Education, Outreach, Classes and Advising
Information here is primarily on the classes that I teach or have taught. These support the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering undergraduate and graduate curricula. For outreach beyond the classroom, some exciting projects are through the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute at UI, which is doing outreach to local middle and high schools. Also see the links and news pages (many of the organizations that I am a member or officer of have extensive outreach activities).
059:009 Engineering Fundamentals: Thermodynamics (Fall)
052:151 Engineering Flow and Heat Exchange
052:185 Process Dynamics and Control in Design
052:236 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
052:237 Green Chemical and Energy Technologies
052:217 Transport Phenomena
Other Classroom Items
Thermodynamics Review for Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE)
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Inititative
This will be evantually transferred to the CBE Departmental website, but I initially set up this department wide effort. Congratulations to all our award winners!
And last but not least...
I manage the Energy and Environment Elective Focus Area within the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department. Please contact me if you have any questions. The EFA was changed from "Environmental Engineering" to "Energy and Environment" in 2007 to better reflect the content that we offer.
059:009 Engineering Fundamentals: Thermodynamics (Fall)
A general intro to engineering thermodynamics, typically for sophomores in all engineering departments. Text:"Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics" by Moran and Shapiro. Offered Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters by the faculty of the College of Engineering. Taught by me F2004, F2005, F2006, F2007, and F2008.
052:151 Engineering Flow and Heat Exchange
Fluid flow and heat transfer for chemical engineers. Covers fluid flow in closed conduits, pump selection, heat transfer mechanisms, and heat exchanger selection. (S2006, S2007).
052:185 Process Control and Dynamics in Design
Typically for seniors in chemical engineering, theory and application of process dynamics to the design of chemical process control systems (F2009).
052:236 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (next offered S2010)
The primary goal of the class is to strengthen student knowledge of the fundamental and applied issues in atmospheric chemistry, through a combination of lectures, problem sets, and projects. Gas-phase and aerosol-phase problems are considered on urban, regional and global scales. The course is targeted to both undergraduates and graduate students, and counts toward the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering EFA. In-depth assignments and mini-projects will be tailored to the student’s level. Graduate students will be expected to do more comprehensive and fundamental projects. Undergraduates can use models as “black boxes” without exploring their inner workings. Problem sets may have two levels of questions (grad vs. undergrad).
The course will be taught every 2nd years, e.g. Spring 2006, S2008, etc. Next offering will be spring 2010.
Topics to be covered include global circulation, global biogeochemical cycles, synoptic meteorology, vertical transport of pollutants, sampling techniques for gas phase compounds, aqueous phase reactions, deposition, gas-particle partitioning, photolysis, atmospheric residence time, aerosol size distributions, dynamics of aerosol particles, dynamics of aerosol populations, radiative transfer involving aerosols, cloud formation, and sampling techniques for aerosols.A minimum one course background in thermodynamics and/or physical chemistry is required. Exposure to environmental chemistry, environmental science, numerical methods, computer programming, and/or environmental engineering is helpful, but not required.
052:237 Green Chemical and Energy Technologies (next offered S2009)
Spring 2009 course time has been set, and it will be 11:30 - 12:45 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
SYLLABUS FROM LAST TIME (S2007) HERE
The course will be coordinated though videoconferencing with the University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) and at Prairieview A&M (Prairiewview, TX). These schools participate in the Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC) which is founded in part to foster Green Chemistry and Green Engineering research and implementation.
A discussion and project-based survey of environmental issues in chemical engineering and energy production, including
- environmental conscious design
- environmental fate and transport
- green chemistry
- life cycle analysis.
Directed at juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Uses the "Green Engineering" text of Allen and Shonnard. Key course for the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department Energy and Environment Focus Area (see below).The course is divided into four parts:
PART 1. Introduction to environmental issues, science, and regulation -- hopefully review for most students. We do a lot of reading here, there are some problem sets, and this culminates in an exam -- either in-class or take-home. We cover major environmental issues and how they relate (or don't relate) to energy production. PART 1 includes a group problem set and problem sets.PART 2. Building blocks for environmental assessment and green design. Here we cover exposure, risk assessment, dose-response relationships, environmental fate and transport, toxicology databases, toxicology and property estimation methods, exposure screening tools, and green chemistry. We also cover life cycle assessment and pollution prevention. There are several problem sets, some short in class quizzes. This section culminates in individual presentations on previous winners of the Presidential Green Chemistry award.
PART 3. Applying green design concepts. This is a case-study based section where we look at products and processes and try to improve their performance from a "triple bottom line" perspective -- economics, environmental performance, and social value. We employ flowsheet analysis techniques and Tier 1 and Tier 2 tools from the Allen and Shonnard textbook. Problem sets and group projects are the main learning tool here, including an in class "rapid design" competition.
PART 4. Contemporary environmental issues. As if that was not enough ... throughout the course we will be passing out articles and reserving time for discussion about contemporary environmental issues such as biofuels, fuel cells, hybrid vehicles, nanotechnology, green buildings, illicit CFC production, and climate science disputes. For many students, this is their favorite part.
Offered Spring of odd years at the University of Iowa
Offered other semesters via distance learning at the University of Kansas (most recently in spring 2006). The course there is C&PE 715 Topics in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering: Environmental Assessment of Chemical Processing.
052:217 Transport Phenomena (Ongoing F2008, Next offered F2010)
Greg Carmichael and I are co-teaching graduate transfer phenomena in fall 2008. We will be using the 2nd edition of Bird Stewart and Lightfoot. We will be covering momentum, heat, and mass transfer with an emphasis on mass transfer and recognizing analogies between the three types of transfer phenomena. We will emphasize physical understanding, scaling, and order of magnitude calculations. Exposure to research-grade PDE solvers is planned. Analytical solutions will be included, but only to illustrate key features and approximate solutions.
An excellent website for what it's like to be a Chemical Engineer (plus many other career choices): Sloan Career Cornerstone Center. Includes video interviews of dozens of chemical engineers.
My favorite career book. Good for picking a major, deciding on grad school, etc. The Pathfinder by Nicholas Lore.
- Thermodynamics Review for Fundamentals of Engineering Exam
Download:- Problems worked in class
- Work through your book first (the problems are more typical of the FE exam) but if you want -- here are more practice problems
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