Chemical Engineering

Overview

The Department of Chemical Engineering offers a 4 Year B.Tech Chemical Engineering Programme which is affiliated to Anna University. Chemical Engineering combines Chemical Reaction Engineering, Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Process Control, Environment and Sustainability. It helps the students to develop their knowledge at a molecular level, through application of expertise in large-scale or industrial environments. Chemical Engineers design the process to produce, transform and transport materials to become usable and useful end products.

Vision

To develop competent chemical engineers to meet the global challenges through ethical engineering education

Mission

To mentor academic and technical education in the graduate level improvement.
To enable graduates to leadership positions within chemical and other associated industries.
To create platform to disseminate research and development

Programmes

B.Tech – Chemical Engineering

Program Educational Objectives

PEO1
To develop the fundamental knowledge and confidence to face the domain related operations.

PEO2
To familiarize, latest technological advances for enhancing the problem solving ability while working in biotechnology related industries.

PEO3
To impart research and development attitude, skills in the area of biotechnology and also in inter- disciplinary fields.

PEO4
To execute the technical expertise as a highly responsible professional leader in relevance to global, societal, ethical and environmental principles.

Program Outcomes

1. Engineering Knowledge
An ability to apply the knowledge of basic mathematics, science, and engineering fundamentals in the area of biotechnology, such as Biochemical engineering, Genetic Engineering, Bioinformatics, Separation Technology etc.

2. Problem Analysis
An ability to find the biotechnology-oriented problems and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.

3. Design/development of solutions
An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.

4. Conduct investigations of complex problems
An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex biotechnology related problems.

5. Modern Tool usage
An ability to use the biotech techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for practice as biotechnology professionals.

6. The Engineer and Society
Graduates will exhibit the impact of engineering solutions on the biotech society and also inculcate aware of Contemporary issues.

7. Individual and Team work
An ability to function individually and in multidisciplinary teams.

8. Environment and sustainability
The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.

9. Ethics
An understanding of professional, legal and ethical responsibility.

10. Communication
An ability to communicate effectively through verbal and written mode with technical audience.

11. Project management and finance
An ability to create competency in the engineering management, finance principles and its application in multidisciplinary projects.

12. Lifelong learning
A recognition of the need, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning.

Program Specific Outcomes

PSO1: Professional Skill Development
An ability to apply the knowledge of fermentation technology, food and pharmaceutical biotechnology to solve problems by providing appropriate solutions.

PSO2: Analytical Skill and Problem Solving Expertise
An ability to understand and design solutions for bioprocess engineering related to biotechnology and environment.

PSO3: Project development skill
An ability to employ biotech techniques related advanced analytical equipment’s, environments, and platforms in creating innovative career paths to be a bio-entrepreneur, and a zest for higher studies.