Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Engineering for a Sustainable World.

The University of Florida's Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering is founded on developing, teaching, and applying engineering principles to improve and sustain agricultural and biological systems for current and future generations.

Academics

UF/IFAS ABE is ranked among the top programs in the nation.

Research

Our cutting-edge research tackles real-world problems.

Extension

Our extension programs bring high-level expertise to meet community needs.

UF/IFAS

UF ag engineering grad and seasoned professor named ABE chair; seeks to expand on achievements of prior leaders

As interim chair, Greg Kiker wasn’t just steering agricultural and biological engineering (ABE) – he was accelerating it. Backed by the experience of working with powerhouse predecessors, he knew how to build on their legacies of progress. Now, Rob Gilbert, dean for research Read More

A variety of half empty food packages are arrayed on a blue tarp, tagged for cataloging. A small scale is on the side, used to weigh the objects to determine food waste amounts.

Agribusiness

ABE Expands Citizen Science Effort to Tackle Household Food Waste

Write up by: Ziynet Boz, Ph.D. As part of the national Food Waste Challenge funded by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and the Kroger Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, the ABE Department has completed its second round of household food and packaging waste audits through a citizen science research model. Led by PI Dr. Ziynet Boz, with Co-PIs Dr. Catherine Campbell and Dr. Greg Kiker, the project, entitled Integrated Read More