Agricultural engineering

Specialties[edit]
Agricultural engineers may engage in any of the following areas:

design of agricultural machinery, equipment, and agricultural structures

internal combustion engines as applied to agricultural machinery

agricultural resource management (including land use and water use)

water management, conservation, and storage for crop irrigation and livestock production

surveying and land profiling

climatology and atmospheric science

soil management and conservation, including erosion and erosion control

seeding, tillage, harvesting, and processing of crops

livestock production, including poultry, fish, and dairy animals

waste management, including animal waste, agricultural residues, and fertilizer runoff

food engineering and the processing of agricultural products

basic principles of circuit analysis, as applied to electrical motors

physical and chemical properties of materials used in, or produced by, agricultural production

bioresource engineering, which uses machines on the molecular level to help the environment.

Design of experiments related to crop and animal production

History[edit]
The first curriculum in agricultural engineering was established at Iowa State University by Professor J. B.
Davidson in 1903. The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, now known as the American Society of
Agricultural and Biological Engineers, was founded in 1907.[1]

Agricultural engineers[edit]
Agricultural engineers may perform tasks such as planning, supervising and managing the building of dairy
effluent schemes, irrigation, drainage, flood water control systems, performing environmental impact

assessments, agricultural product processing and interpret research results and implement relevant
practices. A large percentage of agricultural engineers work in academia or for government agencies such
as the United States Department of Agriculture or state agricultural extension services. Some are
consultants, employed by private engineering firms, while others work in industry, for manufacturers of
agricultural machinery, equipment, processing technology, and structures for housing livestock and storing
crops. Agricultural engineers work in production, sales, management, researchand development, or applied
science.
In the United Kingdom the term Agricultural Engineer is often also used to describe a person that repairs or
modifies agricultural equipment.

Academic programs in agricultural and biosystems engineering[edit]

Below is a listing of known academic programs that offer bachelor's degrees (B.S. or B.S.E. or B.E /
B.Tech) in what ABET terms "Agricultural Engineering", "Biosystems Engineering", "Biological
Engineering", or similarly named programs. ABET accredits college and university programs in the
disciplines of applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology.

America[edit]
North America

Institution

Auburn University

Cal Poly San Luis

Obispo

Clemson University

Department

Biosystems
Engineering

Web site

www.eng.auburn.edu/

BioResource and
Agricultural

www.brae.calpoly.edu/

Engineering

Biosystems
Engineering

[1]

Email

taylost at
auburn.edu

ksolomon at
calpoly.edu

jjacks4 at
clemson.edu

Biological and
Cornell University

Environmental

bee.cornell.edu/

baa7 at cornell.edu

www.dal.ca

Cathy.Wood at

Engineering

Dalhousie University

Department of

Institution

Department

Web site

Engineering

Dal.Ca

(Agricultural Campus)

