University Catalog 2024-2025

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Chemical Engineering (MS)

Master of Science Degree Requirements

Required Courses *12
CHE 711
Chemical Engineering Process Modeling
CHE 713
Thermodynamics I
CHE 715
Transport Phenomena
CHE 717
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Thesis Options
Thesis
CHE 695
Master's Thesis Research
"Elective Courses" will be dextermined in conjunction with the academic committee to meet the 30 total hour requirement
Non-Thesis
"Elective Courses" will be dextermined in conjunction with the academic committee to meet the 30 total hour requirement
Total Hours30
*

Non-CHE undergraduate majors are required to take CHE 596 Core Concepts I and CHE 596 Core Concepts II before they can take any 700-level courses.

CHE Courses

CHE 543Polymer Science and Technology3
CHE 551Biochemical Engineering3
CHE 560Chemical Processing of Electronic Materials3
CHE 562Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology3
CHE 563Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms2
CHE 568Conventional and Emerging Nanomanufacturing Techniques and Their Applications in Nanosystems3
CHE 577Advanced Biomanufacturing and Biocatalysis3
CHE 596Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Core Chemical Engineering Concepts I (required of all non ChE majors; not available for others))1-3
CHE 596Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Core Chemical Engineering Concepts II (required of all non ChE majors; not available for others))1-3
CHE 596Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Colloid Science & Nanoscale Engineering)1-3
CHE 596Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Green Chemical Engineering)1-3
CHE 596Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Molecular Cell Engineering)1-3
CHE 596Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Chemical Process Engineering)1-3
CHE 596Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Polymer Rheology and Processing)1-3
CHE 596Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Drug Delivery Concepts)1-3
CHE 597Chemical Engineering Projects1-3
CHE 711Chemical Engineering Process Modeling3
CHE 713Thermodynamics I3
CHE 715Transport Phenomena3
CHE 717Chemical Reaction Engineering3
CHE 761Polymer Blends and Alloys3
CHE 775Multi-Scale Modeling of Matter3
MA 501Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I3

Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Degree Requirements

The Accelerated Bachelors/Master’s (ABM) degree program allows exceptional undergraduate students at NC State an opportunity to complete the requirements for both the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at an accelerated pace. These undergraduate students may double count up to 12 credits and obtain a non-thesis Master’s degree in the same field within 12 months of completing the Bachelor’s degree, or obtain a thesis-based Master’s degree in the same field within 18 months of completing the Bachelor’s degree.

This degree program also provides an opportunity for the Directors of Graduate Programs (DGPs) at NC State to recruit rising juniors in their major to their graduate programs. However, permission to pursue an ABM degree program does not guarantee admission to the Graduate School. Admission is contingent on meeting eligibility requirements at the time of entering the graduate program.

Faculty

Full Professors

  • Ruben G. Carbonell
  • Michael David Dickey
  • Peter S. Fedkiw
  • Jan Genzer
  • Christine S. Grant
  • Carol K. Hall
  • Jason M. Haugh
  • Hasan Jameel
  • Robert M. Kelly
  • Saad A. Khan
  • Fanxing Li
  • Gregory N Parsons
  • Walter James Pfaendtner
  • Behnam Pourdeyhimi
  • Balaji M. Rao
  • Sindee Lou Simon
  • Richard J. Spontak
  • Orlin Dimitrov Velev
  • Phillip R. Westmoreland

Associate Professors

  • Milad Abolhasani
  • Adriana San Miguel Delgadillo
  • Chien Ching Lilian Hsiao
  • Albert Jun Qi Keung
  • Stefano Menegatti
  • Erik Emilio Santiso
  • Qingshan Wei

Assistant Professors

  • Nathan Crook
  • Artem Rumyantsev
  • Wentao Tang

Practice/Research/Teaching Professors

  • Cristina Boi
  • Lisa G. Bullard
  • Matthew Ellis Cooper
  • Kirill Efimenko
  • Gary Louis Gilleskie
  • Hassan Golpour
  • Gregory McKenna
  • Luke Neal
  • John H. van Zanten

Adjunct Faculty

  • Anthony L. Andrady
  • Orlando J. Rojas

Emeritus Faculty

  • Joseph M. DeSimone
  • Richard M. Felder
  • Michael Carl Flickinger
  • Keith Gubbins
  • Harold B. Hopfenberg
  • Harold Henry Lamb
  • Phooi K. Lim
  • Steven W. Peretti
  • Hubert Winston