080L - Composite Materials Laboratory (1)
• MTE 4201 - Materials Selection and Design I (1)
• MTE 4201L - Materials Selection and Design I Laboratory (1)
• MTE 4210 - Materials Characterization and Testing (3)
• MTE 4220 - Fracture and Failure Analysis (3)
• MTE 4301 - Materials Selection and Design II (2)
• MTE 4301L - Materials Selection and Design II Laboratory (1)
• MTE 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• MTE 4990A - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Activity (1-3)
• MTE 4990L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
• MTE 5000 - Special Study for Graduate Students (1-3)
• MTE 5280 - Materials Thermodynamics (3)
• MTE 5330 - Mechanical Properties of Materials (3)
• MTE 5460 - Phase Transformations (3)
• MTE 5550 - Advanced Corrosion and Environmental Degradation (3)
• MTE 5990 - Special Topics for Graduate Students (1-3)
• MTE 5990A - Special Topics for Graduate Students Activity (1-3)
• MTE 5990L - Special Topics for Graduate Students Laboratory (1-3)
• MTE 6300 - Materials for Energy Applications (3)
• MTE 6500 - Nanomaterials (3)
• MTE 6700 - Biomaterials (3)
• MTE 6910 - Directed Research (1-3)
• MTE 6920 - Independent Research (1-3)
• MTE 6990 - Master’s Degree Continuation (0)

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