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| ABE 20100 - Thermodynamics In Biological Systems I |
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Credit Hours: 4.00. Thermodynamic principles associated with biological systems and processing of biological materials. Emphasis on the first law of thermodynamics. Fundamentals of steady-state mass and energy balances for reacting and non-reacting processes including multiple unit operations emphasizing living systems and bioprocessing. Applications of the first law conservation of energy to biological systems, energy conversion systems, and the environmental impacts of energy production. Development of engineering problem solving skills via MathCad and MatLab software. Laboratory emphasizes combining technical engineering skills with professional skill development through computer and laboratory exercises including two extensive projects that result in a biological product design.
0.000 OR 4.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Laboratory Preparation, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Lower Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze problems and use a systematic approach to problem solving in the engineering of biological systems. 2. Develop mass balances for systems with and without biochemical reactions for in vivo and in vitro biological systems. 3. Characterize the properties of solids, liquids, and gases common to biological systems. 4. Estimate gas/vapor properties using gas laws. 5. Understand the relationships between pressure, partial pressure, and humidity. 6. Apply the basic thermodynamic concepts to quantify phase and chemical equilibrium parameters for food and biological systems. 7. Use models to predict the physical behavior of materials at equilibrium in multi-component, multi-phase systems. 8. Use computational software to solve problems in biological systems. 9. Able to apply science and math skills to develop a new product and the processes required to transform the input materials into the final product. 10. Able to apply engineering fundamentals and analytical skills, specifically mass and energy balances and thermodynamics, to product and process development projects. 11. Able to communicate technical information, oral and written. 12. Develop leadership and teamwork skills through personal awareness and reflection, and team experiences. 13. Develop an innovative and a strong work ethic through new product development. 14. Have increased awareness of ethical responsibility through evaluating case studies and classroom discussion. 15. Be more curious and persistent learners through self-directed team projects. |
| ABE 20200 - Thermodynamics In Biological Systems II |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Thermodynamic principles and their applications to biochemical and biological systems with emphasis on the second law of thermodynamics and use of molecular interpretations of energies and entropies. Concept of entropy balances and process efficiency. Free energy and chemical equilibrium. Equilibrium between phases, colligative properties, binding of ligands and formation of biological membranes. Molecular motion and transport properties and their application in biochemical analytical methods. Development of physical chemical problem solving skills using MathCad and MatLab software.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Lower Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 20500 - Computations For Engineering Systems |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Development of engineering problem solving and design skills. Use of Excel, Matlab, and MathCad for problem solving, data analysis, numerical modeling, and statistics. Introduction to elementary statics, dynamics, materials, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and energy topics.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Lower Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply and interpret descriptive statistical tests to describe variability in data. 2. Identify structure and specific elements of good experimental design. 3. Select and apply appropriate statistical tests to quantify relationships and differences in data. 4. Interpret results of statistical analyses and communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences. |
| ABE 21000 - Thermodynamics Principles Of Engineering And Biological Systems |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Application of thermodynamic principles to the design and operation of biological and engineering systems. The focus is on mass and energy balances for non-reacting processes and on the second law of thermodynamics. These principles are applied to biological and agricultural engineering systems. Specific topics include refrigeration systems, power cycles, energy conversion systems, and environmental impacts of energy production.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Lower Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. 2. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economics, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. 3. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams. 4. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. 5. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context. 6. A knowledge of contemporary issues. 7. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. |
| ABE 22600 - Biotechnology Laboratory I |
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Credit Hours: 2.00. (IT 22600) Focuses on nucleic acid manipulation. Modules include, making a eukaryotic library, identifying clones, sub-cloning into a bacterial expression vector and verification of the clone's identity by restriction analysis and DNA sequencing. Basic laboratory techniques (solution making, buffer preparation, good safety techniques), sterile technique and compliance procedures. ABE 22600 content is primarily based on biological sciences, not engineering.
0.000 OR 2.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Lower Division, GTC-Science, Tech & Society, UC-Science, Tech & Society May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Perform techniques currently used in cell, molecular, and microbiology, while understanding the rationale behind the specific approaches. 2. Explain the experimental basis of techniques used, indicating the significance of the work, presenting, calculating, and discussing the data, and drawing conclusions. 3. Given a specific biological question, the student will be able to determine appropriate applications of specific cell, molecular, and microbiological techniques. 4. Gain experience in dissecting and extracting pertinent information from scientific journal articles. |
| ABE 22700 - Biotechnology Laboratory II |
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Credit Hours: 2.00. (IT 22700) The second laboratory course should use the cloned material to produce a protein. This protein should be purified, utilized immunologically, checked for purity by Edman degradation, and in some kind of bio assay. ABE 22700 content is primarily based on biological sciences, not engineering.
0.000 OR 2.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Lower Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Gain literacy in the basic methods and applications of bioinformatics, including quantitative literacy. 2. Gain experience in dissecting and extracting pertinent information from scientific journal articles. 3. Navigate uncertainty. 4. Compare the structure and organization of the genome to other genomes. 5. Share the information gathered with others in the scientific community. 6 Work on a team and communicate their results. 7. Design and conduct a research project to contribute new knowledge about the unique phage. |
| ABE 28100 - Professional Internship |
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Credit Hours: 0.00. Supervised professional experience in agricultural and biological engineering. Program conducted under the direction of an engineering faculty member and with the cooperation of an employer. Student submits a summary report. Permission of department required.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Experiential Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Internship, Lower Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 29000 - Sophomore Seminar |
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Credit Hours: 1.00. Current agricultural and biological engineering issues will be discussed by students, staff, and guest speakers. Career planning, employment opportunities, professionalism, ethics, and improvement of communication skills will be emphasized.
0.000 OR 1.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture, Presentation Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Lower Division, GTC-Science, Tech & Society, UC-Science, Tech & Society May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 29199 - Cooperative Experience I |
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Credit Hours: 0.00. Professional experience in agricultural and biological engineering. Program coordinated by school with cooperation of participating employers. Students submit summary report and company evaluation. Professional Practice students only. Permission of department required.
0.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Experiential Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Coop, Full-Time Privileges, Lower Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply knowledge to identifying and solving problems in the professional context. 2. Advance skills related to professional preparation, critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and teamwork. 3. Increase understanding of the profession and practice, basic industry principles, and principles and practice of ethical responsibility in professional work. |
| ABE 29299 - Cooperative Experience II |
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Credit Hours: 0.00. Professional experience in agricultural and biological engineering. Program coordinated by school with cooperation of participating employers. Students submit summary report and company evaluation. Professional Practice students only. Permission of department required.
