30 graduate courses in the Winter 2025 Graduate Calendar.
CHE 600Engineering and Research Methods, Ethics, Practice, and Law0.25 units
Introduction to methods and ethics relevant to engineering practice and postgraduate research. Literature search and review, defining research problems, planning and communication. Responsible research conduct and laboratory safety. Introduction to non-technical aspects of a professional engineering career, including the Canadian legal framework, profession licensure, ethics, safety and environmental protection.
CHE 601Theory and Application of Transport Phenomena0.50 units
Mathematical analysis of momentum, heat and mass transport in systems of chemical engineering interest:development of the differential equations of change (continuity, motion and energy) for forced convection in isothermal, non-isothermal and multi-component systems; description of velocity, temperature and concentration profiles and computation of momentum, energy and mass fluxes at surfaces under conditions of laminar flow; description of transport in turbulent flow by time-smoothing of the equations of change; turbulent velocity, temperature and concentration profiles.
Mixing effects (segregation and micromixing) on reactor performance analysis of reactor stability, 1- and 2- D models for packed bed reactors, heterogeneous non-catalytic reactions, heat and mass transfer effects in porous catalyst particles, reduction of data for catalytic reactions and scale-up concepts. Examples will be drawn from packed, fluidized bed and transport reactors, polymer reactors and 3-phase reactors.
CHE 603Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics0.50 units
Introduction to the statistical foundations of thermodynamic quantities (entropy, pressure, temperature, free energy) and relations. Thermodynamics of multicomponent mixtures including property estimation, phase equilibrium, chemical equilibrium, and combined phase/chemical equilibrium. Estimation of Gibbs energy and fugacity of multicomponent mixtures. Example applications such as: combined phase/chemical equilibrium in chemical reactors, biochemical reactors, and electrolyte solutions.
An overview of interfacial phenomena, surface physical chemistry, importance of surfaces for small particles, and relevance to other subjects such as biology, nanotechnology and biomedicine. The fundamental concepts fo surface thermodynamics and intermolecular forces will be discussed.
CHE 614Capillary and Transport Phenomena in Porous Media0.50 units
This course covers fundamental and advanced topics on 1) capillary phenomena in porous media, 2) characterization of pore structure and fluid flow in porous media (single phase and multiphase flow in porous media), 3) percolation theory concepts and application to modelling capillary and transport phenomena in porous media, 4) hydrodynamic dispersion, oil spill migration in porous media and remediation techniques.
Advanced engineering mathematics for the solution of linear differential equations arising from physiochemical models. Topics include scaling analysis of differential equations, series solutions for ordinary differential equations (ODEs), numerical solutions for initial/boundary value problems, Laplace transforms, characterization of partial differential equations (PDEs), and solution methods for PDEs (Sturm-Liouville transform, numerical methods).
CHE 621Model Building and Response Surface Methodology0.50 units
Process/product optimization based on design of experiments (DOE), empirical modelling, and non-linear mechanistic models. Response surface methods for investigating process/product performance, determining optimal conditions and designs.
Principles and applications of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis. Adsorption, reaction kinetics and mass transfer effects. Catalyst synthesis and characterization. Industrial catalytic processes. The fundamentals of catalytic phenomena will focus on catalytic technology, catalyst materials, properties and preparation as well as catalyst characterization and selection.
Introduction to the physical chemistry of high polymers, principles of polymer synthesis, mechanisms and kinetics of polymerization reactions, copolymerization theory, polymerization in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems, chemical reactions of polymers. Theory and experimental methods for the molecular characterization of polymers.
CHE 641Fundamentals of Polymer Processing Operations0.50 units
Introduction to polymer processing concepts; fundamentals of polymer melt rheology; review of simple flows; characterization of mixtures and mixing; handling of particulate polymeric solids; polymer melting operations; modelling of polymer melt pressurization and pumping; overview of polymer extrusion principles; film extrusion operations; design of extrusion dies; polymer compounding and reactive extrusion; overview of molding operations; introduction to 3D printing techniques. Students are expected to have an understanding of concepts from polymer science, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and applied numerical methods.
