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Twin Cities Campus
Chemical Engineering MinorChemical Engineering & Materials Science
College of Science and Engineering
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 151 Amundson Hall, 421 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-0382; fax: 612-626-7246)
Email:
cemsgrad@umn.edu
Website: http://www.cems.umn.edu
Research activities in the Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (CEMS) Department focus on the development of renewable energy technologies, the solution of important medical and biological engineering challenges, the development of advanced materials, and the application of sophisticated mathematical and theoretical models.
Graduate courses offered cover core areas of chemical engineering (fluid mechanics, applied mathematics: linear and nonlinear analysis, transport, chemical thermodynamics, statistical thermodynamics and kinetics, and analysis of chemical reactors). In addition, several specialized topics are offered, including biochemical engineering, biological transport processes, food processing technology, colloids, principles of mass transfer in engineering and biological engineering, rheology, coating process fundamentals, process control, finite elements methods of computer-aided analysis, ceramics, polymers, materials design and performance, materials processing, corrosion, introduction to polymer chemistry, polymer laboratory, contact and fracture properties of materials, electron microscopy, thin films and interfaces, composites, electrochemical engineering, physical chemistry of polymers, solid state reaction kinetics, electronic structure of materials, electronic properties and applications of organic materials, electronic ceramics, dislocations and interfaces, epitaxial thin film growth, and science of porous media.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Minor programs must be approved by the director of Graduate Studies in Chemical Engineering.
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Core Courses
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
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CHEN 8101 - Fluid Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
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CHEN 8201 - Applied Math
(3.0 cr)
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CHEN 8301 - Physical Rate Processes I: Transport
(3.0 cr)
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CHEN 8401 - Physical and Chemical Thermodynamics
(3.0 cr)
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CHEN 8402 - Statistical Thermodynamics and Kinetics
(3.0 cr)
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CHEN 8501 - Chemical Rate Processes: Analysis of Chemical Reactors
(3.0 cr)
Doctoral
Core Courses
Take 4 or more course(s) totaling 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
CHEN 8101 - Fluid Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
·
CHEN 8201 - Applied Math
(3.0 cr)
·
CHEN 8301 - Physical Rate Processes I: Transport
(3.0 cr)
·
CHEN 8401 - Physical and Chemical Thermodynamics
(3.0 cr)
·
CHEN 8402 - Statistical Thermodynamics and Kinetics
(3.0 cr)
·
CHEN 8501 - Chemical Rate Processes: Analysis of Chemical Reactors
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ChEn 4701/ChEn 8201 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ChEn 4706/ChEn 8401 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ChEn 4701/ChEn 8201 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ChEn 4706/ChEn 8401 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |