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Our graduate degree program explores renewable bio-resources utilization with focus on environmental sustainability and global advancement of business.
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With expertise and a proven record in innovation & collaboration, we develop solutions for a bio-based economy, ecological health, and sustainability.
Upcoming Events
Seminar with Professor Kamalesh K Sirkar
September 29, 3 PM - 4 PMJoin us for a seminar presented by Dr. Kamalesh K. Sirkar, a Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Seminar with Professor Jinhao Li
October 7, 3 PM - 4 PMJoin us for a seminar presented by Dr. Jinhao Li, an Associate Professor in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Western Michigan University.
Department open house
October 10, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PMJoin our departmental open house and engage in activities that showcase research across our programs. We offer two undergraduate majors that focus on creating sustainable solutions that serve society and protect the environment.
News
Three new faculty join BBE
Three new assistant professors join the department this fall. Dr. Emily Byers in ecological engineering, Dr. Sambandh Dhal in data science in agricultural and ecosystem sustainability, and Dr. Peng Wei in robotics, sensors, and manufactoring in sustainable agriculture and environmental management.
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.