CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
BASIC SKILLS YOU WILL HAVE AS A FRESHMAN
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COMPUTER: SolidWorks, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Access, Word, PowerPoint.
Laboratory: Safety measures, chemical preparation, titrations, documentation.
Communication: Excellent public speaking, technical writing.
Other: Organized, problem-solver, good team and leadership skills.
SKILLS YOU CAN ADD AS A SOPHOMORE
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Computer skills - software, hardware, programming languages
Laboratory skills, sample preparation
Independent research (library)
Drawing and mapping
ADDITIONAL SKILLS YOU COULD HAVE BY THE TIME YOU GRADUATE
 Perform typical chemical engineering calculations including:
- material and energy balances
- recycle calculations
- phase equilibria
- process design, modeling, and optimization
 Heat exchange
 Lab-scale distillation column, membrane, pumps, orifices, etc
 Gas Chromatography
 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectrometer
 Mass Spectrometer
 Infrared Spectrometer
 Fluid flow equipment design (pumps, compressors, etc.)
 Mass transfer equipment design (distillation columns, etc)
 Chemical reactor design
 Chemical plant design
 Computer programs: Spartan, Visio, Aspen, COMSOL
 PI Process Book
 Practical chemical engineering problem solving and trouble-shooting
 Gas chromatograph, NMR spectrophotometer, etc.
 Familiarity with EPA regulations, environmental law
 MathCAD
 MatLab
 Latex
 Aspen
 Aspen Plus
 Aspen Economic Analyzer
 Comsol
 Spartan
 Visio
 SolidWorks
 Mathematic
 Linux
 Chromatography
 Spectrometry
 Access
 Project