Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering
Introduction
In line with government policies of economic development, which paints Taiwan as an island of technologies, ISU established in 2002 the Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering Institute. We will try to provide graduate education and to incubate high quality R & D manpower for the high-tech industries especially bio-tech and chemical engineering industries in the local area.
Teaching and Research
We are heading into two directions to
develop our graduate program. The first one is biotechnology. Into three
phrases of development, we try to build our institute initially on
biopharmacy, micro-organism, enzyme engineering, bio-separation and
purification, environmental biotechnology, sensor, biomaterial; secondly
on genetic engineering, protein production and separation; thirdly on
incubation technique of botanical and animal cells for practical
application.
The second direction of development for us is the chemical
engineering part, which will include several subject matters such as
synthesis of new organic materials, development of functional and high
quality polymer, fine polymer process, micro electronic polymer
material, super-critical fluid application, petrochemical process and
catalyst, and environmental catalyst material, nano-technology
application.
Curriculum and Facility
The Institute has an established
series of core courses for the biotechnology and chemical engineering
areas depending on the research interest of each student. In the
bio-technology area, molecular biology, advanced bioengineering,
bio-tech process, advanced biochemistry are provided. In the chemical
engineering part, advanced chemical engineering thermodynamic, advanced
reaction kinetics, advanced transport phenomena, advanced
physical-chemistry, material chemistry are provided. Meanwhile, other
related courses such as materials and techniques of electronic IC
packages, chemicals for electronic applications, supercritical fluid
technologies, fermentation technologies, cell and electro-chemical
technologies, and pollution protection are also offered to meet the
needs of our students.
Currently, the Institute has two laboratories for biological
technologies and IC packing. Four other laboratories are being
constructed to suit for the needs of our faculty members. Other research
laboratories belonging to the department of chemical engineering include
unit operation, organic chemistry, sequence control, instrumental
analysis, general chemistry, physical chemistry, and supercritical
fluids.
The Institute is equipped with scores of costly instruments and the
number is increasing every year as we are trying to build a superior
teaching and research environment to generate top quality R&Dresearcher.
Career Development
Due to fast developing industries in
biomaterials, electronic materials, semiconductor, and polymer, R&D
manpower in bio-tech and high-tech chemical engineering is in demand.
The Institute offers a fundamental and practical training to
develop R&D skills and capabilities. We make it sure that students
finishing graduate program at the Institute will have required training
to perform professional practice and to build a prosperous career.
