Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
College of Chemistry
Department Office: 201 Gilman Hall, (510) 642-2291
Chair: Jeffrey A. Reimer, PhD
Department Website: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Chemical Engineering Major
The College of Chemistry offers a major in chemical engineering leading to the BS degree. The program equips the student for professional work in development, design, and operation of chemical processes and of process equipment. Students with high scholastic attainment are well prepared to enter graduate programs. The curriculum is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
Degree Requirements
- A total of 120 semester units
- Mathematics 1A, 1B, 53, 54
- Physics 7A, 7B
- Chemistry 4A, 4B, 112A, 120A or Physics 137A
- Chemical Engineering 140, 141, 142, 150A, 150B, 154, 160, 162
- Engineering 7, 45
- Electrical Engineering 40
- Biology 1A
- An engineering elective
Additional technical courses are required to complete either the open elective program or one of the concentrations within the chemical engineering program. Students must satisfy the Entry-level Writing, the American History and Institutions, and the American Cultures Breadth requirements. Nineteen units in reading and composition, humanities, and social sciences are required to fulfill the breadth requirement.
For further information on degree requirements, please see the department website .
Undergraduate Research
Students are encouraged to participate in individual undergraduate research in collaboration with one of the faculty during their junior or senior year.
Joint Major Programs with the College of Engineering
Two joint major programs involving the Colleges of Engineering and Chemistry are offered:
- Chemical Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering
- Chemical Engineering/Nuclear Engineering
These joint majors include the core courses in both departments. Details on the course requirements can be found on the College of Chemistry web site and in the College of Engineering Announcement: A Guide to Undergraduate and Graduate Study .
Intercollegiate Transfers
Transfer applicants are expected to complete, at a minimum, courses equivalent to Chemistry 1A/L-1B, Mathematics 1A-1B, Physics 7A (calculus-based mechanics and wave motion), English R1A, and two additional courses toward the major before transfer. Additional chemistry, mathematics, calculus-based physics, engineering, computer programming using MATLAB, and some biology is encouraged.
Coursework taken the summer before enrollment at Berkeley is not considered in the selection of applicants.
Chemical Engineering Minor
A minor in chemical engineering will be awarded to students who have successfully completed five upper division chemical engineering courses as follows: 140, 141, and 150A plus any two courses selected from 142, 150B, 162, 170A, 170B, 171, 176, C178, or 179. Students who have completed courses in other departments at Berkeley that are essentially equivalent to 141 and 150A can substitute other courses from the above list. At least three of the five courses taken for the minor must be taken at Berkeley. All courses taken for the minor must be taken for a letter grade. Students must achieve at least a 2.0 GPA in the courses taken for the minor for both of the following: (1) courses taken at Berkeley and (2) courses taken at another institution and accepted by the College of Chemistry as equivalent to courses at Berkeley. For the minor to be awarded, students must submit a notification of completion of the minor to the College of Chemistry Undergraduate Advising Office.
Note: Consult with your college or school for information on rules regarding overlap of courses between majors and minors.
Graduate Programs
Students interested in graduate study are invited to visit the department's website for more information.
CHM ENG 24 Freshman Seminars 1 Unit
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered.
Hours and format: 1 hour of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHM ENG 40 Introduction to Chemical Engineering Design 2 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 1 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.
Prerequisites: Mathematics 1A, which may be taken concurrently.
Design and analysis of processes involving chemical change. Strategies for design, such as creative thinking and (re)definition of the design goal. Methods for analyzing designs, such as mathematical modeling, empirical analysis by graphics, and dynamic scaling by dimensional analysis. Design choices in light of process efficiency, product quality, economics, safety, and environmental issues.
CHM ENG 84 Sophomore Seminar 1 or 2 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered.
Hours and format: 1 hour of seminar per week per unit for 15 weeks. 1 and 1 half hours of seminar per week per unit for 10 weeks. 2 hours of seminar per week per unit for 8 weeks. 3 hours of seminar per week per unit for 5 weeks.
Prerequisites: At discretion of instructor.
Sophomore seminars are small interactive courses offered by faculty members in departments all across the campus. Sophomore seminars offer opportunity for close, regular intellectual contact between faculty members and students in the crucial second year. The topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to 15 sophomores.
Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHM ENG 90 Science and Engineering of Sustainable Energy 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 2 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Chemistry 1A or 4A.
