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ABE Engineering student interns with Chilean 3D-printed prosthetic startup

The ABE Faculty and Staff wish to congratulate our 2017 Graduates.

Peter DeMartino will be the student marshal for the biological engineering baccalaureate degree program at the Penn State College of Engineering spring commencement ceremony on May 5.

The BRS Advisory Committee provides guidance to the BioRenewable Systems undergraduate and graduate programs.

Students showcase sustainability projects at the Campus and Community Sustainability EXPO

BioRenewable Systems Graduate Student

The Penn State student chapter of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers hosted their annual 'Lawnmower Clinic' April 8th.

Anybody can answer the question of what a fishing license costs. But can anyone tell its value? There’s a difference, said Judd Michael, a professor of business management for natural resources industries at Penn State University.

The College of Engineering's annual meeting of The Industrial and Professional Advisory Committees (IPAC) was held March 22-23, 2017.

Congratulations to Ken Guffey and Joseph Zulovich

Gerald Longenecker, executive vice president of engineering services at Skelly and Loy, has been named an Outstanding Engineering Alumnus by the College of Engineering.

A native of Singapore, Swetha says she enrolled at Penn State because it had a top engineering program and was close to extended family members in the Northeast.

The interdisciplinary team, led by Jonathan Lynch, distinguished professor of plant nutrition along with other members of the research team include Kathleen Brown, professor of plant stress biology, David Hadka, research and development engineer, and Paul Heinemann, professor and head of agricultural and biological engineering, Penn State; Shawn Kaeppler and Natalia De Leon Gatti, University of Wisconsin; Alexander Bucksch, University of Georgia; and Malcolm Bennett, Sacha Mooney and Tony Pridmore, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.

BE senior Lauren Oeste has accepted a full-time position at Mondelez, following an insightful internship in summer 2016.

Heather Gall, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, led the creation of an emerging contaminants footprint calculator, which is a downloadable spreadsheet consumers can use to document the types of products they have in their homes and calculate the potential water-quality impacts of those chemicals.

Animal agriculture poses significant challenges in ensuring water quality goals for the Chesapeake Bay are met. The overarching goal of this PA Department of Agriculture funded project is to conduct a comprehensive environmental and economic analysis that will enable opportunities for the development of animal agriculture in western Pennsylvania to be identified.

Congratulations to David A. Dell '76 Agricultural Mechanization, for receiving this years Outstanding Alumni Award. This award is the highest honor that the College of Agricultural Sciences and the Ag Alumni Society present to select alumni who have achieved notable professional achievements.

Research team includes Odette Mina and Heather Gall (ABE) and Pete Kleinman and Lou Saporito (USDA-ARS).

Valdez’s research focus is to take care of soil and water and preserve it for future use.