CHEM ENG 770 / Selected Topics in Polymer Science and Engineering

3 unit(s)

S. Zhu

Introduction and discussion of hot research topics and recent advances in the areas of polymer science and engineering, such as controlled/living radical polymerization, single site type of catalysts in olefin polymerization, polymer gels and network formation, etc., study of chemical engineering principles pertinent to these topics and examination of industrial perspectives of the resulting polymer materials. Development of chemical engineering modeling and proposal writing skills and application to the polymer processes related to student’s research work.