The Biological Engineering Program offers graduate study opportunities with
specialization in engineering for biological process control, system designs for
biotechnology, food engineering, aquacultural engineering, and systems
engineering of industrial production systems.
The faculty in Biological Engineering has several joint research projects
with faculty in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture,
including the School of Marine Sciences, as well as the College of Engineering,
which involve the application of engineering principles to biological systems.
Current research involves food quality, composting of food processing wastes,
specialized wastewater technology, pesticide movement in soils, recirculating
aquaculture systems, statistical process control, and biological sensor systems
for environmental monitoring as well as several other study areas. Research
carried on as the basis for the thesis may be selected from current department
research projects.
Students selecting Biological Engineering as a graduate major must have
completed the equivalent of a recognized accredited undergraduate engineering
curriculum with a high scholastic record. Several graduate assistantships are
available each year. Incumbents devote half-time to work on approved research
projects, which may be the basis for the student’s thesis.
The degree of Master of Engineering (Biological Engineering), a 30 credit
non-thesis major, is also available.
Thomas Christensen, M.S. (Maine, 1973), Associate Professor. Forest
Engineering, Fluid Power Systems, Industrial Control Systems, Machinery Design.
Darrell Donahue, Ph.D. (North Carolina State Univ., 1992), Associate Professor
and Program Coordinator, Biological Engineering program. Food Engineering,
Process Engineering, Statistical Process Control, Industrial Simulation and
Control, Risk assessment modeling.
Warren Hedstrom, Ph.D., (Colorado State University, 1970), Associate Professor.
Soil and Water Engineering, Forest Roads and Structures, Agricultural
Structures.
Paul Millard, Ph.D., (University of Maryland, 1984), Assistant Professor.
Microbial biosensors, physiological genomics systems, fluorescence technology.
John Riley, Ph.D., (Cornell, 1969), Professor and Graduate Coordinator. Aquacultural Engineering, Machine Design.
Graduate School
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