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Introduction to the engineering profession with career opportunities in the agricultural and biological engineering disciplines. Interactive class activities include concepts necessary for becoming a successful engineer including time management, design concepts, ethics, and team building. Students become familiar with laboratories, computer facilities, and other opportunities that are available to agricultural and biological engineering students. Class emphasis is on problem-solving skills, information synthesis, and technical communication. May not receive credit for both ABE 100 and ABE 127.

May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.

Approaches to solving problems in the field of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) using computer aids. Case studies will consider traditional and new domains in ABE such as: off-highway vehicle engineering, natural resources and environmental systems, control of indoor air environments, bioprocessing of food and agricultural materials, digital and urban agriculture, renewable energy, and sustainability. Typical approaches to problem solving include spreadsheets, GUI based programming, scripting, geospatial platforms, solid modeling, visual programming, dynamic modeling, biological modeling. Prerequisite: One of MATH 220, MATH 221, MATH 234.

This multi-disciplinary course will examine a new approach to infrastructure engineering for alternately developed societies that seeks to counteract the disconnects and differing objectives among project stakeholders that result in lack of infrastructure sustainability and resiliency. Using a case study from Western Africa, the course will consider the impact of globalization, the attitudes of industrialized societies, and the role of place-based knowledge in designing and implementing infrastructure interventions for rural societies. Same as AFST 233.

Fundamental concepts of thermodynamics will be presented and applied to the discipline of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. Topics include: forms of energy, first and second laws of thermodynamics, energy balances on closed and open systems, entropy, refrigeration and cooling. Thermodynamic principles will be applied to Agricultural and Biological Engineering systems: thermodynamics of flow processes, mass and energy balances for non-reacting systems, mechanical energy balances, thermodynamics of food drying, freezing and reaction kinetics of biological systems. Credit is not given toward graduation for ABE 340 and either ME 200 or CHBE 321. Prerequisite: MATH 241.

Individual research, special problems, thesis, development or design work under the supervision of a member of the faculty. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Use of data to study problems unique to agricultural and biological engineering, identify patterns, and make actionable insights. Course includes (1) exploratory data analysis including data profiling, missing data, description, and data visualization; (2) data processing techniques including singular value decomposition, dimensionality reduction, and Fourier and wavelet transforms; (3) machine learning techniques including regression, classification, feature selection, clustering, and neural networks. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 graduate hours. Prerequisite: CS 101 or equivalent and MATH 257.

Renewable energy sources and applications, including solar, geothermal, wind, and biomass. Renewable energy's role in reducing air pollution and global climate change. Capstone project to design a system for converting renewable energy into thermal or electrical energy. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Credit is not given for both ABE 436 and ETMA 438. Prerequisite: PHYS 211.

Hydrology, hydraulics, design, construction and cost estimating of structures for the conservation and quality control of soil and water resources; relationship of topography, soils, crops, climate, and cultural practices in conservation and quality control of soil and water for agriculture. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration in TAM 335.

Design, construction, performance, and maintenance of agricultural drainage systems to meet both production and water quality objectives. Modeling of drainage systems. Principles of conservation drainage. 4 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration in TAM 335.

Design and application of off-road vehicles for farm and construction use; thermodynamics of engines; measurement of power and efficiencies; power transmission and traction; chassis mechanics; operator environment. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 graduate hours. Credit is not given for both ABE 466 and ETMA 464. Prerequisite: ABE 340 or ME 200.

Engineering and scientific principles governing bioprocessing of biomass for production of ethanol and other fermentation products. Process unit operations; conventional and alternative feed stock materials; recovery of value-added coproducts and other variables involved in producing fuel ethanol; process simulation; economic analysis. 4 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ABE 340 or ME 200 or ChBE 321. Restricted to Junior, Senior or Graduate student status.

Individual research, special problems, thesis, development or design work under the supervision of a member of the faculty. 1 to 4 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in agricultural and biological engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites. 1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary to a maximum of 16 hours.

Basic research orientation, degree program requirements, literature review techniques, peer review of journal articles, presentation skills, safe laboratory practices, case studies, time management and productivity. Prerequisite: Restricted to ABE or ETMAS programs.

Introduction to teaching and pedagogy, strategies for engaging students, presentation techniques, feedback, research integrity and thesis preparation. Prerequisite: Restricted to ABE or ETMAS programs.

Individual investigations or studies of any phases of agricultural engineering selected by the student and approved by the advisor and the faculty member who will supervise the study. May be repeated to a maximum of 16 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in agricultural and biological engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary to a maximum of 8 hours.