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Bioproducts or bio-based products refer to the broad spectrum of materials, chemicals and energy derived
from renewable bio-resources including biofuels, bioenergy, bio-based plastics, biocomposites, wood products and pulp, paper and much more.
Biosystems or biological systems broadly refer to systems that
include organic and biologically active materials and processes important
in agriculture, food production and processing, ecological and
life systems, and natural and managed environments.
In The News
BBE Graduate students participated in an invited poster session
on February 19, 2008 at Xcel Energy. See
pictures from this event.
Graduate students Lei Xu (Advisor Prof. Tschirner) and Ravi
Narayanan (Advisor Prof. Wang) were among the winners at the Life Sciences
Alley 6th Annual Graduate Student Poster/Gadget Session on Thursday,
December 6, 2007 held in conjunction with the LifeScience
Alley Conference and Expo <http://www.lifesciencealleyconference.org> at
Touchstone Energy Place in St. Paul. (http://www.bti.umn.edu/07btiposters.html)
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Students
Are you interested in engineering, science,
technology and management and their application to sustainable
use of renewable resources and improving our environment? Check
out our majors!
Scholarships Available!
Faculty Positions
Available
Biocatalysis and
Bioprocess Engineering
As part of the University of Minnesota’s
efforts to be a leading center of excellence in the production
of biofuels and bioenergy from renewable resources, and to help
transform the State of Minnesota to be a leader in the 21st century
bio-economy, we are searching for outstanding candidates to fill
faculty positions in the areas of biocatalysis and bioprocess
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2006
BBE Annual Report (6 MB pdf)
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