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ABE GRADUATE CLASSES
ABE 501, Research Methods in Biosystems Engineering –
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Course will guide students in the selection and statement of a
graduate research project and the development of a research
proposal, introduce proper research methods such as record
keeping and intellectual property considerations, discuss
ethical research methods and review written and oral
methods for presentation of research. Was listed as ABE 601
until Fall 2015.
ABE 505/506,* Modeling of Mass and Energy Flow in Soils –
see SWES 505.
ABE 513, Applied Biostatistics – Introductory and advanced
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statistical methods and their applications in ecology. Focuses
on how research design dictates choice of statistical models;
explores principles and pitfalls of hypothesis testing.
ABE 516A, Statistical Bioinformatics and Genomic Analysis –
see MCB 516A.
ABE 522,* Open-Channel Flow – see CE 522.
ABE 523,* Biosystems Analysis and Design – Application of
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systems analysis to biologically-related problems; computer
modeling and use of simulations, optimization methods,
decision support systems. May be co-convened with ABE 423.
For graduate credit, additional work will be required.
ABE 526,* Watershed Engineering – Design of waterways,
erosion control structures and small dams. Methods for
frequency analysis and synthetic time distribution of rainfall.
Methods for estimating infiltration and runoff from small
watersheds, flow routing and storm water management.
Estimating erosion using the Revised Universal Soil Loss
Equation. May be co-convened with ABE 426. For graduate
credit, additional work will be required.
ABE 527,* Computer Applications in Hydraulics – see CE 527.
ABE 528,* Control of Erosion Processes – Focuses on the types ✓
of soil erosion, factors affecting it, and how to estimate
erosion rates. Also, the student will learn how to design
erosion control practices. May be co-convened with ABE 428.
For graduate credit, additional work will be required.
ABE 547,* Sensors and Controls – Principles of electric circuits
for basic bioprocess control including selecting, interfacing,
and calibrating digital and analog sensors (optical
electrochemical and piezoelectric biosensors) to measure
physical variables. May be co-convened with ABE 447. For
graduate credit, additional work will be required.
Prerequisites/
Enrollment
Requirements
All ABE graduate
students must take this
course.
NOT OFFERED AT THIS TIME
Familiarity with
statistics
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CE 218 or AME 331
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MATH 124 or MATH 125
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CHEM 151 or (CHEM
103A and CHEM 103B)
or (CHEM 105A and
CHEM 105B) or MSE 110
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ABE 552,* Globalization, Sustainability, and Innovation Aimed
at engineering and science students, the objective of the
course is to foster among them global intelligence (or global
smarts), defined as an inclusive and cross-disciplinary working
knowledge of how the globe operates today. May be coconvened with ABE 452. For graduate credit, additional work
will be required. Available also as study abroad and student
exchange credits.
ABE 555,* Soil and Water Resources Engineering –
Introduction to soil and water relationships, irrigation systems,
irrigation water supply, irrigation management, and basic
designs. May be co-convened with ABE 455. For graduate
credit, additional work will be required.
ABE 556,* Irrigation Systems Design – Design and operation of
surface, sprinkler, and trickle irrigation systems based on
economic and environmental criteria. May be co-convened
with ABE 456. For graduate credit, additional work will be
required.
ABE 558,* Soils, Wetlands, and Wastewater Reuse – Water
quality and system design for agricultural drainage and
wastewater and recharge systems. This course also covers
environmental permitting, including NEPA and ACOE 404
permits. May be co-convened with ABE 458. For graduate
credit, additional work will be required.
ABE 559,* Design of Onsite Wastewater Treatment and
Dispersal Systems – Covers issues and concepts relating to the
design of domestic and small commercial onsite wastewater
treatment and recycling systems. This course is typically
offered every even spring semester. May be co-convened with
ABE 459. For graduate credit, additional work will be required.
ABE 567,* Advanced Watershed Hydrology – see WSM 567.
ABE 575A,* Physiology of Plant Production under Controlled
Environment – see PLS 575A.
ABE 579,* Applied Instrumentation for Controlled
Environment Agriculture – Principles, methods, and
techniques related to the measurement and control of
environmental factors affecting plant growth and climate
under controlled environments. Course provides hands-on
learning and covers application of autonomous data
acquisition, sensors, instrumentation with student design
projects to measure and control environments in a controlled
environment system. May be co-convened with ABE 479. For
graduate credit, additional work will be required.
