2024-2025 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
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Mark R. Wilkins, Head
Aleksey Sheshukov, Director of graduate studies
1016 Seaton Hall
785-532-5418
Fax: 785-532-5825
ashesh@ksu.edu
http://www.bae.ksu.edu/
Program description
The Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering offers courses of study leading to the Master of Science in biological and agricultural engineering, and the Doctor of Philosophy in biological and agricultural engineering.
The department consists of 14 graduate faculty members, about 40 graduate students, and one adjunct graduate faculty member. Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy students may specialize in (1) environmental engineering, (2) bioprocess engineering, (3) machinery systems, and (4) natural resource engineering. Minimum degree requirements for Master of Science degrees are 30 semester hours of graduate credit, including a Master’s thesis of 6 semester hours based upon original research or a master’s report of 2 semester hours of research or problem work. Award of a doctorate requires successful completion of of 90 semester hours beyond the baccalaureate as well as completion of a major research study reported in a doctoral dissertation. Up to 30 semester hours from a Master of Science degree may be used towards completion of the Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Research facilities
The department is located in Seaton Hall. The department possesses 15 well-equipped instructional and research laboratories, including the computer laboratory, and laboratories for instrument and control, physical properties, image processing, thermal food processing, grain wet processing, air quality and control, water quality and control, hydrology, engine testing, machinery systems, and biomass energy systems. Field studies may be carried out at experiment fields near Topeka and St. John and at Research Extension Centers near Garden City and Colby. Opportunities also exist for research in the U.S. Grain Marketing and Production Research Center and the Wind Erosion Research Unit, USDA-ARS, both located in Manhattan.
Financial support
Students are admitted into the Biological and Agricultural Engineering graduate program either with an assistantship that pays a stipend from University funds or with their own source of financial support. A limited number of assistantships providing teaching and research experiences are available. Graduate assistant appointments are usually at four-tenths time. Fees are assessed at the same rate as university employees for graduate teaching assistants and graduate research assistants.
Accelerated
Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Science
Graduate Certificate
Agricultural Technology Management
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ATM 101 - Introduction to Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Technology Credits: 1
Introduction to discipline, department, university, and profession. Exploration of career options. Gain skills through application-oriented problem solving.
Note:
One hour recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Open to ATM majors only.
Typically Offered
Fall
Crosslisted:
BAE 101
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ATM 160 - Engineered Systems and Technology in Agriculture Credits: 3
An introductory course designed for non-engineering majors. This course introduces engineering principles and problem solving associated with energy resources and power systems for agriculture, machinery systems, natural resources and environmental management, and food and fiber processing and storage.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Not open to seniors.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ATM 240 - Principles of Injury Prevention Credits: 3
This is an overview course that will cover a variety of safety and health topics focusing on injury prevention in the home, motor vehicle, public, and work environments. The enduring understanding that forms the basis for every discussion and activity in this course is all of us make decisions every day that impact our safety as well as the safety of those around us.
Note:
Three hours lecture a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Typically Offered
Fall
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ATM 245 - Introduction to Biomanufacturing Technology Credits: 3
History of biomanufacturing technology and its impact, current and future trends,
overview of cell biology and gene technology for the biopharmaceutical industry, facility design, fundamentals of unit operations employed and equipment.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: BIOL 198 or CHM 210 or BIOCH 265.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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ATM 250 - Chemical Application Systems Credits: 2
Systems, components, operation practices, and safety procedures used in the chemical application industry. Liquid and granular application systems and respective components will be studied along with procedures for equipment sizing and maintenance, minimizing drift, systems calibration, and safe handling, transporting, storage, disposal and spill clean-up of agrichemicals.
Note:
Two hours lecture a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Typically Offered
Spring
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ATM 251 - Chemical Application Systems Laboratory Credits: 1
Laboratory and hands-on activities on pumps, valves, nozzles, drift measurement, and application technology used in the home and garden, turf, private and commercial agricultural, aerial, and research industries.
