Courses of Instruction
HEDCO Building 216
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FAX: (213) 740-8053
Email: chedept@che1.usc.edu
Chair: Muhammad Sahimi, Ph.D.
Faculty
Robert E. Vivian Chair in Energy Resources: Theodore T. Tsotsis, Ph.D.
Professors: Iraj Ershaghi, Ph.D. (Petroleum Engineering); Muhammad Sahimi, Ph.D.; Ronald Salovey, Ph.D.; Yanis C. Yortsos, Ph.D. (Petroleum Engineering)
Associate Professors: Wenji Victor Chang, Ph.D.; Katherine S. Shing, Ph.D.*
Assistant Professor: Ching-An Peng, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor: Ronald G. Minet, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor: Ian Webster, Sc.D.
Lecturer: M. Kezirian, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professors:Elmer L. Dougherty, Ph.D. (Petroleum Engineering); Lyman L. Handy, Ph.D. (Petroleum Engineering); Ferdinand A. Kroger, Ph.D. (Materials Science); Frank J. Lockhart, Ph.D., P.E.*; James M. Whelan, Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering and Materials Science)
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.
Chemical Engineering Honor Society: Omega Chi Epsilon
Degree Requirements
Program Goals
To ensure that our graduates are adequately prepared for graduate studies in various related fields (health science professions, environmental, biochemical and biomedical engineering, for example) and for employment in the great variety of industries in California, the neighboring states and the Pacific Rim, the Chemical Engineering Department has set the following educational goals:
(1) To provide each student with a rigorous but flexible education in mathematics, basic science and engineering science. These foundational courses will facilitate lifelong learning and professional adaptability in todayÕs rapidly changing, highly technological society.
(2) To provide the students with a flexible selection of areas of emphasis within the major field of chemical engineering and to equip the students with the ability to apply their scientific knowledge and engineering skills to the creative solution of problems.
(3) To ensure that students develop effective oral and writing communications skills and the ability to function well within groups.
(4) To impart to the students the importance of both personal and professional development.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
The requirement for the degree is 132 units. A scholarship average of C (2.0) or higher is required in all upper division courses taken in the Department of Chemical Engineering. See the common requirements for undergraduate degrees.
First Year, First Semester
Units
| CHEM 105aL | General Chemistry, or | |
| CHEM 115aL | Advanced General Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 125 | Calculus I | 4 |
| WRIT 140* | Writing and Critical Reasoning | 4 |
| General education* | Social Issues | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 16 |
First Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 120 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| CHEM 105bL | General Chemistry, or | |
| CHEM 115bL | Advanced General Chemistry | 4 |
| CSCI 101L | Fundamentals of Computer Programming | 3 |
| MATH 126 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 151L** | Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 18 |
Second Year, First Semester
Units
| CHE 330 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 4 |
| CHEM 300L | Analytical Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 226 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PHYS 152L | Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 16 |
Second Year, Second Semester
Units
| CE 205 | Statics | 2 |
| CHE 350 | Introduction to Separation Processes | 4 |
| CHEM 322aL | Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 245 | Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I | 4 |
| General education | 4 | |
| ____ | ||
| 18 | ||
Third Year, First Semester
Units
| CHE 442 | Chemical Reactor Analysis | 4 |
| CHE 405 | Applications of Probability and Statistics for Chemical Engineers | 3 |
| CHEM 430a | Physical Chemistry | 4 |
| Elective*** | Technical | 3 |
| General education | 4 | |
| ____ | ||
| 18 | ||
Third Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 443 | Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering | 4 |
| CHE 476 | Chemical Engineering Materials | 3 |
| EE 438L | Processing for Microelectronics | 3 |
| WRIT 340 | Advanced Writing | 3 |
| General education | 4 | |
| ____ | ||
| 17 | ||
Fourth Year, First Semester
Units
| CHE 444L | Chemical Engineering Laboratory | 4 |
| CHE 445 | Molecular Transport Processes | 4 |
| CHE 485 | Computer-Aided Chemical Process Design | 3 |
| General education | 4 | |
| ____ | ||
| 15 | ||
Fourth Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 460L | Chemical Process Dynamics and Control | 4 |
| CHE 480 | Chemical Process and Plant Design | 3 |
| ISE 460 | Engineering Economy, or | |
| BUAD 301 | Technical Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Elective*** | Technical | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 14 |
*Taken concurrently.
