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to Official Publications Blue Text Reflects Updates to the Printed Catalog Catalog Contents Introduction |
Department
of Chemical Engineering
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| Undergraduate Program | Curriculum Tables | Graduate Program | Course Descriptions | Faculty |
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This department supervises the following degree programs:
Program Educational Objectives. Major objectives of the department during the next decade will be: (1) to provide students with a high quality education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels to enable them to adapt to a rapidly changing technical environment, (2) to produce graduates who will be productive throughout their careers in a wide range of industrial, professional, and academic environments, and (3) to develop graduates with a strong sense of ethics and professionalism and the ability to succeed as both individual and team contributors.
The profession of chemical engineering combines the principles of physical and chemical sciences with the discipline of engineering to solve modern technological problems and be of effective service to society. The chemical engineer is largely responsible for the continual development of new processes and new products that have a direct impact on improving the quality of life and the environment. To this end, the department provides a broad-based program with individual, academic, and professional counseling.
The importance of professionalism in engineering cannot be overemphasized. Chemical engineering students are presented with a code of professional behavior and ethics at each academic level and are required to adhere to it. Copies of these codes are available on request
The senior-year courses, as indicated in the list of courses in chemical engineering, are taught as a year of professional practice. Professional behavior constitutes a significant portion of grade evaluation in these courses.
The chemical engineering curriculum is sufficiently general that upon completion the student is prepared for a career in any of the process industries that involve chemical transformations. Employment opportunities cover a wide spectrum that includes, among others, petroleum, plastics production, basic chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, metals, textiles, semiconductors, and various biomedical and biological specialties. Many chemical engineers also are directly involved in the design of systems to minimize pollution of our environment or are active with governmental regulatory agencies that set environmental standards.
Continuing advances in the practice of chemical engineering include extensive use of computer simulation and computer control of chemical processes. The Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech has well-established programs in both of these areas. All chemical engineering students must have access to a personal computer running the Windows operating system, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and MatLab software. Many on-campus classes have their own Internet sites, and some classes are available only on the Internet. For this reason, access to an Internet provider is strongly recommended.
To be prepared for professional training as well as to practice chemical engineering professionally, it is essential that the prospective engineer have a good background in the physical sciences, namely mathematics, physics, and chemistry, in addition to the engineering sciences. Summer experience in a chemical processing industry is strongly recommended as part of the preparation for professional practice. To illustrate the application of engineering principles, visits to processing installations may be required as part of academic coursework.
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In accord with the Dynamic Enrollment Management Plan of the College of Engineering, the progress of each chemical engineering student is carefully monitored to ensure that all prerequisites for upper-level courses are satisfied and that degree requirements will be met in a timely manner. A grade of C or better is required in any course applied toward the B.S.Ch.E. degree.
If a student earns a D or F grade in a prerequisite to a required course, the student must retake the prerequisite course and complete it with a grade of C or better before enrolling in the required course.
Students earning a grade lower than a C in any course will be required to meet with their advisor before the start of the next semester. Students who have not achieved a grade of C or better after two attempts (including withdrawals) in a required chemical engineering course must apply for readmission to the program.
Assessment. The department uses outcome assessment to monitor quality. Students should expect periodic assessment of technical competence in addition to those activities contributing to course grades.
Transfer Admissions. Students transferring into this department from other institutions or from another department at Texas Tech must have an overall 2.0 GPA or better, as well as a 2.0 GPA or better in all science, mathematics, and engineering courses. All grades assigned in the matriculation of these courses will be included in the computation of GPA.
Scholarships.In addition to scholarships offered through the university’s Financial Aid Office and the College of Engineering, the Chemical Engineering Department also offers scholarships to qualified students..
Curriculum.The first curriculum table in this section gives an eight-semester sequence of required courses that must be taken in the order shown as partial requirements for the B.S.Ch.E. degree. The remaining requirements can be taken as the student’s load permits, provided all prerequisites are met. Specification of prerequisites implies all prior prerequisites must have been met. Oral communication is included in CHE 2306 and 4555. Writing intensive courses include CHE 1121, 2306, 3232, 4232, and 4555.
