Biological Engineering
Department:
Chemical and Biological EngineeringCollege:
Armour College of EngineeringDegrees:
- Master of Biological Engineering
Description:
The objective of this degree program is to prepare students for professional practice in any field of engineering involving heavy emphasis on biological processes, and to provide a foundation in the fundamental knowledge of biological engineering. Candidates are required to take a total of 30 credits, 9 credits for core courses, 7 credits of required biology courses, 2 credits of a required professional course, and 12 credits of electives.Specializations:
Chemical and Biological Engineering Certificate Programs:
- Biological Engineering
- Current Energy Issues
- Food Process Engineering
- Food Processing Specialist
- Particle Processing
- Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Polymer Science and Engineering
- Process Operations Management
Online and Distance Learning:
Not offeredDual Degrees / Joint Degrees:
Research Facilities:
Research facilities of the department include:- Biochemical Engineering Lab
- Biointerfaces Lab
- Biomaterials Lab
- Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering Lab
- Center of Excellence in Polymer Science and Engineering Lab
- Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab
- Fuel Cell Lab
- Fuel Cell Battery Lab
- Fluidization Lab
- Gas Processing Lab
- Interfacial Phenomena Lab
- Light Scattering Lab
- Multiphase Flow and Fluidization Lab
- Particle Technology Lab
- Pharmaceutical and Crystallization Lab
- Polymer Characterization Lab
- Ploymer Reaction Engineering Lab
- Porous Media and Core Analysis Lab
- Process Control & Optimization Lab
- Process Modeling, Monitoring and Control Lab
- Rheology Lab
- Riser Lab
- Solar Hydrogen Lab
- Solar/Photo Voltaic Lab
Research Areas:
Energy and Sustainability- Fuel Cells
- Fluidization and Gasification
- Hybrid Systems
- Molecular Modeling
- Diabetes
- Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Interfacial and Transport Phenomena
- Nanotechnology
- Polymers
- Biomaterials
- Complex Systems
- Advanced Process Control
- Process Monitoring
Admission Requirements:
- Cumulative undergraduate GPA minimum: 3.0/4.0
- GRE minimum score:
MS/MAS: 900 (quantitative + verbal), 2.5 (analytical writing)
PhD: 1000 (quantitative + verbal), 3.0 (analytical writing) -
TOEFL minimum (if required): 550/213/80 (paper-based/computer-based/Internet-based test)
Admission to graduate study in chemical engineering, biological engineering, or gas engineering requires the completion of a program leading to a bachelors degree in chemical engineering or another engineering discipline from an accredited institution. Depending on the stu- dents background, additional deficiency courses, some of which may not count toward the degree, may be required. Please see the departments list of applicable undergraduate courses.Admission to the graduate degree program in biolog- ical engineering requires one college-level semester of biology. Students not meeting this requirement may be admitted, but will have to take CHE 412 to remove the deficiency. Admission to graduate degree programs in food process engineering normally requires a bachelors degree in chemistry; biology; food science; chemical, agricultural, food or environmental engineering; or a related field. Depending on the students background, additional deficiency courses, some of which may not count toward the degree, may be required.
How to apply:
Office of Graduate AdmissionDepartmental Website:
http://www.iit.edu/engineering/chbe/The material on these web pages contains the most current program offerings and requirements, and is intended for informational purposes only. Program offerings and requirements change from time to time, and these web pages are changed accordingly. The requirements applicable to a particular student's program are those set forth in the official Graduate Bulletin that was in effect the year the student began his or her graduate program. Therefore, to find the official program requirements applicable to his or her program, a student must consult the Graduate Bulletin from that year.
