Chemical Engineering

Students apply knowledge of core chemical engineering to the design and evaluation of solutions for industrially relevant problems in an authentic context.  The course enables students to confidently undertake open-ended research in later courses. Students also explore business ethics on 3 levels (the Corporate, the social, and the theoretical) in order to develop an understanding of the moral structure of competing obligations and responsibilities inherent in various situations and issues.

In this course, students develop the skills required to identify hazards, to estimate the magnitude of the consequences (typically fires, explosions and toxic releases) and the probability of such an event occurring. Additionally, a fundamental approach for the systematic assessment and reduction of risk is established. Such an approach is essential to minimize harm, the resulting loss of money and reputation, and to meet national regulatory requirements.