September 5, 2017
A discovery to keep destructive pests out of wood shipping crates. Penn State Entomologist Dr. Kelli Hoover and Wood Products Professor Dr. John Janowiak explain their discovery of a new, fast heat treatment to kill pests in wood.
August 17, 2017
Ali Demirci, professor of agricultural and biological engineering says the simultaneous nature of breaking down the complex carbohydrate starch into simple sugars — and fermentation — the process in which sugars are converted to ethanol by yeasts or other microorganisms in bioreactors, is innovative.
August 17, 2017
Many factors influence the fate and transport of these manure-borne hormones, explained lead researcher Odette Mina, a recent doctoral degree graduate in agricultural and biological engineering.
August 14, 2017
Northeast Agricultural and Biological Engineering Conference (NABEC) is a community of the American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers. It is a geographically-based community, covering the Northeast United States and Eastern Canadian Provinces.
July 25, 2017
July 25, 2017
For their senior capstone projects, biological engineering students at Penn State designed possible solutions to real problems in agriculture and the environment.
July 24, 2017
July 24, 2017
July 18, 2017
Penn State was the ideal place to look at the movement of pharmaceuticals from wastewater to groundwater because the University has spray-irrigated all of its treated wastewater onto nearly 600 acres of agricultural and forested land known as the Living Filter since the early 1980s.
July 10, 2017
Judd Michael, professor of ABE said, "The Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering is providing cutting-edge research and service to industry partners to help them become more sustainable."
June 27, 2017
Initially, Randall Bock simply wanted to make a rocket for his son’s sixth birthday party. Now Bock, instructor in engineering design and agricultural research assistant, has launched his interest in 3D printing and rockets into first place, winning Stratasys’s Learning Center of Excellence 3D printing competition.
June 27, 2017
Paul Smith's lab, in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, is part of the group that is evaluating regional supply chains that could be used for alternative jet fuel production.
June 1, 2017
Rob Shannon, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, says the new Agricultural Stewardship and Conservation Certificate undergraduate program "fits in perfectly with Penn State's land-grant mission of providing service to the commonwealth."
May 24, 2017
College of Agricultural Sciences Staff Laureate Awards will be presented on Thursday, May 25.
May 19, 2017
Daubert received his bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 1991.
May 17, 2017
A new undergraduate certificate program offered by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will give students interested in agricultural stewardship an opportunity for classroom and hands-on learning in the sustainability of agricultural soil and water resources. The Agricultural Stewardship and Conservation Certificate program will provide critical coursework and practical experience that will help make students marketable for jobs in the public and private sector.
May 17, 2017
The ABE Faculty and Staff wish to congratulate our 2017 Graduates.
May 17, 2017
Robinson Laventure, Penn State student in biological engineering, spent three months helping to redesign 3D-printed prosthetics for TakeaHand, a biotechnology company located in Santiago, Chile.
April 28, 2017
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.
April 27, 2017
The BRS Advisory Committee provides guidance to the BioRenewable Systems undergraduate and graduate programs.
April 26, 2017
Students showcase sustainability projects at the Campus and Community Sustainability EXPO
April 26, 2017
BioRenewable Systems Graduate Student
April 12, 2017
The Penn State student chapter of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers hosted their annual 'Lawnmower Clinic' April 8th.
April 6, 2017
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.
April 4, 2017
The College of Engineering's annual meeting of The Industrial and Professional Advisory Committees (IPAC) was held March 22-23, 2017.
March 22, 2017
Congratulations to Ken Guffey and Joseph Zulovich
March 16, 2017
Gerald Longenecker, executive vice president of engineering services at Skelly and Loy, has been named an Outstanding Engineering Alumnus by the College of Engineering.
February 2, 2017
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.
January 17, 2017
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.
