New Elective in CBEE: Electrochemical Engineering

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:02:12 -0400
fall-2024, ug, ugrad

CBEE is offering a new elective course in the Fall of 2024 about electrochemical engineering.

Electrochemistry is a multidisciplinary science concerned with the relationships between the chemical, surface and electrical properties of materials. It can be applied to a variety of fields within the physical, chemical and biological engineering and sciences.

Time: Tuesday - Thursday 1:00 - 2:15 pm, Fall 2024

Location: Janet & Walter Sondheim 107

The undergraduate and graduate sections of the course are combined.

Undergraduate Section: ENCH 488

Class: Electrochemical Engineering
Section: ENCH 488 - 01 (7372)

Graduate Section: ENCH 648 - 02

Special Problems in Chemical Engineering

Section: ENCH 648 - 02 (7561)

Must be taken for 3 credits.

Why You Should Know Electrochemistry?

• Application of Electrochemistry? Energy Storage & Conversion, Semiconductors, Biosensors, Corrosion, Electrification of Industry 4.0 (Steel & Cement) and Electrocatalysis (CO₂ reduction)

• How relevant to CBEE? Three pillars of electrochemistry are thermodynamics, transport & kinetics.

• Demanding Field! Reports from U.S. National Academy of Science, Department of Energy, New York Times, Nature Journal call for training next-generation engineers in electrochemistry to address “Sustainable Engineering Solutions for Environmental Systems” and “Decarbonization of Energy Systems” issues.

What Course Offer?

1. Understand the principles of electrochemical processes and basic electrochemical analysis techniques using hands-on practices.

2. Link the principles of electrochemistry to electrochemical processes and suggest design solutions to engineering problems.