Chemical Engineering

Contacts

Office: SEQ: The Shriram Center, room 129, 443 Via Ortega
Mail Code: 94305-4125 -or- MC 4300
Email: chemicalengineering@stanford.edu
Web Site: http://cheme.stanford.edu

Courses offered by the Department of Chemical Engineering are listed under the subject code CHEMENG on the Stanford Bulletin's ExploreCourses web site.

Research investigations are currently being carried out in the following fields: applied statistical mechanics, biocatalysis, bioengineering, biophysics, colloid science, computational materials science, electronic materials, hydrodynamic stability, kinetics and catalysis, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, polymer science, renewable energy, rheo-optics of polymeric systems, and surface and interface science. Additional information may be found at http://cheme.stanford.edu.

The Department of Chemical Engineering offers opportunities for both undergraduates and graduate students to pursue course work and research in energy sciences and technology, which include the chemical, physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences. Courses include 25E, 35N, 140/240, 142/242, 162/262, 432, 444 with some 400 level courses being offered only in alternate years.

In addition, both undergraduates and graduate students can pursue work in interdisciplinary biosciences, which include the chemical, biological, physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences. Courses include 25B, 150, 174/274, 181/281, 183/283, 185B, 355, 420, 450, 454 with some advanced graduate courses offered only in alternate years Students are encouraged to review course offerings in all departments of the School of Engineering and to seek academic advising with individual chemical engineering faculty. Students wishing assistance should talk with student services staff in the department.

Further information about the department also may be found at http://cheme.stanford.edu. Undergraduates considering majoring in Chemical Engineering are encouraged to talk with faculty and to meet with student services' staff in Shriram room 129. Students interested in pursuing advanced work in chemical engineering, including coterminal degrees, should contact the student services manager. Admission to an advanced degree program for an active Stanford graduate student is by approval of a Graduate Authorization Petition. All other interested applicants should go to http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/gradadmissions for general and departmental information about the requirements and processes for applying for admission to a graduate degree program.

Mission of the Undergraduate Program in Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineers are responsible for the conception and design of processes for the purpose of production, transformation, and transportation of materials. This activity begins with experimentation in the laboratory and is followed by implementation of the technology in full-scale production. The mission of the undergraduate program in Chemical Engineering is to develop students' understanding of the core scientific, mathematical, and engineering principles that serve as the foundation underlying these technological processes. The program's core mission is reflected in its curriculum which is built on a foundation in the sciences of chemistry, physics, and biology. Course work includes the study of applied mathematics, material and energy balances, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, energy and mass transfer, separations technologies, chemical reaction kinetics and reactor design, and process design. The program provides students with excellent preparation for careers in the corporate sector and government or for advanced study.

Learning Outcomes (Undergraduate)

Learning outcomes are used in evaluating students and the undergraduate program. The department expects undergraduate majors in the program to be able to demonstrate the following:

an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.
an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.
an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
an ability to communicate effectively.
the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
a knowledge of contemporary issues.
an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
the background for admission to engineering or other professional graduate programs.

Learning Outcomes (Graduate)

The purpose of the master’s program is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for a professional career or doctoral studies. This is done through advanced lecture course work in the fundamentals of the field, including microhydrodynamics, molecular thermodynamics, kinetics, spectroscopy, applied mathematics, and biochemical engineering, in addition to the student’s area of specialization. All students must master the fundamental chemical, physical, and biological concepts that govern molecular behavior.

The Ph.D. is conferred upon candidates who have demonstrated substantial scholarship and the ability to conduct independent research. Through course work and guided research, the program prepares students to make original contributions in Chemical Engineering and related fields.

Graduate Programs in Chemical Engineering

The University’s requirements, including residency requirements, for the M.S., Engineer, and Ph.D. degrees are summarized in the "Graduate Degrees" section of this bulletin.

Current research and teaching activities cover a number of advanced topics in chemical engineering, including applied statistical mechanics, biocatalysis, biochemical engineering, bioengineering, biophysics, computational materials science, colloid science, dynamics of complex fluids, energy conversion, functional genomics, hydrodynamic stability, kinetics and catalysis, microrheology, molecular assemblies, nanoscience and technology, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, polymer physics, protein biotechnology, renewable fuels, semiconductor processing, soft materials science, solar utilization, surface and interface science, and transport mechanics.

Fellowships and Assistantships

Qualified predoctoral applicants are encouraged to apply for nationally competitive fellowships, for example, those from the National Science Foundation. Applicants to the Ph.D. program should consult with their financial aid officers for application information and advice. In the absence of other awards, incoming Ph.D. students normally are awarded departmental fellowships. Matriculated Ph.D. students are supported primarily by fellowship awards and assistantship research or teaching appointments. All students are encouraged to apply for external, competitive fellowships and may obtain information about various awarding agencies from faculty advisers and student services. Assistantships are paid positions for graduate students that, in addition to a salary, provide the benefit of a tuition allocation. Individual faculty members appoint students to research assistantships; the department chair appoints doctoral students to teaching assistantships. Contact departmental student services for additional information.

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

The Chemical Engineering B.S. program requires basic courses in biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, and physics. The depth sequence of courses required for the major in chemical engineering provides training in applied chemical kinetics, biochemical engineering, electronic materials, engineering thermodynamics, plant design, polymers, process analysis and control, separation processes, and transport phenomena. Undergraduates who are considering and/or wish to major in chemical engineering should talk with departmental student services as early as during freshman orientation if feasible and consult the curriculum outlined in the "Undergraduate Program in Chemical Engineering" section of this bulletin. Courses taken to fulfill the requirements for the major (courses in mathematics; science; technology and society; engineering fundamentals; and engineering depth) must be taken for a letter grade if this option is offered.

Representative sequences of courses leading to a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, in both flow chart and 4-year, quarter-by-quarter formats, can be found in the Handbook for Undergraduate Engineering Programs, available at http://ughb.stanford.edu. These are explanatory examples, with each sequence starting at a different level and demonstrating how a student, based on his or her pre-college preparation, can complete the major in four years. These typical course schedules are available as well from departmental student services and chemical engineering faculty advisers for undergraduates. It is recommended that students discuss their prospective programs with the chemical engineering faculty advisers, particularly if they are transferring from another major such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or another Engineering major. With advance planning, students can usually arrange to attend one of the overseas campuses.

Students interested in a minor in Chemical Engineering should consult the requirements for a "Minor in Chemical Engineering" section of this bulletin.

Chemical Engineering (CHE)

Completion of the undergraduate program in Chemical Engineering leads to the conferral of the Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering.

