Conference Session

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

developed Bio Manufacturing Readiness Levels (BioMRLs) [42]. This laterconcentration meshes well with ETSU’s mechatronics engineering degree program. Studentsfrom both concentrations will be expected to complete an interdisciplinary capstone designproject. We intend for students to be able to compete in the International Genetically EngineeredMachine (iGEM) competition as a part of their capstone, a model developed with the advice offaculty at U.C. Santa Cruz, where it has been implemented for over a decade.ConclusionThe national bioeconomy is projected to see record growth and a potential renaissance over thecoming decade. While previously, the economic benefits of such growth have been limited tometropolitan areas, we are poised to translate

Conference Session

Strategies and/or Approaches to Engage Students in Agricultural, Biological, or Similarly Named Programs

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University ; Roger L. Tormoehlen, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

promote critical thinking and comprehensive understanding. Overall, the team is pleased with all of the modules from the USDA/NIFA effort. Thevehicle balance module as a completed project did become more computer program-orientedthan originally planned, at the expense of time for the hands-on tractor contest. However, thisalso provided some flexibility for high schools unable to support the miniature pulling contestactivity. They can just delete the event from the syllabus. The researchers are committed throughthe re-release phase of development for the modules, following the upgrade from the alpharelease. They are currently recruiting high school instructors that could execute a beta round ofcourse releases. As materials are debugged