Instructor: R. Newman

Time: Mondays, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Place: Wallberg #258

Mode of Instruction: In Person

This course provides a working knowledge of modern electrochemistry. The topics dealt with include, the physical chemistry of electrolyte solutions, ion transport in solution, ionic conductivity, electrode equilibrium, reference electrodes, electrode kinetics, heat effects in electrochemical cells, electrochemical energy conversion (fuel cells and batteries), and industrial electrochemical processes. Numerous problems are provided to clarify the concepts.

Instructor: M. Sefton

Time: Fridays, 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Place: Galbraith #244

Mode of Instruction: In Person

This course is intended for graduate students who don’t have an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering. A high level introduction to the underlying principles of chemical engineering for students who do not have a chemical engineering undergraduate education. Principles will be illustrated through both research examples and classical chemical engineering situations.

Instructor: V. Papangelakis

Time: Tuesdays, 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Place: Bahen, #1160

Mode of Instruction: In Person

This course has the objective of reviewing the basic concepts of thermodynamics with specific applications to processes involving phase equilibrium or equilibrium in chemical reactions. The course is divided in three parts. In the first part we will review the laws of thermodynamics, and the thermodynamic properties and phase behavior of pure substances. In the second part we will review the thermodynamic properties in mixtures and multiphase equilibria in non-reactive systems. In the last part of the course we will review the energy balance and equilibrium in chemical reactions. The evaluation will consist of a midterm at the end of the review section, and a final exam that will evaluate the last two parts of the course. This course also involves a term project where the student uses some of these concepts in a specific example related to his/her thesis project.

Instructor: A. Ramchandran

Time: Mondays & Thursdays 1:00 - 3:00 PM, Fridays, 1:00 - 2:00 PM

Place: Bahen, #2135

Mode of Instruction: In Person

Momentum, heat and mass transfer. General balances: continuity, species continuity, energy, and linear momentum equations. Rate expressions: Newton’s law of viscosity, Fourier’s law of conduction, and Fick’s law of diffusion. Applications to multi-dimensional problems, convective transport, transport in turbulent flow, interphase transport, boundary layer theory. Discussion of transport analogies.

Instructor: N. Anesiadis

Time: Wednesdays, 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Place: Wallberg, #116

Mode of Instruction: In Person

The driving force of the fourth industrial revolution is the processing and analysis of big data to extract knowledge, patterns and information. Chemical, biologics/pharma, oil/gas, financial and manufacturing organizations are in a unique position to benefit from this data revolution, as they collect and store massive amounts of heterogeneous data. Big data is characterized by the 5 V’s: volume, velocity, variety, veracity and value and distributed computing architectures are used to process the data. The first part of this course will be on Apache Spark, a big data processing and computing engine. In the second part, special topics in analytics such as visualization, data quality, interpretable/fair ML and MLOps will be discussed. Prerequisites: An introductory course in data science or machine learning (e.g. CHE1147 or other similar courses). Familiarity with Python.

Instructor: J. Werber

Time: Mondays & Wednesdays, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Place: WB119 (Mondays), HS108 (Wednesdays)

Mode of Instruction: In Person

Many important current separations processes, as well as emerging separations applications (e.g., CO₂ capture, batteries), rely on materials to provide the needed selectivity and productivity. This course focuses on industrial separations processes such as membrane separations (for water, chemicals, gases, electrochemical cells), sorption, and chromatography. Process designs and needs, current and emerging separations materials (e.g., polymers, metal-organic frameworks, carbonaceous materials), and transport models will be discussed.

Instructor: M. Radisic

Time: Mondays & Thursdays, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Place: Bahen, #2179

Mode of Instruction: In Person

This graduate course will focus on the latest developments in the field of Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering, with a specific focus on Organ-on-a-Chip Industry. Topics related to on-chip engineering of heart, kidney, cancer, vasculature and liver will be discussed.

