Chemical Reactor Engineering

This course covers foundational concepts in reaction kinetics as it relates to chemical systems of the modern-day chemical engineer. Representative topics include rate laws for homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions, fundamental concepts in catalysis, transition state theory, complex reaction networks, reactor archetypes, and how these areas of study can be used to understand and engineer societally relevant chemical processes. The course seeks to merge both the historical foundations of chemical kinetics with recent advances from the academic literature so that they can be applied in active areas of research across disciplinary boundaries.