UROP

What is UROP?

The MSEL UROP is a structured research program for junior undergraduate students in chemical engineering who seek to experience authentic research beyond the classroom. Our program bridges fundamental theory with practical modeling and data-driven thinking, covering topics such as adsorption thermodynamics and kinetics, machine learning, and numerical reactor modeling. In addition, new courses on optimization and techno-economic and life cycle analysis (TEA/LCA) are continuously developed and updated every vacation season to reflect emerging research needs and industry trends. Through step-by-step mentoring and curated teaching materials, students are trained to build strong fundamentals and quantitative skills while tackling open-ended engineering problems. Many highly motivated participants with a strong desire for growth use this experience as a foundation to pursue graduate studies and research careers.

UROP Teaching Materials

Orientation Series
- A Practical Guide for Student Researchers (Summer 2025)
- Growing as Researchers, Step by Step (Winter 2025)
Welcome to Adsorption: Bridging Theory and Practice
- Lecture I. Thermodynamics: Isotherm models and equilibrium
- Lecture II. Thermodynamics: BET and heat of adsorption
- Lecture III. Kinetics: Breakthrough and mass transfer
- Lecture IV. Kinetics: Kinetic mechanisms and models
- Lecture V. Kinetics: Breakthrough simulation
Machine Learning for UG Researchers: Bridging Engineering and Data-Driven Thinking
- Lecture I. Principles
- Lecture II. Applications
- Lecture III. Tools
Numerical Reactor Modeling for UG Researchers
- Lecture I. From Physics to PDE: Operators, Shapes, and Predictions
- Lecture II. From PDE to ODE: Numerical Methods and Semi-Discretization
- Lecture III. From ODE to Verified Model: Verification and Generalization
- Lecture IV. From Experiments to Kinetics: Kinetic Modeling for Reactive Systems

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