IBE: Purdue University
Purdue University Institute of Biological Engineering Student Chapter
formerly known as the Biological Engineering in Genetics Club (BEG)
Our mission
Purdue IBE strives to unite students - from multiple majors - interested in Biological Engineering by providing contact and affiliation with a professional society. The department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering serves at the home department for the club, but students from all related majors can be and are members.
Current majors represented include:
- Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Biochemistry
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Genetic Biology
- Environmental Engineering
Our history
Purdue IBE chapter began as an iGEM team in 2006. The team formed a student club named "Biological Engineering in Genetics" or BEG (named for their ineterests and their need for research funds). BEG was formed because the students wanted to expand the activities beyond iGEM. In 2007 BEG decided that a national affiliation with IBE would help to fulfill this objective.
Student Officers
- President: Craig Barcus
- Treasurer: Janie Stine
- Secretary: Erin Rosswurm
iGEM - the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition
if you are interested in joining the 2008 iGEM team ... see Dr. Rickus at rickus@purdue.edu
Come check us out at the iGEM 2008 Callout meeting at 7PM on January 23 in ABE 205!!
Join us at or iGEM wiki!!
