Gives a brief history of the chemical engineering department at Case Institute of Technology and discusses its present curriculum, goals, and faculty. (MLH)

Describes the chemical engineering department and programs at the University of Illinois-Urbana. (MLH)

The zeolite synthesis and modification research program at Cleveland State University (Ohio) is described, including program philosophy and objectives, and research facilities. Also considers zeolite synthesis, adsorption on zeolites, kinetics of adsorption, and zeolite catalysis research. (JN)

Discusses the chemical engineering department at Rutgers University, emphasizing the traditional graduate program and a bio-chemical engineering program. (MLH)

Describes the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati, including departmental history and facilities, graduate and undergraduate programs, and current faculty and their research interests. (JN)

Describes the innovative chemical engineering program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute which stresses project work, individualized programs and instruction, and increased faculty involvement. (MLH)

Concerns a second-year chemical engineering course in which recommendations such as reducing content coverage, promoting active learning in the classroom, and using assessment methods that require students to demonstrate a high level of understanding and ability were adopted. Presents an in-depth investigation into the influence of the course…

Discusses the evolution of the chemical engineering department at Iowa State. Describes the undergraduate and graduate programs, the department facilities, and faculty activities. (MLH)

West Virginia University was designated by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as the NSF University/Industry Fluidization and Fluid Particle Cooperative Research Center. Background information about the center, its research program (focusing on fundamental problems of reacting systems at elevated temperatures), and future prospects are…

Provides background information on Soviet Armenia and the Erevan Polytechnic Institute (EPI) located in this republic of the USSR. Also provides a description of chemical engineering programs and courses and faculty at the EPI. (JN)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology fossil fuels program focusses on the science and engineering problems involved in the combustion of fuels and in their high-temperature thermal processing. (BB)

Presents the history, curricula, and faculty accomplishments of Notre Dame's chemical engineering program from its inception in 1909 to the present. (WB)

Describes a graduate "residence" program at Clemson University which is sponsored by the university and local industries. Advantages for graduate students (including increased levels of financial support and opportunities to gain significant industrial research experience), faculty, and sponsoring companies are outlined. Examples of these topics…

A graduate program at Colorado State University which focuses on integrated circuit processing is described. The program utilizes courses from several departments while allowing students to apply chemical engineering techniques to an integrated circuit fabrication research topic. Information on employment of chemical engineers by electronics…

Discusses a course sequence in process control in the chemical engineering department at the University of Maine. Various factors in teaching the sequence (which tends to be strongly applied in nature) are also discussed. These factors include texts, facilities, industrial response to the program, and others. (Author/JN)