COMPUTING IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION

The significant changes in computer technology during the past 15 years are having a major impact on how chemical engineering undergraduates are trained. In response to accreditation guidelines, chemical engineering curriculum should now include use of computation and solution of open-ended problems in all courses, not just in the traditional process design and control courses. This paper discusses recent trends in formulation and implementation of degree requirements which impact on computing; it also covers several activities in new software development for use by undergraduates in chemical engineering.