Peyton:Courses
ChemEng 290B: Chemical Engineering Principles of Biological SystemsEvery fall, I teach 290B (soon being renumbered to ChE 220), an introduction to cell and molecular biology and bioengineering course. This class is required for Chemical Engineering sophomores, and is a Biological Sciences GenEd. In 290B, we cover critical basic topics in Biology that all Chemical Engineers should know, such as:
Class assignments include homeworks (about 6 per semester), short quizzes to cover biology reading, 3 total exams, and a small research project at the end of the class. In the research project, students have a team, and learn how to find and scrutinize current bioengineering literature, and present a recent, exciting technology to the class. Classes are T/Th from 9:30-10:45a, room TBA for fall 2012. ChemEng 590B: Tissue EngineeringFirst offering is Spring 2012. This graduate and undergraduate co-listed class will cover the newest technologies in engineering replacement tissues, discuss how cells interact with, create, and remodel the extracellular matrix in vivo, how the matrix can feedback and regulate cell behavior, and how engineers can use this information to direct cell behavior with materials systems in vitro. Lectures are 50% from myself, and 50% from students. Each student will research a single tissue engineering device, technology, or high-profile researcher. They will post a summary of the topic as a webpage, using the UMass Wikis, as well as give a brief (15min) presentation to the class.
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