0.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Experiential Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Coop, Full-Time Privileges, Lower Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply knowledge to identifying and solving problems in the professional context. 2. Advance skills related to professional preparation, critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and teamwork. 3. Increase understanding of the profession and practice, basic industry principles, and principles and practice of ethical responsibility in professional work. |
| ABE 30100 - Numerical And Computational Modeling In Biological Engineering |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to principles of analysis, setup, and modeling of biological systems using fundamental principles of engineering. Development of mathematical and numerical models to solve steady state and transient processes involving material and energy balances and utilizing thermodynamic, transport, and kinetic reaction principles, and economics in biological engineering systems.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the purpose and structure of critical arguments. 2. Develop skills to analyze written, visual critical arguments on contemporary issues. 3. Develop skills to create critical arguments. 4. Understand the structural similarities between critical arguments and quantitative modeling. 5. Understand ethical behavior in academic setting. 6. Understand process of how to develop mathematical models involved with food and biological phenomena. 7. Understand the types of models and their purpose/utility from an engineering context. 8. Understand the application of the numerical modeling principles and techniques of modeling and solutions. 9. Understand the limitations related to computational accuracy/error and statistical precision of numerical modeling. 10. Develop skills to create numerical models involving biological engineering systems using mechanistic concepts, such as reaction kinetics, transport phenomena, and thermodynamics. 11. Develop skills for creating computational tools to quantify/evaluate numerical models. |
| ABE 30200 - Biochemical Laboratory Techniques For Biological Engineers |
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Credit Hours: 1.00. Experiments that introduce methods for analysis and recovery of biological molecules and that utilize the mathematical concepts to manipulate collected data. Introduction to engineering experimental design.
1.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Perform statistical analysis on collected data to produce results to be interpreted and disseminated both written and orally. 2. Demonstrate proficiency in the following lab skills: Read and understand both digital and analog outputs; Liquid handling and dilutions; Protein purification and determination assays; Column chromatography; Spectrophotometric assays; Enzyme activity assays. 3. Understand and apply scientific methods of experimental design and analysis. |
| ABE 30300 - Applications Of Physical Chemistry To Biological Processes |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Physical chemical principles associated with transport of mass, momentum and energy in bioprocesses. Principles for measuring physical chemical properties, a description of predictive equations for their evaluation and the role of these principles in the design and optimization of bioprocesses.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 30400 - Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Laboratory course focused on bioprocessing topics such as fluid flow, mixing, rheology, hydrolysis, and fermentation of biomaterials. Students will participate in design of experiments, system set up, data collection, statistical data analysis, and presentation of results.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Laboratory Preparation Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand and analyze the flow behavior in biological systems. 2. Understand and analyze enzymatic reasons in biological systems. 3. Understand and analyze fermentation processes. 4. Understand and analyze mixing and heat transfer in biological systems. 5. Collect and analyze rheological properties. 6. Design and safely execute experiments in a process laboratory. 7. Collection and statistical analysis of experimental data. 8. Present the results of analysis in the form of written report and oral presentation. |
| ABE 30500 - Physical Properties Of Biological Materials |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Physical properties of agricultural crops and food products and their relationship to harvesting, storage, and processing. Physical properties covered include: density, shape, moisture content, water potential, water activity, friction and flow or particulate solids, terminal velocity, thermal properties, interaction with electromagnetic radiation, and viscoelastic behavior of solids.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Credit By Exam, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 30700 - Momentum Transfer In Food And Biological Systems |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Fluid statics, Newton's law of viscosity, shell momentum balances, equations of continuity and motion, one dimensional flow problems, flow through porous media, velocity distributions with more than one independent variable, two dimensional flow through a channel, stream function, velocity potential, dimensional analysis, boundary layer, turbulent flow, Reynolds stress, form and skin friction, application of macroscopic momentum and mechanical energy balances to engineering problems.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Know the principles of fluid statics. 2. Know the principles of dimensional analysis for analysis of flow problems. 3. Know the characteristics and analysis of the flow of food and biological fluids. 4. Gain an understanding of the principles of turbulent flow. 5. Know how to apply macroscopic mass and momentum balances to flow problems in food and biological systems. |
| ABE 30800 - Heat And Mass Transfer In Food And Biological Systems |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Principles of transport of energy and mass. Mechanisms of heat transfer, heat conduction, heat convection and heat radiation. Development of applications using macroscopic and microscopic balances of energy. Application of thermal energy balances and Fourier's Law to describe steady state and transient conduction applications including heat generation. Effect of the geometry on these processes. Basic principles of design of heat transfer equipment and its operation. Application of species mass balances and Fick's Law to steady state and transient diffusion problems. Effect of geometry on these processes. Analogies between transport of momentum, heat and mass applications to the solution of practical problems in the Food Process and Biological Engineering fields.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. 2. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. 3. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. 4. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams. 5. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. 6. Have the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context. 7. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning. 8. A knowledge of contemporary issues. 9. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. |
| ABE 31400 - Design Of Electronic Systems |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Fundamental aspects of circuits, microprocessors, transducers, sensors, instrumentation, and data acquisition are presented, with particular emphasis on electronic systems used in agricultural, biological, and food applications. Laboratory exercises used to apply the course material to constructing and testing circuits, microprocessor controlled systems, and the data collection and monitoring of systems.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. 2. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. 3. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. 4. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. 5. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning. 6. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. |
| ABE 32000 - Solid Modeling, Simulation, And Analysis |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to parametric, feature-based solid modeling; dimensioned 2D and 3D engineering drawings; tolerancing; mechanical dynamic simulation; kinematic models, analysis and simulation of simple linkages and complex systems; mechanism design and evaluation; visualization and animation of results; interfacing of computer aided engineering software. Projects involving industrial parts and assemblies will be discussed and assigned.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 32500 - Soil And Water Resource Engineering |
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Credit Hours: 4.00. Interrelationships of the plant-water-air-soil system; hydrologic processes; protection of surface and ground water quality; GIS targeting of soil and water protection measures; and design of subsurface and overland drainage systems, irrigation systems, and soil erosion control practices.
0.000 OR 4.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Credit By Exam, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the agricultural and biological engineering profession and practice. 2. Able to understand and apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. 3. Understand and able to, identify, formulate, model and solve problems for engineering systems. 4. Able to design a system, component or process to meet desired goal subject to constraints. |
| ABE 32700 - Biotechnology Laboratory II |
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Credit Hours: 2.00. The course is a Course Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE), more specifically, a part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's (HHMI) (http://www.hhmi.org/grants/sea/) Science Education Alliance and is an authentic research experience. Students engage in hands-on discovery as scientists with the ultimate objective of contributing new mycobacteriophage genomes to the scientific literature and public databases (www.phagesdb.org and the Purdue institution page can be found here: https://phagesdb.org/institutions/PURD/).
2.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze the genetic code of a unique phage in order to determine potential genes. 2. Discover the genomic organization of their unique phage. 3. Use algorithms to define potential genes, assign putative functions to them, and determine the order in which they appear in the genome. 4. Read and discuss scientific literature related to their research project. 5. Share the information gathered with others in the scientific community. |
| ABE 33000 - Design Of Machine Components |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to design; stress analysis; deformation and stiffness considerations; static and fatigue strength design; design of components of the food processing, farm and off-highway machines, and mechanical systems.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 33600 - All Terrain Vehicle Design |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. A structured approach to the design process, including innovation, analysis, evaluation, documentation, and presentation. Design areas typically focus on machinery and vehicles related to agricultural applications. During the first two weeks, the students will define their design problem, statement of work, approach, and timeline. Their final report will summarize the design process and the steps used to solve the proposed problem. All students will give a brief presentation of their design during the last weekly lab meeting.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Define, execute, document, and present a design project related to machine systems engineering. 2. Set design goals and specifications. 3. Define project criteria, constraints, budget, and timeline. 4. Perform a design study that includes weighing alternatives and recommending a design. 5. Generate layout drawings. 6. Estimate the project cost. 7. Present and defend their design to faculty, industrial representatives, and their peers. |
| ABE 37000 - Biological/Microbial Kinetics And Reaction Engineering |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of the rates of chemical/biochemical reaction and catalysis in agricultural, food, and biological systems with applications to engineering process design. Applications include microbial growth, enzyme catalysis, fermentation and reactor design. Introductory enzymatic and microbial reaction concepts will be taught and incorporated into reactor design.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 38199 - Professional Practice Coop I |
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Credit Hours: 0.00. Professional practice with qualified employers within industry, government, or small business. Permission of department required. Professional Practice students only.
