Chairperson
| Ahmad, Mohammad |
| Professor | Ahmad, Mohammad |
| Associate Professors | Al-Hindi, Mahmoud; Azizi, Fouad; Saad, Walid; Zeaiter, Joseph |
| Assistant Professors | Ghorayeb, Kassem; Maalouf, Elsa |
| Instructor | Itani, Adnan |
| Assistant Instructor | El Berjawi, Mohammad
|
The Baha and Walid Bassatne Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Energy offers two undergraduate degree programs, bachelor of engineering in chemical engineering (BE ChE), and bachelor of science in chemical engineering (BS ChE), a minor in chemical engineering, and a minor in petroleum engineering.
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Major: Chemical Engineering
Mission
The mission of chemical engineering in MSFEA is to provide a stimulating and supportive environment for quality education to prepare graduates for career opportunities in a rapidly changing world by fostering the development of professionalism, leadership qualities and ethical behavior, and to contribute to expanding knowledge in chemical engineering and its related fields.
Program Educational Objectives
Our graduates will be able to:
- advance successfully in their careers as reflected in continued employment, job satisfaction, leadership responsibilities and professional recognition while always maintaining ties with the university.
- apply their scientific knowledge and engineering skills in graduate studies and/or industry.
- be professionals who recognize the broader aspects of engineering practice including economic, environmental, social, political, safety, and sustainability constraints.
Bachelor of Engineering Program Requirements
The undergraduate curriculum for the degree of bachelor of engineering (BE) in chemical engineering is a five-year program. It consists of 180 term credit hours of coursework, of which 30 credits are completed in the freshman year while students are enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and of which 150 credits are completed in four years while the students are enrolled in the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. Students who are admitted at the sophomore level will be required to complete 150 credits in four years to earn the degree as outlined here:
General Engineering Fundamentals (16 credits)
|
| FEAA 200 | Introduction to Engineering and Architecture | 3 cr. |
| CIVE 210 | Statics | 3 cr.
|
| EECE 210 | Electric Circuits | 3 cr. |
| EECE 231 | Introduction to Programming Using C++ and MATLAB | 3 cr. |
| MECH 220 | Engineering Graphics | 1 cr. |
| INDE 302 | Operations Research I | 3 cr.
|
Mathematics (15 credits)
|
| MATH 201 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | 3 cr.
|
| MATH 202 | Differential Equations | 3 cr.
|
| STAT 230 | Introduction to Probability and Random Variables | 3 cr.
|
| MATH 218 | Elementary Linear Algebra with Applications | 3 cr. |
| MATH 251 | Numerical Computing | 3 cr.
|
Sciences (15 credits)
|
| CHEM 204 | Physical Chemistry for Chemical Engineers | 2 cr.
|
| CHEM 207 | Survey of Organic Chemistry and Petrochemicals | 4 cr.
|
| CHEM 219 | Analytical and Instrumental Chemistry for Chemical Engineers | 3 cr. |
| Science Elective | (From approved list) | 3 cr. |
| Science Elective | (From approved list) | 3 cr.
|
General Education (27 credits) beyond Freshman at 200 Level
|
Core Chemical Engineering Courses (58 credits)
|
| CHEN 201 | Chemical Process Principles | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 214 | Thermodynamics I | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 310 | Transport Phenomena Lab | 2 cr.
|
| CHEN 311 | Introduction to Fluids Engineering | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 312 | Separation Processes | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 314 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 351 | Process Instrumentation and Measurements | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 410 | Unit Operations Lab | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 411 | Heat and Mass Transfer Operations | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 417 | Reaction Engineering and Reactor Design | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 415 | Mechanical Unit Operations | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 431 | Materials Engineering and Corrosion | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 451 | Process Control | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 470 | Chemical Process Design | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 480 | Safety and Loss Prevention | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 500 | Approved Experience | 6 cr.
|
| CHEN 501 | Final Year Project I | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 502 | Final Year Project II | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 541 | Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 570 | Process Synthesis and Optimization | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 571 | Chemical Product Design | 3 cr.
|
Chemical Engineering Electives (12 credits) Students can choose courses from the following list and any new (CHEN -600 level course or above)
|
CHEN 413
| Water and Wastewater Treatment | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 490 | Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 499 | Undergraduate Research | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 590 | Petroleum Refining | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 591 | Natural Gas | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 593 | Reservoir Petrophysics | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 592 | Production Engineering | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 595 | Drilling Engineering | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 594 | Reservoir Engineering | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 6XX | (CHEN 600-Level and above) | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 610 | Materials Design and Characterization | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 611 | Transport Phenomena | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 612 | Desalination | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 613 | Membrane Separation Processes | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 614 | Environmental Engineering Separation Processes | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 615 | Advanced Mass Transfer | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 617 | Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 618 | Colloid and Interface Science | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 619 | Sustainability Science: Human and Environment Interaction | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 620 | Reaction Engineering and Reactor Design II | 3 cr.
