- Program location: Main Campus of King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- Program Background: The Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering was established in the year 1981-82. The graduate program that leads to the degree of Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Chemical Engineering was started in the academic year 1996-1997 (1417/1418 H.). First batch of students was admitted for 1st semester in 1997 and the same graduated in 2nd semester 1998.
- Total Credit Hours: 36 credit hours, including 8 credit hours of Master Thesis.
To educate and train graduate-level engineering students to qualify them to pursue professional careers in industry, research and academia to meet local and global needs.
- Provide robust support to the students, help them thrive at KAU, and prepare them for success after graduation.
- Support, motivate, and encourage creativity and innovation of the teaching staff and their commitment to the best practices in teaching strategies and assessment methods.
- Encourage faculty and students for ethical production of research, innovation and improve their contribution to the areas of Chemical Engineering research that are globally relevant and of great importance to the Saudi society.
- Foster a culture of community engagement promoting community partnerships that enrich teaching, learning, research and creative activities, address critical societal issues, and contribute to the public good.
Relationship between Program Goals and the King Abdulaziz University Goals
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Program Goals
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KAU Goals
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Academic excellence
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Research leadership
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Community partnership
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Institutional sustainability
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Provide robust support to the students, help them thrive at KAU, and prepare them for success after graduation.
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Support, motivate, and encourage creativity and innovation of the teaching staff and their commitment to the best practices in teaching strategies and assessment methods.
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Encourage faculty and students for ethical production of research, innovation and improve their contribution to the areas of Chemical Engineering research that are globally relevant and of great importance to the Saudi society.
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Foster a culture of community engagement promoting community partnerships that enrich teaching, learning, research and creative activities, address critical societal issues, and contribute to the public good.
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- Program Graduate Attributes:
GA1: Consistently respond to complex technical and professional issues, providing creative solutions and making sound judgments in the absence of complete data relevant to the matter concerned.
GA2: Act autonomously in tackling and solving both anticipated and unpredictable problems, cooperate with others, and provide leadership when appropriate in group situations.
GA3: Demonstrate abilities to carry on practical tasks and adapt to the work environment, technology changes, and job responsibilities.
GA4: Engage with their community and communicate effectively with people from diverse culture and background.
GA5: Behave in ways that are consistent with values and beliefs, and reflect high levels of loyalty, responsibility, and commitment to service to the society.
GA6: Take full responsibility for their own independent learning and provide leadership in developing opportunities to support their own and others’ continuing professional development
- Program Learning Outcomes
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Knowledge and Understanding
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(PLO1)
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Demonstrate deep awareness of the knowledge body that is at the forefront of chemical engineering disciplines as well as established research/inquiry techniques in the field.
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Skills
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(PLO2)
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Identify, formulate, and solve complex chemical engineering problems by providing creative solutions and making sound judgement in the absence of complete data relevant to the matters concerned.
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(PLO3)
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Apply scientific research methodology and place the results in a broader context and critically evaluate their own and others' research.
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(PLO4)
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Apply critical thinking, scientific reasoning, and advanced numerical and/or experimental tools to interpret scientific literature in chemical engineering.
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(PLO5)
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Demonstrate effective oral, written, and graphical communication skills to disseminate knowledge and analyze data using advanced information communication technology tools.
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Values
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(PLO6)
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Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities, take full responsibility for their own independent learning, and behave in ways consistent with values and believes..
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(PLO7)
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Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies, with high autonomy while collaborating with other whenever required.
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M.Sc. Program in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering has many courses, including compulsory and elective, in the progressive program levels as well as the thesis with 36 credit hours as shown in the tables below:
Study Plan Structure
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Program Structure
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No. of Courses
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Credit Hours
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Percentage
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Course
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Required
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4
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10
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28%
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Elective
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6
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18
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50%
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Graduation Project (if any)
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Thesis (if any)
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1
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8
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22%
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Field Experience(if any)
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Others (.....)
