This program is designed to prepare students to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development, and operational evaluation of systems at the interface of chemical engineering and biology, with an emphasis at the molecular level, such as biopharmaceutical processes, metabolic engineering, protein engineering, biomaterials, cell and tissue engineering, gene therapy, and drug delivery. This program typically includes in depth instruction in chemical engineering, organic chemistry, thermodynamics, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biotechnology, momentum and heat transfer, process design, and chemical reactor design.
The colleges, universities and schools below offer majors and degree programs in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. To learn more about a specific school click on any of the links below.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
| Phone Number: | (617) 253-1000 |
| Website: | web.mit.edu/student/ |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 10,968 (4,299 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |