| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course Overview, Enzyme Classification | |
| 2 | Enzyme Kinetics (Single-substrate Reactions), Measurement | |
| 3 | Enzyme Inhibition | |
| 4 | Enzyme Inhibition, pH and Temp Effects | |
| 5 | Non-ideal Enzyme Kinetics | Problem set 1 due |
| 6 | Immobilized Enzyme Kinetics - External | |
| 7 | Immobilized Enzyme Kinetics - Internal | |
| 8 | Applications of Enzyme Catalysis (Biocatalysis) | Problem set 2 due |
| 9 | Microbial Growth | |
| 10 | Microbial Growth - Batch Cultivation Profiles | |
| Quiz 1 | ||
| 11 | Stoichiometry of Growth, Product Formation | |
| 12 | Stoichiometry of Growth, Product Formation (cont.) | |
| 13 | Models of Microbial Growth | Problem set 3 due |
| 14 | Models of Microbial Growth (cont.) | |
| 15 | Continuous Culture | |
| 16 | Continuous Culture (cont.) | Problem set 4 due |
| 17 | Bioreactor Design | |
| 18 | Bioreactor Design (cont.) | |
| Quiz 2 | ||
| 19 | Bioreactor Design (cont.) | |
| 20 | Mass Transfer | |
| 21 | Mass Transfer (cont.) | |
| 22 | Heat Transfer, Media and Air Sterilization | |
| 23 | Scale-up | |
| 24 | Scale-down | Problem set 5 due |
| 25 | Animal Cell Culture | |
| 26 | Animal Cell Culture (cont.) | |
| Quiz 3 | ||
| 27 | Mixed Cultures | |
| 28 | Mixed Cultures (cont.) | |
| 29 | Medium Development | |
| 30 | Medium Development (cont.) | |
| 31 | Cellular Engineering - An Engineer's View Towards Recombinant Organisms | Problem set 6 due |
| 32 | Cellular Engineering/Molecular Biology for Process Engineering | |
| 33 | Cellular Engineering/Molecular Biology for Process Engineering (cont.) | |
| 34 | Enzyme Engineering for Process Improvement | |
| 35 | Enzyme Engineering for Process Improvement (cont.) | |
| Quiz 4 |