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Total
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11
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36
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100%
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Level
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Course
Code
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Course Title
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Required
or Elective
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Pre-Requisite
Courses
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Credit
Hours
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Level 1
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ChE601
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Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
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Required
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3
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Math639
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Advanced Engineering Mathematics
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Required
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3
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IE694
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Engineering Research Skills
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Required
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---------
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3
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ChE620
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Advanced Chemical Engineering Calculations
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Elective
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---------
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3
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Level 2
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ChE621
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Chemical Process Simulation and Design
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Elective
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---------
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3
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ChE631
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Analysis and Design of Multiphase Reactor
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Elective
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3
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ChE624
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Transport Phenomena-I
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Elective
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3
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ChE632
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Industrial Catalysis
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Elective
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3
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ChE635
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Advances in Industrial Waste Treatment
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Elective
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3
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ChE636
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Control of Hazardous Materials and Wastes
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Elective
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---------
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3
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ChE696
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Special Topics in Chemical Engineering-I
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Elective
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3
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ChE626
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Advanced Separation Processes
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Elective
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3
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ChE628
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Oil and Gas Engineering
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Elective
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3
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ChE633
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Homogeneous Catalysis
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Elective
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3
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Level 3
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ChE625
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Transport Phenomena-II
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Elective
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3
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ChE627
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Advance Chemical Reaction Engineering
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Elective
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3
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ChE630
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Advanced Catalysis
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Elective
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3
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ChE637
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Biochemical Engineering
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Elective
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--------------
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3
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ChE697
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Special Topics in Chemical Engineering-II
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Elective
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3
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ChE629
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Advanced Petroleum Refinery Processes
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Elective
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3
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ChE634
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Catalyst Preparation and Characterization
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Elective
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3
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ChE622
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Chemical Process Optimization
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Elective
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3
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ChE695
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Seminar
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Required
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1
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Level
4
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ChE699
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Thesis
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Required
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8
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- The requirements for admission to the Graduate Studies programs:
1) The applicant must be Saudi, and non-Saudi must be on official scholarships for graduate studies.
2) The applicant must have a university degree from a Saudi university or any other recognized university.
3) The applicant must have good conduct and he must be medically fit.
4) The applicant must present two academic recommendations from professors who previously taught him.
5) The approval of the applicant's employer if employed.
6) The candidate must be a full time student..
Admission to the Master’s level requires that the student have at least a grade of "Very Good" in his first degree. The DGS may accept students with a grade "Good Plus Grade" if the student's grade in the major courses at the bachelor’s level is at least "Very Good." The DGS may, upon a recommendation from the Department Council and the approval of the Faculty Council, add other conditions, which it seems necessary for admission.
It is possible to admit an applicant for a master’s program in a major other than the student's major upon the recommendation of the department and the faculty councils and the approval of the Deanship of Graduate Studies.
The department may require for admission to the Master's program, the passing of a number of supplementary courses from a previous stage within a period that does not exceed three academic semesters, provided that following conditions are met:
1) Passing the supplementary course from first time with a grade of at least "Good"
2) The accumulative grade point average in the supplementary courses must not be less than "Very Good"
3). Registering in the graduate studies is to be completed after passing the supplementary courses. The department may permit registration in the courses of the graduate studies if there remains only one or two supplementary courses
4).The time period for passing the supplementary courses is not included in the set period for obtaining the degree.
5).The supplementary courses do not count in the accumulative grade point average of the graduate courses.
6) English proficiency: Minimum English language score to admit in Master program is 5 IELTS or equivalent in IBT and STEP.
The Deanship of the Graduate Studies takes on admissions and registration of students in coordination with the Deanship of Admissions and Registration.
