EBIO - Biological Engineering

EBIO 100  Intro to Biological Engr: 2 Credits (1 Lec, 2 Lab)

(F) An introduction to engineering measurements, computations, problem solving, and experimental design. Discussion of the breadth of opportunities in chemical and biological engineering. Cross-Listed with ECHM 100.

EBIO 125CS  Microbes in the Environment: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

(F) During the semester, students will explore contemporary issues related to microorganisms in the environment through a series of lectures and hands-on activities. Topics will include microbes in environmental, industrial, and medical settings. Examples include the beneficial role microbes play in treating waste water and making beer, wine, cheese and other food products as well as problems caused by microbes in medical infections, hot tubs, drinking water, and other industrial systems. Completing this course will advance a student's awareness and appreciation of scientific thought and critical thinking and will improve communication skills.

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  1. Explain in their own words the role microbes play in natural and industrial settings
  2. Describe the role microbes play in human disease
  3. Read, critique and interpret popular science articles
  4. Write a scientific-style research paper
  5. Give a scientific-style presentation

EBIO 290R  Undergraduate Research: 1-6 Credits (1-6 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor. (F, Sp, Su) Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a written work or other creative project. May be repeated
Repeatable up to 99 credits.

EBIO 291  Special Topics: 1-4 Credits (1-4 Other)

PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by each offering department. Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

EBIO 292  Independent Study: 1-3 Credits (1-3 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor and approval of the Associate Dean. (F, Sp, Su) Directed research and study on an individual basis
Repeatable up to 6 credits.

EBIO 316  Elem Princ of Biological Engineering: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: ECHM 201, M 172. (Sp) Fundamentals of energy balances in biological engineering applications

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  1. Apply steady-state material and energy balances to analyze biological and biomedical processes.
  2. Explain basic terminology and constituent processes related to diverse biological systems and human physiological systems.
  3. Formulate unsteady material and energy balances, solve the resulting mathematical model, and use the solution to predict changes to the system of interest.

EBIO 393  Turkish Bioengin Electives: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

() Transfer equivalency.
Repeatable up to 99 credits.

EBIO 396  Turkish Bioengin Electives: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

Repeatable up to 99 credits.

EBIO 407  Biological Engineering Thermodynamics: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: EBIO 316, M 274 and CHMY 211 or CHMY 321 and CHMY 323. (F) Principles of thermodynamics, conservation of energy and phase equilibria applied to living systems and biological processes

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  1. perform energy conservation balances given a description of a biological process consisting of one or more unit operations
  2. apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to the analysis of living systems and biological processes
  3. describe osmotic pressure and perform calculations on biological systems using osmosis
  4. perform thermodynamic and internal energy calculations on metabolic pathways
  5. perform phase equilibria calculations on multiphase systems including biomolecules
  6. critically evaluate the soundness of a biological process design from a thermodynamics standpoint

EBIO 411R  Biological Engineer Design I: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Other)

PREREQUISITE: ECHM 321, EBIO 424, EBIO 438
COREQUISITE: EGEN 310R. (F) Senior capstone course. Design and simulation of chemical engineering equipment, processes and plants
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  1. Specify necessary equipment and develop a process flow sheet to meet project goals.
  2. Locate information on biological, chemical, and related industry markets, processes, and costs.
  3. Develop a design for a portion of a comprehensive bioprocess system, select the proper equipment, and justify those selections.
  4. Develop a plausible team-based design recommendation for a project using scientific, economic, and engineering analysis.
  5. Identify and discuss potential ethical and contemporary social implications of the designed manufacturing process.

EBIO 412R  Biological Engineering Design II: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Other)

PREREQUISITE: EBIO 438. (Sp) Senior capstone course. Design and simulation of chemical engineering equipment, processes and plants. Students are required to meet with a faculty one hour a week for the additional credit hour of instruction

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  1. Estimate equipment costs, total capital needs, and the annual manufacturing expenses based on a process flow diagram
  2. Locate information on biological, chemical and industrial processes
  3. Develop a design and an economic analysis for a portion of a comprehensive process plant and select proper equipment based on capital and operating costs
  4. Perform present/future worth analyses based on the time value of money and determine the break-even point and profitability of a proposed project
  5. Develop a plausible team-based design recommendation for a project using scientific, economic, and engineering analysis
  6. Discuss potential ethical and contemporary social implications of the designed manufacturing process
  7. Communicate technical components and societal impacts of process design to a wide range of audiences via both written and oral communication.

