Undergraduate Teaching
Prof. Wujcik is dedicated to furthering the undergraduate education of UMaine's engineering students, and has dedicated his time to incorporating active learning into a semi-flipped classroom.
Elements of Chemical Engineering I (Momentum & Heat Transport)
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Book: Bird, R.B., Stewart, W.E. and Lightfoot, E.N. (2007). Transport Phenomena (Revised Second ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-11539-8.
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Course Description (CHE 360): Introduction to rate operations, stage operations, and the principles of molecular and turbulent transport of mass, momentum, and energy including application of these principles to chemical engineering unit operations.
Syllabus, Announcements, Quizzes, Additional Course Tools, and Assignments will be handled through Brightspace: https://bb.courses.maine.edu/.
Office hours: See Calendar
Taught: Fall 2022 (co-instructed with Prof. Albert Co)
Syllabus, Announcements, Quizzes, Additional Course Tools, and Assignments will be handled through Brightspace: https://bb.courses.maine.edu/.
Office hours: See Calendar
Taught: Fall 2022 (co-instructed with Prof. Albert Co)
Elements of Chemical Engineering II (Mass Transport)
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Book: Bird, R.B., Stewart, W.E. and Lightfoot, E.N. (2007). Transport Phenomena (Revised Second ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-11539-8.
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Course Description (CHE 362): A continuation of CHE 360. Unit operations with emphasis on equilibrium stage operations involving interphase mass transfer - absorption, distillation, extraction leaching plus selected other topics such as drying, absorption and filtration. Lec 4.
Syllabus, Announcements, Quizzes, Additional Course Tools, and Assignments will be handled through Brightspace: https://bb.courses.maine.edu/.
Office hours: See Calendar
Taught: Spring 2023
Syllabus, Announcements, Quizzes, Additional Course Tools, and Assignments will be handled through Brightspace: https://bb.courses.maine.edu/.
Office hours: See Calendar
Taught: Spring 2023
Process Dynamics & Control - The University of Alabama
Course Description: Development of model equations that describe the unsteady-state behavior of chemical processes; automatics control design and analysis emphasizing time-domain methods; introduction to digital computer control.
Taught: Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020 (4 weeks fully online), Fall 2020 (fully online), Fall 2021 (face-to-face), Spring 2022
Taught: Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020 (4 weeks fully online), Fall 2020 (fully online), Fall 2021 (face-to-face), Spring 2022
Additional Course Resources
E-Book: Process Control - Designing Processes and Control Systems for Dynamic Performance [Prof. Thomas Marlin - McMaster University]:
http://pc-education.mcmaster.ca/Textbook%20WEB%20book%20with%20updates/Textbook%20Download.html
http://pc-education.mcmaster.ca/Textbook%20WEB%20book%20with%20updates/Textbook%20Download.html
Prof. Marlin also has generously provided online lectures, quizzes, and learning activities to accompany his e-book: http://www.pc-education.mcmaster.ca/LearningSupport%20Page.htm
Fluid Dynamics - Lamar University
Example of a non-Newtonian fluid (shear thickening). Notice when the person that does the back flip stops moving, he sinks!
Course Description: Fluid-flow concepts are presented through the derivation and application of the basic equations of continuity, energy, and momentum. Engineering aspects of flow measurement, pressure-drop calculations, and pumping requirements are considered.
Taught: Fall 2013, Summer I 2014, Fall 2014, Summer I 2015, Fall 2015
Taught: Fall 2013, Summer I 2014, Fall 2014, Summer I 2015, Fall 2015
Additional Resources/Links
Venturi Meter Pressure Changes
Flow around Objects and Reynold's Number
This is What Piercing the Sound Barrier Looks Like...
Chemical Engineering in Advanced Manufacturing - The University of Alabama
Taught: Fall 2020
Polymers for Biomedical Applications - The University of Alabama
Taught: Fall 2019
Industrial Chemistry - The University of Alabama
Course Description: Designed to expose students to the rich array of resources, ideas and experiences of chemical engineering. Emphasis and content based on faculty member's area of expertise. In this case, the course provides a framework for discussing industrial chemistry. Students will become familiar with the major raw materials, reactions and processes which drive the global chemical industry, as well as the related issues (environmental, economic, and political).
Taught: Spring 2018
Taught: Spring 2018
Additional Course Resources
Undergraduate Professional Seminar - Lamar University
Course Description: Oral and written presentation of selected topics in chemical engineering from recent technical publications.
Motiva Presentation on Technical Writing (From: 10/21/2015 @ 2:30 PM, Cherry 3204)
Don't forget to look over the seminar on seminars (under heading Presentation Links) when you are creating your presentation!
Taught: Fall 2014 (1 section), Spring 2015 (3 sections), Fall 2015 (1 section), Spring 2016 (3 sections), Fall 2016 (3 sections)
Motiva Presentation on Technical Writing (From: 10/21/2015 @ 2:30 PM, Cherry 3204)
Don't forget to look over the seminar on seminars (under heading Presentation Links) when you are creating your presentation!
Taught: Fall 2014 (1 section), Spring 2015 (3 sections), Fall 2015 (1 section), Spring 2016 (3 sections), Fall 2016 (3 sections)
Additional Resources for any ChBE Course
University of Colorado - Learn ChemE - Chemical Engineering YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKVGxWqAcyGibKC2RKD19RQ
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKVGxWqAcyGibKC2RKD19RQ