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Number of Students
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Two Years Ago
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Last Year
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Current Year
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Proposed Number of Enrolled Students
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Male
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10*
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10*
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10*
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Female
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-
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-
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-
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Total
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10
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10
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10
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Total number of Enrolled Students
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Male
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9
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8
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8
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Female
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-
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-
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-
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Total
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9
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8
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8
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Number of Enrolled International Students
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Male
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3
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2
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1
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Female
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-
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-
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-
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Total
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3
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2
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1
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Average Class Size
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Male
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5
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5
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5
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Female
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-
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-
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-
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Total
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5
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5
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5
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- Program Courses’ Description
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MSc. in Chemical Engineering (Course Description)
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
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ChE 601
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Review of thermodynamics laws. P.V.T. relations and equations of state for both pure fluids and fluid mixtures. Thermodynamic properties of fluids and their relationships. Solution properties. Phase and chemical equilibria.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Advanced Chemical Engineering Calculations
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ChE 620
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Mathematical formulation of physical problems in chemical engineering. Applications of analytical and numerical solution of partial differential equations. Introduction to tensor analysis.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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ChE 620
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3
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Chemical Process Simulation and Design
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ChE 621
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Computer applications in chemical process design; Algorithms for unit computation; sparse matrix systems; Expert systems
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Chemical Process Optimization
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ChE 622
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Formulation of optimization problems; Single and multivariable constrained and unconstrained functions; Techniques of optimization and their application to chemical engineering problems; Decision theory with uncertainty factor
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Advanced Process Control
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ChE 623
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Process characteristics of lumped and distributed parameter systems. Stability and controllability criteria for feedback control systems. Interaction and decoupling of control loops. Multiple control loops; Linear multivariable control systems. Digital computer control. Discrete time analysis of control systems. Self-optimizing control systems
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Transport Phenomena-I
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ChE 624
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Molecular transport mechanisms of momentum, energy and mass. Steady and unsteady state single and multidimensional transport. Transport with a net convective flux. Applications of transport phenomena.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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ChE 624
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3
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Transport Phenomena-II
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ChE 625
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Estimation and measurement of transport properties. Turbulence and transport under turbulent conditions. Transport past immersed bodies including flow phenomena through porous media. Non-newtonian phenomena including rheologyical characteristics and measurements of viscoelastic materials.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Advanced Separation Processes
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ChE 626
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Principles of multi-component equilibrium and transport-controlled processes. Design of staged and continuous separation processes including distillation, absorption, stripping and extraction for multi-component feed systems. Separation processes involving chemical reactions. Design of equipment involving simultaneous heat and mass transfer.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering
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ChE 627
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Review of reaction kinetic theories, and analysis of multiple reactor systems. Selectivity and optimization considerations in multiple reaction systems. Non-isothermal reactors. Elements of heterogeneous reaction kinetics including adsorption isotherms and basic ideal kinetic models. Fixed bed reactor design; axial dispersion models. Residence time distribution and non-ideal reactor models.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Oil and Gas Engineering
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ChE 628
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Introduction to Petroleum production Technology. Enhanced Oil Recovery methods. Production of natural gas and gas condensate. Two and Three-phase gas separators. Crude oil treating systems. Acid gas removal. Gas dehydration; Transportation and storage of oil and gas. Perspective of oil and Gas industry in the Kingdom.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Advanced Petroleum Refinery Processes
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ChE 629
