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Engineering Education Issues Relevant to Agricultural, Biological and Ecological Engineering: Part 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trisha Moore, Kansas State University; James Randall Etheridge; Glenn Thomas Dale; Sara Winnike McMillan, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Niroj Aryal; David Austin; Theresa Thompson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

ecological engineers [3]. Calls for ecological engineering skill sets are alsoevident in the growth of federal funding for “nature based solutions” and “resilient infrastructure”[4, 5]. As another example, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has invested heavily in its“Engineering With Nature” program, which funds projects in which natural and engineeringprocesses are integrated to provide societal, environmental and economic benefits [6]. While theseinitiatives are all interdisciplinary in nature, ecological engineers clearly have a strong role to play.The growing wealth of opportunities for ecological engineers signals a need for universities toformalize educational programs that will prepare students to employ the tools of ecology in thedesign of

Conference Session

Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Cody Prince, East Tennessee State University; PAMELA MIMS, East Tennessee State University; Aruna Kilaru, East Tennessee State University; Eric Jorgenson, East Tennessee State University

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areneeded at all levels to enable a robust bioeconomy [10, 19, 20]. Additionally, we have noted fromour industrial partners a need to expand infrastructure for biomanufacturing at the pilot andindustrial scale in line with expanding the available workforce to support bringing new productsand technologies to market. Such a conclusion is in line with those across the country.Recognizing all of the factors above, we realize that there is an opportunity for ETSU and severalpartner organizations to develop an innovative set of programs in engineering biology, syntheticbiology, and biomanufacturing to serve the needs of extant industry while preparing our region asa hub for future innovation. Given the blend of education and training entities

Conference Session

Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hannah Abedoh, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Blessing Isoyiza ADEIKA, Morgan State University; Adedayo Ariyibi, Morgan State University

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, Pelumi has taught as a teaching assistant both at Morgan State University and Obafemi Awolowo University. With passion to communicate research findings and gleaned from experts in the field as he advances his career, Olaitan has attended several in-persons and virtual conferences and workshop, and at some of them, made presentation on findings on air pollution, waste water reuse, and heavy metal contamination.Dr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University Dr. Oludare Owolabi, a professional engineer in Maryland, joined the Morgan State University faculty in 2010. He is the director of the sustainable infrastructure development,smart innovation and resilient engineering lab and the director of undergraduate