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Masters Program - Chemical Engineering

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In addition to advanced courses in chemical engineering and other areas, the student must complete a thesis for the M.Eng. degree. The candidate must choose a full-time Cooper Union faculty member from either the chemistry or chemical engineering department as one of his or her thesis advisers. Before choosing a thesis topic, however, the student should explore various professors' research interests. Research interests of chemical engineering faculty members include non-Newtonian flow, crystal growth from high temperature melts, polymer extrusion, heat and mass transfer with change of phase, drag coefficients in dense phase transport, construction of a database of engineering materials, mathematical modeling of bio-heat transfer in micro-circulation, mathematical modeling of whole-body heat transfer, analysis of oxygen transport in the cardiovascular system and an integrated gasification process for the simultaneous disposal of sludge and garbage with concomitant production of steam and electricity, biochemical separation, protein-purification, environmental engineering and mathematical modeling, evaluation of sustainability, batch process design and optimization, pollution prevention and mitigation, infinite linear programming, particle technology, multi-phase flow and fluidization, pharmaceutical engineering and processes, nano-materials and energy systems and processes.

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