A series of invited lectures on a variety of research programs. Required course; may be taken Pass/Fail. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

Emphasis on foundation and conceptual understanding of physical phenomena. Focus on prototypes of convective transport and transport processes involving homogeneous and heterogenous reactions; role of boundary conditions including moving boundaries; molecular interpretation of diffusion.

An integrative and interdisciplinary approach to catalysis science that builds on the fundamentals of chemistry, physics and chemical engineering. Overview of catalysis subdisciplines, methods of catalyst and nanomaterials synthesis, characterization of nanomaterials and surfaces, principles of reactivity of molecular, solid and biocatalysts with illustrations from industrial processes.

Various analytical techniques such as mass spectrometry, SIMS, MALDI, FTIR (e.g., ATR, PM-IRRAS and DRIFTS), Raman, SERS, XPS, UPS, XAENS, EXAFS, NMR, EPR, fluorescence, UV-Visible spectroscopy and imaging will be introduced. Principles, structure, and applications of instruments will be covered. Emphasis will be placed on developing the ability to solve problems associated with characterization. Particular attention is paid to the criteria for selecting the appropriate analytical techniques for characterization of materials, catalysts, biological molecules, food, and devices.

This course will introduce the fundamental concepts of carbon capture and utilization technologies and their implementation in the chemical and energy industries. Throughout this course, the students will evaluate the carbon capture and utilization technologies through a critical lens based on their technical feasibility and socioeconomic impacts.

Developing new materials and devices for medical applications is a challenging interdisciplinary problem. It requires an understanding of materials properties, biological responses to the materials, regulatory issues, etc. Materials at the nano-scale offer improved functionality for numerous applications including drug delivery, diagnostic tools, and tissue engineering scaffolds. This senior and graduate co-listed course will introduce students to various classes of materials, nanostructure synthesis, characterization techniques, and device evaluation.

This course is designed to introduce learners to the wide field of polymer processing as well as the complex issues of sustainable plastic production and environmental remediation.

This course aims to provide a comprehensive overview of synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles, nanocomposites and hierarchical materials with nanoscale features. Course modules will cover the fundamental scientific principles controlling assembly of nanostructured materials; synthesis, measurement and computational tools; new properties at the nanoscale, and existing and emerging applications of nanomaterials.

This course is intended to provide undergraduate and graduate students with a clear overview of microfluidics, microchemical systems, and microscale analysis. Following an introduction to the basic concepts of microfluidic device fabrication and operation, students will research and present on microscale technology relevant to a specific application in materials or biology. In parallel, students will apply this knowledge for the hands-on development of a microscale technology relevant to their topic of interest.

Immunoengineering is an emerging field where engineering principles are used to design and develop tools and platform technologies to understand and modulate the immune system to prevent, treat and cure diseases and to improve human health. This senior and graduate level course will extensively cover basic concepts of immunology as well as explore different engineering approaches including nanomaterials for vaccine delivery, immune cell engineering, cancer immunotherapy, T cell therapy, combination immunotherapy, monitoring immune response etc.