An introduction is given to the science and technologies of producing electricity and transportation fuels from renewable energy resources (biomass, geothermal, solar, wind, and wave). Students will be introduced to quantitative calculations and comparisions of energy technologies together with the economic and political factors affecting the transition from nonrenewable to sustainable energy resources. Mass and energy balances are used to analyze the conversion of energy resources.
Instructors: Bell, Segalman
CHM ENG 98 Directed Group Studies for Lower Division Undergraduates 1 - 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: 1 hour of work per week per unit.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Supervised research on a specific topic.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
CHM ENG 140 Introduction to Chemical Process Analysis 4 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Chemistry 4B or 1B with a grade of C- or better; and Physics 7B (may be taken concurrently).
Material and energy balances applied to chemical process systems. Determination of thermodynamic properties needed for such calculations. Sources of data. Calculation procedures.
CHM ENG 141 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 4 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 140 with a grade of C- or higher; Engineering 7, which may be taken concurrently.
Thermodynamic behavior of pure substances and mixtures. Properties of solutions, phase equilibria. Thermodynamic cycles. Chemical equilibria for homogeneous and heterogeneous systems.
CHM ENG 142 Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering 4 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 141 with a grade of C- or higher; 150B, which may be taken concurrently.
Analysis and prediction of rates of chemical conversion in flow and nonflow processes involving homogeneous and heterogeneous systems.
CHM ENG 150A Transport Processes 4 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 140 with a grade of C- or higher; Math 54, which may be taken concurrently.
Principles of fluid mechanics and heat transfer with application to chemical processes. Laminar and turbulent flow in pipes and around submerged objects. Flow measurement. Heat conduction and convection; heat transfer coefficients.
CHM ENG 150B Transport and Separation Processes 4 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture and 1 hour of Discussion per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 141 with a grade of C- or higher; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 150A with a grade of C- or higher; Engineering 7.
Principles of mass transfer with application to chemical processes. Diffusion and convection. Simultaneous heat and mass transfer; mass transfer coefficients. Design of staged and continuous separations processes.
CHM ENG 154 Chemical Engineering Laboratory 4 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 1 hour of Lecture and 8 hours of Laboratory per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 141, 142, 150B, and 185.
Experiments in physical measurements, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, kinetics, and separation processes. Emphasis on investigation of basic relationships important in engineering. Experimental design, analysis of results, and preparation of engineering reports are stressed.
CHM ENG 160 Chemical Process Design 4 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory and 1 hour of discussion per week.
Prerequisites: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 142, 150B, and 154
Design principles of chemical process equipment. Design of integrated chemical processes with emphasis upon economic considerations.
CHM ENG 162 Dynamics and Control of Chemical Processes 4 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of computer laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 142 and 150B; Mathematics 53 and 54.
Analysis of the dynamic behavior of chemical processes and methods and theory of their control. Implementation of computer control systems on process simulations.
CHM ENG 170A Biochemical Engineering 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 142, 150B, or consent of instructor; Biology 1A.
This course intends to introduce chemical engineers to the basic concepts of biochemical engineering. The course focuses on the use of chemical engineering skills and principles in the analysis and design of biologically-based processes. The main emphasis will be on biochemical kinetics, heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, and transport phenomena as they apply to enzyme catalysis, microbial growth and metabolism, fermentation and bioreactor design, product recovery and downstream processing. Fundamental topics in biological sciences will be introduced as necessary throughout the course.
Instructor: Clark
CHM ENG 170B Biochemical Engineering 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 170A: Chemistry 135 or Molecular and Cell Biology 102, which may be taken concurrently.
The second of a two-semester sequence intended to introduce chemical engineers to the basic concepts of biochemical engineering. The course focuses on the use of chemical engineering skills and principles in the analysis and design of biologically-based processes. The emphasis will be on biochemical kinetics, protein engineering, cell growth and metabolism, bioreactor design, downstream processing, pharmacokinetics, drug delivery, and ethics.
Formerly known as 170. Instructor: Clark
CHM ENG C170L/CHEM C170L Biochemical Engineering Laboratory 3 Units
Department: Chemical Engineering; Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Chemistry
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 6 hours of Laboratory and 1 hour of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 170A (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor.
Laboratory techniques for the cultivation of microorganisms in batch and continuous reactions. Enzymatic conversion processes. Recovery of biological products.
CHM ENG 171 Transport Phenomena 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 150B.
Study of momentum, energy, and mass transfer in laminar and turbulent flow.
CHM ENG 176 Principles of Electrochemical Processes 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 141, 142, and 150B.