ABE 580, Introduction to Systems Biology – see MCB 580
ABE 581A,* - see CHEE 581A
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Prerequisites/
Enrollment
Requirements
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CE 218 or AME 331
CE 218
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CE 218 or AME 331
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MATH 113 and PHYS
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ABE 581B,* Cell and Tissue Engineering – Development of
biological engineering methods including applied genetics,
metabolic regulation, and bioreactors employed in industrial
processes for manufacture of pharmaceuticals and in the
design of tissue engineered devices to replace normal
physiological function. May be co-convened with ABE 481B.
For graduate credit, additional work will be required.
ABE 582,* Integrated Engineered Solutions in the Food-WaterEnergy Nexus – Integrated engineered solutions in the FoodWater-Energy Nexus are transformational integrated designs -drivers of change -- that are necessary to make feeding an
increased global population this century possible,
environmentally sustainable, and cost-effective. May be coconvened with ABE E 482. For graduate credit, additional work
will be required.
ABE 583,* Controlled Environment Systems – Introduction to
the technical aspects of greenhouse design, environmental
control, hydroponic crop production, plant nutrient delivery
systems, intensive field production systems, and post-harvest
handling and storage of crops. May be co-convened with ABE
483. For graduate credit, additional work will be required.
ABE 586,* Biomaterial-Tissue Interactions – Biomaterials and
their applications; protein-surface and blood-biomaterial
interactions, inflammation, wound healing, biocompatibility,
implants, and tissue engineering. May be co-convened with
ABE 486. For graduate credit, additional work will be required.
ABE 587,* Metagenomics: From Genes to Ecosystems –
Focuses on the science of metagenomics towards
understanding (1) questions that metagenomics can address,
(2) possible approaches for metagenomic sequencing and
analysis, and (3) how genes, pathways, and environmental
context are translated into ecosystem-level knowledge using
traditional lectures and hands-on experience with
programming, bioinformatics tools, and metagenomic
analysis. May be co-convened with ABE 487. For graduate
credit, additional work will be required.
ABE 588, Micro and Nano Transducer Physics and Design – see
AME 588.
ABE 589A, Fabrication Techniques for Micro and Nano Devices
– see AME 589A.
ABE 589B,* Bio Micro/Nanotechnology Applications – Applies
modern micro/nano devices or systems including lab-on-achip, DNA/protein array, drug carriers and other therapeutic
systems, to neuroscience applications and food/agricultural
systems. May be co-convened with ABE 489B. For graduate
credit, additional work will be required.
ABE 593, Internship – Students can take 1-6 units of
specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training
and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or
governmental establishment.
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Prerequisites/
Enrollment
Requirements
MATH 254
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CHEM 103A and CHEM
103B
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MCB 416, ABE 201, MIC
205 are recommended
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CHEM 152 or MSE 110;
Basic familiarity with
cells, proteins, and DNA
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ABE 597C,* Greenhouse Pest Management: Methods and
Practice – see ENTO 597C.
ABE 599, Independent Study – Qualified students can take 1-4
units to work on an individual basis with professors who have
agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing
independent work which cannot be classified as actual
research will register for credit under course number 599, 699,
or 799.
ABE 601,* Research Methods in Biosystems Engineering – see
ABE 501
ABE 605,* Modeling of Mass and Energy Flow in Soils – see
SWES 505
ABE 613, Applied Biostatistics – see ABE 513
ABE 622, Sedimentation Engineering – see CE 622
ABE 688, Statistical Consulting – see STAT 688
ABE 693, Internship – Students can take 1-6 units of
specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training
and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or
governmental establishment.
ABE 696A, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering – The
development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in
a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of
research by course registrants, with the exchange of the
results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or
papers.
ABE 699, Independent Study – Qualified students can take 1-5
units to work on an individual basis with professors who have
agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing
independent work which cannot be classified as actual
research will register for credit under course number 599, 699,
or 799.
ABE 900, Research – Graduate students can take 1-16 units of
individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation
preparation.
ABE 908, Case Studies – Graduate students can take 1-5 units
of individual study of a particular case or report.
ABE 909, Master’s Report – Candidates seeking their Master’s
degree can take 1-8 units of individual study, special project,
or formal report submitted in lieu of thesis for certain master's
degrees.
ABE 910, Thesis – Candidates seeking their Master’s degree
can take 1-16 units to conduct their research for the master's
thesis.
ABE 920, Dissertation – Candidates seeking their Doctoral
degree can take 1-9 units to conduct their research for the
doctoral dissertation.
