Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

Overview

Biomedical engineering combines science, engineering and medicine, leveraging engineering principles to address outstanding healthcare problems.

Chemical engineers work in industry to invent, design, build, and operate safe, efficient, and sustainable industrial scale processes to make the products needed for our modern life.

CBE Degree Programs

Program

BS Major Options

MS
(Non-Thesis)

Ph.D.

Biomedical Engineering

Biomaterials & Polymer Engineering
Cells & Bioprocess Engineering
Imaging & Signal Processing Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering
Chemical-Materials Engineering

Research

We capitalize on the fundamental strengths of chemical engineering and biomedical engineering to make innovative and creative advances that address pressing societal problems in human health, environment and industry.

Major Research Areas

Graduate

Advanced degrees from the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering prepare students for high-level jobs in industry, research and higher education (faculty).

Graduate Admissions

Students studying at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

Undergraduate

The Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering offers Bachelor of Science (B.S.) undergraduate degrees and a choice of three majors within the program.

Undergraduate Admissions

An Improvement to Help Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have shown that higher magnetic fields can improve the analysis of molecules linked to Alzheimer’s disease, a finding that could aid the development of future treatments.

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CBE Research Facilities

Aero-propulsion, Mechatronics, and Energy Center early in the evening...illuminated from inside

Aero-propulsion, Mechatronics, and Energy Center (AME)

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Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS)

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High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI)

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Machine Shop

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Inside NASA Space Center with spaceship hanging.

NASA MIRO Inspace Manufacturing Center at Florida A&M University

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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL)

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Research at the National MagLab

The largest and highest-powered magnet lab in the world, the National MagLab hosts more than a thousand visiting scientists a year. Researchers use the facility for free, advancing understanding of materials and new technology, energy, health, the environment and even the universe.

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