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| CHEN 630 | Sustainable Biorefinery Processes | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 632 | Carbon Capture, Usage, and Storage | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 651 | Advanced Process Control | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 670 | Advanced Process Flow-Sheeting | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 672 | Polymer Science | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 673 | Engineering of Drug Delivery Systems | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 674 | Process Operations and Diagnosis | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 675 | Tissue Engineering | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 690 | Reservoir Engineering | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 691 | Reservoir Characterization: Carbonate Rocks | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 696 | Reservoir Modeling | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 697 | Reservoir Economics and Risk Management | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 798A | Waste Minimization in the Process Industry | 3 cr.
|
Curriculum for BE in Chemical Engineering
First Year (31 credits)
Term I (Fall)
|
Credits |
| FEAA 200 | Introduction to Engineering and Architecture | 3
|
| CIVE 210 | Statics | 3
|
| EECE 210 | Electric Circuits | 3
|
| MECH 220 | Engineering Graphics | 1
|
| MATH 201 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | 3
|
| ENGL 203 | Academic English (Understanding Communication) | 3
|
| |
Total 16 |
Term II (Spring)
|
Credits |
| CHEN 201 | Chemical Process Principles | 3
|
| CHEN 214 | Thermodynamics I | 3
|
| STAT 230 | Introduction to Probability and Random Variables | 3
|
| ENGL 206 | English Technical Writing (Understanding Communication) | 3
|
| MATH 202 | Differential Equations | 3
|
| |
Total 15 |
Second Year (42 credits)
Term III (Summer)
|
Credits |
| Arabic Elective | Understanding Communication - Arabic | 3
|
| CHEM 204 | Physical Chemistry for Chemical Engineers | 2
|
| CHEM 207 | Survey of Organic Chemistry and Petrochemicals | 4
|
| |
Total 9 |
Term IV (Fall)
|
Credits |
| CHEN 311 | Introduction to Fluids Engineering | 3
|
| CHEN 314 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3
|
| CHEN 351 | Process Instrumentation and Measurements | 3
|
| ECON 212 | Elementary Macroeconomics Theory | 3
|
| MATH 218 | Elementary Linear Algebra with Applications | 3
|
| EECE 231 | Introduction to Programming Using C++ and MATLAB | 3
|
| |
Total 18 |
Term V (Spring)
|
Credits |
| CHEM 219 | Analytical and Instrumental Chemistry for Chemical Engineers | 3
|
| CHEN 312 | Separation Processes | 3
|
| CHEN 415 | Mechanical Unit Operations | 3
|
| MATH 251 | Numerical Computing | 3
|
| Societies and Individuals Elective | 3
|
|
Total 15 |
Third Year (40 credits)
|
Term VI (Summer) |
Credits |
| Cultures and Histories (History of Ideas) | 3
|
| Understanding the World (approved list) | 3
|
| |
Total 6 |
Term VII (Fall)
|
Credits |
| CHEN 310 | Transport Phenomena Lab | 2
|
| CHEN 411 | Heat and Mass Transfer Operations | 3
|
| CHEN 417 | Reaction Engineering and Reactor Design | 3
|
| CHEN 470 | Chemical Process Design | 3
|
| CHEN 480 | Safety and Loss Prevention | 3
|
| Human Values Elective | 3
|
| |
Total 17 |
Term VIII (Spring)
|
Credits |
| CHEN 410 | Unit Operations Lab | 3
|
| CHEN 431 | Materials Engineering & Corrosion | 3
|
| CHEN 451 | Process Control | 3
|
| CHEN 541 | Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering | 3
|
| Community Engaged Learning Technical Elective I | 3
|
| Cultures and Histories | 3
|
| |
Total 18 |
Fourth Year (30 credits)
Term IX (Summer)
|
Credits |
| CHEN 500 | Approved Experience | 6
|
| |
Total 6 |
Term X (Fall)
|
Credits |
| CHEN 501 | Final Year Project I | 3
|
| CHEN 570 | Process Synthesis and Optimization | 3
|
| Cultures and Histories Elective | 3
|
| CHEN 571 | Chemical Product Design | 3
|
| INDE 302 | Operations Research I | 3
|
| |
Total 15 |
Term XI (Spring)
|
Credits |
| CHEN xxx | Technical Elective II | 3
|
| CHEN xxx | Technical Elective III | 3
|
| CHEN xxx | Technical Elective IV | 3
|
| CHEN 502 | Final Year Project II | 3
|
| Understanding the World Elective (approved list) | 3
|
| |
Total 15 |
Bachelor of Science (BS) Major: Chemical Engineering
Mission
The mission of chemical engineering in MSFEA is to provide a stimulating and supportive environment for quality education to prepare graduates for career opportunities in a rapidly changing world by fostering the development of professionalism, leadership qualities and ethical behavior, and to contribute to expanding knowledge in chemical engineering and its related fields.
