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Proposal to offer graduate level course base on a existing undergraduate course: Biological Process Engineering I am proposing to offer a gradate course of Biological Process Engineering based on our current course of BBE 4713: Biological Process Engineering. The graduate course will be offered at the same time as BBE 4713, but will require additional work for students who take the course for graduate credits (see syllabus). Syllabus is attached in following pages, here are the proposed changes to web description: Current Web Description: BBE 4713 -?Biological Process Engineering (3.0?cr; Prereq-[4013 or 4013], BP 3033, upper div IT; A-F or Aud, spring, even years) Material and energy balances. Fluid flow and mixing. Heat and mass transfer. Homogeneous reactions of bioprocess engineering and biological systems. Fermentation engineering, reactor design fundamentals. Filtration, centrifugation, separation, absorption, extraction, chromatography. Applications to biological systems. Biorefining. Conversion of biomass into bioenergy, biochemicals, and biomaterials. Proposed Change: BBE 4713/5xxx -?Biological Process Engineering (3.0?cr; Prereq-[4013 or 4013], BP 3033, upper div IT; A-F or Aud, spring, ANNUAL) Material and energy balances. Homogeneous reactions of bioprocess engineering and biological systems. Fermentation engineering, reactor design fundamentals. Filtration, centrifugation, separation, absorption, extraction, chromatography. Applications to biological systems. Biorefining. Conversion of biomass into bioenergy, biochemicals, and biomaterials.  University of Minnesota Spring 2008 BBE4713/5xxx: Biological Processing Engineering (3 credits) INSTRUCTOR: Lecture: Monday, Wednesday Recitation: Friday COURSE PREREQUISITES BBE 4013 or Concurrent registration in 4013 is required (or allowed), BP 3033 Course description: Capitalization of the power and potentials of biological process and renewable