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Reforming and isomerization, catalytic cracking, hydro-treating, alkylation, visbreaking and coking. Lubricating oil production. Use of additives. Recovery of petro-chemical feed stocks such as BTX and olefins. Specific equipment requirement and design in refinery processes.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Advanced Catalysis
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ChE 630
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Adsorption phenomena and kinetics of surface reactions. Catalyst preparation and characterization. Catalysis on non-ideal surfaces. Selectivity, and empirical activity patterns in catalysis. Catalytic mechanisms and modern experimental techniques. Catalytic poisoning mechanisms and catalyst deactivation models. Descriptive examples of industrial catalytic systems.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Analysis and Design of Multiple Phase Reactors
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ChE 631
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Heterogeneous non-catalytic and catalytic reactions. Mixing phenomena in multiphase reactors; tracer techniques in chemical reactor characterization. Fixed-bed reactor analysis. Two and three phase fluidized-bed reactors. Slurry reactors. Trickle-bed reactors. Bubble columns. Analysis of reactors with deactivating catalyst.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Industrial Catalysis
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ChE 632
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Introduction to basic catalytic phenomena. Catalyst preparation and characterization. Catalyst deactivation. Catalyst activity testing. Hydrogen production and synthesis gas reactions. Hydrogenation dehydrogenation reactions. Selective and full oxidation reactions. Petroleum refining and processing. Environmental catalysis: stationary and mobile sources. Fuel cells.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Homogeneous Catalysis
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ChE 633
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Definitions and fundamentals of homogeneous reactions. Structures and properties of complexes of transition metals. Kinetics of homogeneous catalytic reactions. Gas phase reactions. Liquid phase reactions. Chain reactions. Theory of ligands field. Phase transfer catalysis. Industrial homogeneous catalytic processes.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Catalyst Preparation and Characterization
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ChE 634
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Catalysis - classification and definitions. Role of catalysis in industry and environmental protection. Principles of catalysts selection. Methods for supports preparation. Methods of catalyst preparation. Basic industrial processes for treatment of catalytic materials. Properties of industrial catalysts. Methods for measurement of catalytic activity and selectivity. Types of laboratory reactors. Methods for measurement of the surface properties of the catalysts. Surface science methods for catalyst characterization. Methods for measurement of the bulk and mechanical properties of the catalysts.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Advances in Industrial Waste Treatment
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ChE 635
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The nature of industrial wastes. Principles and techniques of the control of industrial atmospheric pollution. The design of physical and chemical processes for the treatment of liquid and solid industrial wastes. Treatment of hazardous industrial wastes, pollution control of petroleum, petrochemical and other chemical industries. Re-use and recovery of industrial wastes.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Control of Hazardous Materials and Wastes
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ChE 636
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Characteristics of Hazardous materials: Solids, liquids and gases. Toxicity and industrial toxic wastes production. Safety and engineering requirements for handling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of hazardous materials and wastes. Hazardous waste management policy. Case studies of specific hazardous and toxic chemicals used or produced in the Kingdome.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Biochemical Engineering
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ChE 637
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A little microbiology, Structure of cells, Important cell types. Chemicals of life, Lipids, Sugars and Polysaccharides, Amino acids and Proteins. Kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, Enzyme activity and deactivation. Metabolic stoichiometry and Energetics, Carbon metabolism, Biosynthesis, Metabolic organization and regulation. Kinetics of substrate utilization, Product formation and Biomass production in cell cultures. Transport phenomena in bioprocess systems. Design and analysis of biological reactors.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Seminar
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ChE 695
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Chemical engineering MSc candidates are required to attend the department graduate seminars and contribute to the seminars lectures and discussions. Seminar Topics are mainly related to the students research areas. Grades are pass or no pass.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Special Topics in Chemical Engineering-I
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ChE 696
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Advanced Topics in a selected subject of the broad area of chemical engineering to supplement and enhance emphasis on one or more of the graduate program subjects and to introduce recent advances in that subject.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Special Topics in Chemical Engineering-II
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ChE 697
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Advanced Topics in a selected subject of the broad area of chemical engineering to supplement and enhance emphasis on one or more of the graduate program subjects and to introduce recent advances in that subject.
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Course Description
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Prerequisite
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Credits
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Course Title
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Course Code
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3
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Thesis
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ChE 699
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Original research work conducted by individual M.Sc. candidates in one of the areas of chemical engineering. The work should contribute new knowledge to the field of engineering and should reflect the student’s proficiency in research and creative thinking and analysis of results.
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Course Description
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The Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) of the Chemical Engineering Department at King Abdulaziz University is a group of dedicated industry representatives and corporate partners, who actively support the strategic objectives and goals of the department. In turn, they provide the department with valuable input concerning current and future trends in industry, resources for research and development, industry interfaces and exchanges, recruitment opportunities and program promotion to improve the teaching, performance and graduate quality.
Chemical Engineering Industrial Advisory Board Mission
The Chemical Engineering Department's Industrial Advisory Board comprised of interested alumni and corporate partners, will actively support the strategic objectives, the goals and the mission of the Department of Chemical Engineering at King Abdulaziz University. This will be accomplished primarily as follows:
- By providing, or assisting in obtaining, necessary resources for the Department and/ or Chair- both financial and intellectual.
- By providing current industry interfaces that encourage two-way exchanges of ideas, concepts and best practices.