Program Educational Objectives
Our graduates will be able to:
- advance successfully in their careers as reflected in continued employment, job satisfaction, leadership responsibilities and professional recognition while always maintaining ties with the University.
- apply their scientific knowledge and engineering skills in graduate studies and/or industry.
- be professionals who recognize the broader aspects of engineering practice including economic, environmental, social, political, safety, and sustainability constraints.
Bachelor of Science Program Requirements
The undergraduate curriculum for the degree of bachelor of science (BS) in chemical engineering is a four-year program. It consists of 140 term credit hours of coursework, of which 30 credits are completed in the freshman year while the students are enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and of which 110 credits are completed in three years while the students are enrolled in the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. Students who are admitted at the sophomore level will be required to complete 110 credits in three years to earn the degree as outlined here:
General Engineering Fundamentals (13 credits)
|
| FEAA 200 | Introduction to Engineering and Architecture | 3 cr.
|
| CIVE 210 | Statics | 3 cr.
|
| EECE 210 | Electric Circuits | 3 cr.
|
| EECE 231 | Introduction to Programming Using C++ and MATLAB | 3 cr.
|
| MECH 220 | Engineering Graphics | 1 cr.
|
Mathematics (15 credits)
|
| MATH 201 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | 3 cr.
|
| MATH 202 | Differential Equations | 3 cr.
|
| STAT 230 | Introduction to Probability and Random Variables | 3 cr.
|
| MATH 218 | Elementary Linear Algebra with Applications | 3 cr.
|
| MATH 251 | Numerical Computing | 3 cr.
|
Sciences (9 credits)
|
| CHEM 204 | Physical Chemistry for Chemical Engineers | 2 cr. |
| CHEM 207 | Survey of Organic Chemistry and Petrochemicals | 4 cr. |
| CHEM 219 | Analytical and Instrumental Chemistry for Chemical Engineers | 3 cr.
|
General Education (27 credits) beyond Freshman at 200 Level
|
Core Chemical Engineering Courses (46 credits)
|
| CHEN 201 | Chemical Process Principles | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 214 | Thermodynamics I | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 310 | Transport Phenomena Lab | 2 cr.
|
| CHEN 311 | Introduction to Fluids Engineering | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 312 | Separation Processes | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 314 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 351 | Process Instrumentation and Measurements | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 400 | Approved Experience | 0 cr.
|
| CHEN 401 | Final Year Project | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 410 | Unit Operation Lab | 2 cr.
|
| CHEN 411 | Heat and Mass Transfer Operations | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 415 | Mechanical Unit Operations | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 417 | Reaction Engineering and Reactor Design | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 451 | Process Control | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 470 | Chemical Process Design | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 480 | Safety and Loss Prevention | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 541 | Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering | 3 cr.
|
Curriculum for BS in Chemical Engineering
First Year (31 credits)
Term I (Fall)
| Credits |
| MATH 201 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | 3
|
| CIVE 210 | Statics | 3
|
| EECE 210 | Electric Circuits | 3
|
| MECH 220 | Engineering Graphics | 1
|
| ENGL 203 | Academic Writing (Understanding Communication) | 3
|
| FEAA 200 | Introduction to Engineering and Architecture | 3
|
| | Total 16 |
Term II (Spring)
| Credits |
| CHEN 201 | Chemical Process Principles | 3
|
| MATH 202 | Differential Equations | 3
|
| STAT 230 | Introduction to Probability and Random Variables | 3
|
| CHEN 214 | Thermodynamics I | 3
|
| ENGL 206 | English Technical Writing (Understanding Communication) | 3
|
| | Total 15 |
Second Year (45 credits)
Term III (Summer)
| Credits |
| Arabic Elective | (Understanding Communication-Arabic) | 3
|
| CHEM 204 | Physical Chemistry for Chemical Engineers | 2
|
| CHEM 207 | Survey of Organic Chemistry and Petrochemicals | 4
|
| | Total 9 |
Term IV (Fall)
| Credits |
| ECON 212 | Elementary Macroeconomics Theory | 3
|
| CHEN 311 | Introduction to Fluids Engineering | 3
|
| CHEN 314 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3
|
| CHEN 351 | Process Instrumentation and Measurements | 3
|
| EECE 231 | Introduction to Programming Using C++ MATLAB | 3
|
| MATH 218 | Elementary Linear Algebra with Applications | 3
|
| | Total 18 |
Term V (Spring)
| Credits |
