The undergraduate programs in the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering culminate in a significant design experience delivered through a Capstone Design course.
Students carry out the design and economic assessment of a major, societally relevant process in chemical and/or biological engineering. Students work in teams under the supervision of a faculty advisor and, when possible, are mentored by a practicing professional engineer from industry to ensure relevance and quality.
The Capstone Design project is a unique and tremendously beneficial experience for students and we are very appreciative of the industry professionals who dedicate time to the review of the Capstone projects and who provide valuable feedback to students. We also thank industry sponsors for assisting students in the development and successful completion of their projects.
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If you, or your company would like to be involved in capstone projects next year, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Jonathan Verrett.
2025W Capstone Design Projects
| Projects | Posters (Click to see PDF) |
| A Scaled-Up Bioprocess to Produce Stem Cell Derived Car-T Cells for Cancer Patients Group B1 |  |
| Towards Sustainable Textiles: Cell-Free Synthesis of Bio-Based Textile Intermediates Group B2 |  |
| BurgAir: Microbial Meat Alternative for a Food Secure Future Group B3 |  |
| Free Flowing Pipes: Detergent Lipase Production for Kitchen Fat Breakdown Group B4 |  |
| Pichia Process: Bioengineered Yeast for Pharmaceutical Alginate Lyase Group B5 |  |
| Closing the Loop: Turning Today’s Textile Waste into Tomorrow’s Sustainable Feedstock Group B6 |  |
| Acetaminophen Production Through a Biological Pathway Group B7 |  |
| Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil Group P1 |  |
| From Carbon to the Clouds: A Methanol-to-Jet Fuel Pathway Group P2 |  |
| From Glucose to the Hose: Fluorine-Free Fire Fighting Foam Concentrate Production Group P3 |  |
| Hemp-based Aerogel for Apparel Insulation Group P4 |  |
| Pharmaceutical Coating Application: Chitin Nanofiber Tablet Coating Fabrication Group P5 |  |
| From Fryer to Fuel: Green Diesel for BC Group P6 |  |
| Waste-to-Value Conversion of Delithiated Spodumene to NaX Zeolite Group P7 |  |
| Managing Photovoltaic Waste Through Material Recovery Pathways Group P8 |  |
| On-Site Carbon-Negative Fertilizer Production from Agricultural Biomass Residues Group P9 |  |
| Bio-Oil Production via Biomass and Plastic Catalytic Co-Pyrolysis Group P10 |  |
| Green Methanol Production via CO2 Hydrogenation Group P11 |  |