0.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Experiential Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Coop, Full-Time Privileges, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Contribute toward the student's development in the College of Agriculture outcomes related to professional preparation, critical thinking and problem solving, communication, and teamwork. 2. Contribute to program outcomes related to understanding of the engineering profession and practice, basic engineering principles, knowledge of contemporary issues, and ability to understand and practice ethical responsibility in personal and professional life. |
| ABE 38299 - Professional Practice Co-Op II |
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Credit Hours: 0.00. Professional practice with qualified employers within industry, government, or small business. Professional Practice students only. Permission of department required.
0.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Experiential Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Coop, Full-Time Privileges, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Contribute toward the student's development in the College of Agriculture outcomes related to professional preparation, critical thinking and problem solving, communication, and teamwork. 2. Contribute to program outcomes related to understanding of the engineering profession and practice, basic engineering principles, knowledge of contemporary issues, and ability to understand and practice ethical responsibility in personal and professional life. |
| ABE 38399 - Professional Practice Co-Op III |
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Credit Hours: 0.00. Professional practice with qualified employers within industry, government, or small business. Professional Practice students only. Permission of department required
0.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Experiential Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Coop, Full-Time Privileges, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Contribute toward the student's development in the College of Agriculture outcomes related to professional preparation, critical thinking and problem solving, communication, and teamwork. 2. Contribute to program outcomes related to understanding of the engineering profession and practice, basic engineering principles, knowledge of contemporary issues, and ability to understand and practice ethical responsibility in personal and professional life. |
| ABE 39399 - Cooperative Experience III |
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Credit Hours: 0.00. Professional experience in agricultural and biological engineering. Program coordinated by school with cooperation of participating employers. Students submit summary report and company evaluation. Professional Practice students only. Permission of department required.
0.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Experiential Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Coop, Full-Time Privileges, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply knowledge to identifying and solving problems in the professional context. 2. Advance skills related to professional preparation, critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and teamwork. 3. Increase understanding of the profession and practice, basic industry principles, and principles and practice of ethical responsibility in professional work. |
| ABE 39499 - Extensive Cooperative Experience IV |
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Credit Hours: 0.00. Professional experience in agricultural and biological engineering. Program coordinated by school with cooperation of participating employers. Students submit summary report and company evaluation. Professional Practice students only. Permission of department required.
0.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Experiential Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Coop, Full-Time Privileges, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply knowledge to identifying and solving problems in the professional context. 2. Advance skills related to professional preparation, critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and teamwork. 3. Increase understanding of the profession and practice, basic industry principles, and principles and practice of ethical responsibility in professional work. |
| ABE 39599 - Extensive Cooperative Experience V |
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Credit Hours: 0.00. Professional experience in agricultural and biological engineering. Program coordinated by school with cooperation of participating employers. Students submit summary report and company evaluation. Professional Practice students only. Permission of department required.
0.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Experiential Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Coop, Full-Time Privileges, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply knowledge to identifying and solving problems in the professional context. 2. Advance skills related to professional preparation, critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and teamwork. 3. Increase understanding of the profession and practice, basic industry principles, and principles and practice of ethical responsibility in professional work. |
| ABE 39699 - Professional Practice Internship |
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Credit Hours: 0.00. Professional practice with qualified employers within industry, government, or small business. Permission of department required.
0.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Experiential Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Full-Time Privileges, Internship, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Repeatable for Additional Credit: Yes - May be repeated an unlimited number of times Learning Outcomes: 1. Contribute toward the student's development in the College of Agriculture outcomes related to professional preparation, critical thinking and problem solving, communication, and teamwork. 2. Contribute to program outcomes related to understanding of the engineering profession and practice, basic engineering principles, knowledge of contemporary issues, and ability to understand and practice ethical responsibility in personal and professional life. |
| ABE 40600 - Ag/Biol Engineering Ambassador Leadership Seminar |
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Credit Hours: 1.00. Students engage in weekly seminar/lab that includes topics such as leadership, professional skills, teamwork, engaging audiences and Purdue culture. Students utilize these skills while representing the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering to current and prospective students, alumni, donors, legislators, and other supporters of Purdue Agricultural and Biological Engineering department. Students must be selected as an ABE Ambassador. Permission of department required.
1.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Repeatable for Additional Credit: Yes - May be repeated an unlimited number of times Learning Outcomes: 1. Provide students with theoretical and experiential basis from which they may acquire and enhance their knowledge and skills in the areas of leadership principles and models; instructional techniques; curriculum/program design; Purdue structure, culture, and engineering education opportunities; and, personal/professional effectiveness, including teamwork and public speaking. 2. Provide students with the opportunity to develop effective engagement skills that will enable to effectively communicate, through hands-on learning experience, engineering/technology skills and concepts to youth and adults. 3. Provide students with the skills to successfully develop, implement and evaluate educational programs designed for specific audiences. |
| ABE 42500 - Water Quality Engineering |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides in-depth perspectives on water quality in source and environmental water system (lakes, rivers, groundwaters, and coastal waters) including sources and causes of water quality impairments and design of workable and cost-effective management solutions. The course integrates hydrology, chemistry, biology, and ecology as foundations of water quality management and incorporates operation mechanisms of management practices in designing solutions for pollution control. Students will have opportunities to engage with lectures, water quality measurements and data analysis, computer modeling, case studies, design and discussion sessions.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Provost Low Enroll Perm Waiver, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify causes and sources of water quality impairments. 2. Explain the health, ecological, and societal consequences of impaired waters. 3. Collect in-field water quality measurements. 4. Analyze water samples and associated data. 5. Design watershed-based solutions for pollutant control and water quality protection. |
| ABE 42600 - Ecological Restoration Engineering |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. This course focuses on ecologically-based design principles to restore degraded ecosystems, specifically wetlands, stream/floodplains, and prairies. Students will identify and synthesize design elements, natural and anthropogenic stresses, and management considerations to develop resilient restoration designs. Laboratory experience provides open-ended projects, data collection, and field trips to reinforce the design process.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and synthesize design elements, natural and anthropogenic stresses, and management considerations for restored streams, floodplains & riparian zones, wetlands, and prairies. 2. Apply governing principles of ecological engineering, including biological, chemical, and physical conditions to develop resilient restoration designs. 3. Characterize and give examples of ecological concepts, such as water and elemental cycling, vegetation succession, food web dynamics, and ecological disturbance and how they apply to monitoring restoration success. 4. Read and extract key findings from readings. 5. Communicate effectively in written and oral format to a wide audience. |
