The discipline of Bioengineering was introduced in 1987 and well known for the involvement in the birth of Only One oral liquid and large-scale wastewater treatment. The Department of Bioengineering was established at the dawn of this century and has been developed into a top institutions in biotechnology field nationwide. The 27 faculty members, include 15 full professors, are supervising Ph.D. and master students on Bioengineering and Biochemical Engineering disciplines. The 11 research labs are with focuses on biofuel, natural products, pesticides, probiotics, microalgae, biomaterials, biosensors, marine microbiolgy, biodegradation, biochemical engineering, immunotherapy, electrophoresis, or molecular diagnosis.