Mission of the Undergraduate Program in Chemical Engineering

Requirements*

		Units
Mathematics ¹
MATH 41	Calculus	5
MATH 42	Calculus	5
Select one of the following:		5-10
CME 100	Vector Calculus for Engineers
MATH 51 & MATH 52	Linear Algebra and Differential Calculus of Several Variables and Integral Calculus of Several Variables
Select one of the following:		5
CME 102	Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers
or MATH 53	Ordinary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra
Select one of the following:		4-5
CME 104	Linear Algebra and Partial Differential Equations for Engineers
or CME 106	Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers
Science ¹
CHEM 31X	Chemical Principles Accelerated	5
CHEM 33	Structure and Reactivity	5
CHEM 35	Synthetic and Physical Organic Chemistry	5
PHYSICS 41	Mechanics	4
PHYSICS 43	Electricity and Magnetism	4
CHEM 131	Organic Polyfunctional Compounds	3
Technology in Society
One course required, see Basic Requirement 4		3-5
Engineering Fundamentals
Three courses minimum; see Basic Requirement 3
ENGR/CHEMENG 20	Introduction to Chemical Engineering	3
Fundamentals Elective from another School of Engineering department		3-5
See the UGHB for a list of courses.
Select one of the following:		3
ENGR 25B	Biotechnology (same as CHEMENG 25B)
ENGR 25E	Energy: Chemical Transformations for Production, Storage, and Use (same as CHEMENG 25E)
Chemical Engineering Depth
Minimum 68 Engineering Science and Design units; see Basic Requirement 5
CHEMENG 10	The Chemical Engineering Profession	1
CHEMENG 100	Chemical Process Modeling, Dynamics, and Control	3
CHEMENG 110	Equilibrium Thermodynamics	3
CHEMENG 120A	Fluid Mechanics	4
CHEMENG 120B	Energy and Mass Transport	4
CHEMENG 130	Separation Processes	3
CHEMENG 150	Biochemical Engineering	3
CHEMENG 170	Kinetics and Reactor Design	3
CHEMENG 180	Chemical Engineering Plant Design	4
CHEMENG 181	Biochemistry I	3
CHEMENG 185A	Chemical Engineering Laboratory A (WIM)	4
CHEMENG 185B	Chemical Engineering Laboratory B	4
CHEM 171	Physical Chemistry I	3
CHEM 173	Physical Chemistry II	3
CHEM 175	Physical Chemistry III	3
Select four of the following: ^2,3		12
CHEMENG 140	Micro and Nanoscale Fabrication Engineering
CHEMENG 142	Basic Principles of Heterogeneous Catalysis with Applications in Energy Transformations
CHEMENG 160	Polymer Science and Engineering
CHEMENG 162	Polymers for Clean Energy and Water
CHEMENG 174	Environmental Microbiology I
CHEMENG 183	Biochemistry II
CHEMENG 196	Creating New Ventures in Engineering and Science-based Industries
Total Units		122-132

*	For additional information and sample programs, see the Handbook for Undergraduate Engineering Programs (UGHB)
¹	Unit count is higher if program includes one of more of the following: MATH 51 and MATH 52 in lieu of CME 100; or CHEM 31A and CHEM 31B in lieu of CHEM 31X.
²	Any two acceptable except combining 160 and 162.
³	Students may substitute two of the depth electives with two other science and engineering 3-unit lecture courses. See UGHB for additional details.

Honors Program in Chemical Engineering

The Department of Chemical Engineering offers a program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with Honors. Qualified undergraduate majors conduct independent study and research at an advanced level with faculty mentors, graduate students, and fellow undergraduates. This three quarter sequential program requires concurrent participation each quarter in the CHEMENG 191H Undergraduate Honors Seminar; completion of a faculty-approved thesis; and participation in the Chemical Engineering Honors Poster Session held annually during the Mason Lecture Series Spring Quarter. The last requirement may also be fulfilled through an alternative, public, oral presentation with the approval of the department chair. A research proposal/application must be submitted at least five quarters prior to graduation with work to begin at a minimum of four quarters prior to graduation.

Admission to the honors program is by application and submission of a research proposal and is subject to approvals by faculty advisers, sponsors, and the chair of the department. Declared Chemical Engineering majors with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher are encouraged to apply. Students must submit their applications no later than the first week of March Winter Quarter of their junior year, assuming a June degree conferral the following year, e.g. the primary 2015-2016 deadline is March 4, 2016. An application includes a Stanford transcript in addition to the research proposal, approved by both the student's research thesis adviser, a faculty reader, and, if required, a chemical engineering faculty sponsor. The research adviser or the reader or, alternatively, a faculty sponsor, must be a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Students must start their research no later than Spring Quarter their junior year and are encouraged to consider incorporating research opportunities such as those sponsored by Undergraduate Academic Life into their honors research proposal; see http://ual.stanford.edu/OO/research_opps/Grants http://ual.stanford.edu/OO/research_opps/Grants). See departmental student services staff in Shriram Center room 129, for more information about the application process, a proposal template, and other assistance.

In order to receive departmental honors, students admitted to the honors program must:

Maintain an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.5 as calculated on the unofficial transcript.
Complete at least three quarters of research with a minimum of 9 units of CHEMENG 190H Undergraduate Honors Research in Chemical Engineering for a letter grade. All quarters must focus on the same topic. The same faculty adviser and faculty reader should be maintained throughout if feasible.
Enroll in CHEMENG 191H Undergraduate Honors Seminar, concurrently with each quarter of enrollment in CHEMENG 190H Undergraduate Honors Research in Chemical Engineering.
Participate with a poster and oral presentation of thesis work at the Chemical Engineering Honors Poster Session held during the Mason Lectures week, Spring Quarter, or, at the Undergraduate Program Committee’s discretion, at a comparable public event. Submit at the same time to student services one copy of the poster in electronic format.
Submit final drafts of a thesis simultaneously to the adviser and the reader and, if appropriate, to the Chemical Engineering faculty sponsor, no later than April 4, 2016, or the first school day of the second week of the quarter in which the degree is to be conferred.
Complete all work and thesis revisions and obtain indicated faculty approvals on the Certificate of Final Reading of Thesis forms by April 29, 2016, or the end of the first month of the graduation quarter.
Submit to departmental student services five (5) final copies of the honors thesis, as approved by the appropriate faculty. Include in each thesis an original, completed, faculty signature sheet immediately following the title page. The 2015-2016 deadline is May 2, 2016.
Submit to student services a copy of the honors thesis in electronic format at the same time as the final copies of the thesis.

Upon faculty approval, departmental student services to submit one copy of each honors thesis to Student Affairs, School of Engineering.

Chemical Engineering (CHE) Minor

The following core courses fulfill the minor requirements:

		Units
ENGR/CHEMENG 20	Introduction to Chemical Engineering	3
CHEMENG 100	Chemical Process Modeling, Dynamics, and Control	3
CHEMENG 110	Equilibrium Thermodynamics	3
CHEMENG 120A	Fluid Mechanics	4
CHEMENG 120B	Energy and Mass Transport	4
CHEMENG 170	Kinetics and Reactor Design	3
CHEMENG 185A	Chemical Engineering Laboratory A	4
CHEM 171	Physical Chemistry I	3
CHEMENG 180	Chemical Engineering Plant Design	4
Select one of the following:		3
CHEMENG 140	Micro and Nanoscale Fabrication Engineering
CHEMENG 142	Basic Principles of Heterogeneous Catalysis with Applications in Energy Transformations
CHEMENG 160	Polymer Science and Engineering
CHEMENG 162	Polymers for Clean Energy and Water
CHEMENG 174	Environmental Microbiology I
CHEMENG 181	Biochemistry I
Total Units		34

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering

A range of M.S. programs comprising appropriate course work is available to accommodate students wishing to obtain further academic preparation before pursuing a professional chemical engineering career. This degree is lecture course based; there are no research or thesis requirements. It is a terminal M.S. degree, i.e. this degree is not a prerequisite for nor does it lead to admission to the department’s Ph.D. program. For conferral of a master's degree in chemical engineering the following departmental requirements must be met.

Coterminal Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Chemical Engineering

Stanford undergraduates with strong academic records may apply to study for a master’s degree while at the same time completing their bachelor’s degree(s). Interested students should discuss their educational goals with their faculty advisers and talk with departmental graduate student services about the application requirements before submitting an application. Students, who have completed at least 120 units toward an undergraduate degree and complete their applications by the seventh week of a quarter, may be admitted to the Chemical Engineering M.S. program the following quarter.

University Coterminal Requirements

Coterminal master’s degree candidates are expected to complete all master’s degree requirements as described in this bulletin. University requirements for the coterminal master’s degree are described in the “Coterminal Master’s Program” section. University requirements for the master’s degree are described in the "Graduate Degrees" section of this bulletin.

