Professor Davis’ research interests involve soft matter in the form of complex fluids and wet granular materials. His current work involves (1) droplet and emulsion flows in porous media, membranes, and microfluidic devices; (2) hydrophobic particle capture by water-in-oil emulsion binders and modeling of osmotic swelling of emulsion droplets; (3) simulations of wet granular flows; and (4) manipulation of cell and particle motion in complex channels and bioprinting. It has applications in biotechnology, energy, materials, and separations.
CHEN 3200 - Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics
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Spring 2019
Introduces fluid mechanics and momentum transfer, emphasizing the application of these principles to chemical engineering systems. Same as CVEN 3313 and MCEN 3021.
CHEN 3210 - Chemical Engineering Heat and Mass Transfer
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Examines conservation and transfer of mass and thermal energy. Focuses on conduction and convection of heat in the context of chemical processes and heat exchangers. Addresses radiation. Also studies mass transfer rate processes, including diffusion, microscopic material balances, and correlations for mass transfer coefficients.
CHEN 3211 - Chemical Engineering Mass Transfer
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Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Study of mass-transfer rate processes, including diffusion, convection, microscopic material balances, and correlations for mass-transfer coefficients. Requires department approval and a department-approved heat transfer course.
CHEN 4330 - Kinetics and Reactor Design
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2023
Introduces chemical kinetics and chemical reactor design. Involves mass and energy balances for steady-state and transient reactor systems. Also covers residence time distribution, mass transfer,catalytic reactions, and multiple steady states in reactors.
CHEN 4830 - Biokinetics and Reactor Design
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Introduces chemical kinetics, chemical reactor design, and biological kinetics. Involves mass and energy balances for steady-state and transient reactor systems. Also covers residence time distribution, mass transfer, catalytic reactions, multiple steady states in reactors, enzyme kinetics, metabolic networks, and cell growth kinetics.
CHEN 5210 - Transport Phenomena
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019
Considers continuum mechanics, emphasizing fundamental relationships for fluid mechanics and heat and mass transfer and their applications to engineering problems. Department enforced prerequisites: undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and differential equations.
CHEN 5730 - Mathematical Methods Short Course for Chemical Engineers
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Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022
Determine and apply appropriate analytical methods, which may include linear and nonlinear algebraic equations, ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations, to solve an array of chemical engineering problems. Identify and interpret the differences between model predictions and experimental results.
CHEN 5919 - Special Topics in CHBE
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2023
May be repeated up to 5 total credit hours.
CHEN 6210 - Microhydrodynamics of Suspensions and Colloids
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Spring 2023
Focuses on fluid mechanics and colloid science of suspensions of particles, cells, and drops. Covers fundamentals, applications, and research frontiers.
COEN 3930 - Engineering Internship/Co-op
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Summer 2023 / Summer 2024
Students enrolled in this course participate in a pre-approved internship or cooperative education program with an employer that allows them to explore the relationship between theory and practice and demonstrate evidence of significant learning (e.g., academic assignments and employer/sponsor evaluations). Credits may apply towards BS or BA degree program in CEAS, please check with the department for specifics (even if student has multiple enrollments in this course and/or COEN 4950). Students should contact the CEAS Extracurricular Programs Manager for more information. Minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA is required.
