Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Faculty

S. Daniel, director; J.D. Varner associate director; N. L. Abbott, C. Alabi, L. A. Archer, B. T. Bauer, W. J. Cleary, M. P. DeLisa, T.M. Duncan, J. R. Engstrom, F. A. Escobedo, A.F. Godwin, J. L. Goldfarb, T. Hanrath, S. Hormozi, Y. L. Joo, V. Kalra, D. L. Koch, S. Li, M. J. Paszek, D. A. Putnam, A.D. Stroock, J. W. Tester, A. Woltornist, R. Yang, F. You, Q. Yu, S. Yue

Chemical Engineering:

Offered by the Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in Ithaca, NY

Contact: 158B Olin Hall, (607) 255-1489, or visit the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering website.

The ChemE major is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

The undergraduate major in chemical engineering comprises a coordinated sequence of in person full-time courses beginning in the sophomore year and extending through the fourth year. Students who plan to enter the major take CHEM 2090 - CHEM 2080 or CHEM 2150 with AP credit during the first year. Students must complete a minimum of 134 total credit hours to graduate. The program for the last three years is as follows:

Semester 3:

MATH 2930 - Differential Equations for Engineers
PHYS 2213 - Physics II: Electromagnetism
CHEM 3890 - Honors Physical Chemistry I (engineering distribution)
ENGRD 2190 - Chemical Process Design and Analysis (engineering distribution)
Liberal Studies Distribution (3)

Semester 4:

MATH 2940 - Linear Algebra for Engineers
or
CEE 3040 - Uncertainty Analysis in Engineering
or
ENGRD 2700 - Basic Engineering Probability and Statistics
CHEME 3230 - Fluid Mechanics
CHEME 2200 - Physical Chemistry II for Engineers
CHEM 2900 - Introductory Physical Chemistry Laboratory (major)
Biology elective * (3)
Liberal Studies Distribution (3)

Semester 5:

Semester 6:

Electives *** (3)
CHEME 3010 - Career Perspectives
CHEME 3320 - Analysis of Separation Processes
CHEME 3720 - Introduction to Process Dynamics and Control
CHEME 3900 - Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design
Liberal Studies Distribution (3)

Semester 7:

CHEME 4320 - Chemical Engineering Laboratory
Electives *** (9)
Liberal Studies Distribution (3)

Semester 8:

CHEME 4620 - Chemical Engineering Design
Electives *** (6)
Liberal Studies Distribution (3)
Advisor-approved Elective (3)

Note:

*Every student must complete one of the seven following options for the biology elective:
(1) Advanced placement: a score of 5 on the CEEB AP exam or a score of 7 on the IB Higher Level exam.
(2) CHEME 2880 - Biomolecular Engineering: Fundamentals and Applications .
(3) CHEME 5430 Bioprocess Engineering .
(4) 8 credits of a pre-med biology sequence: BIOG 1500 - Investigative Biology Laboratory  and BIOMG 1350 - Introductory Biology: Cell and Developmental Biology  and BIOG 1440 - Introductory Biology: Comparative Physiology , or BIOG 1445 Introduction to Comparative Anatomy and Physiology, Individualized Instruction , BIOG 1500 Investigative Biology Laboratory .
(5) 3 credits of microbiology: BIOMI 2900 - General Microbiology Lectures .
(6) 4 credits of biochemistry: BIOMG 3300 - Principles of Biochemistry, Individualized Instruction  or BIOMG 3350 - Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins, Metabolism, and Molecular Biology .
(7) 5 credits of biochemistry: BIOMG 3310 - Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolism  and BIOMG 3320 - Principles of Biochemistry: Molecular Biology .

***The electives in semesters 6, 7, and 8 comprise 12 credits of major-approved electives including the biology requirement and 6 credits of advanced CHEME electives. Advanced CHEME electives must be satisfied by specifically approved ChemE courses - for a complete list refer to the majors curriculum information by visiting the CHEME webpage. Major approved electives and Advisor-approved electives require the approval of your CHEME faculty advisor.