Energy Science and Engineering (ESE)

Doctor of Philosophy Program

Chemical Engineering (International Program)

Name of Institution Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology
School Energy Science and Engineering

Curriculum
Curriculum Structure (Download Full)

1. Program Structure 1.1
	1.1 Total Credits of the Program		No less than	50	Credits
	1.2 Program Details
		Core Courses	No less than	8	Credits (non credits)
		- Seminar	No less than	2	Credits (non credits)
		- Professional Development		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non credits)
		Thesis	No less than	50	Credits
	1.3 Course Lists
		Core Courses	No less than	8	Credits (non credits)
		- CHE 697 Seminar		2	Credits (non credits)
		- CHE 691 Professional Development		3	Credits (non credits)
		- CHE 692 Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non credits)
		Thesis	No less than	50	Credits
		CHE 699 Ph.D. Thesis		1 - 50
2. Program Structure 1.2
	2.1 Total Credits of the Program		No less than	76	Credits
	2.2 Program Details
		Core Courses	No less than	10	Credits (non credits)
		- Seminar	No less than	4	Credits (non credits)
		- Professional Development		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non credits)
		Thesis	No less than	76	Credits
	2.3 Course Lists
		Core Courses	No less than	10	Credits (non credits)
		- CHE 697 Seminar		4	Credits (non credits)
		- CHE 691 Professional Development		3	Credits (non credits)
		- CHE 692 Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non credits)
		Thesis	No less than	76	Credits
		CHE 699 Ph.D. Thesis		1-76
3. Program Structure B2.1
	3.1 Total Credits of the Program		No less than	50	Credits
	3.2 Program Details
		Core Courses	No less than	14	Credits
		- Seminar		2	Credits
		- Professional Development		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Compulsory Elective Courses	No less than	12	Credits
		Thesis	No less than	36	Credits
	3.3 Course Lists
		Core Courses	No less than	14	Credits
		- CHE 697 Seminar	No less than	2	Credits
		- CHE 691 Professional Development		3	Credits (non credits)
		- CHE 692 Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Compulsory Elective Courses	No less than	12	Credits

Students are required to select no less than 12 credits from CHE or courses from other programs. Courses other than those prescribed in the below list are at the discretion of Program advisory committee and Head of the school or Program Director or eqivalent position.

	(1) Frontiers in Energy and Materials Technology
		CHE 511 Principles of Biofuel Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 512 Oil and Natural Gas Technologies		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 513 Residue Oil Upgrading		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 611 Electrochemical Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 612 Electrochemical Energy Systems		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 613 Fuel Processing Technologies		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 522 Synthesis and Processing of Electronic and Photonic Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 525 Electrochemical Processing of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 541 Materials for Energy Environmental and Biological Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 542 Photovoltaic and Solar Cell Materials and Devices		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 543 Sensor and Transducer Materials and Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 625 Semiconductor Materials, Devices, and Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 626 Surface Coating Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 642 Nano Electronic and Photonics Materials and Devices		3 (3-0-6)
	(2) Petrobased Engineering and Advanced Materials
		CHE 521 Applied Catalysis		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 522 Design and Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts		3 (1-3-3)
		CHE 621 Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 622 Quantum Simulation of Molecules and Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 502 Chemical Synthesis of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 504 Characterization of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 514 Electrical, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 524 Sol-Gel Nano Materials and Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 533 Thermal Analysis		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 544 Advanced Ceramics and Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 545 Catalytic Materials and Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 616 Chemistry and Physics of Nanostructures		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 619 Frontiers in Materials Science and Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 631 X-ray Science and Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 632 Surface Analysis and Spectroscopy		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 633 Solid State Spectroscopy		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 641 Magnetic Materials and Data Storage Materials and Technology		3 (3-0-6)
	(3) Bioresource Engineering
		CHE 531 Biological Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 532 Biomass and Biological Waste Utilization		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 533 Food Chemistry and Microbiology		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 631 Properties and Characterization of Biomaterials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 521 Advanced Synthesis for Organic and Inorganic and Biological Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 645 Biomaterials and Soft Materials		3 (3-0-6)
	(4) Molecular Design and Functional Polymers
		CHE 541 Polymer Structure and Property		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 542 Polymerization Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 543 Computational Polymer Science and Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 544 Polymer Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 641 Polymers Physics		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 526 Rheology and Processing of Polymers		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 614 Elasticity and Plasticity in Materials and Viscoelasticity of Polymers		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 621 Composite Materials and Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 624 Molecular Design of Functional Polymers		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 643 High-Performance Structural Materials		3 (3-0-6)
	(5) Green Process Engineering, Process Control, and Others
		CHE 551 Advanced Process Control		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 552 Computer Process Control		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 553 Computer-aided Computation for Chemical Engineers		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 554 Chemical Reactor Analysis, Design and Scale-up		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 555 Energy Conservation and Management		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 556 Safety and Environmental Risk Analysis		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 557 Cleaner Technology, Life Cycle Assessment and Eco-Design		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 651 Control Theory		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 652 Model-Based Control		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 653 Multiphase Reactors		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 654 Multifunctional Reactors		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 515 Modeling and Simulation of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 523 Ceramic Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 623 Advanced Cement-based Materials		3 (3-0-6)
	(6) Frontier Reserch Seminar and Thesis
		MSE 623 Selected Topics in Chemical Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		- Thesis	No less than	36	Credits
		CHE 699 Thesis		1 - 36
4. Program Structure 2.2
	4.1 Total Credits of the Program		No less than	76	Credits
	4.2 Program Details
		Core Courses	No less than	28	Credits
		- Seminar		4	Credits
		- Professional Development		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Compulsory Core Courses	No less than	12	Credits
		- Compulsory Elective Courses	No less than	12	Credits
		Thesis	No less than	48	Credits
	4.3 Course Lists
		Core Courses	No less than	28	Credits
		- CHE 697 Seminar		4	Credits
		- CHE 691 Professional Development		3	Credits (non credits)
		- CHE 692 Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Compulsory Core Courses	No less than	12	Credits
		CHE 501 Modeling of Molecules, Materials and Processes		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 502 Chemical and Statistical Thermodynamics		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 503 Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 504 Transport Phenomena in Chemical and Biological Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		- Compulsory Elective Courses	No less than	12	Credits

