Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Research Activities in Chemical and Biological engineering
Overview
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering supports over 60 graduate students working towards their master’s or doctoral degrees. Research in the Department consists of five major fields of specialization signifying the multidisciplinary nature and broad reach of modern chemical engineering practice: Process Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Clean Technologies and Materials Development. In particular, Clean Technologies, Renewable Energy, and Biomedical Engineering Research clusters reflect the Department’s current research strengths as well as its vision for the future direction of its research programs.
For more information on current research activities within various groups follow the links below.
Research Areas
Research in Biomedical Engineering
Research in biomedical engineering that involves chemical engineers includes tissue engineering, drug delivery, and clinical therapies, as well as materials synthesis, modification and fabrication to name but a few. Practical applications of this research include kidney dialysis, the design of artificial organs, and the design and optimization of drug delivery systems
Research in Clean Technologies Engineering
At the University of Ottawa, expertise in environmental engineering, membrane separations, adsorption separations, biochemical processes, catalysis, bio-ethanol, biodiesel, thermodynamics and mechanical separations (filtration) form the backbone of our clean technologies research group.
Research in Materials Development Engineering
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Ottawa has a long history in the development of materials for a broad range of industrial applications, with expertise in the design and production of membranes, adsorbents, adsorbent membranes, polymers, biomedical materials, catalysts and nanoparticles.
Research in Process Engineering
Research in process engineering includes polymer reaction engineering, applied catalysis, adsorption processes, membrane processes, hybrid separation processes, enhanced oil recovery, biochemical processes, modeling, optimization and control.
Research in Renewable Energy
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Ottawa has become a leader in renewable energy research. Having embarked on projects related to bioethanol and biodiesel production in the 1990’s, the Department continues to expand in this dynamic area of research through new collaborations and the design of novel processes.