Note:
Two hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Must be taken concurrent with ATM 250.
Typically Offered
Spring
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ATM 331 - Professional Practice for Agricultural Technology Managers Credits: 1
A preparatory course for ATM Capstone Project course to explore project ideas, build project teams, and chose a project to complete for the capstone project in the following semester. Topics include professionalism, project management, intellectual property, organizational behavior and ethics.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Typically Offered
Spring
Crosslisted:
BAE 331
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ATM 340 - Occupational Safety Credits: 3
This is a survey course that identifies safety and health risks in industrial work environments. The enduring understanding that forms the basis for every discussion and activity in this course is as a manager or supervisor; you are responsible for the safety of all employees under you.
Note:
Three hours lecture a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: ATM 240.
Typically Offered
Spring
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ATM 345 - Cell Culture Technology in Biomanufacturing Credits: 3
Cell culturing/fermentation technology in biomanufacturing including media
optimization, cell growth kinetics, mass and energy transfer, selection of bioreactor and operational modes for microbial fermentation and mammalian cell cultures.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisites: MATH 205 or MATH 220, BIOL 198 or CHM 210 or BIOCH 265.
Recommended prerequisite: ATM 245
Typically Offered
Spring
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ATM 370 - Biorenewable Systems Credits: 3
Converting biorenewable resources into bioenergy and bio-based products. Biorenewable concepts as they relate to drivers of change, feedstock production, processes, products, co-products, economics, transportation/logistics, and marketing.
Note:
Three hours lecture a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: ECON 110, MATH 100, CHEM 210.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ATM 450 - Sensors and Controls for Agricultural and Biological Systems Credits: 3
Applications of instrumentation. Sensors used in agricultural machines and processes for measurement of voltage, force, torque, pressure, displacement, velocity, acceleration, flow, temperature, humidity, etc. Analog and digital signal conditioning and processing. Feedback controls concept. Computer interface.
Note:
Two hours lecture and three hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 113 or PHYS 115, ATM 160 or MATH 100.
Typically Offered
Spring
K-State 8
Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning
K-State 8 Tag 2
Natural and Physical Sciences -
ATM 455 - Engines and Power Transfer Credits: 3
Principles, operation, and analysis of engine thermodynamics, fuel and combustion, engine components, engine cycles, engine power transfer and efficiencies, and exhaust gas emissions. Selection of bearings and design of belt, chain, gear, and shaft drives. Operation and performance analysis of hydraulic power components and systems, fluid mechanics, and hydraulic motors.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week. Students cannot take ATM 455 in place of BAE 450 to fulfill requirements.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: BAE 350.
Typically Offered
Spring
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ATM 460 - Internship in Agricultural Technology Management Credits: 1-3
Intern programs in agricultural technology management.
Note:
One hour of credit for each four weeks of supervised and evaluated off-campus work experience with cooperating employers. A maximum of 3 hours may be applied to a BS in agricultural technology management.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ATM 497 - Agricultural Technology Management Credits: 0-3
Undergraduate research experience for agricultural technology managment students.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ATM 511 - Agricultural Building Systems Credits: 3
Environmental control systems for agricultural buildings; structural members and systems for agricultural buildings; farmstead planning concepts.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: ATM 160 or PHYS 113 or PHYS 115.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ATM 515 - Emerging Topics in Agricultural Technology Management Credits: 2-3
Topics in the application of technical principles to agricultural technology management offered through collaborative distance education programs such as AG*IDEA.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ATM 536 - Agricultural Technology Management Capstone Project Credits: 3
A team-oriented laboratory for Agricultural Technology Management students to complete an open-ended project related to the management of technology in agriculture.
Note:
Students that take ATM 536 as a requirement for their ATM degree cannot take take BAE 536 later for an elective credit.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisites: ATM 331 and senior standing in ATM program.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ATM 540 - Introduction to Food Engineering Credits: 3
Material and energy balances with application to food processing. Fluid flow and heat transfer in food processing. Thermodynamic properties and laws. Conc. enrollment in ATM 541 is urged.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 113 or 115, BIOCH 120 or CHM 190, MATH 210 or 205.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ATM 541 - Introduction to Food Engineering Laboratory Exercises Credits: 1
Laboratory experiments supplementing ATM 540.
