This field focuses on combining biological, biochemical, and chemical engineering principles to investigate the chemical processes that occur within living organisms. Research groups in our department are developing novel approaches and technologies to resolve practical problems in agriculture, healthcare, bio-based fuel, and pharmaceutical industries.
Biomedical and Biomolecular Faculty
Arul Jayaraman
- Executive Associate Dean of the Texas A&M University College of Engineering
- Presidential Impact Fellow
- Ray B. Nesbitt Endowed Chair
- Associate Agency Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Affiliated Faculty, Biomedical Engineering
- Office: Zachry Engineering Education Complex, Suite 500
- Phone: 979-845-1321
- Email: arulj@tamu.edu
Tanmay Lele
- Unocal Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
- Affiliated Faculty, Translational Medical Sciences
- Office: ETB 5062
- Email: tanmay.lele@tamu.edu
Pushkar Lele
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- William and Ruth Neely Faculty Fellow
- Affiliated Faculty, Biomedical Engineering
- Office: CHEN 241
- Phone: 979-458-2790
- Email: plele@tamu.edu
Jeetain Mittal
- Kenneth R. Hall Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Office: CHEN 500
- Email: jeetain@tamu.edu
Gregory Reeves
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Office: CHEN 208
- Phone: 979-862-4021
- Email: gtreeves@tamu.edu
Qing Sun
- Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Stephanie Sneed Langenstein '89 Faculty Excellence Fellow
- Office: CHEN 217
- Phone: 979-845-3401
- Email: sunqing@tamu.edu
Phanourios Tamamis
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering
- Office: CHEN 225
- Phone: 979-862-1610
- Email: tamamis@tamu.edu
Victor Ugaz
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Chair, TAMU Master of Biotechnology (MBIOT) Program
- Carolyn S. & Tommie E. Lohman '59 Professor in Engineering Education
- Office: CHEN 224
- Phone: 979-458-1002
- Email: ugaz@tamu.edu
Hung-Jen Wu
- Director of Graduate Studies, Chemical Engineering
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Office: CHEN 227
- Phone: 979-862-1454
- Email: hjwu@tamu.edu
Xuejun Zhu
- Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Office: CHEN 212
- Phone: 979-845-5571
- Email: xjzhu@tamu.edu
Mustafa Akbulut
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Axalta Coating Systems Faculty Fellow
- Office: CHEN 230
- Phone: 979-847-8766
- Email: makbulut@tamu.edu
Joseph Sang-Il Kwon
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Kenneth R. Hall Career Development Professor
- Office: 206 CHEN/ERB 331
- Phone: 979-862-5930
- Email: kwonx075@tamu.edu
Mark Holtzapple
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Cathy and Dennis Seith ‘79 Faculty Fellow
- Office: CHEN 231
- Phone: 979-845-9708
- Email: m-holtzapple@tamu.edu
