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Advanced Chemical Engineering

Advanced Biological Engineering

CBE Curriculum objectives

• Key fundamental knowledge in chemical and biological science through core course studies.
• Interdisciplinary knowledge in engineering mathematics, material science and engineering.
• environmental science and engineering, green and sustainable processes, etc. through elective course studies. 
• Technical and professional problem-solving, teamwork, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to define the frontiers of research topics in chemical and biological engineering and the ability to perform independent research through rigorous and thesis research of a high-standard.

CBE Research Objectives

• Focus on research and development of innovative chemical and biological processes in the four KAUST strategic research areas of energy, water, environment and food.
• Focus on research and development of new solutions in challenging but important issues to the Kingdom and to the world, such as natural gas separations, seawater desalination, CO2 capture, clean combustion processes, etc.
• Develop novel processes that may have large impact to the economy of the Kingdom, such as processes that have strong link to the natural resources of the Kingdom.
• Important fundamental issues in chemical and biological science, such as separation mechanism of membrane processes, transport mechanisms in porous media, kinetics of combustion processes, etc.