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The base of knowledge in biological science and engineering
is being expanded at a rapid rate. Some of the most notable
areas where the expertise of bioengineering is needed are
the environment, food production, and biological processing
of food and chemicals.
The Department of Molecular Bioscience and Bioengineering at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
(UHM) offers a graduate program leading to the MS in biological engineering.
The program integrates biological science and engineering
for design, fabrication, or operation of systems with a significant
biological component. The primary objective of the program
is to provide students with training in research methods,
problem analysis and solution, and with current knowledge
concerning the application of bioengineering. Another objective
is to provide students with a sufficiently broad range of
research techniques to permit them to initiate their own inquiries.
Independent, critical, and imaginative thinking as an overall
objective of the program. Seven key program areas form the
backbone of the department's graduate research and instruction.
They are:
- aquacultural engineering
- automation of food and crop processing
- bioenvironmental engineering
- bioprocess engineering
- plant cell culture engineering
- post-harvest handling
- resource systems engineering
- water management and irrigation engineering
Typical research projects include development of plant cell
and recombinant microbial processes for the production of
high-value products, treatment of waste water using entrapped
microbial cells, automated micropropagation of commercially
important crops, development of integrated aquaculture systems
for reduced environmental pollution, feed processing, natural
resource management, production systems planning and management,
design of irrigation systems, and modeling and simulation
of crop production systems.
Graduates pursue careers in the field of bioengineering or
pursue further studies at the doctoral level.
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