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 120/ENAS 120/ENVE 120, Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Prof. Jordan Peccia.
For description, see under Environmental Engineering

CENG 210/ENVE 210, 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 120 or ENAS 151 or permission of instructor.

CENG 300, 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 120 or ENAS 151 or permission of instructor.

CENG 301, 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 194 or permission of instructor.

CENG 315/ENVE 315, 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 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 194 or permission of instructor.

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

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

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

CENG 410, 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 411, 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. Prerequisites: CENG 300 or 315 or permission of instructor.

CENG 412, Chemical Engineering Laboratory
Basic experiments in chemical engineering science, including interpretation, analysis, and modeling of experimental results. Typical experiments include liquid level control, convective heat transfer, electrophoresis of colloidal particles, surface tension, surface wettability measurements, particle sedimentation, microfiltration, and flow in porous media.

CENG 416/ENVE 416, 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 301 and 411.

CENG 471, 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 480, Chemical Engineering Process Control
Transient regime modeling and simulations of chemical processes. Conventional and state-space methods of analysis and control design. Applications of modern control methods in chemical engineering. Course work includes a design project. Prerequisite: ENAS 194 or permission of instructor.

CENG 490, 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 DUS.

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