Principles and application of electrochemical equilibria, kinetics, and transport processes. Technical electrolysis and electrochemical energy conversion.
CHM ENG C178/CHEM C178 Polymer Science and Technology 3 Units
Department: Chemical Engineering; Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Chemistry
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture/laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
An interdisciplinary course on the synthesis, characterization, and properties of polymer materials. Emphasis on the molecular origin of properties of polymeric materials and technological applications. Topics include single molecule properties, polymer mixtures and solutions, melts, glasses, elastomers, and crystals. Experiments in polymer synthesis, characterization, and physical properties.
Instructor: Segalman
CHM ENG 179 Process Technology of Solid-State Materials Devices 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture/laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: Engineering 45; one course in electronic circuits recommended; senior standing.
Chemical processing and properties of solid-state materials. Crystal growth and purification. Thin film technology. Application of chemical processing to the manufacture of semiconductors and solid-state devices.
CHM ENG 180 Chemical Engineering Economics 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 142 and 150B, both of which may be taken concurrently. Consent of instructor.
Optimal design of chemical processes and unit operations, emphasizing the interactions between technical and economic considerations. Analysis of process risks. Chemical and biomolecular process design in the presence of uncertainties. Interest rate determinants and their effects on chemical process feasibility and choices. Relationships between structure and behavior of firms in the chemical processing industries. Multivariable input-output analyses.
CHM ENG 185 Technical Communication for Chemical Engineers 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 140; English R1A or equivalent; consent of instructor.
Development of technical writing and oral presentation skills in formats commonly used by chemical engineers.
Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHM ENG H194 Research for Advanced Undergraduates 2 - 4 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: Individual conferences.
Prerequisites: Minimum GPA of 3.4 overall at Berkeley and consent of instructor.
Original research under direction of one of the members of the staff.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHM ENG 195 Special Topics 2 - 4 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: Individual conferences.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Lectures and/or tutorial instruction on special topics.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHM ENG C195A/BIO ENG C181/CHEM C138/PLANTBI C124 The Berkeley Lectures on Energy: Energy from Biomass 3 Units
Department: Chemical Engineering; Bioengineering; Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Chemistry; Plant and Microbial Biology
Course level: Undergraduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Chemistry 1B or Chemistry 4B, Mathematics 1B, Biology 1A.
After an introduction to the different aspects of our global energy consumption, the course will focus on the role of biomass. The course will illustrate how the global scale of energy guides the biomass research. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of the biological aspects (crop selection, harvesting, storage and distribution, and chemical composition of biomass) with the chemical aspects to convert biomass to energy. The course aims to engage students in state-of-the-art research.
Repeatable when topic changes with consent of instructor. Instructors: Bell, Blanch, Clark, Smit, C. Somerville
CHM ENG 196 Special Laboratory Study 2 - 4 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: Individual conferences.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Special laboratory or computational work under direction of one of the members of the staff.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHM ENG 197 Field Study in Chemical Engineering 1 - 4 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: 3 hours of field work per week per unit.
Prerequisites: Upper division standing and consent of instructor.
Supervised experience in off-campus organizations relevant to specific aspects and applications of chemical engineering. Written report required at the end of the term. Course does not satisfy unit or residence requirements for the bachelor's degree.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Instructor: Strauss
CHM ENG 198 Directed Group Study for Undergraduates 1 - 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: 1 hour of lecture per week per unit.
Prerequisites: Completion of 60 units of undergraduate study and in good academic standing.
Supervised research on a specific topic. Enrollment is restricted; see Introduction to Courses and Curricula section in the General Catalog.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHM ENG 199 Supervised Independent Study and Research 1 - 4 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Hours and format: 1 to 4 hour of Independent study per week for 15 weeks. 1.5 to 6 hours of Independent study per week for 10 weeks. 1.5 to 7.5 hours of Independent study per week for 8 weeks. 2.5 to 10 hours of Independent study per week for 6 weeks.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHM ENG 230 Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Math 53 and 54 or equivalent; open to seniors with consent of instructor.
Mathematical formulation and solution of problems drawn from the fields of heat and mass transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and reaction kinetics employing ordinary and partial differential equations, variational calculus, and Fourier methods.
CHM ENG 240 Thermodynamics for Chemical Product and Process Design 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Math 53 and 54 or equivalent; 141 or equivalent; open to seniors with consent of instructor.
Topics covered include molecular thermodynamics of pure substances and mixtures, interfacial thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and computer simulations.