| ABE 43500 - Hydraulic Control Systems For Mobile Equipment |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Design of basic fluid power components and systems. Includes power steering, hydrostatic and hydromechanical transmission, electrohydraulic servovalves, servomechanism, and manually controlled systems.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 44000 - Cell And Molecular Design Principles |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines the design principles underlying the organizations and dynamics of biological networks with an emphasis on genetic/molecular circuits. Topics include the structure and tuning of network motifs and relationship to performance parameters such as robustness to internal noise, temporal response, noise filtering, bi-stability, pattern generation and temporal programs. Examples are presented from the study of natural systems and the design of new synthetic systems.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand, describe, and calculate quantitative features of biological networks. 2. Create simple, mechanistic models of gene expression. 3. Identify different types of networks motifs in biological networks. 4. Describe when particular motifs would be useful for specific types of biological functions. 5. Ananlyze the dynamics and steady state behavior of simple transcriptional motifs or gene circuits. 6. Tune the parameters of a genetic circuit to design a particular behavior such as a temporal program, an asymmetric, or a bistable switch. 7. Design and characterize a transcriptional motif or genetic to result in a particular function, behavior of feature such as robustness, noise filtering, or patterning. 8. Understand the importance of and describe the basic requirements for generating oscillations in cells. |
| ABE 44400 - Design And Advanced Manufacturing Processes For Internal Combustion Engines |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. This course introduces the manufacture and assembly of machined piece parts into a functional assembly. The creation of a prototype internal combustion engine will be utilized as the base project for the course, and students will design and create the parts and final assemblies. Students will be given a background on the process flow of modern manufacturing by general metal machining processes, manual machine tool operation, digital machine tool programming, numerical machine tool operation, the measurement of critical machining output variables, and the assembly of piece parts into subassemblies and final products. Course participants will work as a team to develop their production parts, final presentation, and final report.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and understand the forces present on various components of internal combustion engines (ABET 1). 2. Design specific components for internal combustion engines and plan for their manufacture (ABET 1). 3. Identify the sequence of machining operations for the construction of engine components (ABET 1). 4. Download specific instructions to numerically controlled machines to execute manufacturing instructions for specific parts (ABET 1). 5. Perform specific operations on traditional machine tools to create specific engine parts (ABET 1). 6. Understand how to measure critical dimensions in manufactured parts (ABET 1). 7. Understand the concepts of component assembly to create a functional device (ABET 2). 8. Understand the safety concerns of machine shops and how to mitigate danger to personnel and equipment (ABET 4). 9. Spread workloads between colleagues, assist one another in self-learning, and collaborate to meet collective course objectives (ABET 5). 10. Understand the concepts of professionalism, ethical responsibility, and integrity when applied to technical projects (ABET 4). 11. Enhance written and oral communication skills through the production of a comprehensive final report and summary technical presentation (ABET 3). |
| ABE 45000 - Finite Element Method In Design And Optimization |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Fundamentals of the finite element method as it is used in modeling, analysis, and design of thermal/fluid and mechanical systems; one- and two-dimensional elements; boundary value problems, heat transfer and fluid flow problems; structural and solid mechanics problems involving beam, truss, plate and shell elements; computer-aided design and optimization of machine components, structural elements and thermal/fluid system.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 45300 - Leadership In Biotechnology |
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Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. This course provides students that have completed the research experience in ABE 22600 and ABE 22700 an opportunity to continue their professional development by serving as peer leaders in the classroom. ABE 22600 and ABE 22700 are part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's (HHMI) Science Education Alliance and provide an authentic laboratory research experience with the students engaged in hands-on discovery as a scientist with the ultimate objective of contributing new viral genomes to the scientific literature and public databases. As part of the model for implementing the course-based undergraduate research experience in ABE 22600 and ABE 22700, senior level students that successfully completed those courses serve as peer leaders in the classroom. Peer leaders attend the course section along with the currently enrolled students and build competencies in leadership by guiding their team on their research project throughout the semester. Permission of instructor required.
1.000 TO 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Individual Study Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Repeatable for Additional Credit: Yes - May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits Learning Outcomes: 1. Mentor peers in the use of scientific practices. 2. Guide peers through the process of discovery including iteration as their team isolates and characterizes a unique mycobacteriophage and designs a phage synthetic biology research project. 3. Mentor peers in collaboration by guiding their efforts to work productively together on a team and communicate the results of their project. |
| ABE 45700 - Transport Operations In Food And Biological Engineering I |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Application of momentum and heat transfer to biological and food process engineering. Viscosity, non-Newtonian fluids, experimental methods of rheological characterization of food and biological systems; viscoelasticity; design equations for pipe flow, pumps, mixing, emulsification, extrusion, sheeting, heat exchanges, aseptic processing, sterilization, freezing, and evaporation.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Gain and understand the principles, design and analysis of biological and food process engineering operations. 2. Know the characteristics and analysis of the flow of biological fluids. 3. Gain an understanding of the principles, design and analysis of thermal processing operations. 4. Gain an understanding of the principles and analysis of freezing. |
| ABE 46000 - Sensors And Process Control |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Fundamental aspects of transducers, biosensors, instrumentation, and computer control are presented, with particular emphasis on sensors and controls used in agricultural, biological, and food applications. Laboratory and pilot plant scale computer controlled equipment is used to examine response of process variables, sensor calibration, control system modeling, and controller selection and tuning. Prereq: differential equations and a course in either heat transfer or fluid mechanics.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 48400 - Project Planning And Management |
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Credit Hours: 1.00. Review of topics relevant to project planning and execution in industry, including technical communication, budgeting, team management, intellectual property rights, contracts and timelines. Students will select a Capstone project and assemble a project proposal within a team environment.
0.000 OR 1.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture, Practice Study Observation Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Synthesize a project plan and proposal, including developing a budget and timeline. 2. Communicate technical content to technical content to technical and non-technical audiences in a concise and informative manner. 3. Enhance communication skills by presenting project proposal (written and oral) in a formal setting. |
| ABE 48500 - Agricultural Engineering Project Management And Design |
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Credit Hours: 4.00. Team based projects are completed during the semester and documented with a written report and oral presentations. Projects encompass a broad range of topics within agricultural engineering such as the design of environmental systems, machinery, precision agriculture and robotics, and student design competitions.
0.000 OR 4.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Individual Study, Laboratory, Laboratory Preparation, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Provost Low Enroll Perm Waiver, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Design an environmental and natural resources system or a machine system. 2. Write a comprehensive design report and/or project report for various target audiences. 3. Model/prototype and test projects in multidisciplinary teams which include government, and industry engineers and marketing personnel supporting the specific projects. 4. Enhance communication skills by presenting project progress and final reports (written and oral) in a formal setting. 5. Experience engineering practice with professionalism and ethical responsibility. |
| ABE 48600 - Agricultural Engineering Design |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Students implement, test, refine, present, and deliver the capstone project solution proposed in ABE 48400. Team based projects are completed during the semester and documented with a written report, poster presentation, and oral presentations. Projects encompass a broad range of topics within agricultural engineering such as the design of environmental systems, machinery, precision agriculture and robotics, and student design competitions.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Individual Study, Laboratory, Laboratory Preparation Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Design an environmental and natural resources system or a machine system. 2. Write a comprehensive design report and/or project reports for various target audiences. 3. Model/prototype and test projects in multidisciplinary teams with consultation available to students from government and industry engineers and marketing personnel. 4. Enhance communication skills by presenting project progress and final reports (written and oral) in a formal setting. 5. Experience engineering or project management practice with profesionalism and ethical responsibility. |
| ABE 49000 - Professional Practice In Agricultural And Biological Engineering |
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Credit Hours: 1.00. Career areas in agricultural engineering; job opportunities and graduate study; professional attitudes and ethics; contracts and specifications; patents.
