Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research

Longstanding strengths in

• Biocatalyst and separation engineering
• Reaction engineering and catalysis
• Crystallization
• Transport phenomena and thermodynamics

Nationally recognized initiatives in

• Bioinformatics, biomaterials, and bioproducts
• Metabolic and tissue engineering
• Multiphase computational fluid dynamics
• Advanced polymeric materials
• Nanostructured materials

Ames Laboratory of the US Department of Energy, housed at Iowa State, conducts physical and chemical science research related to materials and energy technologies.

Other affiliated programs and centers are the following:

• ISU Plant Sciences Institute
• National Animal Disease Center

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