ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS

Undergraduate

This course will focus on the understanding of the basic molecular structures of biological materials, such as wood, bioplastics, biocomposites and biofuels, and their engineering applications. It will develop the fundamental understanding of relationships between composition, structure and properties of various materials of biological origin. It will also address molecular design of new biological materials applying the molecular structural principles. The long-term goal of this course is to teach molecular design of new biological materials for a broad range of applications. A brief history of biological materials and its future perspective as well as its impact to the society will also be discussed. PREREQUISITES: Engineering 3340, 3440, or 3540 Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week