Chemical Engineering 592B - Intro Biochemical Engineering

The application of chemical engineering and biochemistry principles to the design and optimization of processes in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Topics include enzyme catalysis, metabolic engineering and regulation, fermentation, microbial growth, bioreactor design, and product recovery and purification.

Course open to all Senior & Junior Engineering, Chemistry, and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology undergraduate majors and all graduate students. BIOCHEM 275 or BIOCHEM 285 (or similar) and CHEM 423 (or similar) are strongly recommended prerequisites but not required.