Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemical Engineering

International exchanges have advanced remarkably in recent years as the world faces an intense need to improve manufacturing reliability through technological innovation and make beneficial contributions to environmental sustainability. Thus, chemical scientists and engineers face many future challenges in the conservation of the global environment, invention of sustainable energy, and the advancement of innovative green technology.
There is a growing global demand for highly skilled personnel with advanced technical knowledge of the principles of material handling, who also have the professional expertise needed to create eco-industrial synergies that will shape the future of an environmentally sustainable society.
The course of Applied Chemistry aims to provide deep understanding of fundamental principles that govern the nature of chemical reactions and facilitate challenges to design and create fine chemicals that benefit society.
The undergraduate and graduate programs provide rigorous education in interdisciplinary areas of applied chemistry and chemical engineering, with a focus on manufacturing science and technology for the sustainable coexistence of humans, nature, and Earth. Students are encouraged through practical experience and academic courses to learn how to design and create environmentally friendly chemical processes, as well as extend their knowledge of handling advanced green technologies and building ideal chemical systems for the future.

In the 21st century, bio-related fields have been attracting much attention, with high expectations for sustainable and eco-friendly biotechnology from the perspective of moving away from fossil resources. In particular, the production of energy resources and raw materials for chemical products is expected to flourish through green biotechnology.
Active participation in these new fields not only requires knowledge of biology, but also a deep understanding of chemical reactions, chemical properties of biomolecules, and engineering process design. To this end, we have organized research groups in the fields of chemical biology, biomaterials, and bioprocesses. In addition to basic chemistry, our course incorporates biotechnologies such as biochemistry, biofunctional molecular engineering, enzyme engineering, microbial engineering, and biochemical engineering.
Through academic education and research, we develop human resources who can face the challenges of “manufacturing from living organisms” by acquiring development capabilities for new biotechnology that fuses chemistry and bioengineering.