Design Projects of the Future

Authors

  • Joseph A. Shaeiwitz West Virginia University
  • Richard Turton West Virginia University

Abstract

The chemical engineering profession is in the midst of a significant evolution, perhaps a revolution. As the profession moves toward product development and design and away from petroleum and chemical process development and design, a new paradigm for chemical engineering education is evolving. Therefore, a new generation of capstone design projects is needed. Two examples of novel capstone design projects are presented. In ice cream manufacture, multi-scale considerations are important, yet there are traditional chemical engineering components included. In design of a transdermal drug delivery patch, life-science considerations, multi-scale factors, and systems modeling are required. Both involve aspects of product design, manufacturing of a unit product, and product packaging, concepts previously unfamiliar to chemical engineering students.

Author Biographies

Joseph A. Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University

Joseph A. Shaeiwitz received his B.S. degree from the University of Delaware and hisM.S. and Ph.D. degrees  from Carnegie Mellon University His professional interests are in design, design education, and outcomes assessment. Joe is an associate editor of Journal of Engineering Education, and he is a co-author of the text Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes (2nd Ed.), published by Prentice Hall in 2003.

Richard Turton, West Virginia University

Richard Turton received his B.S. degree from the University of Nottingham and his MS. and Ph.D. degrees from Oregon State University. His research interests are in fluidization and particle technology and their application to particle coating for pharmaceutical applications. Dick is a co-author of the text Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes (2nd Ed.), published by Prentice Hall in 2003.

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Published

2006-04-01

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 2 (2006): Spring 2006

Section

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