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CENG   301 CHEMICAL ENG'G FUNDAMENTALS              Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Use of basic mathematical concepts, physical laws, stoichiometry, and
the thermodynamic properties of matter to obtain material and energy
balances for steady and unsteady state systems.  Required for sophomores
intending to major in chemical engineering.
Co-req- Ceng 303.
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM DH*1064  Davis, Sam                     *CURRENT ENR: 41

CENG   303 MATLAB AND MAPLE FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS  Credits 1.00  Fall 99
Teaches students how to use Workstations and the computer languages
MATLAB and MAPLE that are applied extensively in Ceng 301 and other
courses. Course is a co-requisite for student enrolled in Ceng 301.
001 T       02:25PM-03:00PM AL*C124  Davis, Sam                     *CURRENT ENR: 39

CENG   343 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB I               Credits 2.00  Fall 99
Experiments demonstrating the principles presented in Ceng 301, 302,
and 390.
001 F       02:00PM-02:50PM AL*C124  Hightower, Joe                 *CURRENT ENR: 41

CENG   390 KINETICS AND REACTOR DESIGN              Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Principles and significance of chemical kinetics; procedures for
evaluating kinetic parameters from reaction rate data; application of
these methods to design and predict the performance of various types of
ideal and nonideal chemical reactors in both homogeneous and
heterogeneous systems.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM AL*C124  Hightower, Joe                 *CURRENT ENR: 41

CENG   401 TRANSPORT PHENOMENA I                    Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Fundamental principles of heat, mass, and momentum transport applied to
the continuum; analysis of macroscopic physical systems based on the
continuum equations; applications in chemical engineering practice.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM AL*C124  Dyson, Derek                   *CURRENT ENR: 44

CENG   403 EQUIPMENT DESIGN                         Credits 4.00  Fall 99
Design and economic analysis of chemical process equipment.  Use of
computer design packages in the analysis of chemical equipment.
001 MWF     11:00AM-11:50AM AL*C124  Davis, Sam                     *CURRENT ENR: 31
001 W       01:00PM-01:50PM AL*C124  Davis, Sam                     *CURRENT ENR: 31
001                                  Armeniades, Constantine        *CURRENT ENR: 31
001                                  Miller, Clarence               *CURRENT ENR: 31

CENG   420 BIOSYSTEMS TRANSPORT AND REACTION PROCES Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Covers basic principles of transport and reaction phenomena applied to
analyze momentum, heat, and mass transport, and reaction processes
occurring in the human body.  Emphasis given to the mathematical
modeling of systems to describe their physiologic function, understand
pathological conditions, and design bioartificial organs.  Major thrust
will be quantitative characterization of biomedical systems in relation
to underlying molecular mechanism and cellular behavior.
Prereq- Math 211, 212.
Also offered as Bioe 420.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:20PM GRB*212W Mikos, Antonios                *CURRENT ENR: 18

CENG   443 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB II              Credits 2.00  Fall 99
Experiments demonstrating transport coefficient measurements, forced and
free convection transfer operations, and thermodynamic principles as
covered in Ceng 401, 402, 411.
001 F       02:00PM-02:50PM DH*1046  Dyson, Derek                   *CURRENT ENR: 31

CENG   470 PROCESS DYNAMICS & CONTROL               Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Modeling of dynamic processes.  Response of uncontrolled systems.
Transfer functions.  Feedback controllers; response and stability of
controlled systems; frequency response.  Design of feedback controllers.
Cascade, feedforward and multivariable control systems.  Introduction
to computer control.  Students will use simulators for designing
feedback controllers and experiment with a laboratory computer control
system.
Prereq- Ceng 301, 302; Math 211, 212; Phys 101, 102.
001 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM AL*C124  San, Ka-Yiu                    *CURRENT ENR: 33

