Conference Session

Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Lurline Marsh, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Craig Daughtry, United States Department of Agriculture; Tracy Earle, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Jurgen Schwarz, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2008-141: SITE SPECIFIC FARMING, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, ANDASSOCIATED ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, PROVIDE A PLATFORM FORACTIVE LEARNING AND RESEARCH AT A LAND GRANT UNIVERSITYAbhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Prior to joining UMES he worked at Turabo University in San Juan , PR as well as Duke University in Durham North Carolina as Assistant Professor and Research Assistant Professor, respectively. Dr. Nagchaudhuri is a member of ASME and ASEE professional societies and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of applied

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Biological & Agricultural

College of Engineering and the Biology Department at North Carolina A&T StateUniversity (NCA&T).One example of cross-campus sustainable collaborations is team teaching by faculty from thetwo disciplines. The mechanical engineering department faculty has recognized that researchinto new biomaterials is a significant area of emphasis for modern materials research andtherefore is an area worthy of study. In order to prepare students, the regularly scheduled courseentitled Modern Engineering Materials is being upgraded to include biomaterials. Recognizingthat the human body is an amazing machine made up of a series of macro and nano-scalesystems including biological pumps, valves, pipes, filters, wiring, as well as contents underpressure, the

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christan Whysong, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jenny Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Biological & Agricultural

Biological Engineers (ASABE) Code of Ethics forEngineers and also increased awareness of ethical issues related to food companies addingquestionable ingredients for the purpose of creating lifelong consumers for their products.Background and Spiral ApproachAt an institution, 1200+ engineering students enter a general engineering program and participatein a common first semester course offered by the Department of Engineering Education (EngE).Each year approximately 30 of these students elect to enter into the Department of BiologicalSystems Engineering (BSE) with about half focusing in the Bioprocess Engineering area of thedepartment. A collaborative effort between some faculty of EngE and BSE, funded by thedepartment-level reform (DLR) program of

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark McConkie, Utah State University; Timothy Taylor, Utah State University; David Britt, Utah State University

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Biological & Agricultural

as described by the Committee on the Engineer of 2020.9• A new name enhances undergraduate recruitment. The enrollment trend at USU (Figure 1) tells an interesting story. A name change occurred in 1993 and was followed by a modest increase in enrollment. However, not much about the program had changed and as students realized this fact, the enrollment steadily decreased until about 1999 when new faculty were brought in and the biological character of the program began to truly take shape. Enrollment has since rapidly increased and appears to be equilibrating near 85 undergraduates. Biological engineering and related disciplines (e.g. biomedical engineering) usually enjoy a high degree of popularity10, but as the

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Tech Session I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest Tollner, University of Georgia, Athens; John Schramski, University of Georgia; Caner Kazanci, University of Georgia

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Biological & Agricultural

, and was concerned with modeling and analysis of large biochemical pathways. He is currently an assistant professor at the University of Georgia, in a joint appointment in Department of Mathematics and Faculty of Engineering. He is the developer of EcoNet, a web based software for ecosystem modeling, simulation and analysis. Dr. Kazanci and Dr. Tollner developed Network Particle Tracking (NPT), a new agent-based simulation technique that provides detailed analysis of ecological networks, which is compatible with the conventional differential equation representation of ecosystem models. Page

Conference Session

Biology and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest Tollner, University of Georgia-Athens; Caner Kazanci, Univ. of Georgia

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Biological & Agricultural

at the University of Georgia has resulted in over 100 publications and 3 patents.Caner Kazanci, Univ. of Georgia Dr. Caner Kazanci is a native of Izmir, Turkey and received his MS and PhD degrees in Mathematical Sciences from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. His graduate work was on mathematical biology, and was concerned with modeling biological processes and analysis of large biochemical pathways. This work is now implemented to study ecological network models. Development of a new high resolution simulation technique provides a unique opportunity to analyze higher order properties of these networks

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest W. Tollner PE, University of Georgia; Qianqian Ma, University of Georgia; Caner Kazanci, University of Georgia