- By being role models for all stakeholders in the Chemical Engineering Department, to The Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the world at large.
The board is composed of highly successful chemical engineering graduates, each having more than 10 years of industrial experience in the chemical engineering sectors within Saudi Arabia. These members not only understand the needs of potential employers of our students, but are also interested in career and educational issues associated with chemical engineering education in general. The board meets at least once a year. The input from ChE-IAB has been primarily in the form of critiques and advices on issues related to the learning atmosphere, cooperation with the industry, as well as the research activities of the department. The Table 5 displays the actual composition of the board.
IAB Objectives
- To promote teaching excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- To promote excellence in graduate student and faculty research.
- To assist in the recruitment of outstanding undergraduate and graduate students.
- To advise the faculty and the undergraduate and graduate students of the professional skills expected of BSc, MSc. And Ph.D. graduates hired in industry, business, and government.
- To assist the department in interactions with the Dean, interactions with the University administration, appropriate fund-raising, and promotional activities.
- To assist the department in providing public service to local and national community.
The IAB meets at least once a year. Providing and informing scientific programs in postgraduate and under graduate studies about the needs and requirements of the labor market, and thus benefiting the programs in improving and developing programs in order to suit the labor market. The chemical engineering program advisory committee met and discussed some of the academic accreditation requirements of the NCAAA requirements.
ChE Advisory Board Members
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Name
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Field & Position
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Contact
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1.
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Eng. Abdulaziz Almaatani
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Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC)Training
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Email: Almaatani@swcc.gov.sa
Phone: 0126062606
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2.
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Dr. Abdullah Alrefaie
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Yanpet – SABIC Innovation
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refaieaa@sabic.com
Phone: 0126088888
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3.
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Eng. Adel Bawazir
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Petro Rabigh – Process engineer
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Bawazias@petrorabigh.com
Phone: 0124250390
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4.
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Eng. Alaa Zagzoog
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FOSCAM – Marketing Manager
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alaa.zagzoog@fosroc.com
Phone: 0126375345
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5.
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Eng. Ali Assiri
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Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) West Coast GM
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aassiri@eca.gov.sa
Phone: 0126062606
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6.
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Eng. Faisal Basaffar
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ARAMCO – Loss Preventation
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faisal.basaffar@aramco.com
Phone: 0112852225
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7.
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Eng. Fayez Almarhomi
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LUBREF – Operation Manager
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almarhoumif@luberef.com
Phone: 0122296709
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8.
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Eng. Hisham Shah
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ARAMCO – Jazan Refinery Operation Manager
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hisham.shah@aramco.com
Phone: 0112852225
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9.
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Eng. Mazen Badawood
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SAFOLA – Sugar – Refinery CEO
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bmazen@gmail.com
Phone: 0126089835
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10.
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Eng. Mohammad Alsharyan
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MODON – Industrial Western Region Manager
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msharyan@modon.gov.sa
Phone: 0118749175
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11.
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Dr. Mohammad Kashgari
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SAFOLA – Sugar – Retired
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makashgari@yahoo.com
Phone: 0126089835
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12.
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Eng. Saeed Bayouniss
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SADARA – CEO
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bayounissa@saharapcc.com
Phone: 0133513999
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13.
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Eng. Sameer Haddad
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ALREEF sugar refinery CEO
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ceo@resreco.com
Phone: 0126927686
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14.
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Eng. Ahmad Alrefaie
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Graduated from our department
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Eng.ahmad.alrefaei
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All teaching and research laboratories for the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering are located in building 40. Laboratory time assignments are scheduled by the Academic Affairs Committee in coordination with the department chair as part of the teaching load distribution.
The Program has two types of Lab facilities located in Buildings 40.
I. Educational labs serving the undergraduate Program and
II. Research labs used by some students in their research thesis projects.
I. Educational Laboratories
The teaching and learning environment in the ChE Program is enhanced through an excellent correlation between required course offerings and the laboratory facilities. These integrated laboratory experiences offer students substantial opportunities for hands-on training and experience that makes their theoretical studies more meaningful. Instructional laboratories are spacious and equipped with instrumentation to perform both basic and advanced experiments and measurements
Educational laboratories, both their operation and development, are considered a priority in the department. The department has made an effort to integrate laboratory work with classroom instruction whenever possible.
