Chemical Engineering 24, Section 2
Chemical Engineering: What Is It and Where Is It Going? (1 unit, P/NP)
Professor David B. Graves
Tuesday 3:00-4:00, 121 Latimer Hall, CCN: 10556

This course is intended to be an introduction to chemical engineering, with descriptions of both traditional careers and the variety of new directions being taken in the profession. Traditional areas of employment include process, design and control engineering in the chemical, petroleum, food and pharmaceutical industries. Newer areas include biotechnology and life-science applications, environmental applications, and semiconductor manufacturing. The goal is to provide some context for students who have chosen chemical engineering as a major or who are simply interested in a better understanding of chemical engineering and its evolution as a profession. Basic chemical engineering concepts in physical and mathematical models will be illustrated in a series of case studies.

David B. Graves is a Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department. His research area is plasma processing for microelectronics manufacturing: the use of ionized gases for surface modification of thin solid films. He serves as a consultant to several semiconductor equipment and chip manufacturing companies.