Situated at the northern campus,SchoolofChemistryand Environmental Engineering of HUST was founded in 2002, with approximately 1447 full-time undergraduate students, 70 graduate students, 50 engineering master students, 12 doctoral students.
The School with proficient and energetic teaching staff possesses 65 teachers, including 4 doctoral supervisors, 19 master supervisors, 9 professors, and 35 associate professors, 23 of whom have doctor’s degree. One of the teachers has been selected for our college support program for academic leaders and two of them have been selected for our college development program for top-notch innovative talents. The School possesses 2 academic leaders and 4 reserved academic leaders of HUST. Meanwhile the School has invited a number of well-known scholars to be adjunct professors.
There are 4 specialties and 1 center in the School, which are Chemical Engineering and Technology, Material Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Pharmaceutical Engineering, andLaboratoryCenter. The School set up the Provincial Key University Lab for Green Chemical Engineering andHeilongjiangBaihuiChemicalIndustryProductivityPromotionCenter.
With broad disciplines in the School, the fields of academic research cover chemical engineering, chemistry, material, environmental protection, biology, pharmacy. At present there are 4 undergraduate specialties including Chemical Engineering and Technology (provincial key discipline), Material Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, and Pharmaceutical Engineering, first level Master’s Degree Program in Chemical Engineering and Technology, Engineering Master’s Degree in the field of Chemical Engineering. Material specialty is entitled to enroll Doctoral students.
There is a building of over 10,000 square meters for teaching and experimenting, with a large number of experimental apparatus which are worth 16,000,000yuan, including the fundamental laboratories for Four Chemistry, comprehensive laboratories for each specialty, large-scale instrument analysis room, and computer simulation laboratory. The School has developed its particular research areas by doing a lot of works on production and application of fine chemical products, advanced organic synthesis, processing and utilization of agricultural and sideline products, organic functional materials preparation, cleaner production process, waste recycling, Advanced oxidation technology in water treatment, and preparation of nanomaterials.
The School put great emphasis on scientific research. Until now we have gained ten significant scientific achievements, including one 863 program, two Natural Science Foundation of China, one Youth Fund for Doctoral Program by Ministry of Education, and four Provincial Key Research Projects, as well as thirteen patents. Accumulated research funding has amounted to 5,500,000yuan. In recent years, the School teacher has published approximately 200 papers, 80 of which were indexed by SCI or EI. 3 monographs have been published. Four achievements have won provincial awards. We have built three groups for scientific research and renovation, which are in the field of applied chemical technology, function molecule design, and new technologies for pollution control.
The School highlights the central position of undergraduate teaching. The development of students integrated qualities, practice capabilities and creative abilities highly emphasized, to satisfy the social demands of interdisciplinary talents under the present circumstance. Some excellent undergraduate students with outstanding academic performance can be recommended for master’s degree without entrance examination. Guided by the Scientific Outlook on Development, the School is actively exploring to teach students in accordance with their aptitude to adapt the social development. The School is engaging in broadening the students’ horizon by cooperating with relative schools Harbin Institute of Technology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Jilin University and Tianjin University for teaching and scientific research, and cooperating with Daqing Petrochemical Corp, Harbin Flax Mill, Daqing Petrochemical Plant, and Huatai Group for our teaching and practice base.
The School adopts new education concepts to cultivate our students, firmly establishing the ideology of “people first”, so as to create a sound and harmonious environment for teachers and students. Keeping pace with the ambitious goal of building a national first-class local university set by HUST, and following the plan for discipline development and students cultivation, the School will explore effective ways to differentiate ourselves through reform and renovation in order to make due contributions to our country. Welcome the persons of insight to join in theSchoolofChemistryand Environmental Engineering and make a bright future together with us.
Undergraduate programs
Introduction to Chemical Engineering and Technology
Chemical Engineering and Technology of HUST, the provincial key discipline, was founded in 1996.
We provide three specialties including chemical process, fine chemical products synthesis and process, and low-toxicity drugs.
The objectives of this major: to let the students grasp up-to-date basic theories of chemistry, experimental skills, basic principles and methods of chemical engineering and technology; to know the latest achievement and development in this field; to cultivate the students into advanced special qualified people with high adaptability, broad extension, and proficient language abilities and advanced engineering qualified people with a certain creative capabilities to work on development of chemical engineering and technology, production technology management and scientific research in the fields of design and development of chemical process, fine chemical engineering, and low-toxicity drugs.
