Bio and Nanoengineering

Group Leader: Professor Mark Biggs

The following three 'hot spots' have been identified:

• Micro and nanofluidics: Initial efforts to be led by Dr Alwahabi will focus on developing experimental and modelling capabilities in multiphase micro and nanofluidic systems with a view to developing in the longer term a world-leading capacity to design and develop systems relevant to the materials, pharmaceutical and tissue engineering fields.
• Nanostructured materials: Initial efforts to be lead by Professor Biggs will focus on developing experimental and modelling capabilities in nanostructured solids related to challenging separations, catalysis and energy storage with a view to developing in the longer term a world-leading capacity to design systems relevant to defence, energy, water treatment and bioprocessing.
• Biopharmaceutical production: Initial efforts to be lead by Associate Professor O’Neill will focus on developing experimental and modelling capabilities in biopharmaceutical production with a view to developing in the longer term a world-leading capacity to develop processes for the more rapid production of, for example, flu vaccine.