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ABE 2012C: Introduction to Biological Engineering
Introduces the process of design along with approaches to solving engineering problems, manipulations, and presentations of engineering data and applied engineering concepts. (WR)
Prerequisites: MAC 2311
Credits: 3
Semesters Offered: Fall
Instructor: Dr. Ana Martin-Ryals
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ABE 3000C: Applications in Biological Engineering
This course provides an overview of the research and applications of Biological Engineering such as bioprocessing, biotechnology, transport processes, biosensors, bioremediation, biological materials, and biomedicine. Hands-on experiments and course projects are required. This course has two, one-hour lectures and a three-hour lab.
Prereq: This course requires a junior-level standing in engineering or permission of both the instructor and the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department. It is also expected that the student has basic courses in calculus, chemistry, physics, and biology.
Credits: 3
Semesters Offered: Spring
Instructor: Dr. Melanie Correll
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ABE 3212C: Land and Water Resources Engineering 
Introduction to hydrology, flow through porous media, flood routing, grade control structures and erosion control.
Prereq: ENV3040c or CGN3421 or (COP2271&COP2271L) and MAP 2302
Coreq: CWR 3201 or EGN 3353C
Credits: 4
Semesters Offered: Spring
Instructor: Dr. Rafael Muñoz-Carpena
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ABE 3612C: Heat and Mass Transfer in Bio Systems
Transport phenomena, steady and unsteady-state heat conduction, radiation, free and forced convection, mass transfer, psychometrics and thermodynamics of biological processes.
Coreq: ENV 3040C or CGN 3421 or ESI 4327C or COP2271 and COP2271L
Credits: 4
Semesters Offered: Fall
Instructor: Dr. William Pelletier
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ABE 3652C: Physical and Rheological Properties of Biological Materials
Theory and use of physical and rheological properties of biological materials in agricultural engineering applications.
Prereq: CHM 2045, MAC 2313 and PHY 2048
Credits: 3
Semesters Offered: Spring
Instructor: Dr. William Pelletier
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ABE 4033: Fundamentals and Applications of Biosensors
Provides a broad introduction to the field of biosensors, as well as an in-depth and quantitative view of biosensor design and performance analysis. The fundamental application of biosensor theory will be demonstrated, including recognition, transduction, signal acquisition, and post-processing/data analysis.
Prereq: MAP 2302, BSC 2010 and CHM 2200
Credits: 3
Semester Offered: Spring
Instructor: Dr. Jose Reyes
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ABE 4034: Remote Sensing in Engineering: Science, Sensors, and Applications
Students will develop an understanding of remote sensing theory and systems in visible; infrared; and microwave regions of the EM spectrum. The course is three parts. The first part includes science and theoretical basis of remote sensing. The second part of the course involves system characteristics of sensors used in the three regions, including sensor design, calibration, and performance issues. The third part includes student presentations on various applications of remote sensing.
The course is designed for upper-division undergraduate students in HWCOE who have a strong background in differential/integral calculus, and preferably, in applied physics.
Semester Offered: Spring
Instructor: Dr. Jasmeet Judge
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ABE 4042C: Biological Engineering Design 1
Design of engineered agricultural and biological systems and devices. Problem definition analysis, synthesis, project management, economic, environmental and social impacts. Individual and team projects.
Credits: 2
Semester Offered: Fall
Instructor: Dr. Richard Scholtz
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ABE 4043C: Biological Engineering Design 2
Senior capstone design project
Prereq: Senior standing (4EG), ABE 4042C, and two courses in the area of specialization
Credits: 2
Semester Offered: Spring
Instructor: Dr. Ziynet Boz
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ABE 4171: Power and Machines for Biological Systems
Design and specification of power and machine elements applied to agricultural, biological and land and water resources or food engineering; fundamentals of power units, design of machine elements and power transmission.