Principal courses:inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, principles of chemical engineering, chemical reaction engineering, chemical engineering thermodynamics, chemical reaction dynamics, chemical engineering technology, chemical process design basis, industrial catalysis, Fine chemical products synthesis principle, principles and applications of computer, etc.
The department possesses an experienced teaching group of 12 teachers with rigorous academic attitude and high education, including 2 doctoral supervisor, 4 post graduate supervisor, 4 professors and 8 associate professors, among whom 4 teachers with doctoral degree and 2 PHD candidates are included.
The department has a favorable condition for teaching and research with modern teaching instruments and advanced analytical and testing equipments. We have done intensive research on chemical process design and equipment, Industrial catalyst synthesis, extraction, analysis and modification of humic acid, high heat resistance materials, dissection of fine chemical products, and quality analysis. We have directed and completed over 10 research products supported by the State Economic and Trade Commission, the State Education Commission, Ministry of Agriculture, Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Education. We have published more than 100 academic papers in both domestic and foreign periodicals.
The employment rate of our students keeps above 90%. Most of the students are employed by the petroleum enterprises, chemical enterprises, and chemical engineering designing institute (research institute) all over the nation. In recent years, foreign companies working on chemical industry and biological chemistry has gradually become another heating choice for our students.
The department can enroll post graduate students major in chemical technology and applied chemistry. The enrollment situation: 92 students in 2006;125 in2007; 130 students in 2008; 133 students in 2009.
Introduction to Materials Chemistry
Materials chemistry is set up for the necessity of study on materials science in 21 century. Materials chemistry is an emerging subject combined chemistry with materials science. Students focus one the basic theories and experimental skill on chemistry, chemical industry and materials science, capable of solving the problems including synthesis, preparation, production, composition, processing, application, and testing based on profound chemical theories and strong practical ability. It is aimed to cultivate our students as professionals with capabilities on research and development of new materials, strong experimental skills and scientific research ability, and proficient abilities on one foreign language and computer.
Principal courses: organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, structural chemistry, crystal chemistry, elementary chemical industry, materials physics, high polymer physics, fundamentals of materials science, material processing and moulding, material analysis and test methods, Polymer synthesis principle and process, organic synthesis principle and route design, Composite material design and preparation, the application of computer in material chemistry, etc.
The department possesses an experienced teaching group of 9 teachers with rigorous academic attitude and high education, including 2 doctoral supervisor, 4 post graduate supervisor, 2 professors and 6 associate professors, among whom 7 teachers with doctoral degree and 1 doctor candidate are included.
The department has a favorable condition for teaching and research with modern teaching instruments and advanced analytical and testing equipments. We have done intensive research in the field of functional polymeric material foundation theory, organic functional materials, nano-materials, hybrid material inorganic polymer materials, bio-medical materials, composite materials, material simulation.
We have directed and completed over 20 research products in the national, provincial, and municipal level. We have published more than 50 academic papers in both domestic and foreign periodicals, over 30 of which are indexed by SCI.
The department can enroll post graduate students major in materials physics and chemistry and applied chemistry.
The enrollment situation: 98 students in 2007; 66 students in 2008; 65 students in 2009.
Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Materials chemistry is set up for the necessity of study on materials science in 21st century. We provide three specialties including cleaner production technology, water pollution control engineering, and environmental impact assessment.
The objective of this specialty is: to make the students grasp fundamental principles and experimental methods of environmental engineering science, understand basic knowledge of applicable studies, know the latest achievement and the development in the field of environmental science and engineering, able to work on engineering design, implementation, research and development, management and teaching of environmental protection, pollution control, environmental monitoring, and water treatment engineering, so as to become the advanced professionals with high quality, creativity, and practical experiences in the field of environmental engineering.
Principal courses: physical chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, principles of chemical engineering, environment engineering microbiology, environmental monitoring, water pollution control engineering, air pollution control engineering, solid waste treatment, environmental impact assessment environmental ecology, cleaner production technology, environmental planning and management, etc.
The department possesses an experienced teaching group of 9 teachers with rigorous academic attitude and high education. There are altogether 13 students, including 3 doctoral supervisor, 2 professors and 6 associate professors, among whom 6 teachers with doctoral degree and 3 doctor candidates are included.
