Postgraduate Courses

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Develop a good understanding of the fundamental concepts in reaction engineering.
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  Demonstrate ability to apply reaction engineering concepts in design and analysis of reactor systems.
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  Identify reaction concepts in nontraditional system such as living systems.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Identify and predict properties of adsorbents and membrane for given separation processes.
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  Design an adsorption/membrane process for the separation of a mixture.
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  Apply fundamental principles of chemistry and chemical engineering in selection, design and preparation of adsorbents and membrane.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Develop, analyze and optimize two types of algorithm (Gaussian elimination, iterative) to solve linear equations.
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  Develop, analyze, and optimize an algorithm based on Newton’s method to solve nonlinear equations.
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  Analyze model equations using bifurcation analysis.
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  Define and calculate pairs of eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and conduct a singular value decomposition numerically.
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  Solve ordinary differential equations using single-step or multiple step and implicit or explicit methods.
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  Assess the numerical stability of various numerical methods for ODEs and stiffness of numerical problems.
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  Develop and implement a numerical method based on finite differences to solve typical BVPs in chemical engineering.
• 8.
  Develop and implement a basic numerical code for gradient-based optimization.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Understand the origin of viscoelasticity in Polymers.
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  Understand the Polymer chain configurations and conformations.
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  Understand the linear viscoelastic models for polymeric materials.
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  Understand the Nonlinear viscoelastic constitutive equations.
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  Relate molecular structure and constitutive behavior of polymer chains.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Explain basic concepts in polymer chemistry.
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  Explain basic concepts in polymer physics.
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  Carry out thermal analysis of polymers.
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  Carry out Spectroscopic analysis.
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  Carry out surface analysis.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• 1.
  Understand the origin of viscoelasticity in Polymers.
• 2.
  Understand the theory of polymer chain configurations and conformations.
• 3.
  Knowledge of linear viscoelastic models for polymeric materials.
• 4.
  Knowledge of nonlinear viscoelastic constitutive equations.
• 5.
  Understand relating molecular structure and constitutive behavior of polymer.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Obtain knowledge about methods for preparation of nanomaterials, ranging from single nanoparticles to three-dimensional nanostructures.
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  Demonstrate understanding for important thermodynamic and kinetic theories related to such processing.
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  Understand fundamental chemistry and physics of nanomaterial.
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  Development of analytical skill for methods of characterizing the structure and properties of nanomaterials.
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  Demonstrate the knowledge of current and emerging applications for nanomaterials.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Identify the relationship between energy, environment and sustainable development
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  Identify the uses and losses of energy.
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  Identity the various fomrs of non-renewable and renewable energies and investigate their production processes.
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  Recognize the earth's resources and appreciate the atmospheric, aquatic and land environments.
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  Appreciate the need for prudent management of the earth's resources.
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  Relate population with the demand and distribution of resources and the impact on the environment.
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  Relate the global demand ofr energy with the impact on the environment.
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  Relate global coimate change with green house gases.
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  Relate energy and environmental issues with sustainable development.
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  Evaluate the potential impact of embracing a major shift to the cevelopment and utilization of renewable energy.
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  Suggest possible practices and enhancement of energy efficiency in industry and commerce that can contribute towards sustainable development.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Distinguish the working principles of each electrochemical energy technology.
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  Assess the advantages and limitations of each technology.
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  Analyze the current research trend of each technology.
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  Design the critical materials including anode, cathode, electrolytes, etc. for each technology.
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  Apply basic electrochemistry principles in energy conversion and storage.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Unserstand and apply advanced process control methods.
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  Understand data sceince principle.
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  Deliver a data science talk or conduct a relevent project.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Identify current research of interest in various topics of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
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  Obtain insights to how peer researchers design and conduct experiments.
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  Gain opportunities to make academic and social contacts with the speakers and with research community.
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  Demonstrate proficiency in presentation of research outcome coherently and thoroughly (as presenters).

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  To demonstrate a capability to integrate knowledge and to analyse, evaluate and manage the different aspects of a special topic in chemical and biological engineering.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  To demonstrate a capability to research and development work.
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  To demonstrate the capability to create, analyse and critically evaluate different technical solutions.
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  To demonstrate the capability to critically and systematically integrate knowledge.
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  To demonstrate the capability to clearly present and discuss the conclusions as well as the knowledge and arguments that form the basis for these findings in written and spoken English.
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  To demonstrate a consciousness of the ethical aspects of research and development work.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  To demonstrate a capability to research and development work.
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  To demonstrate the capability to create, analyse and critically evaluate different technical solutions.
• 3.
  To demonstrate the capability to critically and systematically integrate knowledge.
• 4.
  To demonstrate the capability to clearly present and discuss the conclusions as well as the knowledge and arguments that form the basis for these findings in written and spoken English.
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  To demonstrate a consciousness of the ethical aspects of research and development work.