Adequate laboratories are available to meet the course requirements. In cases when the number of students is too large for equipment/space available in a specific lab, such as unit operation and material science labs, the students are split into groups so that a reasonable number of students perform the experiment.
The Departmental Laboratories and Safety Committee (DLSC) consists of four faculty members and three technicians who are responsible for drawing up plans for future upgrades. They hold frequent meetings to discuss laboratory requirements and future planning. The DLSC also organize equipment orders and file them in the required form. The Chairman of the department forwards the recommendations of the laboratory committee to the Central University Budget Committee through the Deanship of the Faculty of Engineering.
I.1 Heat Treatment Laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room L4G25
Lab Supervisor: Dr. Usman Saed
Lab Engineer: Eng. Abdullah Ishaq
Course(s) supported: ChE 210
This lab is used to instruct students about experimental aspects of heat treatment of metals and alloys. The lab is furnished with varieties of tube furnaces, muffle furnaces, vacuum furnaces and ovens.
I.2 Materials Testing Laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room 24G40
Lab Supervisor: Dr. Usman Saed
Lab Engineer: Eng. Abdullah Ishaq
Course(s) supported: ChE 210
This lab is used to instruct students about experimental aspects of the testing of materials, especially those related to the strength of materials. The lab is equipped with a number of mechanical testing machines such as fatigue, tensile, creep, impact, and hardness testing machines.
I.3. Metallography Laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room L4G36
Lab Supervisor Dr. Usman Saed
Lab Engineer: Eng. Abdullah Ishaq
Course(s) supported: ChE 210
This lab is used to instruct students about experimental aspects and the application of metallographic techniques to study the structures of various materials. The lab is equipped with a range of equipment utilized for the metallographic preparation, microscopic studies, thermal processing, and mechanical characterization of various engineering materials including, metallic alloys, ceramics, polymers and composites. Microscopes, metallographic device and micro-hardness testers are also available in this lab.
I.4. Corrosion Laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room 4GL36
Lab Supervisor Dr. Hesham Alhumade
Lab Engineer: Eng. Faisal Almutairi
Course(s) supported: ChE 311
This laboratory is for teaching various principles and techniques in corrosion measurements and some basics in electrochemistry. It is equipped with a multipurpose corrosion kit and cathodic protection.
I.5. Process Control Laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room 14G09
Lab Supervisor Prof. Abdulrahim Alzahrani
Lab Engineer: Eng. Magdy Alghamdy
Course(s) supported: ChE 442
The process control laboratory is equipped to demonstrate the fundamentals of feedback control theory, process measurements of temperature, level and concentration. This laboratory contains the following apparatus: temperature control unit, level control apparatus, PH control apparatus, process plant trainer and coupled tank apparatus.
I.6. Unit Operations Laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room L4G09
Lab Supervisor Dr. Gaber Edris
Lab Engineer: Eng. Abdullah Alzahrani
Course(s) supported: ChE 430
This is the major fully dedicated lab for a full 3 credit hours course (ChE 435). This lab is used to instruct students about experimental aspects encountered in major industrial unit operation processes such as distillation, liquid/liquid extraction, sedimentation, drying, size reduction... etc.. This laboratory has the following equipment, some of which are of pilot-plant scale: plate and packed distillation column, liquid-liquid extraction pulsed packed column, tunnel dryer unit, double pipe heat exchanger, shell and tube heat exchanger, gas and liquid diffusion coefficient apparatus, sedimentation apparatus, screen analysis set, cooling tower and a computer-controlled distillation column.
I.7. Computer Laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room 34E67 & 34G24
Lab Supervisor Dr. Hisham Bamufleh
Lab Engineer: Eng. Faisal A Almutairi
Course(s) supported: ChE 321, ChE 441, ChE 499, ChE 334
The department has recently upgraded the computer laboratory with 48 new workstations with LCD monitors to serve the students. This laboratory has computer software applications such as Microsoft Office [Word, Excel, and Power-point], Polymath and Aspen_HYSYS.