The department has a favorable condition for teaching and research with modern teaching instruments and advanced analytical and testing equipments for water and air pollution control. We have done intensive research on the cleaner production of acrylamide, the preparation of new photochemical catalyst and photochemical aquatic hydrogen production, the engineering and technology of removal of nondegradable organic pollutants with advanced oxidization and wastewater treatment for Chinese medicine with biological process. We have directed and completed over 10 research products supported by theNatural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin Key Projects, Projects ofEducation Department of Heilongjiang Province for young academic leaders, and Initial Funding for Postdoctoral Research. We have published more than 60 academic papers in both domestic and foreign periodicals, of which over 20 have been indexed by SCI and over 20 have been indexed by EI.
Our students can apply for postgraduate degree of the department major in chemical technology and applied chemistry.
The enrollment situation: 71 students in 2007; 68 students in 2008; 55 students in 2009.
Introduction to Pharmaceutical Engineering
Materials chemistry is set up for the necessity of study on chemical and pharmaceutical production and research in 21 century. We provide three specialties including chemical pharmaceutical technology, natural medicines development, and Biological pharmaceutical process.
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The objective of this specialty is: to make the students as the advanced professionals in the field of pharmaceutical engineering with fundamental principles, knowledge, and operational skills of study, preparation and production of chemical drugs and natural drugs, who can work on the production, technical development, applicable research and operational management in the sectors including pharmacy, pesticides, food, fine chemical engineering, and biochemical engineering.
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The graduates are expected to acquire the following knowledge and abilities:
1. To grasp the fundamental theories and basic knowledge of chemical pharmaceutical engineering, biopharmaceutical engineering, traditional Chinese medical science, and pharmaceutical technology and engineering;
2. To grasp drug production device technology and equipment design method
3. To well know the guiding principles, policy and legislations on the production, design, research and development, and environmental protection of chemical and pharmaceutical industry;
4. To know the theoretical forefront on pharmaceutical engineering and preparation, and to know the latest development of new process, new technology and new equipments.
5. To have the awareness of renovation and the ability of autonomous information acquisition.
Principal courses: organic chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, principles of chemical engineering, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, Industrial preparation, pharmaceutical analysis, etc.
Duration: four years Granted degree: Degree of Engineering
The department possesses an energetic teaching group with rigorous academic attitude and high education. There are altogether 9 teachers, including 3 associate professors, 3 teachers with doctoral degree and 4 doctor candidates.
Our students can apply for postgraduate degree of the department major in chemical technology and applied chemistry.
The enrollment situation: 99 students in 2007; 102 students in 2008; 103 students in 2009.
Research projects
Patents
1. Cold fire extinguisher of plant protein water-filmed mechanical foam
2. Approaches of making polycarboxylate as detergent builders
3. No-chlorine bleaching process of flax fabric or fiber
4. No-chlorine bleaching process of biological auxiliary flax fabric or fiber
5. Peracetic acidstable synergist used for flax fiber bleaching
6. Preparation and usage of an oil soluble oil oxide desulfurizer
7. A kink of mesoporous carbons/silicon composite material and its preparation
8. A preparation method of gradient coating LiNiO* lithium ion battery anode material
9. A method of effective treatment of organic wastewater and reduction of excess sludge
10. Reaction equipment of industrial fermentation to hydrogen in 2007
11. Industrialization bio-hydrogen strains continuous flow culture and biological strengthening method in 2007
12. Sodium alginate—the method of chitosan millirod fixed nitriles hydration strains of the enzyme
13. Sodium alginate—the method of poly vinyl alcohol fixed nitriles hydration strains of the enzyme
Major Completed Projects:
1. A study on no-chlorine bleaching process of flax fabric or fiber
2. A study on the metal catalyzed high stereoselectivity 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction
3. The 11thFive-year Science and Technology Development Planning Project of Harbin City—A study of development tendency and countermeasures of the new material industry in the 11thfive-year period
4. Heilongjiang Provincial long-term program for development of science and technology—the strategic plan or industrial technology development (specialized in petroleum chemical industry)
5. Provincial Natural Science Fund—the synthesis and study of high oil absorption resin which is a new and effective material for environmental protection
6. Program for the development of science and technology and high and new technology development of relative fields during the 11thFive-year period ofHarbinCity
7. Development of lithium battery anode materials high capacity, less pollution and low cost
8. Synthesis of ternary copolymerized polyimide insulating materials
9. Monosodium glutamate wastewater treatment using supercritical water oxidation method