**Satisfies general education category III.
***Restricted technical electives (7 units) CHEM 322bL (4) or CHEM 430b (4) and an upper division CHE course (3).
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (Biochemical Engineering)
The requirement for the degree is 136 units. A scholarship average of C (2.0) or higher is required in all upper division courses taken in the Departments of Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Biological Sciences. See also the common requirements for undergraduate degrees.
First Year, First Semester
Units
| CHEM 105aL | General Chemistry, or | |
| CHEM 115aL | Advanced General Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 125 | Calculus I | 4 |
| WRIT 140* | Writing and Critical Reasoning | 4 |
| General education* | Social Issues | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 16 |
First Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHEM 105bL | General Chemistry, or | |
| CHEM 115bL | Advanced General Chemistry | 4 |
| CHE 120 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| CSCI 101L | Fundamentals of Computer Programming | 3 |
| MATH 126 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 151L** | Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 18 |
Second Year, First Semester
Units
| CHE 330 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 4 |
| CHEM 300L | Analytical Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 226 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PHYS 152L | Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 16 |
Second Year, Second Semester
Units
| BISC 311 | Molecular Biology | 4 |
| CHE 350 | Introduction to Separation Processes | 4 |
| CHEM 322aL | Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 245 | Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 16 |
Third Year, First Semester
Units
| BISC 300L | Introduction to Microbiology | 4 |
| BISC 316L | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | 4 |
| CHE 442 | Chemical Reactor Analysis | 4 |
| CHEM 430a | Physical Chemistry | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 16 |
Third Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 443 | Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering | 4 |
| ISE 460 | Engineering Economy, or | |
| BUAD 301 | Technical Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| WRIT 340 | Advanced Writing | 3 |
| General education | 8 | |
| ____ | ||
| 18 | ||
Fourth Year, First Semester
Units
| BISC 403 | Advanced Molecular Biology: Eukaryotes | 4 |
| CHE 444L | Chemical Engineering Laboratory | 4 |
| CHE 445 | Molecular Transport Processes | 4 |
| CHE 489 | Biochemical Engineering | 3 |
| Elective*** | Technical | 3 |
| ____ | ||
| 18 |
Fourth Year, Second Semester
Units
| BME 410 | Introduction to Biomaterials | 3 |
| CHE 460L | Chemical Process Dynamics and Control | 4 |
| CHE 480 | Chemical Process and Plant Design | 3 |
| General education | 8 | |
| ____ | ||
| 18 | ||
*Taken concurrently.
**Satisfies general education category III.
***Restricted technical elective (3 units) CHE 485 or CHE 405.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (Petroleum Engineering)
The requirement for the degree is 136 units. A scholarship average of C (2.0) or higher is required in all upper division courses taken in the Department of Chemical Engineering. See the common requirements for undergraduate degrees.