I.8. Petroleum Testing Laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room 230
Lab Supervisor: Dr. Hisham Bamufleh
Lab Engineer: Eng. Faisal Almutairi
Course(s) supported: ChE 462
This lab supports the course ChE 462. The experiments conducted in this laboratory are for testing petroleum products according to ASTM standards. The laboratory has the capabilities to carry out the following tests: salts in crude oil, lead in petroleum, oil content of petroleum waxes, copper strip corrosion, distillation of petroleum products, cloud and pour point of petroleum oils, conradson carbon residue, flash point by Fensky Martens closed cup methods, density, specific gravity, API gravity of petroleum products, refractive index of petroleum products and vapor pressure of petroleum products (Reid method).
II. Special Purpose Labs for Research Projects
II.1. Surface Analysis Laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room L4G15
Lab Supervisor: Prof. Hamad Alturaif
Course(s) supported: Research- Graduate students
This laboratory has a state-of-the-art surface analytical instrument (MAX 200) developed and manufactured by Leybold (German Company). It is a multi-technique electron and mass spectrometric device equipped with real time data system that facilitates completely unattended operations once the samples have been loaded into the high vacuum load lock. MAX 200 consists of various techniques that can be performed in one vacuum chamber under ultra-high vacuum conditions such as: XPS (X- Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy), AES (Auger Electron Spectroscopy), ISS (Ion Scattering spectroscopy), SAM (Scanning Auger Microscopy), SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry), SNMS (Secondary Neutral Mass Spectrometry, and RGA (Residual Gas Analysis).
II.2. Catalyst Preparation and Characterization Laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room 34E58
Lab Supervisor: Prof. Abdulrahim Alzahrani
Course(s) supported: Research- Graduate students
The lab contains state-of-the-art modern instruments including a fully automated liquid phase reactor used for catalysts preparation. The laboratory also contains a fully automated surface area and pore size analyzer, used for characterization of catalysts and porous materials. It also contains a micropycnometer, oven, pressure batch reactors, and pressure controlled rotary evaporator. This lab supports research in the area of catalysis and it has been fully funded by the SABIC chair in Catalysis who was established in the department nine years ago.
II.3. Biochemical Engineering Laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room 34G22
Lab Supervisor: Dr. Gaber Edris
Lab Engineer: Eng. Magdy Alghamdy
Course(s) supported: ChE 465 & Research- Graduate students
This lab is used to instruct students about experimental aspects of wastewater testing and treatment. This laboratory supports course ChE 465. The lab is equipped with the following: sedimentation apparatus, oxygen analyzer, drying oven, the Jar test apparatus and turbidity meter, COD and BOD kit, aerobic bioreactor, rotating biological contactor unit and anaerobic digestion unit.
II.4. Polymer Laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room 34G14
Lab Supervisor: Prof. Hesham Bamofleh
Lab Engineer: Eng. Faisal Almutairi
Course(s) supported: Research- Graduate students
This laboratory has equipment for testing and mechanical characterization of various polymeric materials. Equipment for measuring density, melt-flow index, impact resistance and microtone and microscopes are used frequently.
II.5. Local Ores Laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room 34G25
Lab Supervisor: Prof. Abdulrahim Alzahrani
Course(s) supported: Research- Graduate students
The lab contains a variety of equipment used to study local ores such as clays and to study oil bleaching. This lab contains a state of the art fully automated microwave reactor, a ball mill, two Lovibond Tintometers, a set of hot plates, varieties of ovens, balances, and filtration units.
II.6. Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room L4G31
Lab Supervisor: Prof. Hamad Alturaif
Course(s) supported: Research- Graduate students
This laboratory supports analytical needs requirements for research. It contains a variety of analytical instruments including the atomic absorption spectrophotometer, spectrofluorometer, spectrophotometer and UV/visible spectrophotometer.