EBIO 424  Bioengineering Transport: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: EBIO 316, M 273 or M 283, and M 274 or M 284. (F) Fundamentals of the phenomena governing the transport of momentum, energy, and mass in biological systems

EBIO 438  Bioprocess Engineering: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: ECHM 201 and M 274 Biotechnology process engineering - microbial process fundamentals, enzyme catalysis, bioreactor design and analysis, separation of biomaterials

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  1. 1. List several examples of biotechnology products, outline their production and uses.
    2. Describe similarities and differences in basic biology of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
    3. Analyze enzyme and microbial growth kinetics using mathematical models describing the rate dependence on substrate and inhibitor/ product concentrations.
    4. Describe the features of common bioreactor designs and apply material balances and kinetic models to analyze the operation of the bioreactor systems.
    5. Calculate and analyze the energetics of bioprocess systems.
    6. Describe common parameters that are important for controlling bioprocess systems.
    7. Calculate reaction-diffusion phenomena as it applies to immobilized enzyme and immobilized cell system and discuss the trade offs in immobilized catalyst systems.
    8. Develop (or critique proposed) unit operation trains for the production, separation, and purification of bioprocess products.
    9. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of prokaryotic, lower eukaryotic (fungal) and higher eukaryotic (tissue culture) systems for bioprocesses.

EBIO 439  Downstream Processing: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: ECHM 321
COREQUISITE: EBIO 438. (Sp) Theory and Quantitative description of separation processes commonly employed in biotechnology and bioengineering. Cell disruption, extraction, crystallization, precipitation, filtration, centrifugation, chromatography, electrophoresis
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  1. List various bioproducts and identify their uses and economic value.
  2. Describe the types of unit operations used to separate and purify bioproducts.
  3. Explain the physical principles and theory of the bioseparation processes.
  4. Design a downstream bioseparation process comprised of unit operations and calculate a product mass balance.
  5. Apply principles for industrial operations.
  6. Determine yield and purity of products.
  7.  Troubleshoot potential problems with unit operations

EBIO 442  Bioengineering Lab I: 3 Credits (1 Lec, 4 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: EBIO 424, EBIO 438, EGEN 350. (F) Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

EBIO 443  Bioengineering Lab II: 3 Credits (1 Lec, 4 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: EBIO 442. (Sp) Students will develop an experimental objective and experimental design to meet a particular objective. Independently investigate the relevant theory for a proposed experiment, analyze data for statistical significance, draw conclusions from the experimental data. They will then effectively communicate the technical information through written reports

EBIO 461  Principles of Biomedical Engineering: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: M 274 and CHMY 211 or CHMY 321 or consent of instructor. (Sp) An overview of biomedical engineering including the application of engineering principles to the design of products and processes in the health industries. Topics include ethics, biomechanics, biomaterials, bioinstrumentation, biosensors, pharmacokinetics, and tissue engineering

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  1. Explain and discuss what biomedical engineers do in their professional activities.
  2. Explain and discuss the moral and ethical issues faced by biomedical engineering in their professional activities.
  3. Summarize the fundamental principles used by biomedical engineers in the following six areas of technology: (1) biomechanics, (2) biomaterials, (3) tissue engineering, (4) biochemical reaction kinetics and pharmacokinetics, (5) bioinstrumentation and biosensors, and (6) biosignal processing.
  4. Evaluate products and processes in the health sciences industries based on the fundamental principles used by biomedical engineers.
  5. Compare and contrast different measurement technologies and interpret data from living systems.

EBIO 490R  Undergraduate Research: 1-8 Credits (1-8 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Senior Standing and consent of instructor. (F, Sp, Su) Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis. Course will address responsible conduct of research. May be repeated
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

EBIO 491  Special Topics: 1-3 Credits (1-3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering. Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

EBIO 492  Independent Study: 1-3 Credits (1-3 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor and approval of department head. (F, Sp, Su) Directed research and study on an individual basis
Repeatable up to 6 credits.

EBIO 498  Internship: 1-12 Credits (1-12 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor and approval of associate dean. (F, Sp, Su) An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business or other organization to provide guided experience in the field
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

EBIO 566  Fundamentals of Biofilm Engr: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: M 274. (F) Development of quantitative descriptions of processes of microbial growth, diffusive and convective solute transport, and cell attachment and detachment. Integration of these processes in mathematical models of biofilm accumulation and activity. Application of these approaches to the analysis of biofilms in diverse industrial and natural environments

EBIO 575  Research or Prof Paper Project: 1-4 Credits (1-4 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing. (F, Sp, Su) A research or professional dealing with a topic in the field. The topic must have been mutually agreed upon by the student and his or her major advisor and graduate committee. Directed research and study on an individual basis
Repeatable up to 6 credits.

EBIO 590  Master's Thesis: 1-10 Credits (1-10 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Master's standing
Repeatable up to 99 credits.

EBIO 591  Special Topics: 1-4 Credits (1-4 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Upper division courses and others as determined for each offering. Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number
Repeatable up to 12 credits.

EBIO 592  Independent Study: 1-4 Credits (1-4 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor, approval of department head and Dean of Graduate Studies. (F, Sp, Su) Directed research and study on an individual basis
Repeatable up to 8 credits.

EBIO 594  Seminar: 1 Credits (1 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or seniors by petition. (F, Sp) Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

EBIO 598  Internship: 2 Credits (2 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of advisor and approval of department head. (F, Sp, Su) An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business, or other organization to provide guided experience in the field

EBIO 690  Doctoral Thesis: 1-10 Credits (1-10 Other)

PREREQUISITE: Doctoral standing
Repeatable up to 10 credits.