Areas of Specialization

Kinetics of polymerization: step-growth and chain-growth (free radical, anionic, anionic coordination and cationic). Polymerization processes: solution/bulk, suspension, emulsion, gas-phase, slurry and reactive processing. Principles of polymer process and reactor design, optimization and control.

Three lectures; first term
Prerequisite(s): CHEM ENG 3K04

Review of multivariate statistics. Acquiring, interpreting and processing large data sets. Introduction to dimensional reduction techniques such as principal component analysis (PCA) and projection of latent structures (PLS). Introduction to data clustering methods. Chemical and materials engineering applications.

Three lectures; one term

Prerequisite(s): One of COMMERCE 2QA3, STATS 3Y03, MATLS 3J03 or HTHSCI 2A03 or permission of the department

Experiments and projects in transport phenomena, reaction kinetics, reactor design and process control with appropriate data analysis and report writing.

One lab (three hours), one lecture; first term
Prerequisite(s): CHEM ENG 3L02, 3K04, 3M04; and registration in Level IV of any Chemical Engineering program

An introduction to the basic principles of polymer processing, stressing the development of models. Rheology of polymers, extrusion, moulding, films, fibres, and mixing. Reactive processing.

Three lectures; one term
Prerequisite(s): One of CHEM ENG 3A04 (or 2A04), MATLS 3E04 or MECH ENG 3R03; and CHEM ENG 2O04 (or 3O04) or MECH ENG 3O04

3 unit(s) An introduction to the theory, physics and operating principles of Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Focused Ion Beam (FIB) microscopy and attendant diffraction and spectroscopy techniques. The course will have laboratory component allowing students to students to establish core competence in hands-on use of these microscopes.

The relationships between the charge distribution on particles and that on solid surfaces, other particles, and porous media (membranes, electrodes, sorbents, soils). The impacts of electric fields on each of these interactions. An introduction to electrochemistry developing the relationship between electron mobility and ion mobility. Detailed phenomena of charged molecular transport in charged solid and porous electrodes and electrolytes.

(cross-listed as CIV ENG 710)