10. Industrialized technology of fermentation bio-hydrogen strains
11. The processing technology of and complicated organic wastewater of high concentration by means of materialization and biochemistry
12. A theoretical prediction model of inserted layer structure and performance enhancement
13. A theoretical study of organic polymer and solid conductive mechanism
14. Physiological ecology and engineering control countermeasures of anaerobic biological treatment of acetic acid bacteria
15. Multi-scale association modeling and optimized designing of the weather resistance of waterborne coatings
16. A study on performance and mechanism of nano zinc base desulfurizer
17. A theoretical study of molecular and solid surface interaction
18. Environment protection standard—standards for discharge of pollutants in chemical synthetic pharmaceutical industry
19. A study on the processing of humic acid plant growth promoters and compound fertilizer production
20. A study on the processing of steroidal drugs production made of animals and plants sterol
21. An intermediate experiment of none-phosphorus detergent additives and corn starch oxide
22. A study on anode materials of efficient lithium ion battery
23. The study and application of fluorine polymer modified acrylate water-based nano coatings
24. A quantum chemical study of BNNT
25. A study on conductive mechanism of ’σandσ-πconjugated polymers
26. A study on electronic structure calculations and electrochemical performance of modified lithium nickel oxide
27. A study on treatment of complicated wastewater containing chlorophenol using Biological strengthening technology
28. A study on highly efficient aerobic bioremediation of Oil field containing poly wastewater
29. Synthesis of new modified fat amine curing agent
30. A study on the application of LC/MC in testing of pesticide residue in agricultural products
31. Aerobic biochemical technology and equipment with high disparity and high mass transfer of wastewater treatment in small towns
32. Cleaner production audits ofHarbinpetrochemical branch
33. Cleaner production audits ofHarbinair conditioner Co., LTD
34. Encapsulation processing of Stress instrument plate and sensor specimen
The main research projects in the research:
1. Comprehensive utilization technology of Dimethyl carbonate
2. A study on the industrial production of new polycarboxylate detergent auxiliary
3. The industrial production technology of new polycarboxylate detergent auxiliary
4. A study on the mass transfer performance of the new grid aeration pool
5. A correlational study on the coagulation effect and sludge concentration reduction
6. Reform and practice on the fieldwork of chemical industry
7. The City Fund for Academic Leaders – The development of exterior walls made of nano modified acrylate
8. The project supported by Education Department of Heilongjiang Province—A study on the anticorrosion technology of urban heat pipe
9. The City Horizontal Subject Research—A study on the recycling of the tail gas of acetylene furnace
10. Design and optimization of the curriculum of chemical engineering and technology
11. Teaching and research project of HUST
12. Teaching and research project of HUST in 2008
13. Study on the synthesis and characteristics of new optical frequency conversion materials made of rare earth and its application in agricultural film
14. Application of Color-ms analysis technology in dynamic monitoring ofHarbindrink water
15. A study on the application of LC/MS in the testing of pesticide residue in agricultural products
16. The establishment of a teaching mode based on student’s autonomy
17. The biological strengthening technology of complicated wastewater treatment containing chlorophenol
18. A study on the biological immobilization of acrylamide cleaner production
19. The synthesis of metal/air fuel cell polymer electrolyte and its application in batteries
20. A study on the teaching effect of public selective course,Environment Protection and Sustainable Development
21. A study on the efficacy and application of low-temperature desulfurization with loading nanostructured desulfurizer
22. The pharmaceutical wastewater treatment with anaerobic-and oxygen integration bioreactor
23. A study on the effectiveness of class teaching for college teachers
24. The exploration on reform of the study-type teaching of the course Microbiology of Environmental Engineering
25. A study on the preparation and relative characteristics of bioflocculant as well as mechanism of flocculation
26. The reform and practice of participative teaching of the course Cleaner Production Technology
27. A theoretical study of Conductive polymer materials
28. A theoretical study on the defects of several major crystals
29. The cultivation of creative abilities for students major in Materials Chemistry
30. A study on the synthesis and application of deep oxidation desulfurization agent for new diesel
31. A technique for environmental protection – the application of microwave radiation in dry synthesis of carboxylic ester
32. Synthesis of amino acid ester catalyzed by microwave radiation solid acid
33. A study on the teaching mode based on postgraduate students’ autonomy
34. A study on the superficial metallization process of glass fiber
35. A study on the analysis of Hydrogenogen flocculation mechanism based on proteomics strategy
36. A study on the process of amino acid ester synthesis catalyzed by ionic liquid
37. The development of none-drying automobile coating resisting 500°C
38. A study on the preparation of oxygen-deficient type of TiO2in wide light response area and photochemical aquatic hydrogen production
39. The development of organic silicon flexible resin of high-temperature resistance by cold curing.
