chemical background

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

This area combines chemistry, biology, physics, computation, and systems design. Students learn how to model reactions, move mass and energy, design biomaterials, deliver drugs, build clean energy systems, and shape the next generation of health and sustainability technologies.

Energy Science

Thermodynamics, Energy & Molecular Science

How energy, entropy, and molecular interactions govern devices, reactions, and materials.

  • Engineering Thermodynamics
  • Applied Physical Chemistry
  • Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
  • Advanced Thermodynamics in Practice
Transport Processes

Transport, Flow & Multiscale Processes

How momentum, heat, and mass move through fluids, tissues, devices, and reactors.

  • Transport Phenomena I
  • Transport Phenomena II
  • Transport Phenomena in Practice
  • Advanced Transport Phenomena
Systems Design

Reaction Engineering & Process Design

Designing chemical and biological transformations, and turning them into scalable systems.

  • Kinetic Processes
  • Chemical & Biomolecular Separations
  • Engineering Principles of Drug Delivery
  • Advanced Topics in Pharmacodynamics
Biological Systems

Biological Systems, Cells & Nanomedicine

Where engineering meets living systems, targeted therapy, and the human body.

  • Metabolic Systems Biotechnology
  • Fundamentals of Cell Bioengineering
  • Supramolecular Materials and Nanomedicine
  • Project in Design: Pharmacodynamics I
  • Project in Design: Pharmacokinetics II
Polymer

Polymers, Soft Matter & Interfacial Science

Designing responsive materials for energy, manufacturing, sustainability, and medicine.

  • Introduction to Polymeric Materials
  • Polymer Physics
  • Polymer Design and Bioconjugation
  • Colloids and Nanoparticles
  • Interfacial Science with Applications to Nanoscale Systems
Intelligent Design

Computation, Modeling & Intelligent Design

Simulation, prediction, and digital design for molecules, devices, and full systems.

  • Software Carpentry
  • Computational Protein Structure Prediction and Design
  • Micro- and Nanotechnology
  • Introduction to Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
  • Project in Design: Alternative Energy
Climate Engineering

Energy, Sustainability & Climate Engineering

Building cleaner energy systems and climate-resilient technologies.

  • Renewable Energy Technologies
  • Green Engineering, Alternative Energy and CO₂ Capture / Sequestration