1.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Presentation Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 49500 - Select Topics In Agricultural And Biological Engineering |
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Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Credit and hours to be arranged. Special topics and projects of contemporary importance or of special interest that are outside the scope of the standard agricultural and biological engineering curriculum. The specific topic that is offered will be indicated on the student's record. A written report and oral presentation of final results are required. Permission of instructor required.
0.000 TO 3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Individual Study, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division, Variable Title May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Repeatable for Additional Credit: Yes - May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits |
| ABE 49800 - Undergraduate Research In Agricultural And Biological Engineering |
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Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Credit and hours to be arranged. Individual research projects for students with the approval of their advisors. Requires prior approval of, and arrangement with, a faculty research advisor. A written report and public oral presentation of final results are required. Permission of instructor required.
1.000 TO 3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Individual Study Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Credit By Exam, Upper Division, Variable Title May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Repeatable for Additional Credit: Yes - May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits |
| ABE 49900 - Thesis Research |
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Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Credit and hours to be arranged. Individualized research on agricultural and biological engineering problems. Arrange with program coordinator before registering. A written report and public oral presentation of final results are required. Permission of instructor required.
1.000 TO 6.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Individual Study Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Repeatable for Additional Credit: Yes - May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits |
| ABE 50100 - Welding Engineering |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Design of weldments and modeling of heat transfer and residual stresses of the welding processes. Finite element theory of nonlinear properties for the many processes including laser, submerged arc, manual, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), plasma, and electron beam. Metallurgy topics include continuous cooling transformation curves in optimizing engineered joint strength, including cutting and welding. Offered in alternate years.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 50300 - Surface Properties And Powder Performance Of Microparticulate Systems |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Material Surface Science is the study of properties that occurs at the interface of two phases. Surface phenomena needs to be addressed to understand and manipulate the behavior of particulate materials. Probing particulate surface properties at the nano- and micro-level helps to relate these to the macroscale powder performance. The main focus of this course is on the application of surface analytical techniques for assessing the physical and chemical factors that dictate particulate interactions in various food, pharmaceutical, biological, mineral, environmental (soil and water) and aerosol systems. This course will provide the student both a broad overview of the state-of-the-art analytical tools available to assess particulate surfaces and a fundamental insight into the characteristic behavior of system of particles. This course is unique because the student will learn and articulate how surface, physical, chemical and bulk properties are relevant in the performance of microparticulate systems of his/her interest.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the state-of-the-art surface characterization techniques to probe materials. 2. Analyze data, interpret the results and hypothesize complex properties for surface characteristics and material interfaces. 3. Assess surface and physicochemical properties of microparticulates associated with powder behavior. 4. Articulate and propose relationships between surface properties (composition, interactions, functionality) and performance of various particulate systems. |
| ABE 50501 - Particle, Powder, and Compact Characterization |
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Credit Hours: 2.00. The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the properties and methods used to characterize the physical and mechanical behavior of particles, granules, and compacts with the intention of using these properties for process and performance design.
2.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Define and describe the significant properties of particles, granules, powders, and compacts. 2. Explain how these properties are measured. 3. Illustrate how these properties influence the performance of particle-based products and manufacturing processes. 4. Create a computational or a web-based tool that demonstrates or implements concepts from the course. |
| ABE 50502 - Particles, Powders, And Compact Characterization Laboratory |
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Credit Hours: 1.00. The goal of this laboratory course is to train students on state-of-the-art laboratory equipment used to measure the mechanical properties of particles, granules, powders, and compacts.
1.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Laboratory Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Follow laboratory safety guidelines. [6] 2. Operate common laboratory equipment and follow standard operating procedures used to measure the mechanical properties of particles, granules, powders, and compacts. [6] 3. Plan and perform measurements, analyze results, and summarize the results in a written report. [3,5,6] |
| ABE 51100 - Drug Development |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. (TLI 52100) A review of drug discovery and drug development, with emphasis on the regulatory aspects of these activities. Animal preclinical research and human clinical research are discussed in detail. In addition, the process for the assembly of an IND and NDA is discussed along with the Phases (I,II,III) of human clinical trials. The CMC (chemistry manufacturing and control) aspects of drug development are presented along with ICH documents and manufacturing process analytical technologies. The course concludes with a brief review of international regulatory issues and patents.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Dept Credit, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Continuing Ed West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Comprehend strategies used for biotechnology innovation: regulatory and quality documents and materials in the areas of drug development and discovery. 2. Ability to meld theory and practice. 3. Examine issues rationally, logically, and coherently; and acquire, evaluate, and synthesize information and knowledge relevant to an identified problem; and make sound decisions in both familiar and unfamiliar contexts. 4. Read, write, speak, listen, and use data, media and computers to send and respond effectively to communication for varied audiences and purposes. 5. Demonstrate sensitivity to and facility with personal values and ethical principles in professional and social contexts. |
| ABE 51200 - Good Regulatory Practices |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Includes a review of the FDA and ICH regulations on good manufacturing, good laboratory, good clinical practices. The meaning of these regulations, the globalization of practices and the roles and responsibilities of various professionals implementing these regulations will be addressed. Special emphasis will be detailed coverage of the process for the assembly and submission of an IND or NDA, and the function of the regulatory affairs department in a pharmaceutical company.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture, Recitation Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Dept Credit, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Continuing Ed West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify cGMP regulations, and relationship to maintaining control of the chemical and ultimately the drug product with a focus on Phase 3, product introduction, and post marketing. 2. Examine about the regulatory history of the FDA and the GxP framework. 3. Identify NDA and BLA applications, product control including specifications, quality outcomes, critical quality attributes, and ICH framework. 4. Evaluate the regulations governing the manufacture of drug products, including the methods used to prove this, validation of those methods, validation of the manufacture, quality by design, comparability protocols, and continuous improvement. 5. Identify and evaluate compliance to GMP and warning letters. 6. Evaluate Good Distribution Practices (GDP) and the integration of supply chain controls into the Quality Management System. 7. Learn GCP, clinical regulations, and relationship to ensuring the drug or device is safe and efficacious. 8. Evaluate and describe basic clinical trial design and how to write the investigator’s brochure that informs patients (through the informed consent document that they sign) of clinical information. 9. Examine the rigid control that governs the clinical protocols and processes such as compliance oversight procedures, the role of clinical auditors and the process of auditing a clinical trial to ensure that it is done right. 10. Identify about the impact of technology and patient involvement in clinical trials through online resources, such as clinicaltrials.gov, youtube instruction videos including videos describing GCP for devices. 11. Summarize the impact of recent adverse clinical trial events with innovative applications such as in biologics (Tegerno) and gene therapy (Gelsinger). Students will also identify and describe the role of approved Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS), pharmacovigilance programs and adverse drug event reporting. 12. Identify and evaluate GLP and regulations that ensure a drug product is safe. 13. Examine GLP protocols, toxicology testing, including animal and human safety, and indicators for safety (irregular heartbeats in animals, etc.). 14. Evaluate the ethical considerations of testing, including impact of falsifying safety testing. 15. Analzye how GLP regulations are implemented during development and testing of devices. 16. Discover how technology and innovation impact the regulatory process. 17. Review data integrity and compliance with cGMP. 18. Evaluate the role of computer systems and computer systems validation. 19. Assess the emerging area of predictive toxicology and the potential for testing without animals. 20. Evaluate and explain innovation in safety and adaptive clinical trials. 21. Examine innovation in CMC including quality by design and predicting the quality of manufacturing on the large scale with small scale experiments, including analytics modeling. 22. Discover how the global environment impacts the regulatory process. 23. Evaluate special considerations of implementing a generic system in the developing and third world country . 24. Analyze global regulatory authorities and WHO PQ process. 25. Examine special considerations of the regulatory process as applied to devices, diagnostics and generics. 26. Identify the importance of design to a device, attributes that lead to the specifications and raw materials for diagnostics and the importance of product equivalence for generics and special considerations for biologics. |
