BCHE 2910. Introduction to Biochemical Engineering Design. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INTRO BIOCH EGR DES.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1212 and BIOL 1103 and PHYS 1211-1211L and ENGR 1120 and ENGR 1140.
The fundamentals of process design related to biochemical engineering.
Offered fall semester every year.
BCHE 3145. Equilibrium Thermodynamics. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: EQUIL THERMO.
Prerequisite: ENGR 3140.
Prerequisite or corequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100.
Equilibrium thermodynamics and its application to chemical processes.
Offered spring semester every year.
BCHE 3180. Engineering Laboratory III. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: EGR LAB III.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ENGR 3150 and ENGR 3520 and BCHE 3145.
Engineering principles of heat, mass, and energy systems through experiential learning.
Offered spring semester every year.
BCHE 3420. Kinetics and Reactor Design. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: KINETIC REACTOR DES.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1212 and BIOL 1104.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ENGR 3520 and BCHE 3145.
The fundamentals of engineering science and design related to chemical, environmental, and biocatalytic homogeneous reactions. An introduction to chemical and enzymatic kinetics, collection and analysis of rate data, isothermal reactor design, and non-ideal reactors.
Offered spring semester every year.
BCHE 4350. Bioprocess Quality Control. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BIOP QUAL CONTROL.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ENGR 4510/6510 and ENGR 4520/6520.
Quality control for biochemical manufacturing processes focused on process-analysis methodology.
Offered spring semester every year.
BCHE 4460. Biorefinery Engineering. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BIOREFINERY EGR.
Prerequisite: BCHE 3145 and BCHE 3420.
Various aspects of biomass conversion to energy, chemical, and bioproducts. The presentations are linked to introduce the student to opportunities in the emerging bio-economy. Topics include biomass types and characteristics, technologies, systems analysis, economics, and environmental aspects of biorefineries.
Offered fall semester every year.
BCHE 4625. Tissue Engineering. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TISSUE ENGINEERING.
Prerequisite: ENGR 3520 and BCHE 3145.
The fundamentals of science and engineering design related to replacement organs and tissues.
Offered fall semester every year.
BCHE 4645. Biocatalysis and Protein Engineering. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BIOCATAL PROTE EGR.
Prerequisite or corequisite: (BCHE 3420 and ENGR 4510/6510) or permission of department.
The fundamentals of science and engineering design related to the use of enzymes and whole cell systems to perform industrially important reactions.
Offered spring semester every year.
BCHE 4960. Directed Study in Biochemical Engineering. 2-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIR STUDY BCHE.
Prerequisite: (Third-year or fourth-year student standing) and permission of department.
Directed study in biochemical engineering.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
BCHE 4970. Directed Reading and/or Projects in Biochemical Engineering. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIR READ OR PROJ.
Not open to students with credit in BCHE 4970H.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Individual study, reading, or research projects under the direction of a faculty director.
Non-traditional format: Students in this course meet with their supervising professor as needed to successfully complete assignments and readings.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
BCHE 4970H. Directed Reading and/or Projects in Biochemical Engineering (Honors). 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIR READ OR PROJ.
Not open to students with credit in BCHE 4970.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, and/or research projects under the direction of a faculty director.
Non-traditional format: Students in this course meet with their supervising professor as needed to successfully complete assignments and readings and/or projects.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
BCHE 4980. Directed Study in Biochemical Engineering. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIR STUDY ENGR.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Directed study in engineering design, analysis, or synthesis.
Not offered on a regular basis.
BCHE 7000. Master’s Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER’S RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a master’s degree under the direction of a faculty member.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
BCHE 7050. Biochemical Engineering Industrial Internship. 3-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 20 hours credit.
Oasis Title: BCHE IND INTERN.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Coordinated research experience in an appropriate industrial environment.
Non-traditional format: Students will be offered the opportunity to enhance their research skills by working in a different industrial laboratory environment part time or full time for the semester in which they are enrolled in this course. Prior to approval of enrollment in this course, students must prepare a letter describing how a particular internship experience will enhance their research skills. Documented communication must also occur between the proposed industrial supervisor and the student's Major Professor to assess appropriateness of proposed internship.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
BCHE 7300. Master’s Thesis. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER’S THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Thesis writing under the direction of a major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
BCHE 8210. Fermentation Engineering Laboratory. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: FERM ENG LAB.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Advanced fermentation principles through the development of mathematical models, design of experiments, and interpretation of results.
Offered every year.
BCHE 8980. Advanced Topics in Biochemical Engineering. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ADV TOPIC BCHEM ENG.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Advanced directed readings in special topics in biochemical engineering in an area of interest to the student.
Non-traditional format: Students will be required to study advanced topics on the area and provide written and oral summaries. Additionally, students will be given special assignments such as leading several discussion sessions and extended written and oral reports on the state-of-the-art knowledge of a topic.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.