Studies
The Department of General Chemical Engineering (DGCE) provides teaching of students in field of chemical engineering, chemistry and material science in the basic specializations of chemical technology:
- Unit operation of chemical engineering;
- Chemical reaction engineering;
- Fluid flow, heat and mass transfer;
- Chemical process modeling;
- The control and automation of chemical processes;
- Environmental engineering;
- Biomaterials engineering;
- Basics of bioprocesses engineering.
Study process and development of bachelor or master thesis are provided in close connection with R&D of Institute of General Chemical Engineering or in close collaboration with industry.
History
The origin of the department was dated in the chronicle of the history of chemistry in 1919.
According to the Statutes of the State University of Latvia, accepted by the Council on 25th of September, 1940, the Department of General Chemical Engineering was legally established as the basic organization of the University in 1940. By the order No. 22 of the Rector of the State University of Latvia on 29th of October, 1940, professor Alfreds Ievins was confirmed as the head of the Department of General Chemical Engineering.
By the decision of the RTU Senate on 31th of May, 2009, the Department of General Chemical Engineering was included in the Institute of General Chemical Engineering as a separate structural unit.