After accepting admission to this coterminal master’s degree program, students may request transfer of courses from the undergraduate to the graduate career to satisfy requirements for the master’s degree. Transfer of courses to the graduate career requires review and approval of both the undergraduate and graduate programs on a case by case basis.

In this master’s program, courses taken during or after the first quarter of the sophomore year are eligible for consideration for transfer to the graduate career; the timing of the first graduate quarter is not a factor. No courses taken prior to the first quarter of the sophomore year may be used to meet master’s degree requirements.

Course transfers are not possible after the bachelor’s degree has been conferred.

The University requires that the graduate adviser be assigned in the student’s first graduate quarter even though the undergraduate career may still be open. The University also requires that the Master’s Degree Program Proposal be completed by the student and approved by the department by the end of the student’s first graduate quarter.

Unit and Course Requirements for the Master's Degree

Students terminating their graduate work with the M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering must develop a graduate-level, thematic M.S. program consisting of a minimum of 45 completed units of academic work that includes:

Four (4) Chemical Engineering core graduate lecture courses selected from the CHEMENG 300 series
Three (3) units of CHEMENG 699 Colloquium
An additional 30 units, selected from graduate-level science or engineering lecture courses (3 units or more) in any appropriate department and, by petition to the Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering, from upper-division undergraduate lecture courses in science and engineering

Alternatively, up to 6 units of research may be used in lieu of up to 6 units of the additional 30 lecture units, to partially satisfy the 45 unit minimum requirement. Credit toward the required minimum of 45 completed units for the M.S. degree is not given for non science and engineering courses in other departments or for the Chemical Engineering special topics courses numbered in the 500 series.

To ensure that an appropriate Chemical Engineering graduate program is pursued by each M.S. candidate, students who first matriculate at Stanford at the graduate level must do the following, during the first quarter no later than the seventh week:

Complete a Program Proposal for a Master’s Degree form, that is approved by the M.S. adviser
Submit this petition to departmental student services, for review by the graduate curriculum committee, and
Obtain approval for any subsequent program change or changes from the M.S. adviser and the graduate committee.

Stanford undergraduates admitted to the coterminal master’s program must:

Submit an adviser-approved Program Proposal for a Master’s Degree (a graduate degree progress form), either during their second quarter of graduate standing or upon the completion of 9 units of graduate work (whichever occurs first), and
Document with student services their M.S. adviser’s review and approval of their graduate program when they have accrued 30 units toward the M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering.

Each M.S. candidate must obtain approvals for the final M.S. program no later than the seventh week of the quarter preceding the quarter of degree conferral,in order to permit amendment of the final quarter’s study list if the faculty deem this necessary. Students with questions should contact departmental graduate student services.

Minimum Grade Requirement

Any course used to satisfy the 45-unit minimum for the Master of Science degree must be taken for a letter grade, if offered. An overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 must be maintained for these courses.

Research Experience

Students in the M.S. program wishing to obtain research experience should talk with departmental student services and work with the M.S. faculty adviser on the choice of research adviser as early as feasible and in advance of the anticipated quarter(s) of research. Once arrangements are mutually agreed upon, including the number of units, students enroll in the appropriate section of CHEMENG 600 Graduate Research in Chemical Engineering. A written report describing the results of the research undertaken must be submitted to and approved by the research adviser. Research units may not be substituted for any of the required four 300-level core lecture courses.

Engineer in Chemical Engineering

The degree of Engineer is awarded after the completion of a minimum of 90 units of graduate work beyond the B.S. degree and the satisfactory completion of all University requirements plus the following departmental requirements. Application to this program is open only to active chemical engineering M.S. or Ph.D. candidates. This degree is not a prerequisite for the Ph.D. program.

Unit and Course Requirements

A minimum of 90 completed units is required, including a component of a minimum of 45 units, consisting of 42 lecture units and 3 colloquium units. See Course List for required CHEMENG courses. The remaining 45 units are primarily research units.

		Units
CHEMENG 300	Applied Mathematics in the Chemical and Biological Sciences	3
CHEMENG 310	Microhydrodynamics	3
CHEMENG 320	Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering	3
CHEMENG 340	Molecular Thermodynamics	3
CHEMENG 345	Fundamentals and Applications of Spectroscopy	3
CHEMENG 355	Advanced Biochemical Engineering	3
(2) 3 units of:
CHEMENG 699	Colloquium	1

The remaining lecture courses, (24 units), may be chosen from graduate level science and engineering courses according to the guidelines given in the Master of Science section and with the consent of the graduate curriculum committee chair and the department chair. In fulfilling the required 45-unit requirement for lecture course units, the course work may not include chemical engineering's 500 level seminar courses or similar 1-2 unit courses in other departments.

Students seeking the Engineer degree may petition to add a M.S. program and apply for the M.S. degree once the requirements for that degree have been fulfilled (see General Requirements in the “Graduate Degrees” section of this bulletin and Chemical Engineering’s “Master of Science” section).

Minimum Grade Requirement

Any course intended to satisfy the Engineer degree requirements must be taken for a letter grade, if offered. An overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 must be maintained.

Reading Committee Requirement

All candidates are required to have an initial meeting with their reading committees by the end of their ninth quarter. The committee must have a minimum of two members, both of whom are Chemical Engineering faculty members. The reading committee meetings are intended to be discussion session, which help to focus and guide the thesis project; they are not examinations.

Students are responsible for reporting meeting dates to departmental student services.

Thesis Requirement

The thesis must represent a substantial piece of research equivalent to nine months of full-time effort and must be approved by the student's reading committee.

Qualification for the Ph.D. Program by Students Ready to Receive the Degree of Engineer

After completing the requirements for the Engineer degree, a student may request to be examined on the research work completed for that degree, for the purpose of qualifying for admission to Ph.D. candidacy. If the request is granted, the student’s thesis must be approved by the reading committee and available in its final form for inspection by the entire faculty at least two weeks prior to the scheduled date of said examination.

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering

The Ph.D. degree is awarded after the completion of a minimum of 135 units of graduate work as well as satisfactory completion of any additional University requirements and the following departmental requirements. Completion of a M.S. degree is not a prerequisite for beginning, pursuing, or completing doctoral work.

Unit and Course Requirements

A minimum of 135 completed units is required, including a component of a minimum of 45 units, consisting of 42 lecture units and 3 colloquium units.

Notes:

1.CHEMENG 699 should be taken each quarter of the academic year; all these units count toward the required 135 units.

2. The research units for CHEMENG 399 count toward the required 135 units, but may not be counted toward the 45 unit component.

3. Students working with a research adviser should enroll each quarter in the 500 series, 600, and 699 as appropriate and as study list unit limits permit.

Students with questions or issues should contact departmental graduate student services.

The following courses are required:

		Units
CHEMENG 300	Applied Mathematics in the Chemical and Biological Sciences	3
CHEMENG 310	Microhydrodynamics	3
CHEMENG 320	Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering	3
CHEMENG 340	Molecular Thermodynamics	3
CHEMENG 345	Fundamentals and Applications of Spectroscopy	3
CHEMENG 355	Advanced Biochemical Engineering	3
CHEMENG 399	Graduate Research Rotation in Chemical Engineering	1
CHEMENG 699	Colloquium	1
Plus two courses at the 400 course level; in 2015-16 the following are available:
CHEMENG 420	Growth and Form	3
CHEMENG 444	Electronic Structure Theory and Applications to Chemical Kinetics	3
CHEMENG 469	Solid Structure and Properties of Polymers	3

These courses are to be taken at Stanford, and any petition to substitute another graduate-level course for any of these core courses must be approved by the department chair. The remaining graduate-level science and engineering lecture courses may be chosen from any department. A student may petition the department chair for approval to include an upper-division undergraduate science or engineering lecture course. All proposals for Ph.D. course work must be approved by the student’s adviser and the department chair or his designee.