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AME 588,* Micro and Nano Transducer Physics and Design –
Principles, design, and performance of micro and nano
transducers and applications of unique properties of micro
and nano transducers for biological and engineering problems.
May be co-convened with AME 488. For graduate credit,
additional work will be required.
AME 589A,* Fabrication Techniques for Micro and Nano
Devices – Techniques for the design, fabrication, and testing of
traditional microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and
nanodevices. May be co-convened with AME 489A. For
graduate credit, additional work will be required.
CE 522,* Open-Channel Flow – Differential equations
governing unsteady flow in open channels. Simple surface
waves in subcritical and supercritical flows. Introduction of
kinematic, diffusion, and dynamic wave methods. Applications
to reservoir routing, dam break flow, and overland flow. May
be co-convened with CE 422 and 622. For graduate credit,
additional work will be required.
CE 527,* Computer Applications in Hydraulics – Computer
modeling of surface water hydrology, flood plain hydraulics
and water distribution systems. Theoretical basis. Application
and design studies. May be co-convened with CE 427. For
graduate credit, additional work will be required.
CHEE 581A,* Engineering of Biological Processes – Applying
principles of engineering, science, and mathematics (including
statistics, kinetics, sensors, bioreactor design, and scale up) to
explore and be familiar with the principal areas of biological
engineering such as food process engineering, tissue
engineering, and other large-scale fermentation processes.
May be co-convened with CHEE 481A. For graduate credit,
additional work will be required.
ENTO 597C,* Greenhouse Pest Management: Methods and
Practice – Pest management skills development in the
Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (CEAC)
teaching/research greenhouses, with hands-on assignments,
and group discussion covering pest management principles,
methods, and current practice. May be co-convened with
ENTO 497C. For graduate credit, additional work will be
required.
MCB 516A, Statistical Bioinformatics and Genomic Analysis –
Introduces statistical methods and algorithms for analysis of
high-throughput experiments in molecular biology using
analysis of gene expression microarrays as a leading example
using hands-on experience with data analysis, critical review of
literature, and communication of the results.
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Prerequisites/
Enrollment
Requirements
AME 250 and (ECE 207
or ABE 447); AME/ABE
589 Recommended
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ECE 207 or ABE 447;
Completion of
Laboratory Chemical
Safety Course
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CE 323 or consent of
instructor – NOT OFFERED
AT THIS TIME
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CE 323 or consent of
instructor
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MATH 254 and MCB 182
or MIC 205A or CHEE
450 or instructor
consent.
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PLS 217
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Basic statistical
knowledge and
programming
experience
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MCB 580,* Introduction to Systems Biology – Course explores
the structure and function of these circuits through discussion
of the relevant literature and by building and testing
mathematical models of simple/toy circuits. Emphasis will be
placed on key concepts such as hysteresis, ultrasensitivity,
adaptation, robustness, and noise propagation. May be
convened with MCB 480. For graduate credit, additional work
will be required.
PLS 575A,* Physiology of Plant Production under Controlled
Environment – Critical controlled environment issues and
practices of plant production in greenhouse, plant production
factory, tissue culture vessels and post-harvest storage, with
an introduction to the current research status in these areas.
May be co-convened with PLS 475A. For graduate credit,
additional work will be required.
MATH 688, Statistical Consulting – The goal of this course is to
teach statistics students to be effective statistical consultants.
This is an advanced course in the selection and use of tools
and statistical methods to analyze and interpret scientific,
business and medical studies. This course will provide students
with the ability to effectively and accurately acquire and
convey information in verbal and written presentations.
SWES 505, Modeling of Mass and Energy Flow in Soils – Water
flow in soils; closely related problems of solute, pollutant, and
heat transfer; emphasis on current concepts and research.
May be co-convened with SWES 605.
WSM 567,* Advanced Watershed Hydrology – Advanced
topics in watershed hydrology; rainfall-runoff, infiltration,
overland flow routing, sediment modeling, statistical analysis,
and research methods in hydrology. May be co-convened with
WSM 467. For graduate credit, additional work will be
required.
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Enrollment
Requirements
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Introductory plant
physiology course
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STAT/MATH 571A;
STAT/MATH 571B, or
equivalent; Working
knowledge of Stata, SAS,
SPSS, or R (or
equivalent). Preferred:
Probability & Math
Statistics sequence
(STAT/MATH 564/566).
MATH 254
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WSM 460