| ABE 51300 - Quality Management, Audits, Inspections |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides advanced topics in quality management and business improvement methods that apply to the pharmaceutical industry. Emphasis will be placed on specific issues of industry, audits, and inspections, as well as the successful selection and presentation of business and quality improvement projects to produce compliance and competitive advantage.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture, Recitation Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Dept Credit, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Continuing Ed West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand quality management definitions, concepts, and guidelines. 2. Define quality and how to establish a quality management system. 3. Define quality plan, describe its purpose for the organization as a whole and identify various functional areas and people that have responsibility for contributing to its development. 4. Understand the audit process and quality control, including the various approaches to audits, inspections and reviews. 5. Understand basic skills required to manage audits, inspections and reviews. 6. Learn how to set up effective self audit systems. 7. Understand the impact of changing technologies, such as electronic systems, on supporting a quality management system. 8. Understand how quality management functions support global business decisions for asset acquisitions and growth of a company. 9. Understand the key elements of supply chain management, assessing risk, and managing outcomes from supplier and vendor audits. 10. Understand regulatory compliance aspects and implementation of ICH and global quality principles in supply chain management, including good distribution practices. 11. Define a continuous quality improvement or business improvement project within an organization. 12. Select and define continuous quality improvement tools and techniques in order to achieve operational excellence. 13. Develop in-depth knowledge of how to implement and obtain operational excellence and present the findings in a coherent and informative manner. |
| ABE 51400 - Documents And Dialogues Of Drug Development And Registration |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. This capstone advanced course will integrate previous learning relating to laws and regulations, quality principles and practices, and the preparation and submission of documents for preclinical research clinical trials and new drug approvals. Special topic lectures will be given. Considerable time will be devoted to preparing regulatory documents and conducting "mock" dialogues and negotiations with "pretend" agency officials.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture, Recitation Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Dept Credit, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Continuing Ed West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Obtain and apply broad knowledge of FDA and international law, regulations, and guidance documents for at least one category of medical products (drugs, biological products, devices). 2. Ability to meld theory and practice in regulatory affairs. 3. Examine issues rationally, logically, and coherently; and acquire, evaluate, and synthesize information and knowledge relevant to an identified problem; and make sound decisions in both familiar and unfamiliar contexts. 4. Read, write, speak, listen, and use data, media and computers to send and respond effectively to communication for varied audiences and purposes. 5. Recognize the factors that influence regulatory decisions, develop methods to incorporate regulatory trends and practices, and think strategically about product development and marketing. 6. Obtain and apply broad knowledge of FDA and international requirements for the approval and conduct of pre-and post-market clinical studies with regulated products and understand the basic principles of clinical study design and clinical data analysis for at least one category of medical products (drugs, biological products, devices). |
| ABE 51500 - Molecular Basis Of Manufacturing |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. This advanced course addresses important Chemistry Manufacturing and Control (CMC) issues related to manufacturing and quality by design. The course provides important information on strategies for quality by design, manufacturing strategies for early development, the best approaches to analyzing data, and strategies for reporting the information to the FDA. This course will also focus on product design and processing. Using product and process design helps achieve quality by design (QbD), strong development reports, excellent regulatory submissions and allows continuous improvement. The course includes laboratory exercises, laboratory tours, and/or workshops outlining how to interpret the data.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture, Recitation Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Dept Credit, Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Continuing Ed West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the conceptual foundations and approaches to good regulatory practices and comprehend strategies used in regulatory affairs. 2. Obtain and apply broad knowledge of FDA and international law, regulations, and guidance documents for at least one category of medical products (drugs, biological products, devices). 3. Ability to meld theory and practice in regulatory affairs. 4. Examine issues rationally, logically, and coherently; and acquire, evaluate, and synthesize information and knowledge relevant to an identified problem; and make sound decisions in both familiar and unfamiliar contexts. 5. Read, write, speak, listen, and use data, media and computers to send and respond effectively to communication for varied audiences and purposes. 6. Recognize the factors that influence regulatory decisions, develop methods to incorporate regulatory trends and practices, and think strategically about product development and marketing. |
| ABE 52200 - Ecohydrology |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Ecohydrology links hydrological and ecological processes at various spatiotemporal scales and is considered to be one of the most exciting frontiers of the future. Hydrological processes in individual ecosystems and the role of water in linking the myriad components of the landscape will be explored in this three-credit course. Interactions between hydrological and biological processes and factors that regulate and shape these interactions will be covered. The ecohydrology principles covered will include integration of water and biota at the catchment scale, nutrient transport and cycling, modeling ecohydrologic processes, and quantification of ecosystem services. Recommended: a prior course in hydrology.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand emerging area of ecohydrology related to different ecosystems including linkages among biological and physical processes at river basin scale. 2. Quantify ecosystem services from various land use activities. 3. Understand nutrient processes in various ecosystems. 4. Apply ecohydrologic models in developing sustainable ecosystems plans. 5. Critically analyze recent scientific literature related to ecohydrology and watershed management. |
| ABE 52700 - Computer Models In Environmental And Natural Resources Engineering |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Offers students in environmental and natural resources engineering programs an understanding of the hydrological processes and related design skills. Principles of soil erosion by water; drainage of agricultural lands; surface runoff; flood and reservoir routing; hydrodynamic and water quality in pipe network; nonpoint source pollution; and transport phenomenon are studied. Current computer models utilized in industry for decision support are applied using case studies to further enhance the understanding of the hydrological processes. Limitations and advantages of the models are discussed. Offered in alternate years.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 52900 - Nonpoint Source Pollution Engineering |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Engineering principles involved in assessment and management of nonpoint source (NPS) pollution. Effect of NPS pollution on ecosystem integrity. Use of GIS/mathematical models to quantify extent of pollution. Design/implementation of best management practices to reduce nonpoint source pollution and improve water quality. Discussion of total maximum daily load (TMDL) principles and processes.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand sources and nature of NPS pollution originating from agricultural and urban land use. 2. Link nature of diffuse pollution with physical, chemical and biological integrity of ecosystems and water usage. 3. Quantify amount of diffuse pollution from a watershed using state-of-the-art methods and models. 4. Design best management practices to minimize nonpoint source pollution from agricultural and urban land use. 5. Understand TMDL issues, and processes involved in developing TMDL plans. 6. Understand basic monitoring and modeling principles. 7. Apply engineering principles in developing pollution prevention plan. |