Prereq: EGM 3520 and EML 3007
Credits: 3
Semester Offered: Fall
Instructor: Dr. Tom Burks
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ABE 4231C: Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Irrigation and drainage systems design, including pump sizing and specification, water distribution systems, plant water requirement, drainage systems, and flood control.
Prereq: ABE 3212C
Credits: 4
Semester Offered: Fall
Instructor: Dr. Richard Scholtz
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ABE 4320: Controlled Environment Production Systems Design
This course provides a concentrated study of design criteria, analysis techniques, and new technologies for plant production under controlled environments. Classes focus on various controlled environment systems, including high tunnels, greenhouses, and vertical farming systems. Students will learn technical skills of controlled environment systems, understand how agricultural structures and system components affect plant growing environment, and how to select materials and equipment to design a controlled environment agriculture system. Students will develop technical skills for energy-conscious designs of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).
Pre-Requisites/Co-Requisites:
MAC1147 Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry and 3 credits of physics
Credits: 3
Semester Offered: Spring
Instructor: Dr. Ying Zhang
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ABE 4413C: Postharvest Operations Engineering
Engineering principles and practices of post-harvest operations for the maintenance of the quality of agricultural products. Design of systems and facilities.
Prereq: ABE 3612C
Credits: 3
Semester Offered: Spring (Odd Years)
Instructor: Dr. William Pelletier
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ABE 4641: Modeling Coupled Natural-Human Systems
Explore approaches to modeling coupled natural-human systems, drawing from both natural and social sciences. Topics include regime shift from dynamical systems and basic concepts from game theory and social-ecological system literature. These are combined in models that operationalize a conceptual framework. With guidance, develop models for final projects.
Prereq: MAC2312 or equivalent (basic understanding of calculus)
Semester Offered: Fall
Instructor: Dr. Rachata Muneepeerakul
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ABE 4655C: Bio-based Products
Provides the knowledge for the production of fuels, chemicals, and materials from renewable resources; includes the fundamental principles and practical applications of bio-based products: biorefinery and biobased products overview, fundamental concepts in understanding biorefinery and biobased products; materials, chemical platforms, and fuels from biomass.
Prereq: CHM 2045 or CHM 2095 and CHM 2046 or CHM 2096 or equivalent general chemistry courses, or instructor permission
Credits: 3
Semester Offered: Fall
Instructor: Dr. Pratap Pullammanappallil
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ABE 4662: Quantification of Biological Processes
Quantitative description and analysis of biological processes pertaining to microbes, plants, animals, and ecosystems. Biological transport phenomena, bioenergetics, enzyme kinetics, metabolism, bioregulation, circulatory and muscle systems, agroecosystems. Analytical and experimental laboratory for the development of quantitative skills.
Prereq: ABE 2062 or BSC 2010, EGN 3353 or CWR 3201
Credits: 3
Semester Offered: Fall
Instructor: Dr. Melanie Correll
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ABE 4812: Food and Bioprocess Engineering Unit Operations
Analysis of thermal freezing, evaporation, dehydration, contact equilibrium and mechanical separation processes as governed by the reaction kinetics and rheology of processed foods.
Prereq: ABE 3612C, CWR 3201 or EGN 3353C
Credits: 4
Semester Offered: Fall
Instructor: Dr. Pratap Pullammanappallil
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ABE 4905: Individual Study in Biological Engineering
Selected problems of projects in the student's major field of engineering study.
Departmentally Controlled: Please complete the ABE4905 request form. If you are an ABE student, follow the instruction provided on the ABE Canvas page on how to fill out and submit the signed ABE4905 request form.
Credits: 1-4
Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer |
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ABE 4912: Integrated Product and Processing Design 1 in Biological Engineering
The first part of a two-course sequence in which multidisciplinary teams of engineering and business students partner with industry sponsors to design and build authentic products and processes on time and within budget.
