A video-based format was used during a graduate seminar course designed to educate students on the nature of catalysis, to help transfer information among students working on similar problems, and to improve communication skills. The mechanics of and student reaction to this seminar course are discussed. (JN)

Describes the design laboratory at the Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT). Considers course objectives, design projects, project structure, mechanical design, project management, and laboratory operation. This laboratory complements SIT's course in process design, giving students a complete design experience. (JN)

Outlines a graduate course, "Microbial Systems Analysis," for students in chemical and environmental engineering or engineering mechanics, as well as microbiology, ecology and biotechnology. Describes the objectives, structure and laboratory experiments for the course. (YP)

Explores the inclusion of risk reduction, as it relates to the handling of hazardous materials, within the chemical engineering curriculum and current teaching efforts on this topic at the University of Louisville. Includes common course outlines, selected textbooks and other required materials, guest lecture list by topic, and examples of…

Discusses a "process control" course in undergraduate chemical engineering. Describes current practices and philosophy and an outline for a course to be taught in the future. Appended are summaries of 12 participants' discussion. (YP)

Describes an undergraduate chemical engineering course which was designed at North Carolina State University to introduce the experimental side of chemical process technology. The course lectures, experiments, objectives, evaluation and information sources are also discussed. (HM)

Describes an undergraduate chemical engineering course which has been taught by a self-paced instructional method at Howard University, Washington, D.C. The instructional method, course description, and students' grades are also discussed. (HM)

Describes an undergraduate chemical engineering course which has been offered at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The objectives, structure, instructional materials and content of this course, which emphasizes the structure and usage of computer-aided design systems, are also included. (HM)