1. Chemical Engineering at Imperial College Dr Andreas Kogelbauer Director of Course Operation a.kogelbauer@imperial.ac.uk

2. © Imperial College LondonPage 2 Chemical Engineering at Imperial: Outline What is chemical engineering? About the department Teaching methods & curriculum Course options Research Admissions Pilot plant video Q&A

3. What is Chemical Engineering? A scientist will look for the best possible solution to a problem An engineer will look for the best possible solution to a problem within the available time and resources © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 3

4. What do Chemical Engineers do? Chemical engineers take the chemicals prepared by chemists and design processes that produce them on a larger scale safely environmentally friendly economically Multidisciplinary © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 4

5. How do Chemical Engineers do this? Chemical engineers use models to describe the transformation of mass and energy in such processes These models allow them to predict the behaviour of systems at larger scale © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 5

6. What does it take to become a Chemical Engineer? Strong background in Mathematics Sciences Communication Problem solving © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 6

7. Jobs Research Engineering –Process industries –Fine chemicals –Pharmaceuticals –Oil and gas –Food and drink Banking and finance Management Consultancy A competitive average starting salary, amongst the UK highest Jobs after Graduation © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 7

8. © Imperial College London Department of Chemical Engineering Longest established and 2 nd largest ChemEng Department REF 2014: ranked top in impact and environment, 2 nd in output Academic staff: 40+ 4-year MEng degree: 130 UG/year (1200 applicants) Female: 35% ~average Cosmopolitan: over 40 nationalities © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 8

9. © Imperial College London Teaching Methods Lectures (100-120 students) - recorded Small group academic & personal tutorials and seminars (6 students) Written or computational assignments: –Design work (groups) –Practical work: Laboratories Control of pilot plant © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 9

10. © Imperial College London Curriculum: Yr 1/2 – Core Engineering Mathematics Chemistry (organic/inorganic/physical/bio/industrial) Thermodynamics Chemical engineering subjects: − Process analysis − Separations − Reaction engineering − Transfer processes − FM/H&MT − Process dynamics & control © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 10

11. © Imperial College London Curriculum: Yr 3/4 – Advanced Engineering Numerical methods Reaction engineering Particle engineering Integrative courses: − Strategy of design − Safety & loss prevention − Environmental engineering Business & design (running through all 4-years) http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/chemicalengineering/courses/undergraduate/ © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 11

12. © Imperial College London Curriculum: Yr 3/4 - Electives Technical: Specialty courses on advanced chemical engineering topics, e.g., process modelling and development, advanced materials, new process technologies, sustainable energy generation and production, … Business: Entrepreneurship, management, finance, … Humanities & Languages © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 12

13. © Imperial College London Curriculum: Practical work Chemical Engineering Laboratory (Year 1-3) Pilot Plant: unique CO 2 absorption pilot plant Design projects (Year 1-4) Research project © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 13

14. © Imperial College London Design a plant to convert biomass into FT liquids IChemE Sustainability Macnab-Lacey Student Design Award Design a solar bio-hydrogen production facility Design a facility to produce edible vaccines This major task includes: Process synthesis/flow-sheeting Detailed design of key units Plant control, safety and layout Economic evaluation Students work one full term in groups of 8-10 Yr 4 – Design of a Chemical Plant © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 14

15. © Imperial College London Personal tutors (bi-weekly to twice a term) Close monitoring of progress Mentoring sessions –Personal Development Plan –Peer Assessment –Professional Skills Workshop Pastoral Care & Skills Development © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 15

16. © Imperial College London The Department sends self-selected students to: Europe: –France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland Australia Singapore USA Year Abroad © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 16

17. © Imperial College London Is run jointly with the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Departments Leads to full Chemical Engineering MEng qualification First 2 years are part of the “regular” course, but in the 3 rd and 4 th year a series of courses in Nuclear Engineering replaces normal elective courses Nuclear Stream © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 17

18. Reaction and Separation Engineering Natural Resources Engineering Particle and Materials Engineering Process Systems Engineering Biological Engineering Fluids Engineering Research © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 18

19. macro microreactors Research - Microreactors © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 19

20. Carotid bifurcation reconstructed from MRI images Modelling using geometry reconstruction and computational fluid dynamics Research – CFD Modelling © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 20

21. Sustainable solar driven process for producing hydrogen using an algae which uses sunlight to naturally produce hydrogen from water when deprived of sulphur The hydrogen can be pressurised in-system and extracted directly for use in fuel cells or for storage Research – Solar Hydrogen © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 21

22. What do I need to get to Imperial? Minimum A*A*A A* in Maths and Chemistry, A in PBEFm Typical offer A*A*AA Minimum 39 points at IB 7/6 in core subjects at HL (MC/PBE) Typical offer 776 HL and 41pts Personal & school statement Interview Admissions © Imperial College London © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 22 chemeng-ug-admissions@imperial.ac.uk

23. © Imperial College London Thank you! 1 st year students admitted are guaranteed a room in halls www.imperial.ac.uk/accomodation Sports facilities and brand new sports complex (Ethos) Student Union: www.imperialcollegeunion.org/ Student support bursaries: www.imperial.ac.uk/bursaries About Imperial: www.imperial.ac.uk/prospectivestudents www.imperial.ac.uk/aboutimperial © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 23

24. Imperial College Living Cost Support and Fee Waiver Up to 6k/year Imperial College President’s scholarship Fund Scholarships for candidates showing exceptional academic promise Chem Eng scholarship Sharine Brown bursary 2k/year, Thermo Fisher 3k/year BP STEM scholarships 5k/year One off awards CGCA Student Activity Award 2k once, BP Sponsorship Framework 2k once www.imperial.ac.uk/registry/studentfinancialsupport/ugscholarships Scholarships © Imperial College London © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 24

25. © Imperial College London Accommodation & Sports 1 st year accommodation guarantee South Ken, Chelsea and Paddington villages Unique support system: wardens & seniors University-sponsored activities State of the art sports facilities on campus (free) © Imperial College London – All Rights ReservedSlide 25

26. © Imperial College London Slide 26 Student Union 330+ clubs and societies, sports, culture, religion & ethics, academic, arts Staff-student societies, including ChemEngSoc Student support and representation Volunteering © Imperial College London – All Rights Reserved