Mowat, K. M., & Perry, L. A., & Pitla, S. K. (2023, June), Work in Progress on a Case Study of Preparedness in Engineering for Agricultural Start-ups (PEAS)  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--44146

\bibitem{asee_peer_44146}
  Mowat, K. M., \& Perry, L. A., \& Pitla, S. K. (2023, June), \emph{Work in Progress on a Case Study of Preparedness in Engineering for Agricultural Start-ups (PEAS)}
  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland.
  10.18260/1-2--44146

Katie Marie Mowat, Logan Andrew Perry, and Santosh Kumar Pitla.  "Work in Progress on a Case Study of Preparedness in Engineering for Agricultural Start-ups (PEAS)".  2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://strategy.asee.org/44146 Internet.  23 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_44146}
  Katie Marie Mowat, Logan Andrew Perry, and Santosh Kumar Pitla.
  "Work in Progress on a Case Study of Preparedness in Engineering for Agricultural Start-ups (PEAS)".
  \emph{2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://strategy.asee.org/44146 Internet.  23 Apr, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - This work-in-progress case study looks at engineers and engineering interns at multiple small agricultural start-ups in the Midwest. Entrepreneurship is a growing area of study and education. In the last 10 years, this area has grown to include agricultural technology (Ag Tech) entrepreneurship. While most studies look at the skills entrepreneurs need, how entrepreneurs think, and how start-up interface with the community, there is a gap in the literature on who and how technical support is provided to these start-ups. Many start-ups go through a phase called “Valley of Death” where they are strained for both financial resources and technical support. The engineering workforce plays a large role in both providing technical support and helping agricultural start-ups succeed. However, are our engineers prepared to work in and support the agricultural start-up industry after graduation? Through semi-structured interviews, the authors are working to understand whether engineering students are prepared to work in the agricultural start-ups industry, what skills students still need to learn to be successful, and provide recommendations to academia on how to train engineers that are ready to work in agriculture.
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