Note: For 2015-16 only, MATSCI 204 Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria may be taken in lieu of CHEMENG 340 Molecular Thermodynamics.

Ph.D. students may petition to add a M.S. degree program to their university record; submit in a Graduate Authorization petition in Axess. Once the online petition is approved, the M.S. candidate must complete a Program Proposal for a Master's Degree form and submit it to departmental student services.

Ph.D. students with a M.S. program apply in Axess for M.S. degree conferral. (See the "Master of Science in Chemical Engineering" section in this bulletin.) The M.S. degree must be awarded within the University’s candidacy period for completion of a master’s degree.

Minimum Grade Requirement

Any course intended to satisfy the Ph.D. degree requirements must be taken for a letter grade, if offered. A GPA of 3.0 or above is required by the end of the first year, in order to continue in the Ph.D. program. The overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 must to be maintained.

Candidacy

To be advanced to Ph.D. candidacy, the student must secure a research dissertation adviser (and any required co-adviser) and complete a Ph.D. candidacy examination.

First, the research adviser and any required co-adviser must be established by the end of the second quarter in the Ph.D. program. Failure to do so leads to termination of a student's study toward a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering; however, the student may continue to work toward an M.S. degree (see the "Master of Science in Chemical Engineering" section of this bulletin). Departmental Ph.D. financial support will not continue.

Second, the Ph.D. candidacy examination before a faculty committee is at the end of the fourth quarter. It consists of (a) a student's oral presentation of their thinking about their research proposal and current progress and (b) an examination by faculty members of the proposal specifics as well as the student's understanding of the fundamental chemical, physical, and biological concepts that govern the molecular behavior of the system being studied. Upon successful completion of this examination candidates must submit an Application for Candidacy for Doctoral Degree form, approved by their research adviser(s), to departmental graduate student services within two months.

Teaching Requirement

Teaching experience is considered an essential component of predoctoral training because it assists in the further development and refinement of candidates' skills in conveying what they know, think, and conclude, based on articulated assumptions and knowledge. All Ph.D. candidates, regardless of the source of their financial support, are required to assist in the teaching of a minimum of two chemical engineering courses.

Reading Committee Requirement

Reading committee meetings are intended to be discussion sessions, which help to focus and guide the dissertation project; they are not examinations.

By the end of the second year, all Ph.D. candidates are required to assemble reading committees and submit Doctoral Dissertation Reading Committee forms signed by research advisers to student services.

By the end of the first quarter of the third year, candidates are required to have an initial meeting with the full reading committee. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule committee meetings, and the faculty's to respond in a timely manner to scheduling requests. Students are responsible for reporting meeting dates to departmental student services.

The faculty strongly encourage doctoral candidates to take advantage of the benefits of ongoing, yearly, full reading committee meetings.

Research Poster Requirement

Experience in analyzing and presenting one's research to diverse audiences also is an essential component of predoctoral training, and faculty strongly encourage candidates to do so several times each year, starting in the second year. All candidates in their third year are required to prepare and present a research poster during the annual Mason Lecturers week in spring quarter.

Dissertation and Oral Defense Requirements

A dissertation based on a successful investigation of a fundamental problem in chemical engineering is required. A student is expected to have fulfilled all the requirements for this degree, including the completion of a dissertation approved by his or her research adviser(s) and reading committee members within approximately five calendar years after enrolling the Ph.D. program. Upon adviser approval (s), copies of the final draft of the dissertation must be distributed to each reading committee member. No sooner than three weeks after this distribution, a student may schedule an oral examination. This examination is a dissertation defense, based on the candidate’s dissertation research, and is in the form of a public seminar followed by a private examination by the faculty members on the student’s oral examination committee. Satisfactory performance in the oral examination and acceptance of an approved dissertation by Graduate Degree Progress, Office of the University Registrar, leads to Ph.D. degree conferral.

Ph.D. Minor in Chemical Engineering

The University’s general requirements for the Ph.D. minor are specified in the "Graduate Degrees" section of this bulletin. An application for a Ph.D. minor must be approved by both the major and minor departments.

A student desiring a Ph.D. minor in Chemical Engineering must work with a minor program adviser who has a faculty appointment in Chemical Engineering. This adviser must be included as a member of the student’s reading committee for the doctoral dissertation, and the entire reading committee must meet at least once and at least one year prior to the scheduling of the student’s oral examination. The department strongly prefers that regular meetings of the full reading committee start no later than the third year of graduate study or when the student is admitted to Ph.D. candidacy. In addition, the Chemical Engineering faculty member who is the minor adviser must be a member of the student’s University oral examination committee.

The Ph.D. minor program must include at least 20 units of graduate-level lecture courses (numbered at the 200 level or above), but may not include any 1-2 unit lecture courses in the 20-unit minimum. The list of courses must form a coherent program and must be approved by the minor program adviser and the chair of this department. All courses for the minor must be taken for a letter grade, and a GPA of at least 3.0 must be earned for these courses.

Emeriti: (Professors) Andreas Acrivos, George M. Homsy, Robert J. Madix, Channing R. Robertson

Chair: Stacey F. Bent

Professors: Zhenan Bao, Stacey F. Bent, Curtis W. Frank, Gerald G. Fuller, Chaitan Khosla, Jens K. Nørskov, Eric S. G. Shaqfeh, Alfred M. Spormann, James R. Swartz

Associate Professors: Thomas F. Jaramillo, Andrew J. Spakowitz

Assistant Professors: Matteo Cargnello, Alexander R. Dunn, Jian Qin (effective January 1, 2016), Elizabeth S. Sattely, Clifford L. Wang

Courtesy Professors: Gordon E. Brown, Jennifer R. Cochran, Sarah C. Heilshorn, Daniel Herschlag, Anders R. Nilsson, Christina D. Smolke, Robert M. Waymouth

Lecturers: Lisa Y. Hwang, Ricardo B. Levy, Shari B. Libicki, Sara Loesch-Frank, John E. Moalli, Anthony Pavone, Howard B. Rosen

Consulting Professors: Jae Chun Hyun, Do Yeung Yoon

Visiting Professor: Karsten Reuter

Cognate Courses for Advanced Degrees in Chemical Engineering

In addition to core CHEMENG graduate courses in the 300 series and elective CHEMENG graduate courses in the 200 and 400 series, students pursuing advanced degrees in chemical engineering include elective courses offered by other departments. The following list is a partial list of the more frequently chosen courses and is subdivided into five focus areas.