CENG   500 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH                   Credits 1.00  Fall 99
Independent investigation of a specific topic or problem in modern
chemical engineering research under the direction of a selected faculty
member.
Prereq- permission of the department.
001 TBA     TBA                      Davis, Sam                     *CURRENT ENR: 7

CENG   501 FLUID MECHANICS AND TRANSPORT PROCESSES  Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Advanced study in fluid mechanics and transport processes including
analytical and numerical approximation methods, boundary layer theory,
and potential flow theory.
001 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM AL*B209  Hirasaki, George               *CURRENT ENR: 1

CENG   540 STATISTICAL MECHANICS                    Credits 3.00  Fall 99
A development of the principles of statistical mechanics with
application to problems of chemical interest.
Prereq- Chem 311 and Chem 312 or equivalent.
Also offered as Chem 522.
001 TBA     TBA                      Robert, Marc                   *CURRENT ENR: 4

CENG   551 INTRODUCTION TO BIOENGINEERING           Credits 1.00  Fall 99
A seminar course introducing current research areas in Bioengineering
and Biotechnology.  Taught in a tutorial manner to help acquaint
students with the research activities of various laboratories at Rice
and the Texas Medical Center.
Prereq- Graduate standing or instructor's approval.
Also offered as Bioe 551.
001 F       02:00PM-05:00PM GRB*211W McIntire, Larry                *CURRENT ENR: 0

CENG   560 INTERFACIAL PHENOMENA                    Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Interfacial tension, wetting and spreading, contact angle hysteresis,
interaction between colloid particles, stability of interfaces, flow and
transport near Interfaces.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:15PM AL*B209  Miller, Clarence               *CURRENT ENR: 7

CENG   593 POLYMER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING          Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Basic concepts in macromolecular chemistry and their application in the
synthesis and chemical modification of polymers.
Prereq- Chem 211, 212.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM AL*B209  Armeniades, Constantine        *CURRENT ENR: 8

CENG   600 M.CHE.E. RESEARCH                        Credits 1.00  Fall 99
Independent investigation of a topic or problem in modern chemical
engineering research under the direction of a selected faculty member.
Prereq- permission of department.
001                                  TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 1

CENG   611 ADVANCED TOPICS-THERMODYNAMICS           Credits 3.00  Fall 99
An advanced treatment of the thermodynamics of pure and multicomponent
systems.  Topics range from classical thermodynamics to a discussion of
modern developments.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM AL*B209  Chapman, Walter                *CURRENT ENR: 0

CENG   661 GRADUATE SEMINAR                         Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 TH      02:30PM-04:00PM DH*1064  TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 27

CENG   672 APPLIED MATHEMATICS I                    Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Vector Spaces.  Linear Transformations.  Existence and uniqueness of
solutions for linear equations.  Numerical solution of linear equations.
Gauss elimination, band matrices, finite differences.  Determinants.
Inner products, norms, orthogonality.  Eigenvalues and eigenvectors,
diagonalization, similarity transformations, solution of systems of
ordinary differential equations.  Unitary transformations, Jordan
canonical forms.  Quadratic forms, least squares, QR factorization,
numerical computation of eigenvalues, introduction to finite elements.
Applications of linear algebra to engineering problems.
001 TTH     08:00AM-09:15AM AL*B209  Goveas, Jacqueline             *CURRENT ENR: 1

CENG   700 M.S. RESEARCH AND THESIS                 Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001                                  TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

CENG   720 INTRO TO BIOMED ENGINEERING              Credits 1.00  Fall 99
Molecular simulation techniques and statistical mechanics based theory
will be developed.  Topics include simple fluids, molecular fluids,
interfaces, ordered systems, and the current literature.  A prior course
in statistical mechanics is suggested but not required.
001 TBA     TBA             TBA      Hirasaki, George               *CURRENT ENR: 0

CENG   760 BAYLOR/RICE MD/PHD PROGRAM               Credits 0.00  Fall 99
Departmental permission required.
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

CENG   800 GRADUATE RESEARCH                        Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 29

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