II.7. Catalysis Testing Laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room 34E68
Lab Supervisor: Prof. Abdulrahim Alzahrani
Course(s) supported: Research
The equipment available in this lab is geared to be used in catalysis research especially those related to heterogeneous catalytic reactions. The lab contains the following equipment: two automated micro-reactor systems with online gas chromatographs to conduct gas-phase catalytic reactions, vacuum drying oven, muffle furnace with variable ramp settings, glove box, high pressure liquid phase reactor (5000 Psia – 350oC), and UV-Vis spectrophotometer.
II.8. Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room L4G14
Lab. Supervisor: Prof. Abdulrahim Alzahrani
Lab. Coordinator: Dr. Podela
Course(s) supported: Research- Graduate students
This Laboratory is composed of two units. The imaging unit offers facilities of both Transmission and Scanning electron microscopes. The FEI- Tecnai-G20 Super Twin TEM is equipped with EDS and STEM options; there is also a set of sample preparation tools (Plasma cleaner, Ion Beam Miller, and Cutting, Dimpling…). The Quant FEG 450 SEM from FEI Company is equipped with a set of detectors (ETD, BSD, GBDS, LFD, STEM, EDS). These detectors used separately as well as a combination, cover a large field of applications: material, chemistry and biology.
The second unit is composed of a versatile INEL-EQ1000 X-Ray Diffractometer and XRF kit. The diffractometer is equipped with two wave lengths (Cu and Co), a couple of optics and a set of sample holders offering the possibility of measuring bulk, powder, metal, liquid…In addition the hardware facility there is a software package for phase identification and Rietveld refinement. The Amptek-XRF kit is equipped with Silver X-Ray source which can cover the whole periodic table
II.9. Environmental Engineering laboratory
Location: Bldg. 40, Room 34E69
Lab. Supervisor: Prof. Muhammad Daous
Lab. Coordinator: Dr. Raj
Course(s) supported: Research- Graduate students
II.10. Nanofibers laboratory???
Location: Bldg. 40, Room 34E69
Lab. Supervisor: Dr. Faisal Abdelhady
Course(s) supported: Research- Graduate students
This lab is equipped with high voltage power supplies and automated injection and movement carriages devoted to research activities concerning the analysis and manufacturing of polymeric nanofibers. The process used in manufacturing is the electrospinning
B. Computing Resources
The departmental computer laboratories located in building 40, Room 34G24 (60 m2) & 34E67 (18 m2), were initiated in 2015. A major upgrade was made by the department with new 48 PCs and important softwares.
Listed below are the software packages available in the computer lab for the students use:
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Aspen_HYSYS, POLYMATH
Students of the Program can use the main library computer room facility. This facility is open for all students of King Abdulaziz University from 7:30 AM to 10:00 PM. The computers of this facility are equipped with both wired and wireless internet connections, and basic word processing and computing applications. Installations of any specialized software on the hard-disks of this facility are forbidden. Similarly, information stored on these hard-disks is not allowed and students have no control on this option. However, they can store information on their personal USBs or personal external hard-disks. Meanwhile, the main library computer room facility is equipped with free access to most of the international literature databases. In addition to that faculty and students can access databases from their laptops and computers from inside and outside the university using their accounts.
The Deanship of Information Technology central support unit provides many other computing resources. Examples on these resources are providing: internet connections in all campuses, wireless connections over the whole landscape of the University, internet security for all University computers and information storage for all activities including educational and research activities. Moreover, this Deanship provides a shared software library that contains the most used software within the University. Examples of these software packages are: (1) Microsoft Office Professional Plus (Arabic / English), (2) Microsoft Project Professional (Arabic / English), (3) Microsoft Visio Premium (Arabic / English), (4) Microsoft Visual Studio (English), (5) SQL Server (English), and (6) Adobe Photoshop (English). The computer services provided by the Deanship of Information Technology are available to all students and faculty members as soon as they get their ID numbers. Upon application, a computer number and a password are assigned that will permit users access to the computer services that are available all around the university.
All of ChE faculty have computers in their offices and they are connected through the college’s backbone network to the computational facilities in the college computer center.
1) Dr Ahmad Justanieh
2) Prof Hisham Bamufleh
3) Dr Hisham Alhumaidee
4) Dr Sakhr Alhuthali
5) Dr Majed Alamoudi
6) Eng. Abullah Alzahra
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