Kimya Mühendisliği Bölümü
Head of the Department : Sezen Soyer Uzun
Associate Department Heads: Abdullah Kerem Uğuz, Hilal Taymaz Nikerel, Damla Eroğlu Pala
Professors : Şükrü Uğur Akman, Ahmet Erhan Aksoylu, Ahmet Kerim Avcı, İsmail Boz, Türkan Haliloğlu, Öner Hortaçsu†, Zeynep İlsen Önsan†, Sezen Soyer Uzun, Kutlu Ülgen, Ramazan Yıldırım, İbrahim Öner Hortacsu*, Zeynep İlsen Onsan†*
Associate Professors : Burak Alakent, Müslüm Demir, Damla Eroğlu Pala, Hilal Taymaz Nikerel., Abdullah Kerem Uğuz, Betül Uralcan.
Assistant Professors : Ahmet Emrehan Emre, Kadriye Zeynep Gülsoy
Instructors :Ayşe Sinem Özyurt Uğuz, Belkız Merve Eropak, Cihat Öztepe
Assistants : Burcu Acar, Necdet Semih Altınsoy, Sercan Altundemir, Ayşe Barış, Demirci, Hafsa Doğan, Sena Erimli Eserli, Elif Esvap, Şafak Kılıç, Onur Ordulu, Özlem Özbek, Mert Özden, Enes Emre Taş, Beyza Yılmaz, Kağan Yüksel. İrem Taşpınar, Hatice Doğan, Kemal Demirtaş, Çiğdem Can, Zeynep Sena Arıkan
*Part-time
† Professor Emeritus
The department endeavors to provide for the needs of the chemical industry and for research in Chemical Engineering. The aim is to train engineers who will be mainly concerned with the development and application of manufacturing processes in which chemical, biochemical, and/or physical changes of materials are involved and who will be able to design, construct, operate and maintain the equipment in which these operations and processes will take place.
The undergraduate program offers departmental elective courses in the following areas: Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering, Energy and Environmental Technologies, Materials and Nanotechnology and Process Engineering. Each student must select and complete at least three departmental elective courses from these areas. In addition, all students choose three complementary courses with a view towards complementing their engineering education according to their individual interests and one free elective course. These courses may also be selected from any of the aforementioned areas if desired. The selection of departmental elective and complementary courses must be made under the supervision of the departmental advisors.
The course requirement for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering is a minimum of 142 credit-hours of formal course work. In addition to the course-credit requirements, the equivalent of minimum 60 work-days of industrial training in areas approved by the department, in the two summers following the second and third years, is required.
Established
1958
ISCED Code
524
Educational goals and objectives
1. Our graduates will contribute to chemical-related industries such as petrochemistry, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and energy by playing key roles in designing, developing, operating, and maintaining chemical engineering processes and tools.
2. Our graduates will pursue graduate studies in leading academic institutions and will participate in chemical engineering-related research at the international level.
3. Our graduates will succeed and lead in competitive and rapidly changing industrial and academic environments as well as newly emerging positions and sectors.
Admission and special requirements
The program admits students in the following categories:
1. YGS-LYS: YGS stands for Yüksek Ögˆretime Geçis¸ Sınavı, or Passage to Higher Education Exam, while LYS is the abbreviation for Lisans Yerles¸tirme Sınavı, or Student Placement Exam in English. Those exams are offered in series and once every year. Those who pass YGS become eligible to take LYS. The number of students taking YGS exceeds two million. The students who have their LYS scores prepare their undergraduate program preference list. The placement of the students is made by Ölçme Seçme Yerles¸tirme Merkezi (ÖSYM), or Center of Evaluation, Selection and Placement, based on their LYS score and student preference list. The overwhelming majority of the students (about 70 students) in the department are admitted as a result of this nationwide exam.
2. Those students who rank first in GPA in their high schools are treated as belonging to a separate category and are placed by ÖSYM accordingly. These students may be placed in the program under an additional 2 student quota.
3. YÖS: YÖS is the abbreviation for Yabancı Ögˆrenci Yerles¸tirme Sınavı, or Foreign Student Placement Exam. The average number of foreign students per year placed this way is 1.
