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INSPIRING GREATNESS Chemical Engineering at UKZN David Lokhat Academic Leader – Discipline of Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering at UKZN

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Chemical Engineering at UKZNDavid Lokhat

Academic Leader – Discipline of Chemical Engineering

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History Lesson!

ChemistryChemical

EngineeringAncient

techniques

3000 BC 1600 1880

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What you do

• Chemical Engineers are involved in the design and optimization of processes to convert raw materials into useful products.

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What you do

• Chemical Engineers are also involved in the maintenance of chemical/manufacturing plants as well as safety management.

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What you do

• Chemical Engineers solve real world problems, formulating ways to improve quality of life through new products and processes.

• They are employed in a wide variety of industries including chemical production, energy conversion, plastics, bioengineering, pulp and paper as well as food and beverage.

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Chemical Engineering at UKZN• Undergraduate and postgraduate

offering– BSc Engineering (Chemical Engineering)– MSc Engineering (Chemical Engineering)– PhD

• VisionTo be the preferred department of chemical engineering in the country

• MissionTo provide high quality education in chemical engineering to undergraduate and postgraduate students, to facilitate the generation and dissemination of new knowledge in the discipline, and to advance the profession for tangible societal impact

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Chemical Engineering at UKZN• The programme is accredited by

the Engineering Council of South Africa and internationally recognized (benchmarked by the Institution of Chemical Engineers UK).

• We have some of the largest and most productive research groups in the country (including the top published engineering researchers in Africa).

• Modern curriculum and state-of-the-art laboratories.

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What you learn

1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year

• Maths• Chemistry• Physics

• Mass and Energy Balances

• Thermo-dynamics

• Fluid Mechanics

• Heat Transfer• Mass Transfer• Chemical

Reaction Engineering

• Process Modelling

4th Year

• Reactor Design

• Separations Design

• Process Control

Chemical Process Design / Process and product research and experimentation

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What you learn

• Good problem solving ability

• Rational thinking ability

• Lateral thinking ability

• High level of curiosity

• Forward thinking ability

• Good communication and social skills

• Independent thinking

• Responsibility and ethics

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Prospects for graduates

• Chemical Engineering is one of the most versatile of the disciplines.

• Chemical Engineers can be deployed in various roles across the industrial sector.

• Mining• Petrochemicals• Food production• Consumer goods• Banking sector

• Process engineering• Process safety• Plant maintenance• Production management• Quality control• Project management

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Thank You!