MEB 428
Advanced Bioprocessing Research

This course is open to MBS, MS, PPC and PPA students that are interested in getting hands-on bioprocessing research experience. Students will review and present their analysis of one or two bioprocessing journal publications to learn how to understand and draw from these. Students will select a suitable bioprocessing research project and prepare an accompanying research proposal. They will present and defend their proposal to the instructor panel and the other students. The students will conduct the research independently or as part of a team, followed by presenting and defending their findings to the instructor panel and the other students. Each student/team will provide a written report for a final grade.

Must be enrolled in MEng program

1. Understand how to interpret and critique primary, scientific, bioprocessing focused literature and to draw from that application to further research.
2. Understand how to write, present and defend a suitable research proposal.
3. Learn how to conduct research, analyze data and present findings, along with proposal for next steps.
4. Understand how to write a research report, presenting background, approach, results, conclusions and future steps.