This field focuses on combining biological, biochemical, and chemical engineering principles to investigate the chemical processes that occur within living organisms. Research groups in our department are developing novel approaches and technologies to resolve practical problems in agriculture, healthcare, bio-based fuel, and pharmaceutical industries.
Biomedical and Biomolecular Faculty
Mustafa Akbulut
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Joe M. Nesbitt Professorship
- Office: CHEN 230
- Phone: 979-847-8766
- Email: makbulut@tamu.edu
Aristos Aristidou
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Director, Center for Advanced Biomanufacturing and Sustainability
- Office: CHEN 203
- Email: aristidou@tamu.edu
Mark Holtzapple
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Cathy and Dennis Seith ‘79 Faculty Fellow
- Office: CHEN 231
- Phone: 979-845-9708
- Email: m-holtzapple@tamu.edu
Arul Jayaraman
- Executive Associate Dean of the Texas A&M University College of Engineering
- Associate Agency Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Presidential Impact Fellow
- Ray B. Nesbitt Endowed Chair
- Affiliated Faculty, Biomedical Engineering
- Office: Zachry Engineering Education Complex, Suite 500
- Phone: 979-845-1321
- Email: arulj@tamu.edu
Joseph Sang-Il Kwon
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Stephanie Sneed Langenstein '89 Faculty Fellow
- Office: 206 CHEN/ERB 331
- Phone: 979-862-5930
- Email: kwonx075@tamu.edu
Tanmay Lele
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
- Unocal Professor
- Affiliated Faculty, Multidisciplinary Engineering and Translational Medical Sciences
- Office: ETB 5062
- Email: tanmay.lele@tamu.edu
Pushkar Lele
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- William and Ruth Neely Faculty Fellow
- Affiliated Faculty, Biomedical Engineering
- Office: CHEN 241
- Phone: 979-458-2790
- Email: plele@tamu.edu
Jeetain Mittal
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Kenneth R. Hall Professor
- Office: CHEN 500
- Email: jeetain@tamu.edu
Gregory Reeves
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Office: CHEN 208
- Phone: 979-862-4021
- Email: gtreeves@tamu.edu
Qing Sun
- Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Stephanie Sneed Langenstein '89 Faculty Excellence Fellow
- Office: CHEN 217
- Phone: 979-845-3401
- Email: sunqing@tamu.edu
Phanourios Tamamis
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Nancy and Dan Zivney '73 Faculty Fellow
- Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering
- Office: CHEN 225
- Phone: 979-862-1610
- Email: tamamis@tamu.edu
Victor Ugaz
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Carolyn S. & Tommie E. Lohman '59 Professor in Engineering Education
- Chair, Texas A&M University Master of Biotechnology (MBIOT) Program
- Office: CHEN 224
- Phone: 979-458-1002
- Email: ugaz@tamu.edu
Hung-Jen Wu
- Director of Graduate Studies, Chemical Engineering
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Office: CHEN 227
- Phone: 979-862-1454
- Email: hjwu@tamu.edu
Xuejun Zhu
- Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Office: CHEN 212
- Phone: 979-845-5571
- Email: xjzhu@tamu.edu
