This subject obtained the right to grant a master's degree in 2005. There are 43 teachers, including 10 professors and 23 associate professors, 93% of whom have doctoral degrees, and 84% are under 45 years old. It has the National Energy Biorefinery R & D Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocessing Process, and Biorefinery Engineering Center of the Ministry of Education, as well as a high level in research fields such as fermentation engineering, biomass chemistry and engineering, sugar engineering and biological materials. This discipline intersects with multiple disciplines such as chemical engineering, food, materials and environment and energy.