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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2027
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CHBE 650 001 (CRN: 26232)
FLUIDS AND ELASTIC MATERIALS
Long Title: PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS, (VISCO)ELASTIC MATERIALS AND INTERFACES
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engr
Instructor: MacKintosh, Frederick
Meeting: 2:00PM - 3:15PM MW (11-JAN-2027 - 23-APR-2027)
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):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 2-NOV-2026 12:10PM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: Flow and deformation properties of fluids, solids an interfaces. Special topics: Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids; thermodynamic fluctuations and hydrodynamic interactions; flow and transport in porous materials; stability/instability, reversibility/irreversibility, equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties of fluids, solids, multiphase and complex materials; thermodynamics and phase behavior; microphase phase separation and interfacial properties.