生物分子工程和生物技术是该部门的重点。在其他领域的合作下，共有11名教师领导了这些领域的研究工作。他们的研究分为三大类：功能生物分子工程，活细胞中生化途径的分析和系统生物学。通往博士之路 是一个挑战。在系主任，教职员工和同伴的辛勤工作和支持下，我们的学生走到了尽头，为下一步做好充分的准备。在住所的第一学期末，将新的研究生分配到特定的教职顾问和研究小组。为帮助完成该过程，向学生提供了所有可用研究项目的描述，负责任的教职员工将在10月对每个项目进行介绍。研究生大部分时间都与研究小组的其他成员在一起，而不是与他
Biomolecular engineering and biotechnology are a central focus in the department. Eleven faculty lead research efforts in these areas along with collaborations from other members. Their research falls into three broad categories engineering of functional biomolecules, analysis of biochemical pathways in living cells and systems biology. The path to a Ph.D. is a challenging one. With hard work and the support of the department faculty, staff and peers, our students reach the end, well prepared for their next step. New graduate students are assigned to a specific faculty advisor and research group at the end of the first semester in residence. To help the process, students are provided with descriptions of all available research projects, and a presentation about each project is given in October by the responsible faculty member. Graduate students spend most of their time with their fellow research group members, not their faculty advisor, and a group's students and postdocs will often provide the most useful information regarding advisor selection. Chemical engineering has been central to the university's mission since its founding. The first classes in the field met in 1899, and the first graduates earned their degrees in 1925. Today, we bring that historic commitment and a forward-facing approach to bear on modern problems.