Agricultural and Biological Engineering
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    Agricultural and Biological Engineering

    Pennsylvania State University
    Pennsylvania State University
    United States of America
    United States of America, University Park
    University Rank:#90
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    Duration4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    USD 3,320 / Semester
    Next IntakeJune 1, 2023

    Agricultural and Biological Engineering

    About

    Agricultural and Biological Engineering offers students the opportunity to gain expertise in areas of engineering for biological/agricultural systems corresponding to their professional interests. Graduate students select research projects (and supporting course work) from a wide range of interest areas that match faculty research expertise. Research projects are available in:

    • physical properties of biological materials
    • plant and animal production systems
    • food engineering
    • wood engineering
    • agricultural structures
    • agricultural safety
    • food safety
    • bulk solids handling and storage
    • agricultural systems engineering
    • agricultural by-product utilization
    • forage processing and handling systems
    • electronics instrumentation
    • online computer control systems
    • erosion and sedimentation control
    • waste management
    • water quality
    • natural resources management and conservation

    Excellent facilities, including equipment and instrumentation, are available for research in the designated areas. Among the special facilities are:

    • field plot areas
    • a full-scale sedimentation basin test facility
    • hydraulic flumes
    • sedigraph
    • gas and ion chromatography units
    • atomic absorption unit
    • rainfall simulators
    • food properties lab
    • food equipment and processing lab
    • microbiological engineering lab
    • fermentation lab
    • computer vision systems
    • hydraulic and pneumatic test stands
    • fabrication shop
    • electronics instrumentation
    • microcomputer laboratory
    • controlled environment chambers
    • composite characterization labs
    • wood structures lab
    • wood mechanics lab

    Collaborative arrangements allow access to a large variety of other resources:

    • Penn State Institutes of the Environment and Energy
    • Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
    • Materials Research Institute
    • Materials Characterization Laboratory
    • Nanofabrication Facility
    • Penn State Institute for CyberScience
    • PA Housing Research Center
    • Center for Food Manufacturing
    • USDA Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Lab
    • a mushroom research and demonstration facility
    • a 1,500-acre agricultural research center for cooperative work with agronomic and horticultural production systems as well as animal production systems
     
     
     

    1. Know: Graduates will be able to demonstrate mastery of core principles and methods of agricultural and biological engineering professional practice and in-depth mastery of a subfield.
    2. Critical and analytical thinking: Graduates will be able to critically and creatively conceptualize and evaluate engineering problem formulations, analyses, and solutions.
    3. Apply/Create: Graduates will demonstrate proficiency in engineering problem formulation, planning, organization and implementation of appropriate methods of analyses and solutions.
    4. Communicate: Graduates will be able to effectively communicate technical knowledge, including ideas, data analysis, findings, or decision justification in written and oral presentation appropriate to the audience.
    5. Professional Practice: Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of and ability to practice the professional standards of engineering and professional behavior with the highest ethical standards.

    1. Know: Graduates will demonstrate a deep knowledge of principles and methodologies of agricultural and biological engineering which may include the foundational mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, engineering or communications.
    2. Create: Graduates will be able to create new knowledge and develop new solutions to agricultural and biological engineering problems by developing an understanding of the scientific and engineering literature and engaging in scientific research.
    3. Apply: Graduates will be able to apply knowledge of the principles and methodologies of agricultural and biological engineering to the process of creating new knowledge and conducting original scientific research in the field of agricultural and biological engineering.
    4. Critical and analytical thinking: Graduates will be able to independently analyze and critique motivations for conducting research, the research process, research results, and the implications of research and its results to our world.
    5. Communicate: Graduates will be able to actively listen, convey accurately and clearly ideas and results both orally and in writing, and engage in positive, effective deliberation.
    6. Professional practice: Graduates will be prepared to become leaders in our society by being able to apply technical skills for effective decision making in agricultural and biological engineering fields.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Degree Requirements and Academic Credentials:
    4-6 year Bachelor's Degree.
    Official transcript; official certification of degree and date awarded; documents required in English only. Documents must be issued by the school with the official stamps and signature.

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 6.5
    • TOEFLMin 80

    Fee Information

    Application Fee 75

    How to Apply

    Provide all information as it appears on your government-issued identification.

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    Agricultural and Biological Engineering

    Pennsylvania State University

    Pennsylvania State University

    United States of America

    United States of America, University Park

    Go to Official Website