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CHE 660Principles of Biochemical Engineering

Units
0.50
Level
Graduate
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Chemical Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

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.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention CHE 660, May 2012 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2017

whats one of the worst things youve heard a prof say 97 points, 98 comments

“could be a slip up/a joke gone bad i.e. one of my profs said "the midterm's weight can be shifted to the final, so don't kill yourselves.... we've had that happen enough"”

[deleted]: “skips like 8 questions while doing a midterm review session “We’ll skip these, you should know it”. -Perry Chou Yea no shit Perry. We should know all of it because it’s REVIEW. …”

u/caloriemonster: “I am planning on taking CHE660 with him in the summer. How was he as a prof? Is he fair on the exams? Worried about passing.”

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Spring 2012

Waterloo, part 2 9 points, 9 comments

“So I graduated in 2011 from UW in Biomedical Sciences and then I took some time off to do some other crap. …”

u/Metalmoe: “I'm currently doing my MASc in Chem Eng here so I can give some insight. I did my undergrade in ChE so I don't have the experience of going into it without any prior experience though. …”

u/Metalmoe: “… CHE 660 Principles of Biochemical Engineering - As well as 661 after since you're from bio, but it's more reaction engineering and cell growth kinetics. I never really liked the Profs that taught these when offered so I didn't take them. …”

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In 42 terms, Fall 2006 to Winter 2024