Course Description:

Bioengineering integrates knowledge of biology with engineering principles and tools in the design of biochemical processes to produce biopharmaceuticals, biofuels, novel biopolymers, medical devices and diagnostics, and other agricultural and ecological materials. This section of Engineering 100 will:

• Introduce fundamental concepts of bioengineering, biotechnology, and chemical engineering

• Provide students an understanding of how biological systems can be engineered to solve real-world problems such as the need for renewable energy and affordable medicine

Students will work on two team projects to design, build, and test a bench-scale process for the generation and utilization of biopolymer carriers for a variety of applications based on their interest (drug delivery, water purification, medicine and food manufacturing, etc.), and production of biofuels from renewable biomass using genetically engineered microorganisms.

If you are considering ChE or BME as your major, or you’re simply interested in exploring the “bio” aspect of engineering, this section is for you!

Term Project: 

Design, build, and test a novel process to produce a biotechnological or biopharmaceutical product

Labs:

Design and conduct experiments in chemical and enzymatic reactions, operate equipment such as syringe pumps and spectrophotometers, collect and analyze data