| ABE 53000 - Plant Phenotyping Technologies |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Introducing concepts, models, algorithms, and tools in plant phenotyping development and application projects. Class topics include high-throughput phenotyping in greenhouse, field phenotyping platforms, Ag remote sensing, plant sensors (hyperspectral, 3D thermal, florescent, X-ray, etc.), plant image processing technologies, statistical modeling, big data, database requirement, artificial intelligence algorithms, and hybridizations of the above techniques applied in plant phenotyping. Permission of instructor required.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Know the concept of digital agriculture and plant sensors' applications. 2. Understand the plant phenotyping technologies, in both software and hardware. 3. Learn the skills of designing a professional phenotyping imaging system and collecting data. 4. Understand the current phenotyping activities in academia and industry. 5. Know the major plant sensors and their applications. 6. Have the capability of choosing or designing the most feasible sensor system for specific phenotyping projects. 7. Understand the role of the plant sensors in a precision agriculture system. 8. Learn basic image processing skills. 9. Have the capability of applying computational intelligence and machine learning techniques to classification, prediction, pattern recognition, and optimization problems. |
| ABE 53100 - Instrumentation And Data Acquisition |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. This course educates students in the use, selection, and design of instrumentation and data acquisition for agricultural, food, environmental, and biological systems. Emphasis is on measurement of position (GPS), force, pressure, power, torque, flow, and temperature along with environmental sensors. Labs focus on building and using measurement systems and programming PC computers for data acquisition and analysis. Prior knowledge of electrical circuitry is desirable.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the principles of operation and limitations of common measuring instruments. 2. Model instruments and their operating conditions to use the instruments correctly. 3. Design and use signal conditioning devices. 4. Program computers to automate the acquisition and processing of data. 5. Design systems for the acquisition, analysis, and communication of data. 6. Gain awareness of economical and societal aspects of instrumentation systems and communication of data. |
| ABE 53500 - Design And Modeling Of Fluid Power Systems |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to fluid power technology. Design of hydraulic systems for mobile and industrial application for functionality, cost and energy efficiency. Modeling strategies for fluid power systems. Demo labs and class projects are given to reinforce the design and modeling learning projects.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Interpret and design hydraulic systems according to ISO standard of representation. 2. Describe the principle of operation of basic hydraulic components such as pumps, motors, hydraulic control valves, pipes, linear actuators (cylinders) and 3. Model the operation of hydraulic components through lumped or distributed numerical approaches. 4. Discuss the features of the hydraulic control technologies commonly available for mobile machinery and industrial applications, particularly in terms of cost, functionality and energy consumption. 5. Formulate, design, simulate and present the most energy-efficient solution for the hydraulic control system of a fluid power application, given the functional requirements. |
| ABE 54000 - Principles Of Systems & Synthetic Biology |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Synthetic biology harnesses the power and adaptability of biology to engineer living systems that address grand societal challenges. This course introduces students to fundamental concepts and techniques in this interdisciplinary discipline, and studies state-of-the-art techniques from the primary literature. The course follows the standard Design-Build-Test-Learn (DBTL) cycle of contemporary practice and includes topics such as biological circuit design, advanced DNA assembly techniques, genome editing technologies, next generation sequencing, and directed evolution.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and select biological parts needed for a specific engineering objective. 2. Use modern DNA assembly techniques to build biological circuits and designs. 3. Describe the performance of biological circuits and their components. 4. Design biological circuits for specific applications. 5. Evaluate design performance with modern analytical techniques. 6. Discuss the ethical concerns of engineering biology. |
| ABE 54500 - Design Of Off-Highway Vehicles |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Problems associated with the design of off-highway vehicles, with special emphasis on farm and industrial tractors and self-propelled machines; engines; power trains; traction; vehicle control systems; human factors; testing and evaluation of performance.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Repeatable for Additional Credit: Yes - May be repeated an unlimited number of times |
| ABE 54700 - Models And Microbiomes |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Determine the use of computational, physical, and biological models for studying and engineering microbiomes. Study peer-reviewed literature and synthesize findings in the form of oral and written deliverables. Background in microbiology either from coursework or research and interest in microbiomes recommended.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Review primary papers and books for state-of-the-art developments in the field of microbiome. 2. Analyze the relationships between multiple modeling approaches for the microbiome. |
| ABE 55700 - Transport Operations In Food And Biological Systems II |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Course includes analysis and design of operations, such as dehydration, fermentation, and separation processes. Development of experimental designs, integration of pilot plant results into the design, operation and scale-up process systems. Emphasis on how the properties of biological materials influence the quality of the processed product.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Ability for self-learning and preparation for lifelong learning. 2. Capacity to apply principles learned to the development of typical industrial processes. 3. Develop and conduct an experimental design to identify impact of process variables to improve product quality. 4. Ability to communicate technical information effectively. 5. Improved computer skills. 6. Ability to work in teams. 7. Ability to meet deadlines. 8. Ability to evaluate ethical, global, and societal contemporary issues. |
| ABE 55800 - Process Design For Food And Biological Systems |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will focus on the design, synthesis, creation, evaluation, and optimization of processes to convert basic biological materials into a finished product. Concepts of materials and energy balances, thermodynamics, kinetics, transport phenomena of biological systems will be used to design processes to minimize energy and environmental impacts, and evaluate economic factors while maintaining product quality. Course will include group projects, oral and written reports.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop an understanding of Bio and Food Separation Processes. 2. Evaluate the economic aspects of product costs. 3. Develop and conduct an experimental design to identify impact of process variables to improve product quality. 4. Develop processes to minimize environmental and energy impact. 5. Develop an understanding of optimization (zero discharge/minimum energy). 6. Develop a business plan. 7. Communicate technological information. 8. Improve computer skills to operate and schedule processes (superPro Designer/Batches). 9. Work in teams to design a biological/food process. 10. Review technical and patent literature |
| ABE 56000 - Biosensors: Fundamentals And Applications |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. (BME 52100) An introduction to the field of biosensors and an in-depth and quantitative view of device design and performance analysis. An overview of the current state of the art to enable continuation into advanced biosensor work and design. Topics emphasize biomedical, bioprocessing, environmental, food safety, and biosecurity applications.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Continuing Ed West Lafayette |
| ABE 58000 - Process Engineering Of Renewable Resources |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Physical and chemical structure of biomass. Reaction kinetics of hydrolysis of hemicellulose and cellulose to fermentable sugars. Fundamentals of ethanol production by fermentation. Separation of fermentation products into pure components.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 58500 - Soil Microbiology |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. The soil microbial population and its role in the soil ecosystem; microbial transformations of inorganic and organic compounds; decomposition of residues; and dynamics of soil organic matter.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Interrelate the importance of soil microorganisms, and the biological processes they mediate, to soil properties and ecosystem functions. 2. Know the importance of soil as a habitat for organisms and critical biogeochemical processes they control. 3. Know the morphology, physiology, and ecology of the major groups of soil microorganisms. 4. Relate soil microbiology to your own area of research interest and be able to articulate correctly a response on questions related to microbiology or microbial functions in the environment. |
| ABE 59000 - Special Problems |
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Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Assignment by consent of the instructor in the selected field of study. Laboratory, field, and library studies and reports on special problems related to agricultural and biological engineering not covered in regular coursework. Permission of instructor required.