Agricultural and
Iowa State University

Biosystems

www.abe.iastate.edu/

Engineering

Kansas State
University

Louisiana State
University

Biological and
Agricultural

www.bae.ksu.edu/home

Engineering

Biological and
Agricultural

www.bae.lsu.edu

Engineering

Department of
McGill University

Bioresource

www.mcgill.ca/bioeng/

Engineering

Michigan State
University

Biosystems and
Agricultural

Agricultural and

University

Biological Engineering

North Carolina State

University

www.abe.msstate.edu

Biological and
Agricultural

www.bae.ncsu.edu/

Engineering

North Carolina

Chemical, Biological

Agricultural &

and Bioengineering

Technical State

www.egr.msu.edu/bae/

Engineering

Mississippi State

Email

www.ncat.edu/

estaben at
iastate.edu

contact-l at
bae.ksu.edu

DConstant at
agcenter.lsu.edu

valerie.orsat at
mcgill.ca

srivasta at
egr.msu.edu

jpote at
mafes.msstate.edu

robert_evans at
ncsu.edu

sbknisle at ncat.edu

Institution

University

North Dakota State

University

Ohio State University

Oklahoma State
University

Department

Web site

Email

Department

Agricultural and
Biosystems

www.ndsu.edu/aben/

aben at ndsu.edu

Engineering

Food, Agricultural and

Biological Engineering

fabe.osu.edu

Biosystems and
Agricultural

biosystems.okstate.edu

Engineering

shearer.95 at
osu.edu

daniel.thomas at
okstate.edu

Biological and
Oregon State

Ecological

University

Engineering

bee.oregonstate.edu/

john.bolte at
oregonstate.edu

Department

Agricultural and
Penn State University

Biosystems

abe.psu.edu/

hzh at psu.edu

Engineering

Purdue University

South Dakota State

University

Agricultural and
Biological Engineering

www.purdue.edu/abe

Agricultural and
Biosystems

www.sdstate.edu/abe/

Engineering

Biological and
Texas A&M University

Agricultural
Engineering

baen.tamu.edu/

engelb at
purdue.edu

Van.Kelley at
sdstate.edu

info at
baen.tamu.edu

Institution

Department

Web site

Agricultural and
University of Arizona

Biosystems

cals.arizona.edu/abe

Engineering

Email

slackd at
u.arizona.edu

Biological and
University of Arkansas

Agricultural

www.baeg.uark.edu/

lverma at uark.edu

Engineering

University of
California, Davis

University of Florida

Biological and
Agricultural

bae.engineering.ucdavis.edu/

Engineering

Agricultural and
Biological Engineering

www.abe.ufl.edu/

Biological and
University of Georgia

Agricultural

www.engr.uga.edu

Engineering

University of Illinois

Agricultural and
Biological Engineering

Biosystems and
University of Kentucky

Agricultural
Engineering

University of

Biological Systems

Nebraska-Lincoln

Engineering

University of Manitoba

Biosystems
Engineering

rhpiedrahita at
ucdavis.edu

dhaman at ufl.edu

donleo at
engr.uga.edu

abe.illinois.edu/

kcting at Illinois.edu

jokko.bae.uky.edu/BAEHome.a

sue.nokes at

sp

uky.edu

bse.unl.edu

mriley3 at unl.edu

http://umanitoba.ca/

headbio at
cc.umanitoba.ca

Institution

Department

Web site

Email

Bioproducts and

University of

Biosystems

Minnesota

www.bbe.umn.edu/

shri at umn.edu

Engineering

University of Missouri

Biological Engineering

bioengineering.missouri.edu/

Biosystems

University of
Saskatchewan

Engineering and Soil

TanJ at
missouri.edu

Pat.Hunchak at

www.engr.usask.ca

usask.ca

Science

Biosystems

University of

Engineering & Soil

Tennessee

bioengr.ag.utk.edu

edrumm at utk.edu

bse.wisc.edu/

rjstraub at wisc.edu

be.usu.edu

ron.sims at usu.edu

www.bse.vt.edu

mlwolfe at vt.edu

Science

University of

Biological Systems

Wisconsin

Engineering

Utah State University

Biological Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic

Biological Systems

University

Engineering

Mexico, Central and South America

Institution

Department

Web site

Universidad Autnoma Chapingo,

Irrigation, Soils, Plant Science

portal.chapingo.mx/irrigacio

Mexico

Department

n/

Universidad Autnoma Agraria Antonio

Agricultural Engineering

http://www.uaaan.mx/v3/

Institution

Department

Web site

Narro, Mexico

Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Agricultural and Biosystems

Engineering

[2]

National University of Colombia

Agricultural Engineering

www.ing.unal.edu.co/

University of Campinas, Brazil

Agricultural Engineering

www.unicamp.br/unicamp/

University of So Paulo, Brazil

Biosystems Engineering

[3]

Federal University of Viosa, Brazil

Agricultural Engineering

[4]

Federal University of Lavras, Brazil

Engineering Department

[5]

Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil

Engineering Centre

[6]

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

University of Concepcin (Campus

Chilln), Chile

Faculty of Agronomy & Forest

Engineering

Agricultural Engineering

http://agronomia.uc.cl/

[7]

Europe[edit]
Institution

Department

Web site

Aarhus University

Agricultural Engineering

http://eng.au.dk/

Agricultural University

Natural Resources

http://www.aua.gr/

Institution

of Athens, Greece

Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki, Greece

Ankara University,
Turkey

Akdeniz University,
Turkey

Department

Management and
Agricultural Engineering

Hydraulics, Soil science

and Agricultural

Agricultural Engineering

and Technology

and Irrigation

Turkey

https://www.ethz.ch/

Agricultural Machinery

ziraat.harran.edu.tr

Agricultural Structures

Turkey

and Irrigation

Agricultural Sciences

www.atauni.edu.tr

Agricultural Science

Harran University,

Swedish University of

[8]

Engineering

Turkey

Harran University,

agri.ankara.edu.tr

Agricultural machinery

Agricultural Structures

Switzerland

http://www.agro.auth.gr/

Engineering

Atatrk University,

ETH Zurich,

Web site

ziraat.harran.edu.tr

Rural Development and

Natural Resource

http://www.slu.se/en

Management

University of Bologna,

Agricultural engineering

Italy

and mechanics

http://www.unibo.it/

Institution

Department

Web site

Universitat
Politcnica de

Agricultural Engineering

http://www.upc.edu/

Catalunya, Spain

Leibniz University
Hannover, Germany

Water Resources and

Environmental
Management

University of

Institute of Agricultural

Hohenheim, Germany

Engineering

University of Reading,
UK

Agricultural Engineering

University of Lige,

Gembloux Agro-Bio

Belgium

Tech,

Universiteit Gent,

Faculty of Bioscience

Belgium

Engineering

K.U. Leuven, Belgium

http://www.bgt-hannover.de/

Faculty of Bioscience
Engineering

U.C. Louvain,

Faculty of Bioscience

Belgium

Engineering

University of Lisbon,

Instituto Superior de

Portugal

Agronomia

University of Algarve,

Faculty of Sciences and

Portugal

Technology

www.uni-hohenheim.de/

http://www.reading.ac.uk/

[9]

