April 7, 2021
Suat Irmak, Harold W. Eberhard Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been named head of Penn State's Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, effective July 1.
March 29, 2021
In an effort to optimize Penn State's hand sanitizer management and maintenance operations, a team of engineering researchers designed, developed and installed a wireless sensor system on the hand sanitizer stations found in Hammond Building.
March 26, 2021
Agriculture industry group announces safety leaders. Awards were presented at North American Agricultural Safety Summit, March 22-24.
March 24, 2021
While urban agriculture can play a role in supporting food supply chains for many major American cities — contributing to food diversity, sustainability and localizing food systems — it is unrealistic to expect rooftop gardens, community plots and the like to provide the majority of nutrition for the population of a metropolis.
March 15, 2021
The Board of Trustees is bestowing the Distinguished Alumni Award, the University's highest alumni honor, to eight individuals.
February 19, 2021
Kelly Chege, a doctoral candidate in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, has been selected as a member of the inaugural class of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s Next Generation Global Leaders Network.
January 31, 2021
Research carried out by faculty in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is helping commercial poultry operations — some with multiple buildings each housing between 20,000 and 50,000 hens — convert from traditional caged housing to noncaged systems while safeguarding animal and employee safety.
January 26, 2021
Thirteen Penn State students have been selected as College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Society 2020 Internship Award winners. Congratulations to one of our BE seniors, Jamie Weikel, who won an internship award.
January 18, 2021
An innovative assessment of food waste at a U.S. school by an international team of researchers suggests that American school cafeterias waste more food than those in other developed countries, and the true costs extend well beyond just the weight of food not eaten.
January 18, 2021
Novel decontamination method can be used with both table and hatching eggs
December 14, 2020
The vast majority of nutrients and sediment washed into streams flowing into the Chesapeake Bay are picked up by deluges from severe storms that occur on relatively few days of the year. That is the conclusion of a new study led by Penn State researchers, who say it offers clues for cleaning up the impaired estuary.
December 10, 2020
December 2, 2020
Shipping pallets — often used as display platforms in retail settings or seen as raw material for household projects — were responsible for sending more than 30,000 people to the emergency rooms of U.S. hospitals over a recent five-year period, according to a new study by a Penn State researcher.
December 1, 2020
Best management practices for reducing runoff and other nutrient losses in agriculture have been difficult to implement, according to Penn State researchers. The team is hoping that duckweed could help make money for farmers and land managers while limiting nutrient pollution into the environment.
November 16, 2020
Biochar — a charcoal-like substance made primarily from agricultural waste products — holds promise for removing emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals from treated wastewater. That’s the conclusion of a team of researchers that conducted a novel study.
October 29, 2020
In response to complaints about misleading packaging and fraudulent behavior by some producers of bagged landscaping mulch, Penn State researchers conducted an investigation and devised a process to determine the wood species included in the products, and at what percentage.
October 2, 2020
Allowing farmers to harvest vegetation from their riparian buffers will not significantly impede the ability of those streamside tracts to protect water quality by capturing nutrients and sediment — and it will boost farmers’ willingness to establish buffers.
September 7, 2020
Tom Richard, professor of agricultural and biological engineering and director of the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment along with a team of international scientists are successfully removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
August 31, 2020
NABEC’s 2020 Young Engineer of the Year is Heather Preisendanz, an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. Congratulations Heather!
August 27, 2020
Congratulations Marali! 1st Place – Marali Kalra, Penn State University
August 5, 2020
A new agricultural engineering facility at Penn State's Fruit Research and Extension Center will enable the fabrication and testing of machinery and precision technologies designed to automate orchard production operations.
July 24, 2020
The first robotic cutting mechanism — or “end-effector” — for a fully automated, computerized pruning system for modern apple orchards has been designed by a Penn State research team, an early step in the creation of a technology aimed at easing challenges facing tree-fruit growers.
July 22, 2020
Novel algorithm developed to prevent failure of engineered genetic systems
July 22, 2020
Transdisciplinary research team aims to create new value chains on U.S. farms, with emphasis on the generation of renewable natural gas, improved rural economic outcomes and protection of the environment.
July 8, 2020
Researchers Ehsan Mahdinia, left, and Ali Demirci, in the College of Agricultural Sciences, are shown here in 2018 feeding microorganisms that produce the most potent form of vitamin K in a laboratory biofilm reactor in research that promises to reduce production costs and perhaps prices.
June 1, 2020
Food Safety Engineering is the first reference work to provide up-to-date coverage of the advanced technologies and strategies for the engineering of safe foods.
May 5, 2020
ABE faculty Megan Marshall and Jeffrey Catchmark along with Capstone students opened its Virtual Expo on May 1st showcasing students' work with Community Partners.
April 29, 2020
Yang Li has been named the biological engineering student marshal for Penn State’s virtual spring commencement on May 9. She will receive a bachelor of science degree in biological engineering with a minor in biomedical engineering.
April 20, 2020
Gamma Sigma Delta announces 2020 faculty awards.
April 8, 2020
Lauren McPhillips, assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Penn State and Cornell found that compost additions in green stormwater infrastructure, like the bioretention basin shown here, may lead to nutrient leaching.