		Units
Broadly Applicable
APPPHYS 207	Laboratory Electronics	4
CHEM 221	Advanced Organic Chemistry	3
CHEM 271	Advanced Physical Chemistry	3
CHEM 273	Advanced Physical Chemistry	3
EE 261	The Fourier Transform and Its Applications	3
STATS 200	Introduction to Statistical Inference	3
Biochemistry and Bioengineering focus ^*
BIO 217	Neuronal Biophysics	4
BIOE 331	Protein Engineering	3
BIOPHYS 228	Computational Structural Biology	3
BIOPHYS/SBIO 241	Biological Macromolecules	3-5
CBIO 241	Cellular Basis of Cancer	5
MCP 256	How Cells Work: Energetics, Compartments, and Coupling in Cell Biology	4
SBIO 228	Computational Structural Biology	3
SBIO 241	Biological Macromolecules	3-5
Fluid Mechanics, Applied Mathematics, and Numerical Analysis focus ^**
AA 218	Introduction to Symmetry Analysis	3
CME 200	Linear Algebra with Application to Engineering Computations	3
CME 204	Partial Differential Equations in Engineering	3
CME 206	Introduction to Numerical Methods for Engineering	3
CME 212	Advanced Programming for Scientists and Engineers	3
ME 351A	Fluid Mechanics	3
ME 457	Fluid Flow in Microdevices	3
Materials Science focus ^***
MATSCI 210	Organic and Biological Materials	3
MATSCI 251	Microstructure and Mechanical Properties	3
MATSCI 316	Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology	3
MATSCI 343	Organic Semiconductors for Electronics and Photonics	3
MATSCI 380	Nano-Biotechnology	3
Microelectronics focus ^****
AA 218	Introduction to Symmetry Analysis	3
CME 200	Linear Algebra with Application to Engineering Computations	3
CME 204	Partial Differential Equations in Engineering	3
CME 206	Introduction to Numerical Methods for Engineering	3
CME 212	Advanced Programming for Scientists and Engineers	3
ME 457	Fluid Flow in Microdevices	3
Microelectronics focus
AA 218	Introduction to Symmetry Analysis	3
CME 200	Linear Algebra with Application to Engineering Computations	3
CME 204	Partial Differential Equations in Engineering	3
CME 206	Introduction to Numerical Methods for Engineering	3
CME 212	Advanced Programming for Scientists and Engineers	3
ME 457	Fluid Flow in Microdevices	3

*	e.g., with CHEMENG 281 Biochemistry I, CHEMENG 283 Biochemistry II, CHEMENG 454 Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering, CHEMENG 456 Microbial Bioenergy Systems.
**	e.g., with CHEMENG 462 Complex Fluids and Non-Newtonian Flows.
***	e.g., with CHEMENG 260 Polymer Science and Engineering, CHEMENG 442 Structure and Reactivity of Solid Surfaces, CHEMENG 460 , CHEMENG 461 , CHEMENG 464 Polymer Chemistry, CHEMENG 466 Polymer Physics.
****	e.g., with CHEMENG 240 Micro and Nanoscale Fabrication Engineering.

Courses

CHEMENG 10. The Chemical Engineering Profession. 1 Unit.

Open to all undergraduates. Overview of and careers in chemical engineering; opportunities to develop networks with working professionals. Panel discussions on career paths and post-graduation opportunities available. Areas include biotechnology, electronics, energy, environment, management consulting, nanotechnology, and graduate school in business, law, medicine, and engineering.

CHEMENG 12SC. An Exploration of Art Materials: The Intersection of Art and Science. 2 Units.

There is growing interest in the intersection of art and science, whether from artists adapting technology to suit their visions or from scientists and engineers seeking to explain various visual effects. To take advantage of possible creative sparks at the art/science interface, it is necessary for fuzzies and techies to have some knowledge of the language used by the other side. This interface will be explored through examining approaches used by an artist and an engineer in the context of the materials science of cultural objects. In-class lectures, hands-on studio practice, and field trips will be used to illustrate these different perspectives. At the heart of the scientific approach is the notion that a cultural object, e.g., a painting, is a physical entity comprising materials with different physical properties and different responses to environmental stresses presented by light, heat, and water. In support of this outlook, in-class lectures and discussions will focus on the basic concepts of color, optics, mechanics, composite structures, and response of the object to environmental stress, and we will visit Bay Area museums to see how artists employ such techniques. The hands-on studio experience is designed to increase students' confidence and develop their appreciation of differences in materials. It is not necessary to have any artistic training, only a willingness to experiment. The in-class studio projects will include working with line and shadow; color, binders, and mordants; global sources of pigments; substrates and writing; and material failure. Students will make one technical presentation on a topic in one of the five areas relevant to a painting: color, optics, mechanics, composites, and stress response. In addition, they will prepare one essay on the issues surrounding the intersection of art and science. Finally, they will complete a project related to one of the thematic areas covered in the hands-on studio sessions and make a final oral presentation describing their project. Sophomore College Course: Application required, due noon, April 5, 2016. Apply at http://soco.stanford.edu.

CHEMENG 20. Introduction to Chemical Engineering. 4 Units.

Overview of chemical engineering through discussion and engineering analysis of physical and chemical processes. Topics: overall staged separations, material and energy balances, concepts of rate processes, energy and mass transport, and kinetics of chemical reactions. Applications of these concepts to areas of current technological importance: biotechnology, energy, production of chemicals, materials processing, and purification. Prerequisite: CHEM 31.
Same as: ENGR 20

CHEMENG 25B. Biotechnology. 3 Units.

Biology and chemistry fundamentals, genetic engineering, cell culture, protein production, pharmaceuticals, genomics, viruses, gene therapy, evolution, immunology, antibodies, vaccines, transgenic animals, cloning, stem cells, intellectual property, governmental regulations, and ethics. Prerequisites: CHEM 31 and MATH 41 or equivalent courage.
Same as: ENGR 25B

CHEMENG 25E. Energy: Chemical Transformations for Production, Storage, and Use. 3 Units.

An introduction and overview to the challenges and opportunities of energy supply and consumption. Emphasis on energy technologies where chemistry and engineering play key roles. Review of energy fundamentals along with historical energy perspectives and current energy production technologies. In depth analysises of solar thermal systems, biofuels, photovoltaics and electrochemical devices (batteries and fuel cells). Prerequisites: high school chemistry or equivalent.
Same as: ENGR 25E

CHEMENG 35N. Renewable Energy for a Sustainable World. 3 Units.

Preference to freshmen. Organized to prepare a renewable energy plan for California. Energy concepts and quantitation approaches are learned, energy needs and natural resources are assessed, and renewable energy technologies are evaluated for economic performance and environmental impact. An investment plan is developed along with implementation and research recommendations. The same concepts are then applied to Mexico as a second model system.

CHEMENG 60Q. Environmental Regulation and Policy. 3 Units.

Preference to sophomores. How environmental policy is formulated in the U.S. How and what type of scientific research is incorporated into decisions. How to determine acceptable risk, the public's right to know of chemical hazards, waste disposal and clean manufacturing, brownfield redevelopment, and new source review regulations. The proper use of science and engineering including media presentation and misrepresentation, public scientific and technical literacy, and emotional reactions. Alternative models to formulation of environmental policy. Political and economic forces, and stakeholder discussions.

CHEMENG 70Q. Masters of Disaster. 3 Units.

Preference to sophomores. For students interested in science, engineering, politics, and the law. Learn from past disasters to avoid future ones. How disasters can be tracked to failures in the design process. The roles of engineers, artisans, politicians, lawyers, and scientists in the design of products. Failure as rooted in oversight in adhering to the design process. Student teams analyze real disasters and design new products presumably free from the potential for disastrous outcomes.

CHEMENG 80Q. Art, Chemistry, and Madness: The Science of Art Materials. 3 Units.

Preference to sophomores. Chemistry of natural and synthetic pigments in five historical palettes: earth (paleolithic), classical (Egyptian, Greco-Roman), medieval European (Middle Ages), Renaissance (old masters), and synthetic (contemporary). Composite nature of paints using scanning electron microscopy images; analytical techniques used in art conservation, restoration, and determination of provenance; and inherent health hazards. Paintings as mechanical structures. Hands-on laboratory includes stretching canvas, applying gesso grounds, grinding pigments, preparing egg tempera paint, bamboo and quill pens, gilding and illumination, and papermaking.

CHEMENG 100. Chemical Process Modeling, Dynamics, and Control. 3 Units.

Mathematical methods applied to engineering problems using chemical engineering examples. The development of mathematical models to describe chemical process dynamic behavior. Analytical and computer simulation techniques for the solution of ordinary differential equations. Dynamic behavior of linear first- and second-order systems. Introduction to process control. Dynamics and stability of controlled systems. Prerequisites: CHEMENG 20 or ENGR 20; CME 102 or MATH 53.