First Year, First Semester
Units
| CHEM 105aL | General Chemistry, or | |
| CHEM 115aL | Advanced General Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 125 | Calculus I | 4 |
| WRIT 140* | Writing and Critical Reasoning | 4 |
| General education* | Social Issues | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 16 |
First Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 120 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| CHEM 105bL | General Chemistry, or | |
| CHEM 115bL | Advanced General Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 126 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 151L** | Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics | 4 |
| CSCI 101L | Fundamentals of Computer Programming | 3 |
| ____ | ||
| 18 |
Second Year, First Semester
Units
| CHE 330 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 4 |
| CHEM 300L | Analytical Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 226 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PHYS 152L | Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 16 |
Second Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 350 | Introduction to Separation Processes | 4 |
| CHEM 322aL | Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 245 | Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I | 4 |
| General education | 4 | |
| ____ | ||
| 16 | ||
Third Year, First Semester
Units
| CHE 405 | Applications of Probability and Statistics for Chemical Engineers | 3 |
| CHE 442 | Chemical Reactor Analysis | 4 |
| CHEM 430a | Physical Chemistry | 4 |
| PTE 461 | Formation Evaluation | 3 |
| PTE 463L | Introduction to Transplant Processes in Porous Media | 3 |
| ____ | ||
| 17 |
Third Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 443 | Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering | 4 |
| CHE 476 | Chemical Engineering Materials | 3 |
| ISE 460 | Engineering Economy, or | |
| BUAD 301 | Technical Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| WRIT 340 | Advanced Writing | 3 |
| General education | 4 | |
| ____ | ||
| 17 | ||
Fourth Year, First Semester
Units
| CHE 444L | Chemical Engineering Laboratory | 4 |
| CHE 445 | Molecular Transport Processes | 4 |
| CHE 485 | Computer-Aided Chemical Process Design | 3 |
| PTE 465L | Drilling Technology and Subsurface Methods | 3 |
| General education | 4 | |
| ____ | ||
| 18 | ||
Fourth Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 460L | Chemical Process Dynamics and Control | 4 |
| CHE 480 | Chemical Process and Plant Design | 3 |
| PTE 464L | Petroleum Reservoir Engineering | 3 |
| General education | 4 | |
| Elective*** | Technical | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 18 | ||
*Taken concurrently.
**Satisfies general education category III.
***Restricted technical electives (4 units) CHEM 322bL (4) or CHEM 430b (4).
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (Environmental Engineering)
The requirement for the degree is 135 units. A grade point average of C (2.0) or higher is required in all upper division courses taken in the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Civil Engineering. See also the common requirements for undergraduate degrees.
First Year, First Semester
Units
| CHEM 105aL | General Chemistry, or | |
| CHEM 115aL | Advanced General Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 125 | Calculus I | 4 |
| WRIT 140* | Writing and Critical Reasoning | 4 |
| General education* | Social Issues | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 16 |
First Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 120 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| CHEM 105bL | General Chemistry, or | |
| CHEM 115bL | Advanced General Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 126 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 151L** | Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 15 |
Second Year, First Semester
Units
| CHE 330 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 4 |
| CHEM 300L | Analytical Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 226 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PHYS 152L | Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 16 |
Second Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 350 | Introduction to Separation Processes | 4 |
| CHEM 322aL | Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| CSCI 101L | Fundamentals of Computer Programming | 3 |
| MATH 245 | Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I | 4 |
| WRIT 340 | Advanced Writing | 3 |
| ____ | ||
| 18 |
Third Year, First Semester
Units
| CE 453 | Water Quality Control | 3 |
| CHE 405 | Applications of Probability and Statistics for Chemical Engineers | 3 |
| CHE 442 | Chemical Reactor Analysis | 4 |
| CHEM 430a | Physical Chemistry | 4 |
| PTE 463L | Introduction to Transport Processes in Porous Media | 3 |
| ____ | ||
| 17 |
Third Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 443 | Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering | 4 |
| CHE 476 | Chemical Engineering Materials | 3 |
| Air Pollution elective*** | 3 | |
| General education | 8 | |
| ____ | ||
| 18 | ||
Fourth Year, First Semester
Units
| CE 463L | Water Chemistry and Analysis | 3 |
| CHE 444L | Chemical Engineering Laboratory | 4 |
| CHE 445 | Molecular Transport Processes | 4 |
| CHE 485 | Computer-Aided Chemical Process Design | 3 |
| ISE 460 | Engineering Economy, or | |
| BUAD 301 | Technical Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ____ | ||
| 17 |
Fourth Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 460L | Chemical Process Dynamics and Control | 4 |
| CHE 480 | Chemical Process and Plant Design | 3 |
| CHE 486 | Design of Environmentally Benign Process Plants | 3 |
| General education | 8 | |
| ____ | ||
| 18 | ||
*Taken concurrently.
**Satisfies general education category III.
***Restricted Air Pollution elective (3 units) ENE 428L or ENE 429.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (Polymer Science)
The requirement for the degree is 136 units. A scholarship average of C (2.0) or higher is required in all upper division courses taken in the Departments of Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Electrical Engineering. See also requirements for undergraduate degrees.