4. DGS: Dikey Geçis¸ Sınavı can be loosely translated as Upward Mobility Exam. It is an exam for graduates of vocational schools. A small number of exceptionally successful students in this exam are placed in the program by ÖSYM. The average number of these students is 3 per year. Since they have already studied some subjects at their respective vocational schools, these students are treated as transfer students once they are admitted.
5. Transfer Students I: Each year, the program admits a number of students from other departments of Bogˆaziçi University as well as from other universities. Typically, the number of transfer students to the program is 3-4, which is usually balanced by the number of students transferred from the Chemical Engineering program to other programs of the University.
6. Transfer Students II: Each year, the students who had LYS scores high enough for enrolling in the program, but chose another university/department are allowed to apply to the program. These students are required to pass the proficiency exam of the University to fulfill the requirements of the language level set by the University. The number of students allowed to use this route is limited by the State to 10% of the freshman quota of the program. This new transfer method has been effective since Fall 2014-2015. Approximately, 3 students per year have been accepted to the program.
Acknowledgement of previous learning
By the routes of YÖS, DGS and transfer students I, an average of 5 students are admitted each year from other engineering and science departments at BU or from other universities. The transfer applications submitted to the Registrar’s Office are processed by the department on the basis of the applicant’s GPA, score, and rank on the nationwide university placement examination (LYS), and letters of recommendation. External transfer applicants are also required to prove their proficiency in English either by taking TOEFL or the Proficiency Examination of the English Preparatory School. A tentative list of successful candidates is then proposed by the department, and transfer action is completed by the approval of the Executive Board of the School of Engineering. The number of semester equivalents for each transfer student is calculated by dividing the total credits transferred by 17 (average semester credit) and rounding to the nearest integer. The number of minimum transfer credits per semester for internal and external transfer students is 9 and 11, respectively. The number of internal and external transfers is decided by the department and limited to 4 and 2 on average per semester, respectively, and the minimum GPA requirement is 3.25 for internal, 3.30 for external transfers. There is also a written (a requirement of 60/100) and an oral examination for the external transfers. The student’s advisor decides on the transfer credits of the student for courses taken at other institutions. If the student cannot meet a prerequisite requirement, he/she fills a petition to the department, and the department may waive the prerequisite requirement for the student. The petition is then processed by the Executive Board of the School of Engineering. The academic department which offers an equivalent course at Bogˆaziçi University is consulted whenever credits are to be transferred for previously unevaluated courses. Various exchange programs are available for our students as a result of bilateral agreements with foreign universities and also as part of EU Mobility programs with the European Universities. The Exchange and ERASMUS program applications of the students are first evaluated by the Exchange/Erasmus Advisor (Dr. Damla Erogˆlu Pala) and the department through an interview, and then by the Office of International Relations (OIR) of the University. OIR makes the final decisions on the applications by taking the interview ratings and the available quotas into account. Eligible students are advised by the department about the suitability of the courses for transfer before the students join the Exchange/ERASMUS program. The courses taken during the Exchange/ERASMUS program are transferred without the letter grade with the approval of the instructor who offers the corresponding course, and the department.
Graduation requirements
The advisor of a student keeps track of all the courses in which the student is enrolled starting from the freshman year. The fulfillment of the graduation requirements is thoroughly monitored and checked by ÖBI·KAS. The number of departmental elective courses the student takes is monitored and checked by the advisor. At the beginning of the last semester before graduation, a tentative list of the students likely to graduate at the end of the spring semester is prepared and sent to the dean’s office and the Registrar’s Office. Before graduation, the advisor reviews the files of his/her advisees to propose a list of the students who have satisfied all the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree, including the industrial training. The department chair checks the list and forwards it to the Executive Board of the School of Engineering. The Executive Board audits the academic records in consultation with the Registrar’s Office to ensure that the prescribed curriculum has been completed within the required total credit hour and a minimum GPA of 2.00. The Executive Board then certifies graduation, which is included in its meeting minutes. The students are awarded a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree.
Program learning outcomes
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
- an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
- an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
- an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
- an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
- an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