CHEMENG 110. Equilibrium Thermodynamics. 3 Units.

Thermodynamic properties, equations of state, properties of non-ideal systems including mixtures, and phase and chemical equilibria. Prerequisite: CHEM 171 or equivalent.

CHEMENG 120A. Fluid Mechanics. 4 Units.

The flow of isothermal fluids from a momentum transport viewpoint. Continuum hypothesis, scalar and vector fields, fluid statics, non-Newtonian fluids, shell momentum balances, equations of motion and the Navier-Stokes equations, creeping and potential flow, parallel and nearly parallel flows, time-dependent parallel flows, boundary layer theory and separation, introduction to drag correlations. Prerequisites: junior in Chemical Engineering or consent of instructor; 100 and CME 102 or equivalent.

CHEMENG 120B. Energy and Mass Transport. 4 Units.

General diffusive transport, heat transport by conduction, Fourier's law, conduction in composites with analogies to electrical circuits, advection-diffusion equations, forced convection, boundary layer heat transport via forced convection in laminar flow, forced convection correlations, free convection, free convection boundary layers, free convection correlations and application to geophysical flows, melting and heat transfer at interfaces, radiation, diffusive transport of mass for dilute and non-dilute transfer, mass and heat transport analogies, mass transport with bulk chemical reaction, mass transport with interfacial chemical reaction, evaporation. Prerequisite 120A or consent of instructor.

CHEMENG 130. Separation Processes. 3 Units.

Analysis and design of equilibrium and non-equilibrium separation processes. Possible examples: distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, flash distillation, electrophoresis, centrifugation, membrane separations, chromatography, and reaction-assisted separation processes.

CHEMENG 140. Micro and Nanoscale Fabrication Engineering. 3 Units.

(Same as CHEMENG 140) Survey of fabrication and processing technologies in industrial sectors, such as semiconductor, biotechnology, and energy. Chemistry and transport of electronic and energy device fabrication. Solid state materials, electronic devices and chemical processes including crystal growth, chemical vapor deposition, etching, oxidation, doping, diffusion, thin film deposition, plasma processing. Micro and nanopatterning involving photolithography, unconventional soft lithography and self assembly. Recommended: CHEM 33, 171, and PHYSICS 55.
Same as: CHEMENG 240

CHEMENG 142. Basic Principles of Heterogeneous Catalysis with Applications in Energy Transformations. 3 Units.

(Formerly 124/224) Introduction to heterogeneous catalysis, including models of surface reactivity, surface equilibria, kinetics of surface reactions, electronic and geometrical effects in heterogeneous catalysis, trends in reactivity, catalyst structure and composition, electro-catalysis and photo-catalysis. Selected applications and challenges in energy transformations will be discussed. Prerequisites: CHEM 31AB or 31X, CHEM 171, CHEM 175 or CHEMENG 170 or equivalents. Recommended: CHEM 173.
Same as: CHEMENG 242

CHEMENG 150. Biochemical Engineering. 3 Units.

Systems-level combination of chemical engineering concepts with biological principles. The production of protein pharmaceuticals as a paradigm to explore quantitative biochemistry and cellular physiology, the elemental stoichiometry of metabolism, recombinant DNA technology, synthetic biology and metabolic engineering, fermentation development and control, product isolation and purification, protein folding and formulation, and biobusiness and regulatory issues. Prerequisite: CHEMENG 181 (formerly 188) or BIOSCI 41 or equivalent.

CHEMENG 160. Polymer Science and Engineering. 3 Units.

Interrelationships among molecular structure, morphology, and mechanical behavior of polymers. Topics include amorphous and semicrystalline polymers, glass transitions, rubber elasticity, linear viscoelasticity, and rheology. Applications of polymers in biomedical devices and microelectronics. Prerequisites: CHEME 31 A,B or CHEM 31X, CHEM 33 and 171, or equivalent.
Same as: CHEMENG 260

CHEMENG 162. Polymers for Clean Energy and Water. 3 Units.

The first five weeks of this course will be devoted to the fundamental aspects of polymers necessary to understand the applications in energy and the environment. These include: polymer chain configuration, morphology of semi-crystalline and amorphous solids, thermal transition behavior, thermodynamics of polymer blends and block copolymers, and the time/temperature dependence of linear viscoelasticity. The remaining five weeks of class will be devoted to applications, with special emphasis on membrane transport, including ion transport in fuel cell exchange membranes, gas transport in hydrogen enrichment membranes, and water transport in desalination membranes. In addition, completely degradable biocomposites will be discussed. nPrerequisites: CHEM 31 A,B or CHEM 31X, CHEM 33, CHEM 171.
Same as: CHEMENG 262

CHEMENG 170. Kinetics and Reactor Design. 3 Units.

Chemical kinetics, elementary reactions, mechanisms, rate-limiting steps, and quasi-steady state approximations. Ideal isothermal and non-isothermal reactors; design principles. Steady state and unsteady state operation of reactors; conversion and limitations of thermodynamic equilibrium. Enzymes and heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic reaction mechanisms. Prerequisites: 110, 120A, 120B.

CHEMENG 174. Environmental Microbiology I. 3 Units.

Basics of microbiology and biochemistry. The biochemical and biophysical principles of biochemical reactions, energetics, and mechanisms of energy conservation. Diversity of microbial catabolism, flow of organic matter in nature: the carbon cycle, and biogeochemical cycles. Bacterial physiology, phylogeny, and the ecology of microbes in soil and marine sediments, bacterial adhesion, and biofilm formation. Microbes in the degradation of pollutants. Prerequisites: CHEM 33, 35, and BIOSCI 41, CHEMENG 181 (formerly 188), or equivalents.
Same as: CEE 274A, CHEMENG 274

CHEMENG 180. Chemical Engineering Plant Design. 4 Units.

Open to seniors in chemical engineering or by consent of instructor. Application of chemical engineering principles to the design of practical plants for the manufacture of chemicals and related materials. Topics: flow-sheet development from a conceptual design, equipment design for distillation, chemical reactions, heat transfer, pumping, and compression; estimation of capital expenditures and production costs; plant construction.

CHEMENG 181. Biochemistry I. 3 Units.

Structure and function of major classes of biomolecules, including proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. Mechanistic analysis of properties of proteins including catalysis, signal transduction and membrane transport. Students will also learn to critically analyze data from the primary biochemical literature. Satisfies Central Menu Area 1 for Bio majors. (CHEMENG offerings formerly listed as 188/288.) Prerequisites: CHEM 33, 35, 131, and 135 or 171.
Same as: BIO 188, CHEM 181, CHEMENG 281

CHEMENG 183. Biochemistry II. 3 Units.

Focus on metabolic biochemistry: the study of chemical reactions that provide the cell with the energy and raw materials necessary for life. Topics include glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, the citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, photosynthesis, the pentose phosphate pathway, and the metabolism of glycogen, fatty acids, amino acids, and nucleotides as well as the macromolecular machines that synthesize RNA, DNA, and proteins. Medical relevance is emphasized throughout. Satisfies Central Menu Area 1 for Bio majors. Prerequisite: BIO 188/288 or CHEM 181 or CHEMENG 181/281 (formerly 188/288).
Same as: BIO 189, CHEM 183, CHEMENG 283

CHEMENG 185A. Chemical Engineering Laboratory A. 4 Units.