Instructor: C. Lawson

Time: Mondays 10:00 - 11:00 AM & Thursdays 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Place: Galbraith, #248

Mode of Instruction: In Person

In this course, students will learn theoretical and practical aspects of Bioprocess Engineering which uses biological, biochemical, and chemical engineering principles for the conversion of raw materials to bioproducts in the food, pharmaceutical, fuel, and chemical industries, among others. Emphasis will be placed on the understanding of biomanufacturing principles and processes during the upstream production and downstream purification of bioproducts. Microbial and mammalian cell processes will be discussed. Basic concepts of scale up and the types of bioreactors used in industry will be introduced. Challenges in biomanufacturing and process validation will be discussed as well. The course includes (5) labs in which students will apply some of the concepts learned in class.

Instructor: R. Farnood

Time: Mondays, 12:00 - 2:00 PM & Wednesdays, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Place: Bahen, #2155

Mode of Instruction: In Person

To review the methodology for the analytical modeling of physical systems with emphasis on chemical engineering applications. The course will cover the following topics: Analysis and Modelling of Physical Systems Review of ODEs’; Mass Balance and Continuity Equation
Species Balance, Stoichiometry and Reaction Kinetics; Force Balances and Mechanics of Materials; Fluid Mechanics and Navier-Stokes Equations; Flow Through Porous Media; Conservation of Mechanical Energy; First Law of Thermodynamics and Thermal Energy Balance
Heat Transfer, Fourier Law, and Equation of Energy; Mass Transfer, Fick’s Law, and Species Continuity Equation; Probabilistic Modelling.

Instructor: N. Yan

Time: Tuesdays, 3:00 - 6:00 PM

Place: Sidney Smith, #2105

Mode of Instruction: In Person

This course will teach students about structure, properties and application of natural and biological materials, biomaterials for biomedical applications, and fibre reinforced composites including composites based on renewable resources. The course has a strong focus in fundamental principles related to polymeric material linear elasticity, linear viscoelasticity, dynamic response, composite reinforcement mechanics, and time-temperature correspondence that are critical to understand the functional performance of these types of materials. Novel concepts about comparative biomechanics, biomimetic and bio-inspired material design, and ecological impact are discussed. Key processing methods and testing and characterization techniques of these materials are also covered.

Instructor: J. Werber

Time: Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 PM

Place: Wallberg, #116

Mode of Instruction: In Person

Restrictions: This course is only open to MASc and PhD students in Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry.

This course exposes graduate students to the latest developments in a wide range of topics in Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry. Students are provided with a breadth of understanding of the current trends in the many fields which fall under the umbrella of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, through seminars given by internationally renowned experts through the Department’s Lectures at the Leading Edge series. This course is mandatory for all MASc and PhD students and is to be taken annually.

Instructor: C. Jia

Time: Mondays 2:00 - 3:00 PM & Thursdays, 3:00 - 5:00 PM

Place: Sanford Fleming, #1101 (Mondays), Mining Building, #128 (Thursdays)

Mode of Instruction: In Person

The objective of this course is to convey an appreciation of the sources, behaviour, fate and effects of selected toxic compounds which may be present in the environment. Emphasis is on organic compounds, including hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons and pesticides. The approach will be to examine, for each compound, physical and chemical properties, sources, uses, mechanisms of release into the environment, major environmental pathways and fates (including atmospheric dispersion and deposition), movement in aquatic systems (including volatilization, incorporation into sediments, biodegradation, photolysis, sorption), movement in soils, and bioconcentration. Toxicology and analytical methodology will be described very briefly. Each student will undertake a detailed individual study of a specific toxic compound.

Instructor: E. Acosta

Time: Mondays 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Place: Bahen, #024

Mode of Instruction: Online Synchronous

This course covers basic surface physical chemistry relevant to applied science and engineering materials. Among the topics covered are: Surface structures of both crystalline and non-crystalline materials – relaxation, surface electronic structure – work function, band structure, interfacial phenomena, surface thermodynamics, the Gibbs construct, double layer theory, micellular structure, surface kinetics, catalysis, adsorption, adhesion and wetting. This is a companion course to JTC1135, APPLIED SURFACE ANALYSIS which covers analytical techniques for the study of surfaces and interfaces.