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Joel
Walker ,
Interim
Chair of the Department , 203
Engineering Hall , 575-2351
Professors Griffis, Walker * Professors Emeriti Bryan, Harris, Nelson
* Associate Professors Carrier, Costello, Tao, Vories * Assistant Professor
Chaubey * Research Assistant Professor Murphy * Adjunct Professors Gardisser,
Langston * Adjunct Associate Professors Huitink, Tacker, Vandevender *
Adjunct Assistant Professors Howell, Wimberly, Yang
Biological
and agricultural engineering is the application of engineering to biological
systems. The curriculum is structured to address the wide range of problems
associated with
protecting the environment, managing natural resources and the manufacturing,
processing, and production of biological products. Students may concentrate
in one of the following areas: food and process engineering, bio-environmental
resource engineering, structures and environment, power and machinery,
and the pre-medical option.
Biological and agricultural engineering prepares a student for a wide
variety of engineering positions related to bio systems in general and
agriculture in particular. Careers are available in both the public and
private sector, and include environmental protection, natural resource
utilization, food processing, machine development,
structural design, teaching, research, and consulting.
Departmental goals include the following:
- Providing undergraduate and graduate students with opportunities to
pursue education and careers involving the application of engineering
principles to biological systems. These careers may include environmental
protection, food process engineering, structures for controlled environments,
power and machinery systems, and medicine.
- Providing undergraduate and
especially graduate students with opportunities to participate in research
projects that apply engineering principles to the solution of problems
in biological systems.
- Development and nurturing of both undergraduate
and graduate students so that they can make significant contributions
to the creation and application of technology in our dynamic super-technological
society, or in under-developed countries.
The curriculum is under the joint supervision of the dean of the
College of Engineering and the dean of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural,
Food and Life Sciences. However, the Bachelor of Science in Biological and
Agricultural Engineering degree is conferred by the College of Engineering
and is granted after the successful completion of 132 hours of approved
course work.
Areas of Specialization
Each student is required to complete
22 semester hours of approved electives in his or her area of specialization.
Ten of these hours must be from the biological sciences. The remaining
12 hours are classified as technical electives and consist mainly of upper-division
courses in engineering, mathematics, and the sciences. A list of approved
electives is maintained by the department.
Major areas of technical specialization
and the recommended elective courses for each are listed here. One or
more biological science electives are given for some areas.
- AGRN 2203, Soil Science
- BIOL
1543/1541L Principles of Biology
Technical electives:
- CVEG 3223, Hydrology
- CVEG 3243, Environmental Engineering
- CVEG 4243, Environmental Engineering Design
- AGEC 3503, Agricultural Law I
Food and Process Engineering
Biological Science electives:
- MBIO 2013/2011L, General Microbiology
- CHEM 3603/3601L, Organic Chemistry I
Technical electives:
- FDSC 4304/4300L, Food Chemistry
- FDSC 4124/4120L, Food Microbiology
- FDSC 3103, Principles of Food Processing
- CHEM 3813, Intro to Biochemistry
- CHEM 3453/3451L, Elements of Physical Chemistry
- MEEG 4413, Heat Transfer
- CHEG 4423, Auto. Process Control
Structures and Environment
Biological Science electives:
- AGRN 2203, Soil Science
- BIOL 1543/1541L Principles of Biology
Technical electives:
- BOTY 4304, Plant Physiology
- MEEG 3403, Thermodynamics II
- MEEG 4413, Heat Transfer
- MEEG 4473, Indoor Environmental Control
- CVEG 3304, Structural Analysis
- CVEG 4353, Timber Design
Power and Machinery
Biological Science electives:
- AGRN 2203, Soil Science
- BOTY 1613/1611L, Plant Biology or BOTY 4304, Plant Physiology
Technical electives:
- MEEG 2303, Introduction to Materials
- MEEG 3103, Mechanisms
- MEEG 3113, Vibrations & Machine Dynamics
- MEEG 3123, Design Stress Analysis
- MEEG 4413, Heat Transfer
Pre-Medical Biological Science electives:
- BIOL 1543/1541L, Principles of Biology
- MBIO 2013/2011L, General Microbiology
Technical electives:
- CHEM 3603/3601L, Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 3613/3611L, Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 3813, Intro to Biochemistry
- MBIO 4233, Microbial Genetics
The following section contains the list of courses required for the
Bachelor of Science in Biological and Agricultural Engineering degree
and a suggested sequence. All courses are not offered every semester so
students who deviate from the suggested sequence must pay careful attention
to course scheduling and course prerequisites.
