How will you change the world?
Chemical & Biological Engineering Info Sheet!
Chemical and biological engineers harness organic and inorganic forms of
matter to improve the world. Whether it’s optimizing the composition of a
Chem & Bio substance or developing new products that are stronger and more reliable,
chemical and biological engineers develop exciting new technologies for a
Engineering variety of industries, including energy, agriculture, and environmental science.
Where do Chemical & Biological Chemical & biological engineering
Engineers Work? spans many disciplines, but is
Chemical and biological engineers work in a variety generally broken into a few subfields:
of organizations, including: chemistry, chemical processes, petrochemical
engineering, nanotechnology, plastics, materials
National research labs
engineering biology, biochemical engineering,
Pharmaceutical companies environmental health engineering, bioinformatics
Industrial manufacturing
What do Chemical & Biological
Food engineering research
Engineers Study?
Chemical and biological engineers work to solve
Explore Our Chemical & challenges involving chemical, biological, and
Biological Curriculum physical phenomena. Areas of academic study
Grades 3-5: include a range of natural sciences and systems,
Acid Attack such as human physiology, plant biology,
Stretching to Compare Properties: The Plastic Test environmental science, organic and physical
Acid Rain Effects chemistry, depending on the topic of focus,
Grades 6-8: and a focus on key engineering concepts such
Red Cabbage Chemistry as mass balances, properties of materials,
Chromatography Lab computer modeling and product design.
Edible Algae Models
Grades 9-12:
Bio-Engineering: Making and Testing Model Proteins
Bridging to Polymers: Thermoset Lab
Creepy Silly Putty
TeachEngineering Brought to you by the College of
Engineering and Applied Science at
Keep creating at TeachEngineering.org STEM curriculum for k-12 University of Colorado Boulder.