Credits: 3
Semester Offered: Fall
Instructor: Dr. Edward Latorre
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ABE 4932: Applications of Life Cycle Assessment in Biological Engineering
This course that will explore the topic of life-cycle assessment (LCA) in relation to biological engineering design. The course will be project based with students working in teams to identify a current challenge within water-energy-food systems and develop an engineering solution to address this challenge. A key component of this course will be applying LCA as a tool for informing the design process and evaluating the environmental impacts of engineered products and processes. Students will be introduced to additional concepts including circular economy, mass and energy balances, and life-cycle costing.
Prereq: MAC1147 Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry
Credits: 3
Semester Offered: Spring
Instructor: Drs. Ana Martin-Ryals and Ziynet Boz
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ABE 4932: Environmental Biotechnology
The course will introduce biological processes employed for treatment of agricultural, municipal, industrial and agro-processing residues and wastes. It will include biological, physical and chemical principles related to characterization and analysis of pollutants, biological and physico-chemical transformation of pollutants, and engineering principles for design and operation of treatment systems. The course will focus on analysis and design of activated sludge, nutrient removal, and anaerobic digestion systems. Field trips to operating systems will reinforce the concepts taught during lecture.
Prereq: 4 or higher classification courses in Biological, Chemical or Environmental Engineering
Credits: 3
Semester Offered: Spring
Instructor: Dr. Pratap Pullammanappallil
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ABE 4932: Bioprocess Engineering
Engineering principles, processes, and techniques for using biological agents for the production of chemicals, food, biofuels, and pharmaceuticals, and waste treatment.
Pre-Requisites/Co-Requisites: Life Sciences, Biological, Chemical or Environmental Engineering coursework
Credits:
Semester Offered: Fall
Instructor: Dr. Pratap Pullammanappallil
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ABE 4932/6933: Advanced Robotic Systems Design
Design, implementation, and performance assessment of agricultural robotic systems. Students will learn how to design and implement modules for robotic navigation, perception, and manipulation using the Robot Operating System. They will also be introduced to best design practices and project management techniques for integrated hardware/software development teams.
Pre-Requisites/Co-Requisites: ABE 4171C or equivalent for undergraduate students. Prerequisite courses can be taken concurrently with this course.
Credits: 2
Semester Offered: Spring
Instructor: Dr. Henry Medeiros
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ABE 4935: Writing Grant Proposals
Introduces seniors in the ABE department to opportunities for obtaining scholarships, fellowships, internships, and teaching/research assistantships from federal funding agencies; includes funding sources and opportunities, provide guidelines for proposal writing. Requires preparing a proposal.
Prereq: Senior standing, must be pursuing a degree within the Agricultural and Biological Engineering department, and instructor permission
Credits: 2
Semester Offered: Fall
Instructor: Dr. Henry Medeiros
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ABE 4949: Work Experience in Biological Engineering
Work experience in the biological engineering industry with advisor approval. (S-U)
Departmentally Controlled: Please complete the ABE4949 request form. If you are an ABE student, follow the instruction provided on the ABE Canvas page on how to fill out and submit the signed ABE4949 request form.
Prereq: Advisor approval
Credits: 1-3
Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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ABE 5648: Modeling Coupled Natural-Human Systems Approaches to modeling coupled natural-human systemsare explored, drawing from both natural and social sciences. Topicsinclude regime shift from dynamical systems and basic concepts from game theory and social-ecological system literature. These arecombined in models that operationalize a conceptual framework. Properties andimplications of these models—e.g., resilience and robustness of the coupled systems—will be derived and discussed.Students develop models—with guidance—for final projects.
Prereq: Basic calculus and college-level probability courses
Credits: 3
Semesters Offered: Fall
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ABE 6933: Logistics of Agricultural Food Chains
This course covers logistic strategy and concepts for agricultural food chains, and the techniques and tools needed to improve supply chain efficiency and solve logistics problems.
Prereq: Basic skill of math and statistics, knowledge of farming operations
Credits: 3
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