CHM ENG 244 Kinetics and Reaction Engineering 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 142 or equivalent; open to seniors with consent of instructor.
Molecular processes in chemical systems, kinetics and catalysis. Interaction of mass and heat transfer in chemical processes. Performance of systems with chemical reactors.
CHM ENG 245 Catalysis 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 244 or Chemistry 223, or consent of instructor.
Adsorption and kinetics of surface reactions; catalyst preparation and characterization; poisoning, selectivity, and empirical activity patterns in catalysis; surface chemistry, catalytic mechanisms and modern experimental techniques in catalytic research; descriptive examples of industrial catalytic systems.
CHM ENG 246 Principles of Electrochemical Engineering 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Electrode processes in electrolysis and in galvanic cells. Charge and mass transfer in ionic media. Criteria of scale-up.
CHM ENG 248 Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Principles of surface and colloid chemistry with current applications; surface thermodynamics, wetting, adsorption from solution, disperse systems, association colloids, interacting electrical double layers and colloid stability, kinetics of coagulation, and electrokinetics.
CHM ENG 250 Transport Processes 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering 150A, 150B; Mathematics 53 and 54, or equivalent; open to seniors with consent of instructor.
Basic differential relations of mass, momentum, and energy including creeping, laminar, and turbulent flow, boundary layers, convective-diffusion in heat and mass transfer, and simultaneous multicomponent mass and energy transport. Analytic mathematical solution of the equations of change using classical techniques including: separation of variables, similarity solutions, and Laplace and Fourier transforms.
CHM ENG 256 Advanced Transport Phenomena 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 230.
Formulation and rigorous analysis of the laws governing the transport of momentum, heat, and mass, with special emphasis on chemical engineering applications. Detailed investigation of laminar flows complemented by treatments of turbulent flow systems and hydrodynamic stability.
CHM ENG C268/MEC ENG C268 Physicochemical Hydrodynamics 3 Units
Department: Chemical Engineering; Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: A first graduate course in fluid mechanics sucs as 260A-260B.
An introduction to the hydrodynamics of capillarity and wetting. Balance laws and short-range forces. Dimensionless numbers, scaling and lubrication approximation. Rayleigh instability. Marangoni effect. The moving contact line. Wetting and short-range forces. The dynamic contact angle. Dewetting. Coating flows. Effect of surfactants and electric fields. Wetting of rough or porous surfaces. Contact angles for evaporating systems.
Instructor: Morris
CHM ENG C270/BIO ENG C219 Protein Engineering 3 Units
Department: Chemical Engineering; Bioengineering; Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
An in-depth study of the current methods used to design and engineer proteins. Emphasis on how strategies can be applied in the laboratory. Relevant case studies presented to illustrate method variations and applications. Intended for graduate students.
Instructor: Tullman-Ercek
CHM ENG 274 Biomolecular Engineering 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Fundamentals in biomolecular engineering. Structures, dynamics, and functions of biomolecules. Molecular tools in biotechnology. Metabolic and signaling networks in cellular engineering. Synthetic biology and biomedical engineering applications.
CHM ENG 295B Special Topics in Chemical Engineering: Electrochemical, Hydrodynamic, and Interfacial Phenomena 2 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 2 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Open to properly qualified graduate students.
Current and advanced study in chemical engineering, primarily for advanced graduate students.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHM ENG C295A/BIO ENG C281/CHEM C238/PLANTBI C224 The Berkeley Lectures on Energy: Energy from Biomass 3 Units
Department: Chemical Engineering; Bioengineering; Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Chemistry; Plant and Microbial Biology
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Biology 1A; Chemistry 1B or 4B, Mathematics 1B.
After an introduction to the different aspects of our global energy consumption, the course will focus on the role of biomass. The course will illustrate how the global scale of energy guides the biomass research. Emphasis will be places on the integration of the biological aspects (crop selection, harvesting, storage, and distribution, and chemical composition of biomass) with the chemical aspects to convert biomass to energy. The course aims to engage students in state-of-art research.
Repeatable when topic changes with consent of instructor. Instructors: Bell, Blanch, Clark, Smit, C. Somerville
CHM ENG C295R/AST C295R Applied Spectroscopy 3 Units
Department: Chemical Engineering; Applied Science and Technology; Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in engineering, physics, chemistry, or chemical engineering; courses: quantum mechanics, linear vector space theory.