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Biological & Agricultural

and Research for the new University of Georgia College of Engineering.Ms. Qianqian Ma, University of GeorgiaDr. Caner Kazanci, University of Georgia Dr. Caner Kazanci is a native of Izmir, Turkey and received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mathemati- cal Sciences Department from Carnegie Mellon University at Pittsburgh, Pa. His graduate work was on mathematical biology, and was concerned with modeling and analysis of large biochemical pathways. He is currently an associate professor at the University of Georgia, in a joint appointment in Department of Mathematics and Faculty of Engineering. He is the developer of EcoNet, a cloud-based software for ecosystem modeling, simulation and analysis. He and Dr. Tollner

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Josh Ramey, Colorado School of Mines; Judy Schoonmaker, Colorado School of Mines; Sarah M. Ryan, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Biological & Agricultural

meets the traditional needs of abiology lab, including access to sinks, use of compound microscopes, data acquisition, gelelectrophoresis and thermal cyclers. This creative new learning space supports a constructivistapproach to learning, moving student conversations past rote repetition of textbook material toevaluation and synthesis of ideas, as well as dialogue about how science generates newinformation and the interface between biology and engineering. In the interest of helping othersalong their path toward implementing active learning in their classrooms, we share a descriptionof our course transformation and important lessons learned in the process.“Active learning should be the central dogma of science education”(Freeman et al., 2014

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammara Ramírez Apud L., Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Judith Virginia Gutierrez Cuba; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Diversity

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Biological & Agricultural

. Students were able to organize theinformation according to their interpretation of the NOM, generating an extensive analysis of Page 26.234.14how they interpret to provide guidance, criteria, and report on these issues. Students adequatelyincluded their own ideas on the subject ("writing").In the documents submitted by students it was observed an information organization that enabledthem to propose their best solution. Each paper shows a theoretical framework that sustains theirtwo proposals, as well as analysis and organization to logically present their findings. Using thisPSLE, students were able to incorporate new knowledge and apply it to

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan

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Biological & Agricultural

2006-724: BIOREFINING OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES – EMERGINGOPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATIONKurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS KURT A ROSENTRATER is a Lead Scientist with the United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, as well as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University, in Brookings, SD, where he is spearheading a new initiative to develop value-added uses for residue streams resulting from biofuel manufacturing operations. He is formerly an Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, in the Department of Technology.K Muthukumarappan, South Dakota State University

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Abbas H. Diab, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Christopher E. Hartman, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Yakov Pachepsky, USDA-ARS; Rakesh Joshi

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Biological & Agricultural

surfacewaters. It has served as the basis for senior design project for several engineering students atUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) and continues to provide a development platformfor a multidisciplinary team of STEM students to meet all of the design requirements withsupervision of a team of UMES faculty members and collaborators from United States Departmentof Agriculture (USDA). The design and data analyses efforts will also serve as the basis of amaster’s thesis work for a STEM graduate student at UMES.At present the base platform has been designed and utilized for navigation using remote control tospecified locations to collect water quality data and sampling of surface water on a UMES pond.For visualization purposes geo-located

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josue Orellana, Washington State University; Fabiola Quiroa, Washington State University; Ala' Ibrahim Abu-Lail; Nehal I. Abu-lail, Washington State University

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Biological & Agricultural

stimulate the interests ofother instructors to introduce such active-learning hands-on modules in their classrooms for bothgraduate and undergraduate students.Future PlansOur future plans include implementing these modules in the classroom again next year. One ofthe main concerns addressed by the students is the time commitment to such hands-on moduleswithin a 3 credit-hours lecture course. Currently, the BE faculty are addressing the need to add acellular bioengineering laboratory to the curriculum. If approved, these hands-on modules will beimplemented in a three hours lab period that will be added to the 3 credit-hours lecture course.The course will be assigned 4 credit hours. If a lab was added to the curriculum, two additionalhands-on modules

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chehra Aboukinane; Daniel N. Moriasi, USDA-ARS; Ann L. Kenimer, Texas A&M University; Kim Dooley, Texas A&M University; James DUPE Linder, Texas A&M University

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Biological & Agricultural

is also a faculty of Project management at Fairleigh Dickinson University, in Vancouver, B.C. Her research focuses on the management of the soil and water interface for maximum productivity within the envi- ronmental requirements of long term sustainability, climate change issues and overall ecosystem health. Other research projects include watershed modeling and simulations, project management, curriculum design and development, Information technology and distance education.Dr. Daniel N. Moriasi, USDA-ARS Dr. Daniel Moriassi is a scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering from Egerton University at Kenya, and both his master’s in Biological and