Teaching

Chemical Engineering 2246 : Introduction to Biotechnology
Fall 2008, 2009, & 2010
This course is designed to introduce engineering students to the fundamentals of biochemistry and molecular and cell biology emphasizing their relevance to industrial applications of biotechnology. The course can be taken as a stand-alone course by engineering students at any level, or as a part of the Concentration in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: CHEM 151

Chemical Engineering 3322 : Transport Processes II
Spring 2009 & 2010
Fundamental concepts of diffusion and mass transfer. Application to continuous contating in separation devices. Material and energy conservation calculations for equilibrium stage processes, including multistage, multicomponent calculations as involved in distillation, absorption, and extraction systems. Four lecture hours. Prerequisite: CHE 216, 316, and 321