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    ABE provides the tools and resources that bring innovative design to reality
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    Making sustainable crop production possible anywhere on Earth, and beyond
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    What we learn about agriculture today will create the efficiency we need tomorrow
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Biosystems Engineering

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Feeding 9 billion people by 2050!

The Biosystems Engineering Department is developing innovative systems to sustainably feed an increasing population through cutting-edge technology, sustainable practices, and the drive to make a difference in the world. We build sustainable solutions that create resilience among society, the environment and the economy. We are currently working on many projects, including the following:

  • Optimizing growth conditions in controlled environment agriculture

  • Finding alternative fuel and feed sources

  • Irrigating crops sustainably

  • Analyzing big data sets generated from using sensors and controls and looking at metagenomics

News

Finger Weeders in Cotton

Dr. Mark Siemens Leads Research on Two Separate Weeding Techniques

Friday, August 10, 2018

Biosystems Engineering professor, Dr. Mark Siemens, has recently been featured in two separate news articles highlighting the work he is doing on killing pesky weeds.

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Biosystems Engineering Student Receives First Ever "Future Leaders" Scholarship

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

BE undergraduate student, Jesus Mulgado, received the first ever Future Leaders Scholarship by the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM).

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UA-ABE Partners with Universidad Autónoma Chapingo for Dual Degrees

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Dr. Don Slack spearheaded the initiative for a partnership between the UA and Universidad Autónoma Chapingo that includes a new dual degree program between ABE and Chapingo. ABE has always had a very strong relationship with Chapingo and we are excited for this relationship to continue to grow with this partnership. 

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UA-ABE & UC Davis "Robovator" Wins Davidson Prize

Friday, March 16, 2018

One of those winning products is the Robovator Mechanical Weeding Machine, a project by University of Arizona ABE Professor, Dr. Mark Siemens, and UC Davis Extension, Specialist Dr. Steve Fennimore.

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The V-Hive Green Box

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Joel Cuello, Ph.D., a professor in the Agricultural & Biosystem Engineering department at the University of Arizona, recognized an opportunity for vertical farms to flourish in modular containers or warehouses by developing a vertical, modular growth system called The Vertical-Hive (V-Hive) Green Box.

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ABE Student Becomes First "Global Wildcat" Blogger

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

ABE PhD student, Hadiqa Maqsood, is the first "Global Wildcat" blogger for the University of Arizona's International Student Services.

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