The course establishes the fundamentals of model development, parameter estimation, analysis of process dynamics and process control in chemical engineering.

Undergraduate Senior Design projects.

Introduction to chemical catalysis with an emphasis on heterogeneous reactions. Characterization of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles. Challenges in the development of new nanomaterials and catalytic technologies for energy applications and green chemistry for sustainability.

The course expands and deepens the understanding of classical Thermodynamics obtained in undergraduate studies. The course also provides an introduction to statistical thermodynamics.

Lecture: Chemisorption Measurements and Catalytic Activity.

Lecture: Science and Industrial Applications of Heterogeneous Catalysis.