| CHEM 219 | Analytical and Instrumental Chemistry for Chemical Engineers | 3
|
| CHEN 312 | Separation Processes | 3
|
| CHEN 415 | Mechanical Unit Operations | 3
|
| MATH 251 | Numerical Computing | 3
|
| Societies and Individuals Elective | 3
|
| Cultures and Histories (History of Ideas) | 3
|
| | Total 18 |
Third Year (34 credits)
Term VI (Summer)
| Credits |
| CHEN 400 | Approved Experience | 0
|
| | Total 0 |
Term VII (Fall)
| Credits |
| CHEN 310 | Transport Phenomena Lab | 2
|
| CHEN 411 | Heat and Mass Transfer Operations | 3
|
| CHEN 417 | Reaction Engineering and Reactor Design | 3
|
| CHEN 470 | Chemical Process Design | 3
|
| CHEN 480 | Safety and Loss Prevention | 3
|
| Human Values Elective | 3
|
| | Total 17 |
Term VIII (Spring)
| Credits |
| CHEN 401 | Final Year Project | 3
|
| CHEN 410 | Unit Operations Lab | 2
|
| CHEN 451 | Process Control | 3
|
| CHEN 541 | Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering | 3
|
| Cultures and Histories Elective | 3
|
| Cultures and Histories Elective | 3
|
| | Total 17 |
Minor in Chemical Engineering
The minor in chemical engineering is open to engineering students in majors other than chemical engineering who have finished their first two academic years in engineering. Only students who have a GPA of 2.3 or more are eligible to apply for the minor.
Minor Program Requirements (21 credits)
Students taking the minor are required to complete 21 credits from the list given below. students have to complete 15 credits of core courses and 6 credits of elective courses.
Please refer to the General University Academic Information section of the catalogue for more information regarding minors.
Required Core Courses (15 credits)
|
| CHEN 214 | Thermodynamics I | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 311 | Introduction to Fluids Engineering | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 312 | Separation Processes | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 411 | Heat and Mass Transfer Operations | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 417 | Reaction Engineering and Reactor Design | 3 cr.
|
Elective Courses (6 credits)
|
| CHEN 314 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 415 | Mechanical Unit Operations | 3 cr.
|
| CHEN 451 | Process Control | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 470 | Chemical Process Design | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 480 | Safety and Loss Prevention | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 490 | Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 570 | Process Synthesis and Optimization | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 571 | Chemical Product Design | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 612 | Desalination | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 672 | Polymer Science | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 673 | Engineering of Drug Delivery Systems | 3 cr.
|
Minor in Petroleum Engineering
Minor Program Requirements (18 Credits)
The minor in petroleum engineering is open to AUB students from all majors who have finished their first academic year (non-engineering students) or their first two academic years (engineering students) and who have attained a GPA of 2.3.
Please refer to the General University Academic Information section of the catalogue for more information regarding minors.
Required Core Courses (9 Credits)
|
PETR 200/
CHEN 490 | Introduction to Petroleum Engineering | 3 cr.
|
Two courses from the following list:
|
PETR 322/
CHEN 595 | Drilling Engineering I | 3 cr.
|
PETR 421/
CHEN 690 | Reservoir Engineering | 3 cr.
|
PETR 432/
CHEN 592 | Production Engineering | 3 cr. |
PETR 312/
CHEN 593 | Reservoir Petrophysics | 3 cr.
|
Elective Courses (9 Credits)
|
| Selected from the following courses: |
| PETR 300 | Petroleum Exploration | 3 cr.
|
PETR 321/
CHEN 594 | Reservoir Fluids | 3 cr.
|
PETR 520/
CHEN 696 | Reservoir Modeling | 3 cr. |
PETR 514/
CHEN 697 | Reservoir Economics and Risk Management | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 480 | Safety and Loss Prevention | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 590 | Petroleum Refining | 3 cr. |
| CHEN 591 | Natural Gas Processing | 3 cr. |
| MECH 768 | Transport Through Porous Media | 3 cr. |
| GEOL 225 | Petroleum Geology | 3 cr. |
| GEOL 226 | Introduction to Geophysics | 3 cr.
|
Note: Other courses may be approved as minor equivalents at consent of the B. & W. Bassatne Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Energy. Students cannot receive more than 6 credits for both PETR/CHEN cross-listed courses as technical electives in the chemical engineering major. When students take 2 out of the 4 core courses from the core courses list, the other 2 courses can be taken as electives for the minor.
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