595d Design of Pharmaceutical Products: Experiences at Rose-Hulman

David C. Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering Department, 5500 Wabash Ave, Terre Haute, IN 47803

For the past seven years, the design of pharmaceutical products has been a popular capstone project among senior chemical engineers at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. In addition to product design, these projects also contain elements of process design. This paper will examine how the product design elements of these projects enhance the overall learning experience for the students.