Societally Significant Soft Matter Solutions

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In this course, students will work on case studies for soft matter solutions to problems of societal significance. Examples will be drawn from the pharmaceuticals industry, emerging concepts in carbon capture, process intensification, clean energy, personal care and other fields that exploit our ability to design soft matter systems. The course will take the form of discussions to set societal context, lectures (including guest lecturers who are technical innovators in the field) to provide fundamental underpinnings, and student-led case studies of current approaches in which students critique current solutions and propose competing approaches. This course is designed with students in the junior or senior year in mind. The course is designed to be co-requisite with transport phenomena ( CBE 3510 or equivalent), separations ( CBE 3710 or equivalent), and thermodynamics ( CBE 2310 or equivalent).