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The  majority of products produced in the chemical process industries either  include particles or are made through the agency of particles.  Despite  the ubiquity of particles and particle processes, undergraduate  engineering programs typically fail to address the unique issues  introduced by the particle phase.  By design, this program provides this  important skill set and knowledge base, valued by industry but  generally unavailable in one place or with such singular focus. 
The  program is built around the fundamentals of particle process engineering  and particle-based product design and engineering.  In addition to  rigorous and comprehensive course work in rate processes, transport,  characterization, separations, and product engineering, the program’s  capstone element is an industrial internship enabling the student to  exit the program with practical, demonstrated particle technology  expertise. 
 
 The program is designed to be completed in one year.  It requires  completion of 30 credits, of which 24 are in courses taught on the UD  campus in Newark, DE.  Eighteen credits are encompassed by core courses  that cover the key concepts of particle technology: 
 
 CHEG 670  Particle Rate Processes
 CHEG 671  Particle Transport
 CHEG 672  Mathematics of Particle Systems
 CHEG 673  Particle Properties and Characterization
 CHEG 674  Particle Processing Unit Operations
 CHEG 675  Particle Product Engineering
 
 Four of these courses are taught in the fall semester and two in the  spring semester.  In addition, students take six credits in the form of  relevant approved electives.  The capstone is the industrial internship  (6 credits), which is performed at one of a number of participating  companies:
 
 CHEG 684  Particle Technology Internship
More information
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