PROGRAM IN BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Freshman Year
First Semester
- 3 ENGL 1013, Composition I
- 3 CHEM 1103, University Chemistry I
- 1 CHEM 1101L, University Chemistry I Lab
- 4 MATH 2554, Calculus I
- 2 BAEG 1012, Design Fundamentals I
- 2 GNEG 1122, Engineering Graphics
15 semester hours
Second Semester
- 2 BAEG 1022, Design Fundamentals II
- 3 ENGL 1023, Technical Composition II
- 3 CHEM 1123, University Chemistry II
- 1 CHEM 1121L, University Chemistry II Lab
- 4 MATH 2564, Calculus II
- 3 PHYS 2054, University Physics I
- 1 PHYS 2050L, University Phys I Lab
17 semester hours
Sophomore Year
First Semester
- 2 BAEG 2612 Bio-Physical Systems I
- 3 PHYS 2074, University Physics II
- 1 PHYS 2070L, University Phys II Lab
- 4 MATH 2574, Calculus III
- 3 MEEG 2003, Statics
- 4 Biological science elective
17 semester hours
Second Semester
- 2 BAEG 2622 Bio-Physical Systems II
- 2 BAEG 3712, Engr Properties of Biol Materials
- 4 MATH 3404, Differential Equation
- 3 MEEG 2013, Dynamics
- 3 MEEG 2403, Thermodynamics
- 3 Biological science elective
17 semester hours
Junior Year
First Semester
- 3 BAEG 4403, Contr Environ Structures for
Bio Syst
- 3 BAEG 4703, Food Process Engineering
- 3 MEEG 3503, Mechanics of Fluids, or CVEG
3213, Hydraulics
- 3 MEEG 3013, Mechanics of Materials
- 3 Biological Science elective
15 semester hours
Second Semester
- 3 BAEG 2103, Electronic Applications
- 3 BAEG 4913, Bio-Environmental Engineering
- 3 BAEG 4903, Water Resource Engineering
- 9 Humanities/social studies electives
18 semester hours
Senior Year
First Semester
- 1 BAEG 4001, Seminar
- 3 BAEG 4813, Equip. Design for Biological
Systems I
- 3 BAEG 3803, Mechanical Comp Biosystems
- 6 Technical elective
- 3 Humanities/social sciences elective
16 semester hours
Second Semester
- 3 BAEG 4103, Instrumentation in Biological
Systems
- 2 BAEG 4822, Biosystems Equip. Design II
- 6 Humanities/social sciences electives
- 6 Technical elective
- 17 semester hours
132 Total hours required
- BAEG1012 Engineering Design Fundamentals for Biological
Systems I (FA) Introduction to the profession of Biological and Agricultural
Engineering. Basic engineering methodologies, including analysis and
design, as applied to biological systems. Introduction to problem solving
and data analysis utilizing computers. Group activities and team design
efforts. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: BAEG
1010L.
- BAEG1010L Engineering Design
Fundamentals for Biological Systems Laboratory(FA) Corequisite: BAEG
1012.
- BAEG1022 Engineering Design
Fundamentals for Biological Systems II (SP) Continuation of BAEG 1012.
Emphasis on applying computer tools to problem solving and engineering
design with biological systems. Lecture 4 hours per week. Prerequisite:
BAEG 1012.
- BAEG2103 Electronic Applications
in Biological Systems (SP, Even years) Basic circuit theory and introductory
applications of DC circuits, AC circuits and electro-mechanical components
in actuating, monitoring and controlling processes involving biological
materials. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite:
BAEG 2100L.
- BAEG2100L Electronic Applications
in Biological Systems Laboratory (SP, Even years) Corequisite: BAEG
2103.
- BAEG2612 Bio-Physical Systems
I (FA) A systems approach to quantifying the interface between organisms
and the physical environment, including energy and mass balances and
psychrometrics. Introduction to design of life support systems including
environmental and mechanical components. Pre- or Corequisite: PHYS 2054.
Prerequisite: BAEG 1022.
- BAEG2622 Bio-Physical Systems
II (SP) Continuation of BAEG 2612. Design of life support systems, including
monitoring and controls. Description and evaluation of system using
descriptive statistics, linear regression and mathematical modeling.
