Presidential Young Investigator Award:  Biopolymer          Structural/Functional Relationships in Biochemical          Engineering Systems
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This research deals with the study of biopolymer structure, function,           and properties as they relate to biochemical engineering principles and         operations.  Biopolymers include proteins, polynucleic acids, and               polysaccharides.  The first two groups generally contain structural             units with ionizable moieties and are therefore polyelectrolytes.  Some         polysaccharides are also polyelectrolytes, but most (cellulose, starch,         and dextrans) are not charged near neutral pH.  The initial phases of           the directed research plan of study involves examination of these               uncharged biopolymers after the "base cases" are established.  Future           studies will examine polyelectrolytes.
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{'Code': '1402', 'Text': 'BIOCHEMICAL & BIOMASS ENG'}
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