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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
![Chelsea Hu](../_files/_images/_profile-images/CHEN-profile-Hu-16Aug22.jpeg)
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
![Arul Jayaraman](../_files/_images/_profile-images/CHEN-Jayaramanheadshot-7Oct21.jpeg)
Tanmay Lele
- Unocal Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
- Affiliated Faculty, Translational Medical Sciences
- Office: ETB 5062
- Email: tanmay.lele@tamu.edu
![Tanmay Lele](../../biomedical/_files/_images/_profile-images/BMEN-profile-lele-tanmay-15June2020.jpg)
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
![Pushkar Lele](../_files/_images/_profile-images/lele_web2015.jpg)
Jeetain Mittal
- Kenneth R. Hall Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Office: CHEN 500
- Email: jeetain@tamu.edu
![Jeetain Mittal](../_files/_images/_profile-images/CHEN-profile-Mittal-13Sept21.jpeg)
Gregory Reeves
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Office: CHEN 208
- Phone: 979-862-4021
- Email: gtreeves@tamu.edu
![Gregory Reeves](../_files/_images/_profile-images/CHEN-profile-Reeves-18Nov21.jpeg)
Qing Sun
- Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Stephanie Sneed Langenstein '89 Faculty Excellence Fellow
- Office: CHEN 217
- Phone: 979-845-3401
- Email: sunqing@tamu.edu
![Qing Sun](../_files/_images/_profile-images/sun-web.jpg)
Phanourios Tamamis
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering
- Office: CHEN 225
- Phone: 979-862-1610
- Email: tamamis@tamu.edu
![Phanourios Tamamis](../_files/_images/_profile-images/2015_tamamis_web.jpg)
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
![Victor Ugaz](../_files/_images/_profile-images/CHEN-profile-Ugaz-13Sept21.jpeg)
Hung-Jen Wu
- Director of Graduate Studies, Chemical Engineering
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Office: CHEN 227
- Phone: 979-862-1454
- Email: hjwu@tamu.edu
![Hung-Jen Wu](../_files/_images/_profile-images/CHEN-Wu-Profile-8march2019.jpg)
Xuejun Zhu
- Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Office: CHEN 212
- Phone: 979-845-5571
- Email: xjzhu@tamu.edu
![Xuejun Zhu](../_files/_images/_profile-images/CHEN-Xuejun-Zhu-21May24.jpg)
Mustafa Akbulut
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Axalta Coating Systems Faculty Fellow
- Office: CHEN 230
- Phone: 979-847-8766
- Email: makbulut@tamu.edu
![Mustafa Akbulut](../_files/_images/_profile-images/CHEN-Mustafa-Akbulut-headshot.jpg)
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
![Joseph Sang-Il Kwon](../_files/_images/_profile-images/CHEN-profile-kwon-joseph-24may21.jpg)
Mark Holtzapple
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Cathy and Dennis Seith ‘79 Faculty Fellow
- Office: CHEN 231
- Phone: 979-845-9708
- Email: m-holtzapple@tamu.edu
![Mark Holtzapple](../_files/_images/_profile-images/image-of-mark-holtzapple.jpg)