[10]

www.kuleuven.be/english

[11]

www.isa.utl.pt/
University of vora, Portugal

www.ualg.pt/home/en/curso/1459

Institution

Department

University of Trs-osMontes and Alto

http://ecav.utad.pt/vPT/Area2/Departamentos/agrono

Agronomy

mia

Douro, Portugal
University of Natural
Resources and Life
Sciences, Austria

Sustainable Agricultural
Systems

University College

Biosystems

Dublin, Ireland

Engineering

University of
Debrecen, Hungary

Web site

http://www.boku.ac.at/

www.ucd.ie/eacollege/biosystems/

Agricultural Engineering

http://edu.unideb.hu/

Asia[edit]
Institution

Department

CCS Haryana Agricultural

Agricultural

University,Hisar,India

Engineering

Nims University,Jaipur,India

IIT KHARAGPUR

Agricultural
Engineering

Agricultural
Engineering

North Eastern Regional Institute of

Agricultural

Science and Technology, India

Engineering

Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural

Agricultural

University, Bapatla, India

Engineering

Punjab Agricultural

Agricultural

Web site

http://hau.ernet.in/coaet/coaet.php

http://nimsuniversity.org/schools/nimsengineering-technology-schools/nimsschool-of-agricultural-engineering/

http://www.agri.iitkgp.ernet.in/

http://www.nerist.ac.in

www.caebapatla.co.in

[12]

Institution

Department

University,Ludhiana,Punjab,India

Engineering

G.B. Pant University of Agriculture

Agricultural

& Technology, Pantnagar

Engineering

Web site

[13]

Agricultural
Nagaland University

Engineering and

[14]

Technology

China Agricultural University

Agricultural
Engineering

Northwest Agriculture and Forestry

Agricultural Soil and

University, China

Water Engineering

english.cau.edu.cn/col/col5470/index.html

en.nwsuaf.edu.cn/

Biological
Shanghai Jiatong University, China

Engineering; Food

en.sjtu.edu.cn/academics/undergraduate-

Science and

programs/

Engineering

Xian Jiaotong University, China

Energy and Power

Engineering

Yunnan Agricultural University,

Agricultural Water-

China

Soil Engineering

nd.xjtu.edu.cn/web/English.htm

www.at0086.com/YUNNAU

Biosystems
Zhejiang University, China

Engineering and

www.caefs.zju.edu.cn/en/index.asp

Food Science

Odisha University of Agriculture &

Agricultural

Technology

Engineering

http://www.ouat.ac.in/

Institution

Department

Web site

Agricultural
Engineering, Water
University of Agriculture Faisalabad

Resources

Pakistan

Engineering, Food

http://www.uaf.edu.pk

Engineering, and
Energy Engineering

Biological and
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Agricultural

[15]

Engineering

Mechanical and
Biosystem
Engineering, Food
Bogor Agricultural University,
Indonesia

Science and
Technology,

[16]

Agroindustrial
Technology, Civil
and Environmental
Engineering

Universitas Gadjah Mada,

Indonesia

Agricultural and
Biosystems

[17]

Engineering

University of Southeastern

Agricultural

Philippines

Engineering

[18]

Agricultural
Bangladesh Agricultural University

Engineering and

[19]

Food Engineering

Sylhet Agricultural University

Agricultural
Engineering and

[20]

Institution

Department

Web site

Technology

University of Agricultural Sciences,

Agricultural

Bengaluru,Karnataka, India

Engineering

[www.uasbangalore.edu.in]

University of agricultural sciences,

Raichur, Karnataka, India

Southern Philippines Agri-Business

and Marine and Aquatic School of

Agricultural

Technology, Digos City, Davao del

Engineering

[21]

Sur

Xavier University - Ateneo de

Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro City,
Philippines

Agricultural
Engineering

Agricultural
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa University of
Engineering and Technology,
Peshawar Pakistan

Engineering, Soil
and Water
Conservation

[22]

Engineering, Farm
Machinery

King Mongkut's Institute of

Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL),
Bangkok, Thailand

Agricultural
Engineering

Central Mindanao University -

Agricultural

Maramag, Bukidnon

Engineering

A. S. ENGINEERING

HOWRAH

ENTERPRISE - RAMRAJATALA,

Agricultural

[23]

Institution

Department

Web site

Equipment

Central Luzon State University

(CLSU)

Agricultural and
Biosystems

http://www.cenclsu.ph/

Engineering

PJTS Agricultural University,

Agricultural

Hyderabad

Engineering

http://www.pjtsau.ac.in

|Bahawal-din-Zakriya University Multan,Pakistan(BZU) || Agricultural Engineering ||

Oceania[edit]
Institution

Department

Web site

University of Southern

School of Civil Engineering and Surveying, Faculty of

www.usq.edu.a

Queensland, Australia

Health, Engineering and Sciences

Flinders University, Australia

School of Computer Science, Engineering and

Mathematics

See also[edit]

Agriculture and Agronomy portal

Engineering portal

Agricultural education

Agricultural science

Agronomy

Bioresource engineering

flinders.edu.au

Copper alloys in aquaculture

Industrial agriculture

List of agricultural machinery

Mechanized agriculture

Water softening

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