Students are required to select no less than 12 credits (6 credits from CHE courses and another 6 credits courses or courses from other programs. Courses other than those prescribed in the below list are at the discretion of Program advisory committee and Head of the school or Program Director or eqivalent position.

	(1) Frontiers in Energy and Materials Technology
		CHE 511 Principles of Biofuel Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 512 Oil and Natural Gas Technologies		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 513 Residue Oil Upgrading		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 611 Electrochemical Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 612 Electrochemical Energy Systems		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 613 Fuel Processing Technologies		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 522 Synthesis and Processing of Electronic and Photonic Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 525 Electrochemical Processing of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 541 Materials for Energy Environmental and Biological Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 542 Photovoltaic and Solar Cell Materials and Devices		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 543 Sensor and Transducer Materials and Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 625 Semiconductor Materials, Devices, and Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 626 Surface Coating Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 642 Nano Electronic and Photonics Materials and Devices		3 (3-0-6)
	(2) Petrobased Engineering and Advanced Materials
		CHE 521 Applied Catalysis		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 522 Design and Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts		3 (1-3-3)
		CHE 621 Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 622 Quantum Simulation of Molecules and Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 514 Electrical, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 524 Sol-Gel Nano Materials and Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 533 Thermal Analysis		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 544 Advanced Ceramics and Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 545 Catalytic Materials and Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 616 Chemistry and Physics of Nanostructures		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 619 Frontiers in Materials Science and Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 631 X-ray Science and Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 632 Surface Analysis and Spectroscopy		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 633 Solid State Spectroscopy		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 641 Magnetic Materials and Data Storage Materials and Technology		3 (3-0-6)
	(3) Bioresource Engineering
		CHE 531 Biological Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 532 Biomass and Biological Waste Utilization		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 533 Food Chemistry and Microbiology		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 631 Properties and Characterization of Biomaterials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 521 Advanced Synthesis for Organic and Inorganic and Biological Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 645 Biomaterials and Soft Materials		3 (3-0-6)
	(4) Molecular Design and Functional Polymers
		CHE 541 Polymer Structure and Property		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 542 Polymerization Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 543 Computational Polymer Science and Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 544 Polymer Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 641 Polymers Physics		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 526 Rheology and Processing of Polymers		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 614 Elasticity and Plasticity in Materials and Viscoelasticity of Polymers		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 621 Composite Materials and Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 624 Molecular Design of Functional Polymers		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 643 High-Performance Structural Materials		3 (3-0-6)
	(5) Green Process Engineering, Process Control, and Others
		CHE 551 Advanced Process Control		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 552 Computer Process Control		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 553 Computer-aided Computation for Chemical Engineers		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 554 Chemical Reactor Analysis, Design and Scale-up		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 555 Energy Conservation and Management		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 556 Safety and Environmental Risk Analysis		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 557 Cleaner Technology, Life Cycle Assessment and Eco-Design		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 651 Control Theory		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 652 Model-Based Control		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 653 Multiphase Reactors		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 654 Multifunctional Reactors		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 515 Modeling and Simulation of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 523 Ceramic Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 623 Advanced Cement-based Materials		3 (3-0-6)
	(6) Frontier Reserch, Selected Topics, Seminar and Thesis
		CHE 696 Selected Topics in Chemical Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		- Thesis	No less than	48	Credits
		CHE 699 Thesis		1 - 48

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