Topics Schedule and Assignments

Spring, 2008

Week 1: April 1 & 3 (Tuesday & Thursday)

Tue:

AIChE Design Project statement and planning

Thur:

Design project discussion

Week 2: April 8 & 10

Tue:

Lecture: safety & risk analysis

Thur:

Progress report #1 presentations

Week 3: April 15 & 17

Tue:

Lecture: engineering ethics
Design discussion

Thur:

 Facts & figures of the chemical industry:
finances, employment, production

Week 4: April 22 & 24

Tue:

 Chemical industry: the global top 50
World chemistry outlook:
U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific

Thur:

Progress report #2 presentations

Week 5: April 29 & May 1

Tue:

Design discussion

Thur:

 Process chemistry developments

Week 6: May 6 & 8

Tue:

 Custom chemicals

Thur:

 Progress report #3 presentations

Week 7: May 13 & 15

Tue:

Design discussion

Thur:

 Biopharmas

Week 8: May 20 & 22

Tue:

Energy, especially renewables

Thur:

 Progress report #4 presentations

Week 9: May 27 & 29

Tue:

Design discussion

Thur:

 Pre-final design presentation
Nanotechnology & electronic chemicals

Week 10: June 3 & 5
Tue:
 Final design discussion

Thur:

Final design presentation
Final Design Report due by 5 pm, Monday of finals week, and
the final group comments due by 5 pm, Thurday.