Are you a Lehigh student looking to pick up an elective for the Spring 2025 semester?
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has a number of courses available for all majors. See below and register now!
CHE 001 "Coffee and Cosmetics"
Course Instructor: James Gilchrist
CRN 13943
Lecture: T/TH 1335-1450
Class for all Lehigh students designed by Lehigh students. This class starts with everything about coffee - from agriculture and roasting to brewing the perfect cup of coffee, ending with either a presentation or a competition for best design or brew mid-semester. Cosmetics are then taught, emphasizing both their beauty and health impacts and the engineering of these soft matter coatings applied to a biological substrate (skin), also ending in a presentation and/or a competition for best lip balm. Engineering, environmental, and cultural aspects will be discussed about each topic. Guest lecturers from both the coffee and cosmetics industries have been highlighted in past semesters. No more than a high school-level chemistry and physics are needed. | LEARN MORE >>
CHE 395/495 "Machine Learning for Molecules to Processes"
Course Instructor: Srinivas Rangarajan
CRN 14168/14170/14171
Lecture: M/W 1045-1200
Machine learning is rapidly becoming a mainstay in physical, chemical, and biological sciences and engineering. Using examples from these domains, this course will teach introductory and intermediate concepts in building models from data. The second half of the course will primarily involve student-generated content (presentations, hands-on tutorials, hackathon, etc.). Guest lectures from experts in industry (chemical, pharma, etc.,) and academia will provide a general idea of the many facets of applied data science and machine learning. Counts towards concentration: Computational Methods in Engineering
CHE 397/497 "Innovations in Biomedicine"
Course Instructor: Whitney Blocher McTigue
CRN 14163/14165/14166
Lecture: M/W 1210-1325
Introduction of polymers and their use in biomedical applications. Discussion of basic polymer physics and then a more in-depth look into how polymers play key roles in the development of therapies, drug delivery vehicles, and other technologies. Emphasis will be placed on biopolymers, but synthetic polymers will be examined. This course will explore innovations in biomedicine surrounding polymers and discuss current and future research. Counts towards concentration: Biomolecular Engineering
CHE 398 "Our Sustainable Future"
Course Instructor: Angela Brown
CRN 14173
Lecture: T/TH 1045-1200
The global temperature throughout September 2023 smashed existing records and redefined the slope of global warming trendlines. Beyond the direct climatic impact, our current and growing societal demands for energy, natural resources, food, housing and health set us on a globally unsustainable path. In this course, we examine how we got here and the critical and rational role that engineers must play in redefining our societal trajectory. Discussions will be framed around core scientific and engineering principles with invited speakers providing external views from across campus and industry.Counts towards concentration: Energy and Environment
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