Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2024

     

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CHBE 460 001 (CRN: 25626)

COLLOIDAL & INTERFACIAL PHENOM

Long Title: COLLOIDAL AND INTERFACIAL PHENOMENA
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr
Instructor: Biswal, Sibani
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM TR (8-JAN-2024 - 19-APR-2024) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
 
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 39
Section Enrolled: 0
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 39
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 5
Enrollment data as of: 7-JUL-2024 1:57PM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
 
Description: The course will provide knowledge into the fundamentals of colloidal interactions (e.g., stabilization, adsorption, self-assembly) and the techniques currently applied for their assessment. Apart from the theoretical background, the course will also provide applicable knowledge by covering current and emerging applications involving these phenomena. Interfacial tension, wetting and spreading, contact angle hysteresis, interaction between colloid particles, stability of interfaces, flow and transport near interfaces will be covered. Cross-list: CHBE 560, MSNE 560. Recommended Prerequisite(s): CHEM 121 and CHEM 122, CHBE 301 Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CHBE 460 if student has credit for CHBE 560.