{"id":318,"date":"2019-02-13T10:17:04","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T10:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/?page_id=318"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:43:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:43:59","slug":"chemical-biomolecular-engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemical &amp; Biomolecular Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/highly-cited-researcher_website-banner_2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/news-detail\/9-nus-chemical-engineering-researchers-among-the-worlds-most-influential-scientific-minds\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\"><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/lim-chia-wei_promotion.png\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/news-detail\/dr-lim-chia-wei-promoted-to-lecturer\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\"><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/dr-sachin-promotion.png\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/news-detail\/dr-sachin-v-jangam-promoted-to-associate-professor\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\"><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/2025-Zhao-Dan-promotion.png\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/news-detail\/promotion-of-professor-zhao-dan\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\"><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/2025-karthiga-promotion-WEBSITE-BANNER-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/news-detail\/promotion-of-dr-karthiga-nagarajan-to-senior-lecturer\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\"><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/12\/20241204-GSE-Distinguished-Scientist-Award.png\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/news-detail\/prof-praveen-linga-receives-inaugural-gse-distinguished-scientist-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\"><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/Asst-prof-Lum-Yan-Wei-research-banner-2.png\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/news-detail\/new-technique-slashes-costs-of-co2-conversion\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\"><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/Hou-Yi-research-team-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/news-detail\/breakthrough-boosts-perovskite-solar-cell-efficiency-to-new-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\"><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Alumni-banner.png\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/news-detail\/programmed-for-the-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\"><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/20241017_prof-zhao-dan-news.png\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uz9_Z1KlVfg?si=2iDFIJeoHHnB4EYo\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\"><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/dr-loh-tzu-yang_-promotion.png\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/news-detail\/dr-loh-tzu-yang-promoted-to-associate-professor\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\"><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"previous\" role=\"button\">\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"next\" role=\"button\">\n<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tWhy ChBE\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"previous\" role=\"button\">\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"next\" role=\"button\">\n<\/a>\n\t<p>Chemical Engineering plays a crucial role in addressing complex contemporary challenges. With the urgency to find solutions for pressing global issues, chemical engineers are the pivotal force in the innovation of modern solutions &#8211; be it vaccine development for COVID-19, climate change, sustainability, water scarcity, or novel energy sources.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/undergraduate\/beng-che\/overview-of-the-bachelor-of-engineering-chemical-engineering-programme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/icon_undergrad-1.png\" alt=\"icon_undergrad\" height=\"90\" width=\"300\" title=\"icon_undergrad\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/undergraduate\/beng-che\/overview-of-the-bachelor-of-engineering-chemical-engineering-programme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Undergraduate Programme<\/a><\/h4>\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/graduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/icon_graduate.png\" alt=\"icon_graduate\" height=\"90\" width=\"300\" title=\"icon_graduate\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/graduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduate programmes<\/a><\/h4>\t\n<h2>\n\t\tResearch Areas\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"previous\" role=\"button\">\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"next\" role=\"button\">\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/research\/biomolecular-and-biomedical-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Biomolecular-biomedical-callout-square-83f9585426f2b5f70e82834615834a71-.png\" alt=\"Biomolecular &amp;amp; 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