Integrating social concerns, economics, and other soft systems concepts.
Pre- or Corequisite: PHYS 2074. Prerequisite: BAEG 2612.
- BAEG3712 Engineering Properties
of Biological Materials (SP, Odd years) (Formerly BAEG 3713) Measuring
and predicting the physical, chemical, and thermal properties of biological
materials necessary for the analysis and design of production and processing
systems. Prerequisite: PHYS 2053.
- BAEG3803 Mechanical Components
for Biological Systems (FA, Even years) Principles, selection, and design
of mechanical components and systems for equipment used in biological
and agricultural industries; combined stress analysis, materials, fasteners,
power transmission, power hydraulics, pneumatics, atomization, size
reduction. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Pre- or Corequisite:
MEEG 3013. Corequisite: BAEG 3800L. Prerequisite: MEEG 2013.
- BAEG3800L Mechanical Components
for Biological Systems Laboratory (FA, Even years) Corequisite: BAEG
3803.
- BAEG4001 Seminar (FA) Oral and
written reports on current literature and topics based on research.
Prerequisite: senior standing.
- BAEG4103 Instrumentation in Biological
Systems (SP, Odd years) Continuation of BAEG 2103. Theory and advanced
applications of analog circuits, digital circuits, and commercial instrument
involving biological materials. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours
per week. Corequisite: BAEG 4100L. Prerequisite: BAEG 2103 (or ELEG
2103 or ELEG 3903).
- BAEG4100L Instrumentation in
Biological Systems Laboratory (SP, Odd years) Corequisite: BAEG 4103.
- BAEG4113 Risk Analysis for Biological
Systems (FA, Odd years) Principles of risk assessment including exposure
assessment and dose response, and risk management. Methods of risk analysis
modeling and simulation with computer software. Applications of risk
analysis in animal, food and environmental systems. Prerequisite: MATH
1203 and BAEG 1022 or BAST 2903 or equivalent.
- BAEG4403 Controlled-Environment
Structures for Biological Systems (FA, Odd years) (Formerly BAEG 4404)
Environmental, structural and functional requirements of buildings,
with emphasis on confinement systems for commercial animal and plant
production. Analysis of heat and mass balances which incorporate physiological
input of the organisms. Psychometrics and solar energy principles. Design
of ventilation, heating and cooling systems. Simple structural design
with wood components. Pre- or Corequisite: MEEG 3013. Corequisite: BAEG
4400L. Prerequisite: MEEG 2403.
- BAEG4400L Controlled-Environment
Structures for Biological Systems (FA) Corequisite: BAEG 4403.
- BAEG450V Special Problems (1-4)
(FA, SP) Selected problems in agricultural engineering are pursued in
detail. Prerequisite: senior standing.
- BAEG4613 Engineering Analysis
of Plant and Animal Systems (IR) An engineering quantification of basic
physiological processes of plant and animal growth and reproduction.
Integration of process models into organism models that respond to environment
and management. Applications of models to system design and management
through computer-aided tactical and strategic decision support. Lecture
3 hours per week. Pre- or Corequisite: MATH 3404.
- BAEG4703 Food Process Engineering
(FA, Odd years) Basic engineering principles involved in the design
of systems for handling, conditioning, and storage of agricultural materials.
Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Pre- or Corequisite: MEEG
3503 or CVEG 3213. Corequisite: BAEG 4700L. Prerequisite: MEEG 2403.
- BAEG4700L Food Process Engineering
Laboratory (FA, Odd years) Corequisite: BAEG 4703.
- BAEG4813 Equipment Design for
Biological Systems I (FA, Even years) Design concepts for equipment
used in biological and agricultural industries. Initiation of comprehensive
2-semester team-design projects; design objectives, development of functional
and mechanical criteria, standards, reliability, safety, ethics issues.
Design of mechanisms and consideration of vibrations using computer-aided
techniques. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Pre- or Corequisite:
BAEG 3803. Corequisite: BAEG 4810L.
- BAEG4810L Equipment Design for
Biological Systems I Laboratory (FA, Even years) Corequisite: BAEG 4813.
- BAEG4822 Machine Design for
Biological Systems II (SP, Odd years) Design concepts for equipment
used in biological and agricultural industries. Completion of 2-semester
team design projects. Construction, testing, and evaluation of prototypes.
