Teaching
CHEN 1211: Accelerated General Chemistry for Engineers
One-semester lecture and recitation course designed for engineering students with more advanced chemistry backgrounds. Topics include stoichiometry; thermodynamics; gases, liquids, and solids; equilibrium; acids and bases; bonding concepts; kinetics; reactions; and materials science.
CHEN 4521: Physical Chemistry for Engineers
Examines the laws of classical thermodynamics followed by physical transformations of pure substances, the thermodynamics of simple mixtures and chemical equilibrium. Applies quantum theory to atomic and molecular structure. Presents the concepts and applications of statistical thermodynamics.
CHEN 2120: Materials and Energy Balances
Provides a basic understanding of chemical engineering calculations involving material and energy balances around simple chemical processes.