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.
2023W Capstone Design Projects
| Projects | Posters (click to see PDF) |
|---|---|
| PETase production using E. Coli Group B1 |  |
| Alpha-amylase production using food waste and Bacillus Group B2 |  |
| Algae-Based Electronic Waste Recycling, Wastewater Treatment, and CO2 Utilization for Sustainable Recovery of Gold, Silver and Copper Group B3 |  |
| Recombinant Cu/Zn SOD3 Biosynthesis and Downstream Processing Group B4 |  |
| Production of Hepatitis B Virus-Like-Particle Vaccines Using Pichia Pastoris Group B5 |  |
| Treatment of Mine Impacted Water using Sulfur Reducing Bacteria Group B6 | Poster unable to be shared |
| Production of Torrefied Pellets from Biomass Residue Group P1 |  |
| Direct Lithium Extraction Group P2 |  |
| Formic Acid Refining of Lignocellulosic Biomass Group P3 |  |
| Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Group P4 |  |
| Black Mass Lithium Recovery using Oxalic acid leachant Group P5 |  |
| Green Hydrogen and Methanol Production using E-TAC Group P6 |  |
| Biogas Production from Thermal Hydrolysis of Specified Risk Material Group P7 |  |
| Methanol Production From Dry Reforming of Methane Group P8 |  |
| The Production of Activated Carbon from Coconut Shells Group P9 |  |
| Carbon Capture & Storage/Utilization from Point Source Emitters Group P10 |  |
| Depolymerization of waste PET plastic via Acid Hydrolysis Group P11 |  |
| Blue Hydrogen – hydrogen production with carbon capture Group P12 |  |
| MG-Silicon Purification to Polysilicon Group P13 |  |