Biological & Agricultural Engineering

Development and Analysis

The Tri-Cities campus has signature research programs in bioenergy and bioproducts engineering. Graduate students work with faculty to develop engineering processes to produce useful, high-value products from the byproducts of agricultural operations and other sources of plant biomass.

Graduate students will work with world-renowned faculty in the Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Laboratory, located on the Tri-Cities campus in the nucleus of the Tri-Cities Research District.

Meet Dr. Yang

Bin Yang, associate professor of biological systems engineering, has figured out a way to successfully convert a common wood byproduct into hydrocarbon molecules that could be used as jet fuel. The work of Yang’s team will be on the cover of the December issue of Green Chemistry, a journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Read more…

To be admitted to the Master’s or Doctoral program  at WSU Tri-Cities you must:

  • Submit an online application to the Graduate School, that includes:
    • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
    • One-page statement of purpose
    • Three letters of recommendation (be prepared to enter recommender’s name and email address)
    • Official GRE scores and TOEFL score (if applicable).

    These programs are officially offered through the Pullman campus, although students may complete all of their degree requirements on the Tri-Cities campus. Students interested in this Ph.D. program must apply to WSU Pullman to be accepted. Prospective students are encouraged to contact the department about the availability of coursework, research, and faculty advisors at the Tri-Cities campus.

Students earning a master’s degree must take the following courses:

  • Introduction to Biorefinery (ChE 581); Biochemical Engineering:
    • Biochemical Conversion of Biomass (ChE 560)
    • Biochemical Conversion Laboratory (ChE 549)
  • Biomass Biological Processing Engineering (BSysE 5xx), Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts:
    • Thermochemical Route (BSysE 5xx)
    • Renewable Energy Technologies (BSysE 5xx)
  • ChE 596 and ChE 597 or the equivalents.
  • Three (3) additional credits to be chosen from ChE 500 or BSysE 500.
  • A minimum of eight (8) credits in ChE 700 or BSysE 700.

Doctoral students in this program must take the following courses:

  • Introduction to Biorefinery (ChE 581).
  • Biochemical Engineering: Biochemical Conversion of Biomass (ChE 560).
  • Biochemical Conversion Laboratory (ChE 549).
  • Biomass Biological Processing Engineering (BSysE 5xx), Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts:
    • Thermochemical Route (BSysE 5xx)
    • Renewable Energy Technologies (BSysE 5xx)
    • ChE 596 and ChE 597 or the equivalents.
  • A minimum of seventeen (17) credits in ChE 800 or BSysE 800.
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