CHEMENG185A: First quarter of two-quarter sequence. Experimental aspects of chemical engineering. Experimental research skills will be developed and practiced through guided lab modules. Emphasizes laboratory work, experimental design, and development of communication skills. In addition to lectures, students are required to attend one weekly lab section (5 hours each) where lab work will be conducted in student pairs. Students must enroll in a lab section on Axess. Final project will be a written research proposal prepared by student teams to be carried out in the following quarter in CHEMENG185B. Satisfies the Writing in the Major (WIM) requirement. Prerequisites: CHEMENG 120A, 120B, 181.

CHEMENG 185B. Chemical Engineering Laboratory B. 4 Units.

CHEMENG185B: Second quarter of two-quarter sequence. Experimental aspects of chemical engineering. Emphasizes experimental design, project execution, team organization, and communication skills. Lab section times will not be assigned, though students should expect to spend at least 5 hours per week on average in the lab working on their team research projects. Students will also partner with a local high school classroom for an outreach project. Labs will typically be available M-F between 1-6pm; to be arranged separately. Prerequisite: CHEMENG 185A. Corequisite: CHEMENG 150.

CHEMENG 190. Undergraduate Research in Chemical Engineering. 1-6 Unit.

Laboratory or theoretical work for undergraduates under the supervision of a faculty member. Research in one of the graduate research groups or other special projects in the undergraduate chemical engineering lab. Students should consult advisers for information on available projects. Course may be repeated.

CHEMENG 190H. Undergraduate Honors Research in Chemical Engineering. 1-5 Unit.

For Chemical Engineering majors pursuing a B.S. with Honors degree who have submitted an approved research proposal to the department. Unofficial transcript must document BSH status and at least 9 units of 190H research for a minimum of 3 quarters May be repeated for credit.

CHEMENG 191H. Undergraduate Honors Seminar. 1 Unit.

For Chemical Engineering majors approved for B.S. with Honors research program. Honors research proposal must be submitted and unofficial transcript document BSH status prior to required concurrent registration in 190H and 191H. May be repeated for credit. Corequisite: 190H.

CHEMENG 196. Creating New Ventures in Engineering and Science-based Industries. 3 Units.

Open to seniors and graduate students interested in the creation of new ventures and entrepreneurship in engineering and science intensive industries such as chemical, energy, materials, bioengineering, environmental, clean-tech, pharmaceuticals, medical, and biotechnology. Exploration of the dynamics, complexity, and challenges that define creating new ventures, particularly in industries that require long development times, large investments, integration across a wide range of technical and non-technical disciplines, and the creation and protection of intellectual property. Covers business basics, opportunity viability, creating start-ups, entrepreneurial leadership, and entrepreneurship as a career. Teaching methods include lectures, case studies, guest speakers, and individual and team projects.
Same as: CHEM 196, CHEM 296, CHEMENG 296

CHEMENG 240. Micro and Nanoscale Fabrication Engineering. 3 Units.

CHEMENG 242. Basic Principles of Heterogeneous Catalysis with Applications in Energy Transformations. 3 Units.

CHEMENG 260. Polymer Science and Engineering. 3 Units.

CHEMENG 262. Polymers for Clean Energy and Water. 3 Units.

CHEMENG 274. Environmental Microbiology I. 3 Units.

CHEMENG 281. Biochemistry I. 3 Units.

CHEMENG 283. Biochemistry II. 3 Units.

CHEMENG 296. Creating New Ventures in Engineering and Science-based Industries. 3 Units.

CHEMENG 300. Applied Mathematics in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. 3 Units.

Mathematical solution methods via applied problems including chemical reaction sequences, mass and heat transfer in chemical reactors, quantum mechanics, fluid mechanics of reacting systems, and chromatography. Topics include generalized vector space theory, linear operator theory with eigenvalue methods, phase plane methods, perturbation theory (regular and singular), solution of parabolic and elliptic partial differential equations, and transform methods (Laplace and Fourier). Prerequisites: CME 102/ENGR 155A and CME 104/ENGR 155B, or equivalents.
Same as: CME 330

CHEMENG 310. Microhydrodynamics. 3 Units.

Transport phenomena on small-length scales appropriate to applications in microfluidics, complex fluids, and biology. The basic equations of mass, momentum, and energy, derived for incompressible fluids and simplified to the slow-flow limit. Topics: solution techniques utilizing expansions of harmonic and Green's functions; singularity solutions; flows involving rigid particles and fluid droplets; applications to suspensions; lubrication theory for flows in confined geometries; slender body theory; and capillarity and wetting. Prerequisites: 120A,B, 300, or equivalents.
Same as: ME 451D

CHEMENG 320. Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering. 3 Units.

Theoretical and experimental tools useful in understanding and manipulating reactions mediated by small-molecules and biological catalysts. Theoretical: first classical chemical kinetics and transition state theory; then RRKM theory and Monte Carlo simulations. Experimental approaches include practical application of modern spectroscopic techniques, stopped-flow measurements, temperature-jump experiments, and single-molecule approaches to chemical and biological systems. Both theory and application are framed with regard to systems of particular interest, including industrially relevant enzymes, organometallic catalysts, heterogeneous catalysis, electron transfer reactions, and chemical kinetics within living cells.

CHEMENG 340. Molecular Thermodynamics. 3 Units.

Classical thermodynamics and quantum mechanics. Development of statistical thermodynamics to address the collective behavior of molecules. Establishment of theories for gas, liquid, and solid phases, including phase transitions and critical behavior. Applications include electrolytes, ion channels, surface adsorption, ligand binding to proteins, hydrogen bonding in water, hydrophobicity, polymers, and proteins.

CHEMENG 345. Fundamentals and Applications of Spectroscopy. 3 Units.

Development of theoretical approaches to spectroscopy, including spectroscopic transitions, transition probabilities, and selection rules. Application to photon and electron spectroscopies of the gas and solid phases. Topics: rotational spectroscopy; infrared and Raman vibrational spectroscopies; fluorescence spectroscopy; Auger, x-ray and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopies. Prerequisite: CHEM 271 or course in quantum mechanics.
Same as: PHOTON 345

CHEMENG 355. Advanced Biochemical Engineering. 3 Units.

Combines biological knowledge and methods with quantitative engineering principles. Quantitative review of biochemistry and metabolism; recombinant DNA technology and synthetic biology (metabolic engineering). The production of protein pharaceuticals as a paradigm for the application of chemical engineering principles to advanced process development within the framework of current business and regulatory requirements. Prerequisite: CHEMENG 181 (formerly 188) or BIOSCI 41, or equivalent.
Same as: BIOE 355

CHEMENG 399. Graduate Research Rotation in Chemical Engineering. 1 Unit.

Introduction to graduate level laboratory and theoretical work. Performance in this course comprises part of the mandatory evaluation for pre-candidacy standing and suitability to continue in the chemical engineering Ph.D. program.

CHEMENG 410. Public Communication of Research. 1 Unit.

Develop skills for communicating complex science to the public through writing, video, and public speaking. Learn how to work with the media to explain scientific discoveries without overselling the science. Work in small groups and one-on-one with writers and guest speaker; develop a short written piece and video explaining own research; develop skills that will translate to future scientific projects. Open to graduate students in the biosciences, chemistry, and engineering. Enrollment limited to 20.

CHEMENG 420. Growth and Form. 3 Units.

Advanced topics course examining the role of physical forces in shaping living cells, tissues, and organs, making use of D'Arcy Thompson's classic text On Growth and Form. The course begins with a review of relevant physical principles drawn from statistical physics, polymer theory, rheology and materials science. We then examine current knowledge of cellular mechanotransduction pathways, the roles of physical forces in guiding embryonic development, and the contribution of aberrant cellular response to mechanical cues in heart disease and cancer. The course concludes by examining current frontiers in stem cell biology and tissue engineering.