CHE 650Engineering Work-term Experience Report0.25 units
A structured report articulating the student's co-operative work-term experience in the context of the professional practice requirements for engineering licensure.
CHE 651Technology Entrepreneurship Project0.50 units
Individual student project of technical and entrepreneurial relevance. Student develops a project proposal, a project plan, performs a technical analysis, and assesses engineering requirements (safety, regulatory, sustainability, and professional ethics). Submission of a written technical report and oral presentation summarizing project outcomes.
CHE 660Principles of Biochemical Engineering0.50 units
Aspects of mass-transfer, heat-transfer, fluid flow, cell growth, metabolic engineering and enzyme kinetics related to the design of biological processes and process equipment. Sterilization techniques, fermentation, bioreactor design and operation, including immobilized cell or enzyme systems and aspects of bioseparations engineering.
CHE 661Advances in Biochemical Engineering0.50 units
Design and control of bioprocesses with application to advanced or novel systems including enzymes, mixed cultures, genetically engineered cells, plant cells and animal cells. Exploration of new methods of producing materials, food, pharmaceuticals and providing services such as biological waste treatment.
Design of separation processes for biological molecules. Topics include determining bioactivity, purity, toxicity; processes used for harvesting, cell disruption, precipitation, clarification, extraction, adsorption, chromatography, filtration, crystallization, and drying. Exploration of new emerging methods of separation of biomolecules and bioprocess simulations.
CHE 710Special Topics in Transport Phenomena0.50 units
Various courses dealing with particle-fluid dynamics, non-Newtonian flows, flow through porous media, heat and mass transfer in two-phase systems, and the use of transient and frequency response to measure physical quantities.
CHE 715Research Topics in Transport Phenomena0.50 units
Various special research topics will be offered in the area of transport phenomena to support independent and individual research by instructor consent.
CHE 720Special Topics in Analysis of Chemical Processes0.50 units
Various courses dealing with selected special topics such as advanced statistics, mathematical analysis, modelling, optimization and/or control of chemical processes.
CHE 725Research Topics in Analysis of Chemical Processes0.50 units
Various special research topics will be offered in the area of analysis of chemical processes to support independent and individual research by instructor consent.
CHE 730Special Topics in Chemical Kinetics,Catalysis and Advanced Reactor Engineering0.50 units
Various courses dealing with selected topics such as kinetics of chemical and biological systems, theories of catalysis, catalyst manufacture, residence time distribution, reactor flow models and reactor stability and optimization.
CHE 735Research Topics in Chemical Kinetics, Catalysis and Advanced Reactor Engineering0.50 units
Various special research topics will be offered in the area of advanced reactor engineering including topics such as chemical kinetics and catalysis to support independent and individual research by instructor consent.
CHE 745Research Topics in Polymer Science and Engineering0.50 units
Various special research topics will be offered in the area of polymer science and engineering to suport independent and individual research by instructor consent.
CHE 750Special Topics in Electrochemical Engineering, Interfacial Engineering & Materials Science0.50 units
Various courses dealing with selected special topics such as extractive metallurgy, hydrometallurgy, electrochemistry, electrochemical engineering, corrosion, materials science and engineering and interfacial phenomena.
CHE 755Res Topics in Electrochemical Engineering, Interfacial Eng & Material Science0.50 units
Various special research topics will be offered in the areas of electrochemical engineering, interfacial engineering and materials science to support independent and individual research by instructor consent.
CHE 760Special Topics in Biochemical Engineering0.50 units
Various courses dealing with selected topics in biochemical engineering, biotechnology, tissue engineering, food engineering, waste treatment technology and microbial engineering.
CHE 765Research Topics in Biochemical Engineering0.50 units
Various special research topics will be offered in the area of biochemical engineering to support independent and individual research by instructor consent.
CHE 775Research Topics in Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control0.50 units
Various special research topics will be offered in the area of environmental engineering and pollution control to support independent and individual research by instructor consent.