In total, the department has 20 labs where research is conducted on beer fermentation, water quality, precision agriculture, electric batteries, food engineering, microbiology, algae, biofuels, engines, welding and fabrication. Labs have broad analytical capabilities, skilled support staff and opportunities for undergraduate and graduate student involvement. Interested students should contact faculty to gauge funding opportunities.

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Patents

March 2024

• Jian Shi (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Wenqi Li (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Jameson Hunter (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Yuxuan Zhang (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Qing Shao (chemical engineering) received a patent for "Detection and extraction of plastic contaminants within water using hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents." #11,932,557

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View the full list of active research grants received by faculty and graduate students.

Updated February 2025

• Animal Science

• Agricultural Economics

• Forestry and Natural Resources

• Horticulture

• Landscape Architecture

• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

• Mining Engineering

• Plant and Soil Sciences

• Plant Pathology

• Veterinary Science