Tags: Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Researchers receive USDA grant to study new riparian buffer strategy

7/20/17

A team led by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has received a nearly $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct a three-year study of a new flexible strategy to ramp up installation of riparian buffers.

Soil filters out some emerging contaminants before reaching groundwater

7/18/17

There is considerable uncertainty surrounding emerging contaminants in aquatic ecosystems and groundwater, and a recent Penn State study of compounds from pharmaceuticals and personal care products didn't add much clarity. But it did provide insight into the transport of the chemicals, according to researchers in the College of Agricultural Sciences.

Researchers working with sports venues to make them 'greener,' sustainable

7/6/17

Ecosystem and bioproduct researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences are working with professional sports franchises to make their venues "greener" and reduce the environmental impact of their events.

Student-built grain entrapment simulator aimed at saving farmers' lives

5/18/16

An apparatus built as a capstone project by a team of senior biological engineering students was created to save farmers' lives by demonstrating extreme danger.

Architectural rendering of renovated Agricultural Engineering Building

Trustees approve building project for Agricultural and Biological Engineering

5/6/16

Final plans for a renovation and construction project to modernize the Agricultural Engineering Building at an estimated cost of $44.5 million were approved by the Board of Trustees at their May 6 meeting.

Better Blocker: New bio-absorbable medical foam headed to market

2/17/16

Jeffrey Catchmark, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering at Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, is working to commercialize a patent-pending biofoam pad for wound and trauma care.

Stink Wars

10/28/15

Fangle Chang, a doctoral candidate in agricultural and biological engineering, hopes to bridge the gap between human and technology perceptions of dairy farm smells.

Two engineering postdoctoral researchers win awards at annual exhibition

10/2/14

Two engineers won best poster awards at the seventh annual postdoc research exhibition held Sept. 24 at the Nittany Lion Inn.

Student Stories: Globetrotter -- Biological Engineering major travels to do good

9/30/14

After visiting Europe, Central America and Africa, senior Kelsey Czyzyk has no plans to stop traveling.

Students demonstrate the "LiriK," a tablet for sheet music that turns the page by tracking a person's eyes.

Fall 2013 Design Showcase winners announced

12/17/13

The winners of the fall Engineering Design Showcase were announced on Thursday at the Bryce Jordan Center. The event was the culmination of a semester-long effort by students to solve real-world problems posed by industry sponsors. Participants included first-year students through seniors across a number of engineering disciplines.

Student Stories: Biological Engineering grad helping to protect environment

9/17/13

Ever since Andrew Neal was a boy, the environment played a significant role in his life. Under the guidance of his father and the Boy Scouts of America, his appreciation for the outdoors grew into a passion, and it is what motivates him today in his natural-resource engineering career.

Faculty members learn that academic integrity is more than stopping cheaters

8/8/13

For many, the term "academic integrity" may be synonymous with preventing cheating, but a recent workshop on campus showed faculty there's more to creating an ethical classroom than just preventing cheating.

Penn State Pullers place high in international tractor event

6/28/13

A team of students from Penn State's colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering recently placed fifth overall in the International Quarter Scale Tractor Competition, sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.

Changing cellulose-forming process may tap plants' biofuel potential

4/26/13

Changing the way a plant forms cellulose may lead to more efficient, less expensive biofuel production, according to Penn State engineers. "What every biofuel manufacturer wants to do is to get to the sugars," said Jeffrey Catchmark, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering. "But the structure of cellulose itself can be an obstacle."

Three engineers receive National Science Foundation Faculty Career Awards

4/15/13

Three Penn State engineering faculty members have been named winners of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.

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