Research
Research
Patents
June 2016
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Sue Nokes (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Bert C. Lynn (chemistry), Stephen Rankin, Barbara Knutson (chemical & materials engineering), Michael Montross (biosystems and agricultural engineering) and Michael Flythe (agriculture) received a patent for “On-farm integrated high-solids processing system for biomass.” #9,376,697
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With 36,306 square feet of lab facilities, the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering has the scope to handle a wide variety of engineering projects, including electronics and instrumentation, mechanical fabrication, wet chemistry, material properties analysis and fermentation technologies, controlled environment systems, grain handling, machinery systems, food engineering, biomechanics and bioprocess engineering.
Additional laboratories house controlled temperature-humidity units, a dedicated fabrication area for student senior design projects, and a series of bays for soil and machinery interaction testing, surface and sub-surface hydrology and waste management, and equine surfaces testing.
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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View the full list of active research grants received by faculty and graduate students.