The second curriculum table gives a 10-semester sequence for the joint chemical engineering and computer science B.S. degrees. The courses in the table are required and must be taken in the order shown. The remaining Core Curriculum requirements and chemistry electives can be taken as the student’s load permits. Several substitutions are made in the B.S.Ch.E. curriculum: CS 1411 is substituted for CHE 1305, seven of the CS hours at the junior level or higher are substituted for CHE 3330 and for four hours of chemistry electives, and IE 3301 is counted toward the Core Curriculum Group and Individual Behavior requirement.
Several substitutions are also made in the B.S.C.S. curriculum:
CHE 2306 is substituted for ENGL 2311 and COMS 3358, CHE 3343 is substituted for the Mathematical Probability and Statistics elective, CHE 3353/4153 are substituted for a computer science elective, CHE 4381 is substituted for a computer science elective, and two required CHE courses at the junior level or higher are substituted for the technical or professional development electives.
The department also offers a combined Bachelor of Science and Master of Science curriculum in which completion of degree requirements leads to the award of two degrees (see curriculum table).
Minors. Along with the B.S.Ch.E. degree, a student may declare a minor in a field of his or her choice. Any required or elective courses in the chemical engineering curriculum may be applied toward the minor, with the approval of the minor department. While declaration of a minor is not required, it is strongly recommended. A minor in polymers and materials is offered by the department. The department participates in the college-wide minor in bioengineering (see page 244). A minor in chemistry or mathematics can also be earned with very few additional hours.
A minor in chemical engineering consists of 18 or more hours in chemical engineering courses, including CHE 2410, 2421, 3315, 3322, and 3326. Prerequisites for all of these courses will be enforced.
The minor in polymers and materials consists of 18 hours, six of which must be taken outside of the student’s major. Two courses are required: CHE 4344 Polymers and Materials Laboratory and a course in materials science and engineering (either CHE 3330, ME 2311, or MTEC 3441). The remaining four courses should be selected from the following list:
| CHEM 3306 | Organic Chemistry II |
| CHEM 4310 | Polymer Chemistry |
| CHE 4340 | Polymer Processing |
| CHE 4341 | Polymerization Engineering |
| CHE 4342 | Polymer Physics and Engineering |
| CHE 4345 | Dynamics of Polymeric and Nonlinear Fluids |
| CHE 4346 | Polymer Viscoelasticity |
| EE 4381 | VLSI Processing |
| ME 3328 | Materials and Mechanics Laboratory |
| ME 4341 | Materials in Design |
| ME 4344 | Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials |
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All master’s students and doctoral candidates are required to register for CHE 7121, 7122, 7123, or 7124 each long semester unless exempted by the chairperson. Seminar courses do not count toward fulfilling credit hour requirements.
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering. The master’s program is a structured program requiring five core courses: CE 5310, 5312, 5321, 5323, and 5343. The graduate student will be required to take one additional chemical engineering course and at least two other courses as specified by his or her advisory committee. A written thesis and a minimum of 24 hours of graduate-level coursework, exclusive of thesis and seminar, are required for the master’s degree. In addition, a final oral exam in defense of the completed thesis will be administered by the candidate’s thesis committee.
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering , Nonthesis Option. The master’s program may also be completed without a thesis. Entry into the nonthesis option must be approved by the departmental graduate committee. This program is intended for graduate students in the college-sponsored International Exchange Program and for new students with more than five years industrial experience. Graduate students in this nonthesis option are required to take 36 credit hours of graduate coursework, exclusive of seminars. The coursework for each student must meet approval of the department’s graduate committee. Students must obtain approval from the department before registering for required graduate courses.
Doctoral Program. In addition to regulations established by the Graduate School, applicants for candidacy for the doctor’s degree are required to demonstrate high proficiency in a single research area. Certification of the research proficiency will be based on a record of accomplished research that demonstrates the required level of competence in the research area. The record must be substantiated by published articles, final research reports, or papers presented at meetings of learned societies.
Click here to see a complete list of courses in chemical engineering.
Click here to view alphabetical listing of all TTU faculty and their academic credentials.
M. Nazmul Karim, Ph.D., Chairperson
Horn Professor: McKenna
Professors: Hoo, Karim, Mann, Riggs, Simon
Associate Professors: Dai, Leggoe, Vaughn, Weeks, Wiesner
Assistant Professors: Khare
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