CHEMENG 432. Electrochemical Energy Conversion. 3 Units.

Electrochemistry is playing an increasingly important role in renewable energy. This course aims to cover the fundamentals of electrochemistry, and then build on that knowledge to cover applications of electrochemistry in energy conversion. Topics to be covered include fuel cells, solar water-splitting, CO2 conversion to fuels and chemicals, batteries, redox flow cells, and supercapacitors. Prerequisites: CHEM 31AB or 31 X, CHEM 33, CHEM 171, CHEM 175 or CHEMENG 170, or equivalents. Recommended: CHEM 173.

CHEMENG 442. Structure and Reactivity of Solid Surfaces. 3 Units.

The structure of solid surfaces including experimental methods for determining the structure of single crystal surfaces. The adsorption of molecules on these surfaces including the thermodynamics of adsorption processes, surface diffusion, and surface reactions. Molecular structure of adsorbates. Current topics in surface structure and reactivity, including systems for heterogeneous catalysis and electronic materials.

CHEMENG 444. Electronic Structure Theory and Applications to Chemical Kinetics. 3 Units.

Fundamentals of electronic structure theory as it applies to chemical reaction kinetics in homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction systems. Development and application of the theory of chemical kinetics, including traditional and harmonic transition state theories. Relationships between thermodynamics and kinetics to overall mechanism predictions. Lab involves chemical modeling including _ab initio_ electronic structure calculations (Hartree-Fock, configuration interaction, coupled cluster, and many-body perturbation theory) and thermodynamic predictions. DFT calculations for catalysis applications are also covered. Prerequisite: quantum mechanics.
Same as: ENERGY 256

CHEMENG 450. Advances in Biotechnology. 3 Units.

Guest academic and industrial speakers. Latest developments in fields such as bioenergy, green process technology, production of industrial chemicals from renewable resources, protein pharmaceutical production, industrial enzyme production, stem cell applications, medical diagnostics, and medical imaging. Biotechnology ethics, business and patenting issues, and entrepreneurship in biotechnology.
Same as: BIOE 450

CHEMENG 454. Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering. 3 Units.

Principles for the design and optimization of new biological systems. Development of new enzymes, metabolic pathways, other metabolic systems, and communication systems among organisms. Example applications include the production of central metabolites, amino acids, pharmaceutical proteins, and isoprenoids. Economic challenges and quantitative assessment of metabolic performance. Pre- or corequisite: CHEMENG 355 or equivalent.
Same as: BIOE 454

CHEMENG 456. Microbial Bioenergy Systems. 3 Units.

Introduction to microbial metabolic pathways and to the pathway logic with a special focus on microbial bioenergy systems. The first part of the course emphasizes the metabolic and biochemical principles of pathways, whereas the second part is more specifically directed toward using this knowledge to understand existing systems and to design innovative microbial bioenergy systems for biofuel, biorefinery, and environmental applications. There also is an emphasis on the implications of rerouting of energy and reducing equivalents for the fitness and ecology of the organism. Prerequisites: CHEMENG 174 or 181 and organic chemistry, or equivalents.
Same as: CEE 274B

CHEMENG 459. Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences. 1 Unit.

Students register through their affiliated department; otherwise register for CHEMENG 459. For specialists and non-specialists. Sponsored by the Stanford BioX Program. Three seminars per quarter address scientific and technical themes related to interdisciplinary approaches in bioengineering, medicine, and the chemical, physical, and biological sciences. Leading investigators from Stanford and the world present breakthroughs and endeavors that cut across core disciplines. Pre-seminars introduce basic concepts and background for non-experts. Registered students attend all pre-seminars; others welcome. See http://biox.stanford.edu/courses/459.html. Recommended: basic mathematics, biology, chemistry, and physics.
Same as: BIO 459, BIOC 459, BIOE 459, CHEM 459, PSYCH 459

CHEMENG 462. Complex Fluids and Non-Newtonian Flows. 3 Units.

Definition of a complex liquid and microrheology. Division of complex fluids into suspensions, solutions, and melts. Suspensions as colloidal and non-colloidal. Extra stress and relation to the stresslet. Suspension rheology including Brownian and non-Brownian fibers. Microhydrodynamics and the Fokker-Planck equation. Linear viscoelasticity and the weak flow limit. Polymer solutions including single mode (dumbbell) and multimode models. Nonlinear viscoelasticity. Intermolecular effects in nondilute solutions and melts and the concept of reptation. Prerequisites: low Reynolds number hydrodynamics or consent of instructor.
Same as: ME 455

CHEMENG 464. Polymer Chemistry. 3 Units.

Polymer material design, synthesis, characterization, and application. Topics include organic and kinetic aspects of polymerization, polymer characterization techniques, and structure and properties of bulk polymers for commercial applications and emerging technologies.

CHEMENG 466. Polymer Physics. 3 Units.

Concepts and applications in the equilibrium and dynamic behavior of complex fluids. Topics include solution thermodynamics, scaling concepts, semiflexibility, characterization of polymer size (light scattering, osmotic pressure, size-exclusion chromatography, intrinsic viscosity), viscoelasticity, rheological measurements, polyelectrolytes, liquid crystals, biopolymers, and gels.

CHEMENG 469. Solid Structure and Properties of Polymers. 3 Units.

Fundamental structure-properties relationships of solid polymers in bulk and thin films. Topics include chain conformations in bulk amorphous polymers, glass transition, crystallization, semi-crystalline morphology, liquid crystalline order, polymer blends, block copolymers, polymer networks/gels, polymers of high current interest, and experimental methods of characterizing polymer structure.

CHEMENG 470. Complex Fluid Interfaces: Capillarity and Interfacial Dynamics. 3 Units.

Complex fluid interfaces arise whenever amphiphiles (surfactants, phospholipids, polymers, colloidal particles) collect at liquid-fluid surfaces, imbuing them with nonlinear mechanical responses. Examples in nature include the cell membrane, lung surfactants, and the tear film. Industrial applications include emulsions and foams that require stabilization. The course discusses concepts in capillarity and wetting, interfacial fluid dynamics, thin film stability, the microstructure of self-organized monolayers and bilayers. Experimental microstructural methods (Brewster angle microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, grazing incidence x-ray diffraction) will be described. Prerequisite: 310 or equivalent.

CHEMENG 482. The Startup Garage: Design. 4 Units.

(Same as STRAMGT 356) The Startup Garage is an experiential lab course that focuses on the design, testing and launch of a new venture. Multidisciplinary student teams work through an iterative process of understanding user needs, creating a point of view statement, ideating and prototyping new product and services and their business models, and communicating the user need, product, service and business models to end-users, partners, and investors. In the autumn quarter, teams will: identify and validate a compelling user need and develop very preliminary prototypes for a new product or service and business models. Students form teams, conduct field work and iterate on the combination of business model -- product -- market. Teams will present their first prototypes (business model - product - market) at the end of the quarter to a panel of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors and faculty.
Same as: SOMGEN 282

CHEMENG 484. The Startup Garage: Testing and Launch. 4 Units.

This is the second quarter of the two-quarter series. In this quarter, student teams expand the field work they started in the fall quarter. They get out of the building to talk to potential customers, partners, distributors, and investors to test and refine their business model, product/service and market. This quarter the teams will be expected to develop and test a minimally viable product, iterate, and focus on validated lessons on: the market opportunity, user need and behavior, user interactions with the product or service, business unit economics, sale and distribution models, partnerships, value proposition, and funding strategies. Teams will interact with customers, partners, distributors, investors and mentors with the end goal of developing and delivering a funding pitch to a panel of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors and faculty.
Same as: SOMGEN 284

CHEMENG 500. Special Topics in Protein Biotechnology. 1 Unit.