Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Courses

Below are the courses frequently offered in Chemical Engineering. For the most up-to-date course offerings and lecturer information, visit Yale University’s Online Course Information site. Click here for the listing of courses in Engineering & Applied Science (general courses for undergraduate students in any branch of Engineering).

CENG 120a/ENAS 120a/ENVE 120a, Introduction to Environmental Engineering
For description see under Environmental Engineering.

CENG 210a/ENVE 210a, Principles of Chemical Engineering and Process Modeling
Analysis of the transport and reactions of chemical species as applied to problems in chemical, biochemical, and environmental systems. Emphasis on the interpretation of laboratory experiments, mathematical modeling, and dimensional analysis. Lectures include classroom demonstrations. Prerequisite: MATH 120a or b or permission of instructor.

CENG 300a, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Analysis of equilibrium systems. Topics include energy conservation, entropy, heat engines, Legendre transforms, derived thermodynamic potentials and equilibrium criteria, multicomponent systems, chemical reaction and phase equilibria, systematic derivation of thermodynamic identities, criteria for thermodynamic stability, and introduction to statistical thermodynamics. Prerequisite: MATH 120a or b or ENAS 151a or b or permission of instructor.

CENG 301b, Chemical Kinetics and Chemical Reactors
Physical-chemical principles and mathematical modeling of chemical reactors. Topics include homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction kinetics, catalytic reactions, systems of coupled reactions, selectivity and yield, chemical reactions with coupled mass transport, nonisothermal systems, and reactor design. Applications from problems in environmental, biomedical, and materials engineering. Prerequisite: ENAS 194a or b or permission of instructor.

CENG 315b/ENVE 315b, Transport Phenomena
Unified treatment of momentum, energy, and chemical species transport including conservation laws, flux relations, and boundary conditions. Topics include convective and diffusive transport, transport with homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical reactions and/or phase change, and interfacial transport phenomena. Emphasis on problem analysis and mathematical modeling, including problem formulation, scaling arguments, analytical methods, approximation techniques, and numerical solutions. Prerequisite: ENAS 194a or b or permission of instructor.

CENG 351a/BENG 351a, Biomedical Engineering I:  Quantitative Physiology
For description see under Biomedical Engineering.

CENG 373a/ENVE 373a, Air Pollution Control
For description see under Environmental Engineering.

CENG 377a/ENVE 377a, Water Quality Control
For description see under Environmental Engineering.

CENG 410a^G, Biomolecular Engineering
A survey of the principles and scope of biomolecular engineering. Discussion of concepts at the interface of applied mathematics, biology, biophysical chemistry, and chemical engineering that are used to develop novel molecular tools, materials, and approaches based on biological building blocks and machinery. Modeling the physicochemical properties that confer function in biological systems; low- and high-resolution protein engineering; the design of synthetic interactomes.

CENG 411a, Separation and Purification Processes
Theory and design of separation processes for multicomponent and/or multiphase mixtures via equilibrium and rate phenomena. Topics include single-stage and cascaded absorption, adsorption, extraction, distillation, partial condensation, filtration, and crystallization processes. Applications to environmental engineering (air and water pollution
control), biomedical-chemical engineering (artificial organs, drug purification), food processing, and semiconductor processing. Prerequisite: CENG 300a or 315b or permission of instructor.

CENG 412b, Chemical Engineering Laboratory
An introduction to basic experimental methods in chemical engineering science, including interpretation, analysis, and modeling of experimental results. Students conduct experiments in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, absorption, kinetics, and thin film synthesis.

CENG 416b/ENVE 416b, Chemical Engineering Process Design
Study of the techniques for and the design of chemical processes and plants, applying the principles of chemical engineering and economics. Emphasis on flowsheet development and equipment selection, cost estimation and economic analysis, design strategy and optimization, safety and hazards analysis, and environmental and ethical considerations.
Prerequisites: CENG 301b and 411a.

CENG 471a or b, Independent Research
Faculty-supervised individual student research and design projects. Emphasis on the integration of mathematics with basic and engineering sciences in the solution of a theoretical, experimental, and/or design problem. May be taken more than once for credit.

CENG 480a, Chemical Engineering Process Control
Transient regime modeling and simulations of chemical processes. Conventional and statespace methods of analysis and control design. Applications of modern control methods in chemical engineering. Course work includes a design project. Prerequisite: ENAS 194a or b or permission of instructor.

CENG 490a or b, Senior Research Project
Individual research and/or design project supervised by a faculty member in Chemical Engineering, or in a related field with permission of the director of undergraduate studies.

Course in another department that counts toward the major:
MENG 361a, Mechanical Engineering II: Fluid Mechanics