CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Master Program

Colorado School of Mines Founded in 1874 as the first college in the state

A public university of science and engineering

6268 total students

4908 undergraduates

1262 graduate students

15:1 student to faculty ratio

Chemical and Biological Engineering• high-quality, well-funded research program (~$7 million

per year in research awards)

• ~ 80 graduate and postdoctoral students

• major programs in conventional and renewable energy, soft materials, biotechnology, catalysis and separations, simulation and modeling

• top-notch faculty, including one PECASE Award winner, eight NSF CAREER Award winners, one DOE Young investigator Award winner and one American Diabetes Association Career Award winner

Master program

• Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (non-thesis)

• Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (thesis)

• Master of Science in Data Science with Chemical Engineering (with Dept of Computer science)

MS Program (Non-thesis, 30 credit hours)Chemical Engineering Core (12 credit hours)(1) Applied Math in Chemical Engineering (CBEN 507) or

Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering (CBEN 520)(2) Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (CBEN 509)(3) Transport Phenomena (CBEN 516) or

Transport Phenomena (CBEN 530) (4) Reaction Kinetics And Catalysis (CBEN 518) or

Introduction to Catalysis (CBEN 519)

Additional Curricula (18 credit hours)• Elective courses (500-levels) offered at Chemical Engineering

Department and other departments at Mines • Max 9 credit hours in undergraduate courses (400-levels) in

chemical engineering can be counted towards the MS degree

MS Program (Non-thesis, 30 credit hours)List of elective courses in Chemical Engineering

CBEN 511 Neuroscience, Memory, And LearningCBEN 524 Computer-aided Process SimulationCBEN 535 Interdisciplinary Microelectronics Processing LaboratoryCBEN 550 Membrane Separation TechnologyCBEN 568 Introduction to Chemical Engineering Research and TeachingCBEN 569 Fuel Cell Science And TechnologyCBEN 570 Introduction To MicrofluidicsCBEN 580 Natural Gas HydratesCBEN 584 Fundamentals of CatalysisCBEN 620 Engineering of Soft MatterCBEN 624 Applied Statistical MechanicsCBEN 625 Molecular Simulation

Sample timeline for students needing additional math and engineering exposure (1.5 yr)

Fall 1 Spring 1

CBEN307 Fluid Mechanics* CBEN314 Heat and Mass Transfer

CBEN418 Kinetics and Reaction Engineering*

Approved Elective

CBEN509 Adv. Chemical EngThermo

Approved Elective

Approved elective

Fall 2CBEN519 Introduction to CatalysisCBEN530 Transport Phenomena CBEN520 Math Methods in Chem Eng

• * Undergraduate courses counted towards the MS degree

• Additional courses available in Summer 0: CBEN201: Materials and Energy BalanceMATH225: Differential Equations

Sample timeline for students with BS in chemical engineering or exposure to engineering (1 yr)

Fall 1 Spring 1CBEN520 Appl Math in Chemical Engineering

Approved Elective

CBEN530 Transport Phenomena Approved Elective

CBEN509 Adv. Chemical EngThermo

Approved Elective

CBEN519 Introduction to Catalysis Approved ElectiveApproved Elective Approved Elective

MS Program (thesis-based, 30 credit hours)Chemical Engineering Core (15 credit hours)(1) Applied Math in Chemical Engineering (CBEN 507) or

Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering (CBEN 520)(2) Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (CBEN 509)(3) Transport Phenomena (CBEN 516) or

Transport Phenomena (CBEN 530) (4) Reaction Kinetics And Catalysis (CBEN 518) or

Introduction to Catalysis (CBEN 519)(5) Introduction to Chemical Engineering Teaching and Research (CBEN 568)

Additional Curricula (15 credit hours)• Research credits with thesis (9 credits)• Elective courses • Max 9 credit hours in undergraduate courses in chemical engineering

MS Program (thesis-based)1. Data modeling and statistical learning module• DSCI/MATH 530 – Statistical Methods• DSCI/MATH 560 – Statistical Learning I• DSCI/MATH 561 – Statistical Learning II

2. Machine learning and data processing module• DSCI 403 / CSCI 303 – Introduction To Data Science• DSCI/CSCI 470 – Introduction To Machine Learning• DSCI/CSCI 575 – Machine Learning

3. Chemical Engineering module • CBEN 420 – Mathematical Methods In Chemical Engineering• CBEN 624 – Applied Statistical Mechanics• CBEN 625 – Molecular Simulation

4. Professional skills and career development mini-modules

MS Program in Data Science

Project descriptions will be provided to you in mid-November.

Matching you and research advisor at the beginning of Spring semester.

Three semesters of research. Thesis defense is epected by the end of 2nd year.

Research Portfolio Approximately $7 million in annual

research awards. Research areas include

bioengineering, conventional energy conversion, hydrates, renewable energy, catalysis and separation, simulation and modeling, soft materials, and complex fluids

Strong collaboration and research opportunities with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Children's Hospital Colorado, National Institutes of Standards and Technology.

Things to do in Golden, Denver, and ColoradoCSM Geology

Museum

Pike’s peak

Beer tasting & tour

Denver Art MuseumFood and wine

Food and wine

Where do our graduates get jobs?

IndustryOil and Gas: ConocoPhillips, Exxon, HaliburtonChemical: Pall, Dow, DuPont, Cargill, P&GBiotech: NovoNordisk, Cerus, HoribaSemiconductor: Intel, Motorola, SunBeer: Mountain Toad, New Terrain, Coors

National LaboratoriesNREL, ORNL, LLNL

AcademiaKansas State, Carnegie Mellon, University of Colorado, Stanford, Oregon Health & Sciences University

Application materials

TranscriptPersonal statementYour resumeThree letters of recommendationAnything else you’d like us to knowGRE scores are no longer required and will not be considered in reviewing your application.

Application deadline: March 1, 2021.

Apply: https://www.mines.edu/graduate-admissions/applying-for-graduate-studies/

ContactKim LuzeckyjDepartment managerkluzeckyj@mines.edu303-273-3975

Prof. Ning WuChair of graduate affairsningwu@mines.edu303-273-3702

https://chemeng.mines.edu/graduate-program/

https://datascience.mines.edu/classes/MS in Data Science

MS in Chemical and Biological Engineering