Written and oral design reports. Discussion of manufacturing methods,
safety, ergonomics, analysis/ synthesis/design methods as appropriate
for particular design projects. Laboratory/design 4 hours per week.
hours per week. Prerequisite: BAEG 4813.
- BAEG4903 Water Resource Engineering
(SP, Even years) Engineering principles for the design of systems for
utilization of surface water and ground water. Includes frequency analysis
of rainfall, infiltration, runoff, evapotranspiration, hydraulic control
structures, ground water pumping, drainage and irrigation. Lecture 2
hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: BAEG 4900L. Prerequisite:
CVEG 3213 or MEEG 3503.
- BAEG4900L Water Resource Engineering
Laboratory (SP, Even years) Corequisite: BAEG 4903.
- BAEG4913 Bio-Environmental Engineering
(SP, Even years) Engineering principles for the design of systems for
the biological treatment and utilization of organic by-products from
animal and crop production and food and crop processing. Design of best
management practices to protect bio-environmental resources by minimizing
non-point pollution (off-site movement of sediment, nutrients and other
constituents) and by minimizing nuisance odors associated with land
applied organic residues, inorganic fertilizers and pesticides. Emphasis
on economic utilization of beneficial components of typical wastes.
Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Pre- or Corequisite: BAEG
4903 or CVEG 3223. Corequisite: BAEG 4910L.
- BAEG4910L Bio-Environmental Engineering
Laboratory (SP, Even years) Corequisite: BAEG 4913.
- BAEG500V Advanced Topics in Agricultural
Engineering (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) Special problems in fundamental and applied
research. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
- BAEG5103 Advanced Instrumentation
(SP, Even years) Familiarizes students in engineering with applications
of advanced instrumentation in agriculture. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory
3 hours per week. Corequisite: BAEG 5100L. Prerequisite: BAEG 4103.
- BAEG5100L Advanced Instrumentation
Laboratory (SP, Even years) Corequisite: BAEG 5103.
- BAEG5123 Imaging and Rapid Analysis
of Biological and Agricultural Materials (FA, Odd years) Techniques
of imaging and non-invasive analyses of biological and agricultural
materials. Covering spectral sensing (x-ray, UV, VS, IR), optics, image
processing, recognition, on-line monitoring and vision-based controls.
Applications to automated food/fruit inspections, defect/contaminant
detection, and characterization of food non-food materials in real-time
on processing lines. Prerequisite: BAEG 4103.
- BAEG5703 Design and Analysis
of Experiments for Engineering Research (IR) Principles of planning
and design of experiments for engineering research. Propagation of experimental
error. Improving precision of experiments. Analysis of experimental
data for optimal design and control of engineering systems using computer
techniques. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite:
BAEG 5700L. Prerequisite: INEG 4333.
- BAEG5700L Design and Analysis
of Experiments for Engineering Research Laboratory (IR) Corequisite:
BAEG 5703
- BAEG5713 Food Product and Process
Development (FA, Odd years) Multidisciplinary approaches for developing
new food products and processes, in the context of an industry-sponsored
project. Group dynamics and interpersonal skills. Factors that influence
product and process development. Analysis and modeling applied to food
process design. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 6 hours per week. Corequisite:
BAEG 5710L. Prerequisite: BAEG 4703.
- BAEG5710L Food Product and Process
Development Laboratory (FA, Odd years) Corequisite: BAEG 5713.
- BAEG5723 Engineering Methods
for Food Safety (FA, Even years) Principles of engineering methods applied
to food and safety and sanitation. Discussion of thermal, chemical,
electrical pasteurization or sterilization in food processing. Demonstration
of monitoring and detecting techniques for food safety, including image
analysis, biosensors and modeling. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite:
BAEG 4103 and FDSC 4124 (or equivalent).
- BAEG5801 Graduate Seminar (FA)
Reports presented by graduate students on topics dealing with current
research in agricultural engineering. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
- BAEG600V Master's Thesis (1-6)
(FA, SP, SU) Prerequisite: graduate standing.
- BAEG6713 Advanced Properties
of Biological Materials (IR) An advanced treatment of the physical,
thermal, and electromagnetic properties of food and other biological
materials. Special emphasis on the microscopic bases for physicochemical
properties. Modeling of material properties and behavior. Lecture 2
hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
- BAEG6710L Advanced Properties
of Biological Materials Laboratory (IR)
- BAEG700V Doctoral Dissertation
(1-18) (FA, SP, SU) Prerequisite: candidacy.
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