Post on 20-Jan-2021
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Master Program
Colorado School of Mines Founded in 1874 as the first college in the state
A public university of science and engineering
6268 total students
4908 undergraduates
1262 graduate students
15:1 student to faculty ratio
Chemical and Biological Engineering• high-quality, well-funded research program (~$7 million
per year in research awards)
• ~ 80 graduate and postdoctoral students
• major programs in conventional and renewable energy, soft materials, biotechnology, catalysis and separations, simulation and modeling
• top-notch faculty, including one PECASE Award winner, eight NSF CAREER Award winners, one DOE Young investigator Award winner and one American Diabetes Association Career Award winner
Master program
• Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (non-thesis)
• Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (thesis)
• Master of Science in Data Science with Chemical Engineering (with Dept of Computer science)
MS Program (Non-thesis, 30 credit hours)Chemical Engineering Core (12 credit hours)(1) Applied Math in Chemical Engineering (CBEN 507) or
Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering (CBEN 520)(2) Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (CBEN 509)(3) Transport Phenomena (CBEN 516) or
Transport Phenomena (CBEN 530) (4) Reaction Kinetics And Catalysis (CBEN 518) or
Introduction to Catalysis (CBEN 519)
Additional Curricula (18 credit hours)• Elective courses (500-levels) offered at Chemical Engineering
Department and other departments at Mines • Max 9 credit hours in undergraduate courses (400-levels) in
chemical engineering can be counted towards the MS degree
MS Program (Non-thesis, 30 credit hours)List of elective courses in Chemical Engineering
CBEN 511 Neuroscience, Memory, And LearningCBEN 524 Computer-aided Process SimulationCBEN 535 Interdisciplinary Microelectronics Processing LaboratoryCBEN 550 Membrane Separation TechnologyCBEN 568 Introduction to Chemical Engineering Research and TeachingCBEN 569 Fuel Cell Science And TechnologyCBEN 570 Introduction To MicrofluidicsCBEN 580 Natural Gas HydratesCBEN 584 Fundamentals of CatalysisCBEN 620 Engineering of Soft MatterCBEN 624 Applied Statistical MechanicsCBEN 625 Molecular Simulation
Sample timeline for students needing additional math and engineering exposure (1.5 yr)
Fall 1 Spring 1
CBEN307 Fluid Mechanics* CBEN314 Heat and Mass Transfer
CBEN418 Kinetics and Reaction Engineering*
Approved Elective
CBEN509 Adv. Chemical EngThermo
Approved Elective
Approved elective
Fall 2CBEN519 Introduction to CatalysisCBEN530 Transport Phenomena CBEN520 Math Methods in Chem Eng
• * Undergraduate courses counted towards the MS degree
• Additional courses available in Summer 0: CBEN201: Materials and Energy BalanceMATH225: Differential Equations
Sample timeline for students with BS in chemical engineering or exposure to engineering (1 yr)
Fall 1 Spring 1CBEN520 Appl Math in Chemical Engineering
Approved Elective
CBEN530 Transport Phenomena Approved Elective
CBEN509 Adv. Chemical EngThermo
Approved Elective
CBEN519 Introduction to Catalysis Approved ElectiveApproved Elective Approved Elective
MS Program (thesis-based, 30 credit hours)Chemical Engineering Core (15 credit hours)(1) Applied Math in Chemical Engineering (CBEN 507) or
Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering (CBEN 520)(2) Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (CBEN 509)(3) Transport Phenomena (CBEN 516) or
Transport Phenomena (CBEN 530) (4) Reaction Kinetics And Catalysis (CBEN 518) or
Introduction to Catalysis (CBEN 519)(5) Introduction to Chemical Engineering Teaching and Research (CBEN 568)
Additional Curricula (15 credit hours)• Research credits with thesis (9 credits)• Elective courses • Max 9 credit hours in undergraduate courses in chemical engineering
MS Program (thesis-based)1. Data modeling and statistical learning module• DSCI/MATH 530 – Statistical Methods• DSCI/MATH 560 – Statistical Learning I• DSCI/MATH 561 – Statistical Learning II
2. Machine learning and data processing module• DSCI 403 / CSCI 303 – Introduction To Data Science• DSCI/CSCI 470 – Introduction To Machine Learning• DSCI/CSCI 575 – Machine Learning
3. Chemical Engineering module • CBEN 420 – Mathematical Methods In Chemical Engineering• CBEN 624 – Applied Statistical Mechanics• CBEN 625 – Molecular Simulation
4. Professional skills and career development mini-modules
MS Program in Data Science
Project descriptions will be provided to you in mid-November.
Matching you and research advisor at the beginning of Spring semester.
Three semesters of research. Thesis defense is epected by the end of 2nd year.
Research Portfolio Approximately $7 million in annual
research awards. Research areas include
bioengineering, conventional energy conversion, hydrates, renewable energy, catalysis and separation, simulation and modeling, soft materials, and complex fluids
Strong collaboration and research opportunities with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Children's Hospital Colorado, National Institutes of Standards and Technology.
Things to do in Golden, Denver, and ColoradoCSM Geology
Museum
Pike’s peak
Beer tasting & tour
Denver Art MuseumFood and wine
Food and wine
Where do our graduates get jobs?
IndustryOil and Gas: ConocoPhillips, Exxon, HaliburtonChemical: Pall, Dow, DuPont, Cargill, P&GBiotech: NovoNordisk, Cerus, HoribaSemiconductor: Intel, Motorola, SunBeer: Mountain Toad, New Terrain, Coors
National LaboratoriesNREL, ORNL, LLNL
AcademiaKansas State, Carnegie Mellon, University of Colorado, Stanford, Oregon Health & Sciences University
Application materials
TranscriptPersonal statementYour resumeThree letters of recommendationAnything else you’d like us to knowGRE scores are no longer required and will not be considered in reviewing your application.
Application deadline: March 1, 2021.
Apply: https://www.mines.edu/graduate-admissions/applying-for-graduate-studies/
ContactKim LuzeckyjDepartment managerkluzeckyj@mines.edu303-273-3975
Prof. Ning WuChair of graduate affairsningwu@mines.edu303-273-3702
https://chemeng.mines.edu/graduate-program/
https://datascience.mines.edu/classes/MS in Data Science
MS in Chemical and Biological Engineering