DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Committee Members

The undergraduate curriculum committee consists of the following members:

• Dr. Naif Darwish (Chair)
• Dr. Ahmed Abdala
• Dr. Ali Almansoori

Committee Mission

The mission of the undergraduate curriculum committee is to:

• Revise the Department of Chemical Engineering undergraduate courses,
• Develop new plans and strategies, and
• Manage submission to the PI Curriculum Committee

Committee’s Current Activities

Academic year of 2006–2007

• Revise the prerequisite and corequisite for all chemical engineering core courses
• Revamp the 2004–2005 undergraduate curriculum flow chart
• Revamp the 2004–2005 undergraduate detailed course plan
• Update and refine the list of the course of description

Academic year of 2007–2008

• Manage to minimize the total credit hour in the curriculum from 136 to 132 credit hours, without sacrificing on the courses content.
• Integrate the Thermodynamic Laboratory (CHEG 323) into Unit Operation Laboratory I (CHEG 311). The new course is called Chemical Engineering Laboratory I (CHEG ###).
• In progress to develop specialty tracks in:
1. Polymer science and engineering, and
2. Petroleum and natural gas processing.