After a brief review of quantum mechanics and semi-classical theories for the interaction of radiation with matter, this course will survey the various spectroscopies associated with the electromagnetic spectrum, from gamma rays to radio waves. Special emphasis is placed on application to research problems in applied and engineering sciences. Graduate researchers interested in systematic in situ process characterization, analysis, or discovery are best served by this course.
Instructor: Reimer
CHM ENG C295Z/CHEM C236/EPS C295Z Energy Solutions: Carbon Capture and Sequestration 3 Units
Department: Chemical Engineering; Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Chemistry; Earth and Planetary Science
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Chemistry 4B or 1B, Mathematics 1B, and Physics 7B, or equivalents.
After a brief overview of the chemistry of carbon dioxide in the land, ocean, and atmosphere, the course will survey the capture and sequestration of CO2 from anthropogenic sources. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of materials synthesis and unit operation design, including the chemistry and engineering aspects of sequestration. The course primarily addresses scientific and engineering challenges and aims to engage students in state-of-the-art research in global energy challenges.
Instructors: Bourg, DePaolo, Long, Reimer, Smit
CHM ENG 295K Design of Functional Interfaces 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
This course introduces students to the concepts and techniques involved in the design and physical characterization of advanced functional materials consisting of well-defined interfaces. Throughout the course, principles of supramolecular chemistry on solid surfaces are applied to functional systems. Materials with different connectivity and structure at the active site are compared for development of understanding. Specific topics include catalysis, separations, encapsulation, and biomedicine.
Instructor: Katz
CHM ENG 295N Polymer Physics 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 230 and 240.
This course, which is based on Gert Strobl's book addresses the origin of some of the important physical properties of polymer liquids and solids. This includes phase transitions, crystallization, morphology of multiphase polymer systems, mechanical properties, response to mechanical and electric fields, and fracture. When possible, we will develop quantitative molecular models that predict macroscopic behavior. The course will address experimental data obtained by microscopy, light and neutron scattering, rheology, and dielectric relaxation.
CHM ENG 295P Special Topics in Chemical Engineering: Introduction to New Product Development 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
This course is part of the product development initative sponsored by the department of chemical engineering. It focuses on real-life practices and challenges of translating scientific discovery into commercial products. Its scope is limited in most circumstances to situations where some knowledge of chemical engineering, chemistry, and related disciplines might prove to be particularly useful. The course primarily uses case studies of real-world new product development situations to simulate the managerial and technical challenges that will confront students in the field. We will cover a wide range of topics including basic financial, strategic and intellectual property concepts for products, managing risk and uncertainity, the effective new product development team, the evolving role of corporate R&D, the new venture product company and the ethics of post-launch product management.
Instructor: Alexander
CHM ENG 295Q Special Topics in Chemical Engineering: Advanced Topics in New Product Development 3 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. 295P recommended.
This course is a part of the product development initiative sponsored by the department of chemical engineering. The course builds on the coverage in 295P of real-life practices of translating scientific discovery into commercial products. We will cover a wide range of advanced product development concepts including technology road maps, decision analysis, six sigma, product portfolio optimization, and best practices for field project management.
Instructor: Alexander
CHM ENG 296 Special Study for Graduate Students in Chemical Engineering 1 - 6 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered.
Hours and format: Individual conferences.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Special laboratory and theoretical studies.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHM ENG 298 Seminar in Chemical Engineering 1 Unit
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: 2 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Open to properly qualified graduate students with consent of instructor.
Lectures, reports, and discussions on current research in chemical engineering. Sections are operated independently and directed toward different topics.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHM ENG 299 Research in Chemical Engineering 1 - 12 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: Individual conferences.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Research.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHM ENG 300 Professional Preparation: Supervised Teaching of Chemical Engineering 2 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: Individual conferences and participation in teaching activities.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing, appointment as a Graduate Student Instructor, or consent of instructor.
Discussion, problem review and development, guidance of large scale laboratory experiments, course development, supervised practice teaching.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHM ENG 375 Professional Preparation: Supervised Teaching of Chemical Engineering 2 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: Zero hours of independent study per week.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing, appointment as a Graduate Student Instructor, or consent of instructor.
Discussion, problem review and development, guidance of large scale laboratory experiments, course development, supervised practice teaching.
Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
CHM ENG 602 Individual Studies for Graduate Students 1 - 8 Units
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Course level: Graduate examination preparation
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Hours and format: Individual conferences.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Ph.D. program.
Individual study in consultation with the major field adviser for qualified students to prepare themselves for the various examinations required of candidates for the Ph.D.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Course does not satisfy unit or residence requirements for doctoral degree.
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