DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING (BAEG) Joel T. Walker Degrees Conferred:
Areas of Concentration: biological and agricultural applications of power and machinery engineering, soil and water resource engineering, structural and environmental engineering, food and process engineering, and biosystems engineering. Requirements for the Master of Science Degree: In addition to the requirements of the Graduate School and the graduate faculty in Engineering, the following departmental requirements must be satisfied for the M.S.B.A.E. degree: 1. Candidates are required to complete not less than 24 semester hours of course work acceptable to the committee and a minimum of six semester hours of thesis. 2. The minimum acceptable grade on a graduate course is "C." 3. Prior to acceptance into the program a candidate must, in consultation with the department head, identify a professor who is willing to serve as the major professor. During the first semester, the candidate must, in consultation with the major professor and department head, select a graduate committee. The candidate will, in consultation with the committee, prepare a written graduate program which will achieve the candidate's objectives. 4. Candidates must prepare a paper suitable for submission to a refereed journal from the research done for the thesis or BAEG 500V.
The Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department also offers courses intended for advanced degree programs for students majoring in other departments in the College of Agriculture and Home Economics. For such listings see agricultural mechanization courses which follow. COURSES: BIO& AG ENGR (BAEG) 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. 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. |