First Year, First Semester
| CHEM 105aL | General Chemistry, or | |
| CHEM 115aL | Advanced General Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 125 | Calculus I | 4 |
| WRIT 140* | Writing and Critical Reasoning | 4 |
| General education* | Social Issues | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 16 |
First Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 120 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| CHEM 105bL | General Chemistry, or | |
| CHEM 115bl | Advanced General Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 126 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 151L** | Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanicsand Thermodynamics | 4 |
| CSCI 101L | Fundamentals of Computer Programming | 3 |
| ____ | ||
| 18 |
Second Year, First Semester
Units
| CHE 330 | Chemical EngineeringThermodynamics | 4 |
| CHEM 300L | Analytical Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 226 | Calculus III | 4 |
| PHYS 152L | Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 16 |
Second Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 350 | Introduction to Separation Processes | 4 |
| CHEM 322aL | Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| MATH 245 | Mathematics of Physics and Engineering | 4 |
| General education | 4 | |
| ____ | ||
| 16 | ||
Third Year, First Semester
Units
| CHE 405 | Applications of Probability and Statistics for Chemical Engineers | 3 |
| CHE 442 | Chemical Reactor Analysis | 4 |
| CHE 472 | Polymer Science and Engineering | 3 |
| CHEM 430a | Physical Chemistry | 4 |
| General education | 4 | |
| ____ | ||
| 18 | ||
Third Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 443 | Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering | 4 |
| CHE 474L | Polymer Science and Engineering Laboratory | 3 |
| CHE 476 | Chemical Engineering Materials | 3 |
| WRIT 340 | Advanced Writing | 3 |
| Technical Elective*** | 4 | |
| ____ | ||
| 17 | ||
Fourth Year, First Semester
Units
| CHE 444L | Chemical Engineering Laboratory | 4 |
| CHE 445 | Molecular Transport Processes | 4 |
| CHE 477 | Computer Assisted Polymer Engineering and Manufacturing | 3 |
| CHE 485 | Computer-Aided ChemicalProcess Design | 3 |
| General education | 4 | |
| ____ | ||
| 18 | ||
Fourth Year, Second Semester
Units
| CHE 460L | Chemical ProcessDynamics and Control | 4 |
| CHE 480 | Chemical Processand Plant Design | 3 |
| ISE | Engineering Economy | 3 |
| Materials Elective **** | 3 | |
| General Education | 4 | |
| ____ | ||
| 17 | ||
* Taken concurrently
** Satisfies general education Category III
***Restricted technical electives (4 units): CHEM 322bL (4) or CHEM 430b (4)
****Restricted materials elective (3 units): EE 438L (3) or BME 410 (3) or CHE 475 (3) or CHE 478 (3).
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (Manufacturing Engineering)
If a student chooses six courses (9 to 18 units) from a prescribed program, he or she may graduate with the special designation Area of Emphasis in Manufacturing Engineering on the transcript. Details are given under Manufacturing Engineering.
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
The Master of Science in Chemical Engineering is awarded in strict conformity with the general requirements of the USC School of Engineering with the exception that the minimum unit requirement is 28. Two semesters of registration in CHE 550 are required.
Engineer in Chemical Engineering
Requirements for the Engineer in Chemical Engineering are the same as set forth in the general requirements. See general requirements for graduate degrees.
Doctor of Philosophy
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in chemical engineering is awarded in conformity with the general requirements of the Graduate School. See general requirements for graduate degrees.
Departmental Policies and Requirements
In addition to the general requirements for the Ph.D. described in this catalogue, candidates in chemical engineering are required to demonstrate proficiency in the following fields: thermodynamics, fluid flow, heat and mass transfer and chemical engineering kinetics. Four semesters of registration in CHE 550 are required of all students. More detailed statements of the departmental requirements may be found in a brochure available upon request from the Department of Chemical Engineering.
Chemical Engineering Three-Two Plan
A special curriculum is available for obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering and a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in a letters, arts and sciences major in five years. For further information see departmental advisors.
Similar programs are available in cooperation with certain liberal arts colleges. Such programs are particularly suited for obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at the liberal arts college and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering at USC.