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Chair: Dorota Z. Haman
Graduate Coordinator: Greg Kiker
The degrees of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy are offered with graduate programs in agricultural and biological engineering in the areas of agricultural operations management and applied sciences through the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.
The Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in the agricultural operations management area of specialization provide for scientific training and research in technical agricultural management. Typical plans of study focus on advanced training in environmental systems management, production systems management, construction and process management and technical sales management.
For students with basic science degrees, the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy programs with a specialization in applied sciences through the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences provides advanced training in problem-solving capabilities, interdisciplinary research, and methods for applying science to real-world problems and issues. Typical emphasis is on:
- the use of engineering methods and approaches, such as mathematical modeling, optimization, and information technologies, in application of science to problems of various spatial and temporal scales; and
- an interdisciplinary experience in research at the doctoral level.
The requirements for a master’s degree normally take 2 years to complete. The length of time required for the Doctor of Philosophy degree depends partly on the research topic, but normally takes 3 to 4 years.
For more information about the program, please visit the program link below and the graduate studies pages on the departmental website at http://www.abe.ufl.edu.
Professor
- Burks, Thomas Francis
- Dukes, Michael D.
- Fraisse, Clyde William
- Gao, Bin
- Graham, Wendy Dimbero
- Hoogenboom, Gerrit
- Huffaker, Ray G.
- Jones, Pierce H.
- Judge, Jasmeet
- Kiker, Gregory A.
- Lee, Won Suk
- Migliaccio, Kati White
- Mukhtar, Saqib
- Munoz-Carpena, Rafael
- Shukla, Sanjay
- Welt, Bruce Ari
Associate Professor
- Bliznyuk, Nikolay A.
- Correll, Melanie J.
- Martinez, Christopher J.
- Muneepeerakul, Rachata
- Pullammanappallil, P C.
- Tong, Zhaohui
Assistant Professor
- Ampatzidis, Ioannis
- Bayabil, Haimanote Kebede
- Bean, Eban Zachary
- Boz Ozdemir, Ziynet
- Gorucu, Serap
- Guzman Gutierrez, Sandra Milena
- Her, Young Gu
- Martin-Ryals, Ana D.
- Sharma, Vivek
- Singh, Aditya
- Watson, Jonathan A.
- Yu, Ziwen
- Zhang, Ying
Research Professor
- Palm, Cheryl A.
Senior Lecturer
- Leary, James Daniel
- Porter, Wendell A.
Affiliated Faculty
- Schueller, John Kenneth
Professor
Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ABE 5038 | Recent Developments and Applications in Biosensors | 3 |
| ABE 5152 | Fluid Power Circuits and Control | 3 |
| ABE 5332 | Advanced Agricultural Structures | 3 |
| ABE 5442 | Advanced Agricultural Process Engineering | 3 |
| ABE 5643C | Biological Systems Modeling | 3 |
| ABE 5646 | Biological and Agricultural Systems Simulation | 3 |
| ABE 5648 | Modeling Coupled Natural-Human Systems | 3 |
| ABE 5653 | Rheology and Mechanics of Agricultural and Biological Materials | 3 |
| ABE 5663 | Advanced Applied Microbial Biotechnology | 3 |
| ABE 5707C | Agricultural Waste Management | 3 |
| ABE 5815C | Food and Bioprocess Engineering Design | 4 |
| ABE 5936 | Writing Grant Proposals for Scholarships and Fellowships | 2 |
| ABE 6005 | Applied Control for Automation and Robots | 3 |
| ABE 6017 | Stochastic Modeling in Ecology and Hydrology | 3 |
| ABE 6031 | Instrumentation in Agricultural Engineering Research | 3 |
| ABE 6035 | Advanced Remote Sensing: Science and Sensors | 3 |
| ABE 6037C | Remote Sensing in Hydrology | 3 |
| ABE 6252 | Advanced Soil and Water Management Engineering | 3 |
| ABE 6254 | Simulation of Agricultural Watershed Systems | 3 |
| ABE 6265 | Vadose Zone Modeling | 3 |
| ABE 6266 | Nanotechnology in Water Research | 3 |
| ABE 6615 | Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer in Biological Systems | 3 |
| ABE 6644 | Agricultural Decision Systems | 3 |
| ABE 6645C | Computer Simulation of Crop Growth and Management Responses | 3 |
| ABE 6649C | Advanced Biological Systems Modeling | 3 |
| ABE 6654C | Advanced Bio-Based Products from Renewable Resources | 3 |
| ABE 6840 | Data Diagnostics | 3 |
| ABE 6905 | Individual Work in Agricultural and Biological Engineering | 1-4 |
| ABE 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| ABE 6931 | Seminar | 1 |
| ABE 6933 | Special Topics in Agricultural and Biological Engineering | 1-4 |
| ABE 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-5 |
| ABE 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
| ABE 6972 | Research for Engineer's Thesis | 1-15 |
| ABE 6974 | Nonthesis Project | 1-6 |
| ABE 6986 | Applied Mathematics in Engineering and Agriculture | 3 |
| ABE 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
| ABE 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
| AGG 5607 | Communicating in Academia | 3 |
| AOM 5456 | Applied Methods in SmartAg Systems | 3 |
| EGN 5949 | Practicum/Internship/Cooperative Work Experience | 1-6 |
| EGN 6913 | Engineering Graduate Research | 0-3 |