This program applies basic scientific and engineering principles to the design, development and operation of large-scale, bio-based product manufacturing, such as food and pharmaceuticals. Such ...

Synthetic biology is an interdisciplinary field that combines principles from biology, engineering, and computer science to design and construct new biological systems or redesign existing ones. It ...

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University is pioneering transformational discoveries in synthetic biology, biotechnology, catalysis, medicine, complex systems, ...

The Patten Seminar Series brings notable professors to campus each academic year to speak on research topics across chemical and biological engineering. James Patten was a native of Clifton, Colorado, ...

Chemical and Biological Engineering students who perform laboratory research gain valuable lab and experimental design skills, expand their independent thinking, and enhance their resumes. Numerous ...