Teaching Activities

Professor Hasan has been and continues to be involved in teaching of several courses. Below, you can find a list of the courses offered.

Process Synthesis, Integration, and Intensification (CHEN 689)

• Upcoming: Spring 2020
• Previously offered: Spring 2016
• Recommended material:
  
  • Systematic Methods of Chemical Process Design by L.T. Biegler, I.E. Grossmann, A.W. Westerberg.
  • S.E. Demirel, J. Li, M.M.F. Hasan. Systematic Process Intensification using Building Blocks
  • J. Li, S.E. Demirel, M.M.F. Hasan. Process Integration using Block Superstructure
  • Nonlinear and Mixed-Integer Optimization: Fundamentals and Applications by C.A. Floudas
  • Optimization of Chemical processes by F. Edgar, D.M. Himmelblau
  • Model Building in Mathematical Programming by H.P. Williams

This advanced course covers state-of-the-art methods for systematic process synthesis, integration and intensification. Special focus is given to systematic process intensification for energy and the environment with applications to carbon capture and storage, energy systems, gas separation, and utility networks. Students who are interested in learning optimization methods and mathematical programming techniques for process systems engineering are expected to benefit from this course. They will be also able to perform economic evaluation of process performances under regulatory constraints. Students also learn and use the Generalized Algebraic Modeling Systems (GAMS) tool for process flowsheet design and optimization. Basic knowledge and interest in numerical calculation using computer software are sufficient to start with.

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (ICPE 618)

• Upcoming: Spring 2020 (tentative)
• Previously offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019
• Recommended material:
  
  • Hasan, M. M. F.; First, E. L.; Boukouvala, F.; Floudas, C. A. A Multi-scale Framework for CO2 Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration: CCUS and CCU. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2015, 81, 2–21.
  • Hasan, M. M. F., Boukouvala, F., First, E. L., Floudas, C. A. Nationwide, Regional and Statewide CO2 Capture, Utilization and Sequestration Supply Chain Network Optimization. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2014, 53(18), 7489–7506.
  • Hasan, M. M. F., First, E. L., Floudas, C. A. Cost-effective CO2 Capture based on in silico Screening and Process Optimization. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2013, 15, 17601–17618.

This graduate module is one of the nation's first to provide an in-depth introduction to carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies and is a part of the MS in Energy program. The students learn the fundamental concepts of various CO2 capture and utilization processes, and methods for technology comparison. Theyare also be exposed to the basic economics of carbon management and relevant issues for CCUS implementation.

Process Integration, Simulation and Economics (CHEN 425)

• Upcoming: Fall 2019
• Previously offered: Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019
• Recommended book:
  
  • Sustainable Design Through Process Integration, 2nd Edition by Mahmoud El-Halwagi

CHEN 425 is the first course in a two-course sequence involving the synthesis, integration, simulation, and design of chemical engineering processes. This is a three-hour course which is intended to introduce students to the fundamentals and applications of process design. In particular, the course introduces the students to the principles of process economics including evaluation of fixed and operating costs, depreciation, and profitability analysis. The course also presents systematic process-integration tools for the synthesis, development, and screening of potential process flowsheets. The course also reinforces equipment design of common process equipment. Practical problems are used as examples. These problems cover general classes of topics in the areas of mass integration, heat-integration, separation processes and environmentally-benign and inherently-safe designs. The lab portion of the class provides the students with working experience and applications on computer-aided simulation of chemical-engineering systems.

Chemical Engineering Heat Transfer Operations (CHEN 323)

• Upcoming: Fall 2020 (tentative)
• Previously offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2018
• Recommended book:
  
  • Fundamentals Of Heat And Mass Transfer, 7th Edition by T.L. Bergman, A.S. Lavine, F.P. Incropera, D.P. DeWitt

Fundamentals of conduction, convection, and radiation; principles underlying one-dimensional, steady-state conduction, and two-dimensional, steady-state conduction; heat transfer from extended surfaces (fins); transient conduction; principles underlying heat transfer by forced and natural convection; blackbody and gray body radiation; multi-mode heat transfer; boiling and condensation; heat exchangers.