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For students with a passion for science, bio-based technology, environment and sustainability, and the advancement of the business related to them.
Pursue Graduate Study
Our graduate degree program explores renewable bio-resources utilization with focus on environmental sustainability and global advancement of business.
Discover BBE Research
With expertise and a proven record in innovation & collaboration, we develop solutions for a bio-based economy, ecological health, and sustainability.
Upcoming Events
Welcome BBQ!
September 17, 4 PM - 6 PMWelcome new and returning SSM, BBE and BBSEM students! Join us for a department BBQ, sponsored by our student groups! Food and drink provided.
Department Showcase
October 29, 2026Join us for the annual BBE Showcase, featuring a career fair, research poster session highlighting work from across the department, followed by a scholarship dinner!
News
Remembering Dr. Laura Triplett Bender
It is with great sadness BBE shares the news of Dr. Laura Triplett Bender who passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 10. She was a University of Minnesota alumna and instructor in our department.
Assistant Professor Bo Wang co-leads $500K Gates Foundation grant turning brewery waste into vital nutrients
Wang’s lab is developing high-performance microbial strains to turn spent brewery waste into low-cost DHA, an essential omega-3 fatty acid critical for maternal and infant health worldwide.
Northern Lights in a bottle: BBE and Plasma Blue revolutionize chemical processing
How a BBE-developed technology commercialized by Plasma Blue is destroying "forever chemicals," cleaning medical and farm settings with chemical-free plasma water, and slashing biofuel emissions.