1.000 TO 6.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Individual Study, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division, Variable Title May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Continuing Ed West Lafayette Repeatable for Additional Credit: Yes - May be repeated an unlimited number of times |
| ABE 59100 - Special Topics |
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Credit Hours: 0.00 to 4.00. Primarily designed for students (two or more) desiring credit from subject areas for which no specific course, workshop, or individual study plan is offered. Area of study will deal with topics that have enough student interest to justify the formalized teaching of a specialized topic. The course may be repeated by a student as long as the topic being taught is not repeated. Permission of instructor required.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Experiential, Individual Study, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Upper Division, Variable Title May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Continuing Ed West Lafayette Repeatable for Additional Credit: Yes - May be repeated an unlimited number of times |
| ABE 62600 - Life Of A Faculty Entrepreneur: Discovery, Delivery, Translation |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. (TLI 62600) The course is designed to introduce graduate students and faculty mentors to the intellectual, financial, and management processes associated with translating research into tangible products through university initiated, early-stage commercialization (start-up) activities. Lectures will present case studies of technologies and pathways to commercialization. Guest speakers will illustrate the start-up process through real-world experience, and will also address approaches for managing entrepreneurial activities, intellectual property and conflicts of interest in a university environment. Permission of Instructor required.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the processes through which translation of research from laboratory to products occur. 2. Describe technologies and commercialization strategies for IT, analytical instrumentation, biopharmaceutical, biomedical, biofuels, and other technologies. 3. Achieve literacy in the business and other discourse related to intellectual property and technology commercialization. 4. Be connected to a network of innovators, entrepreneurs, and service providers on and off campus. 5. Execute analysis required to determine if, how, and when to launch new technologies into a translational pathway. |
| ABE 62700 - Colloidal Phenomena In Bioprocessing |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. The structure, stability, and rheology of biological dispersions, emulsions, and foams are explained in terms of the principles of electrostatics, hydrodynamics, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics. Additional topics include colloidal phenomena in downstream bioprocessing, as well as colloidal aspects of some food systems. Prerequisite: Thermodynamics and physical chemistry.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 65100 - Environmental Informatics |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will educate students in the use, manipulation and analysis of environmental data by introducing them to scripting languages (e.g. c-shell, python), data types (e.g. ASCII, binary, NetCDF), databases (e.g. XML, DBF) and data visualization software (e.g. GMT, ArcMap) as well as techniques for checking data quality, working with missing data, and handling large diverse sources of time series and spatial data. Students will manipulate, check and insert data from a variety of sources, use that data as input to distributed hydrologic model, analyze model output and learn methods for properly documenting their data use (creation of metadata) and long-term archival storage of those data. Skills learned should be applicable to most computer operating systems, but the majority of work for this class will be done within the Unix/Linux environment. Students taking this course should have experience with one or more programming languages, including but not limited to C, Fortran, Perl, Python, java, Basic, or two writing scripts or macros within programs such as MatLab, S-Plus, R, SAS.
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Continuing Ed West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate use of the scientific method to identify problems, formulate and test hypotheses, conduct experiments and analyze data, and derive conclusions. 2. Demonstrate critical thinking by using data and reasoning to develop sound responses to complex problems. 3. Demonstrate the ability to write and speak with effectiveness while considering audience and purpose. 4. Demonstrae the ability to work effectively as part of a problem-solving team. 5. Demonstrate skills necessary for lifelong learning. 6. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. 7. Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. 8. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams. 9. An ability to communicate effectively. 10. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning. 11. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. |
| ABE 68000 - Bioseparations And Bioprocess Engineering: Principles, Practice And Economics |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Engineering fundamentals of separations and purification of biological molecules. Case studies and examples illustrate principles and practice of centrifugation, precipitation, crystallization, filtration, membrane separations, chromatography, and affinity separation of recombinant proteins and other biomolecules. Process scale-up and economics of biotechnology products and processes are mentioned in the context of their impact on purification development. Prerequisites: ABE 58000.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette |
| ABE 69100 - Special Topics |
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Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Primarily designed for advanced specialized topic areas in agricultural and biological engineering for which there is no specific course, workshop, or individual study plan, but having enough student interest to justify the formalized teaching of a course. Permission of instructor required.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Individual Study, Laboratory, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program Course Attributes: Variable Title May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Repeatable for Additional Credit: Yes - May be repeated an unlimited number of times |
| ABE 69400 - Graduate Research Training |
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Credit Hours: 0.00. Strategies for success in graduate study are taught. Students will learn how to write a graduate research proposal, effectively plan for degree milestones, and learn about benefits of participating in professional societies. Students will also complete required training for graduate student researchers, including responsible conduct of research, laboratory safety, and an equal access/equal opportunity briefing.
0.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Know and be able to use key resources for success in graduate study 2. Complete required training for graduate student researchers (e.g., laboratory safety, responsible conduct of research). 3. Identify critical milestones for graduate study, and be aware of resources for understanding and fulfilling requirements (e.g., graduate manual). 4. Develop a personalized plan for success in and beyond their graduate program. |
| ABE 69600 - Graduate Seminar |
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Credit Hours: 1.00. Best practices for effectively presenting scientific research are taught and practiced. Students will also present a twenty-minute seminar of original research results, as well as provide and receive constructive criticism on presentation form and content for improved future presentations.
1.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Repeatable for Additional Credit: Yes - May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credits Learning Outcomes: 1. Enhance ability of ABE graduate students in presenting graduate research. 2. Improve ability of ABE graduate students to think critically about research and presentation skills of others. 3. Increase student's ability to critique his or her own work. |
| ABE 69700 - Doctoral Professional Development |
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Credit Hours: 1.00. Discussion of research problems, methods, procedure, and reports. Discussion and practice to improve written and oral communication. Professional development activities.
1.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Improve your ability to write, read and review scientific documents 2. Improve your skills in preparing and presenting scientific presentations 3. Become more familiar with Responsible Conduct of Research 4. Broaden your knowledge by attending and/or planning research seminars and presentations by peers 5. Become familiar with professional development opportunities |
| ABE 69800 - Research MS Thesis |
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Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research MS Thesis. Permission of instructor required.
1.000 TO 18.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Research Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Repeatable for Additional Credit: Yes - May be repeated an unlimited number of times |
| ABE 69900 - Research PhD Thesis |
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Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research PhD Thesis. Permission of instructor required.
1.000 TO 18.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Research Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Ag & Biological Eng Program May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Repeatable for Additional Credit: Yes - May be repeated an unlimited number of times |
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