Safiya Khalil is an Assistant Professor Emerging Scholar of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Abu Dhabi. She received her PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Rice University in 2023, where she advanced the synthesis, scalability, and processability of 2D polymers, following her BS in Chemical Engineering from Khalifa University in 2019. She currently leads the Khalil research group, which leverages a cross-disciplinary approach that merges chemistry, reaction engineering, and manufacturing principles to design materials for applications in the water and energy sectors.
Courses Taught
Many problems can arise in the design of a new process or in the analysis of an existing process. This course introduces basic concepts and methods to solve problems in chemical and biological processes. We will focus on using the principle of mass conservation to determine the amount of products when given amounts of raw materials and vice versa. We will also apply the principle of energy conservation to analyze processes involving reactive and non-reactive systems. This course will prepare students for their subsequent courses in the chemical and biological engineering major such as transport phenomenon, kinetics, and process separations.
