Your degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering

While studying Chemical and Biological Engineering, you're learning to integrate biological systems with engineered systems to manufacture next generation technology. You’ll develop important skills to design systems for a wide array of applications such as food production, wastewater treatment, and drug delivery.

These skills may include:

• Planning and design of a system and processes that meet production objectives and adhere to industry standards and regulatory requirements
• Development and execution of purification techniques such as distillation, crystallization, sublimation, and chromatography for different substances
• Design and testing of process equipment (e.g., valves, vessels, pumps, heat exchangers, piping)
• Conducting root cause analysis to investigate and troubleshoot process control issues related to electrical, instrumentation, and control systems
• Development of improved fabrication methods and processes for commercial production
• Evaluation and assessment of technologies for reliability, production capability, consistency, and cost-effectiveness
• Technical skills in carrying out modelling and statistical analysis using MATLAB and HYSYS
• Creation and implementation of environmental control measures including the reduce, recycling, reuse of waste and by-products

Your experiences will open doors to new opportunities and help clarify understanding of your values and interests.

UBC CHBE Undergraduate Club
Attend social events and lectures, join the peer mentorship program, and participate in the third year field trip.

UBC Envision, UBC American Institute of Chemical Engineers Student Chapter
Apply your knowledge and work on a real-world project from energy research to beer brewing.

Internationally Genetically Engineered Machine Competition
Join a multidisciplinary team to address unique challenges in your local community using synthetic biology.

CHBE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series
Learn about innovation and advancement in the field from various scholars from around the globe.

UBC WasteNauts
Apply your technical skills to design and build products and automation systems from campus waste products.

UBC BIOMOD
Get involved in the design of biomolecular nanotechnology and compete against teams worldwide.

UBC Medical Innovation Student Team
Gain technical skills and work as part of a team to develop innovative solutions to medical challenges.

Bionics Engineering Analysis and Research UBC
Collaborate with peers from multiple disciplines to solve challenging problems in the robotics and bionics field.

UBC Biomedical Engineering Student Team
Build feasible devices that have the potential to benefit the medical community while developing your technical skills.

Student Biotechnology Network
Explore your interests in the field of biotechnology, meet peers who share your interests, and network with employers.

BC Food Web
Access food systems research, webinars, decision tools, reports, guides, and other resources.

Innovation OnBoard
Learn about the world of entrepreneurship and join a competition team to develop your entrepreneurial skills.

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Learn about the biomedical field from guest speakers or participate in a lab, hospital, or industry facility tour.

Creative Destruction Lab Health Stream
Get the resources and mentorship support you need to take your health innovation idea to the next level.

UBC Farm Centre for Sustainable Food Systems
Check out opportunities related to sustainable food systems at UBC Farm.

UBC Life Sciences Institute
Discover research opportunities, events, programs, and student competitions in life sciences.

Departmental research opportunities
Reach out directly to faculty members to ask about potential research positions.

UBC Engineering Co-op
Gain work experience in chemical and biological engineering between study terms.

Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference and Exhibition
Take advantage of the diverse social and technical events specific to students at the annual conference held in October.

Engineering World Health
Apply your engineering skills to improve healthcare services in developing countries.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers Pacific Northwest Student Regional Conference
Compete in the ChemE Jeopardy competition, or the paper or poster competition at the conference held in Term 2.

Engineering job board
Check out engineering employment opportunities.

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