Note:
Three hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: ATM 540.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ATM 545 - Processing and Storage of Grains Credits: 3
Principles of mass and energy balances, materials handling, along with the drying, storage, and bioprocessing of grains and biomass.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: ATM 160 and PHYS 113
Typically Offered
Spring-Even Years
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ATM 550 - Precision Agriculture Technologies Credits: 3
Application of precision technologies for gathering information to assist decision making for prodction systems. Topics will include global positioning systems, vehicle guidance systems, crop yield monitors, variable rate control systems for applicators, and the communication among these devices.
Note:
Two hours recitation and two hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: MATH 150 or equivalent, PHYS 113 or PHYS 115, and STAT 225 or STAT 240 or STAT 250.
Typically Offered
Fall
-
ATM 558 - Hydrology and Soil Erosion Management Credits: 3
Covers the water cycle and watershed hydrology, with an emphasis on precipitation, evapotranspiration, runoff, soil water movement, and aquifers; Soil erosion and water quality concerns; Engineered conservation practices to manage runoff, erosion, and water shortage issues; Site assessment techniques including surveying, mapping, watershed delineation, and data collection and analysis.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: AGRON 205.
Typically Offered
Spring
-
ATM 610 - Problems in Agricultural Technology Management Credits: 1-3
Current and advanced problems in agricultural technology management.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Instructor approval
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ATM 620 - Topics in Agricultural Technology Management Credits: 1-3
Topics for the understanding, management, or application of emerging technologies in agricultural systems. Topics announced when offered.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ATM 653 - Water Management and Irrigation Systems Credits: 2
Management of water in crop production systems, crop water use, and irrigation scheduling. Fundamentals of water flow in pipe networks, pumping plants, and irrigation systems.
Note:
Two hours recitation
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: ATM 558
Typically Offered
Fall
-
ATM 654 - Water Management and Irrigation Systems Lab Credits: 1
Laboratory and hands-on activities on soil water balance characteristics, crop water use, water flow in pipe networks, pump hydraulics, sprinkler nozzles, drip irrigation systems, water filtration systems, and chemigation systems.
Note:
Three hour lab each week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite OR Corequisite: Must be taken after or concurrent with ATM 653, and junior standing or higher.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ATM 661 - Watershed Assessment and Management Credits: 3
Overview of water legislation and policies (e.g. Clean Water Act, NPDES, TMDL). Principles of watershed pollutant sources, fate, and transport. Impacts of watershed protection and restoration strategies on water and environmental quality.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: CHM 110 or CHM 210 and BIOL 198.
Typically Offered
Fall
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ATM 702 - Topics in Agricultural Technology Credits: 1
The selection, operational theory, repair, maintenance, adjustment, and application of equipment and materials for agricultural systems.
Note:
Instructional materials, teaching aids and advanced methodology will be developed with respect to the topic.
Requisites:
Prerequisite: ATM 659.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
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BAE 020 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
Presentation of professional problems and practices by students, faculty, and professionals associated with the career of biological and agricultural engineering.
Note:
One hour lecture a month.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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BAE 101 - Introduction to Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Technology Credits: 1
Introduction to discipline, department, university, and profession. Exploration of career option. Gain skills through application-oriented problem solving.
Note:
One hour recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Typically Offered
Fall
Crosslisted:
ATM 101
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BAE 131 - Biological Systems Engineering Project I Credits: 1
Team-oriented design project, with an emphasis on applying computer tools to problem solving in biological systems engineering.
Note:
Three hour lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: MATH 220.
Typically Offered
Spring
K-State 8
Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility
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BAE 231 - Biological Systems Engineering Project II Credits: 1
Team-design project presented by biological and agricultural engineers from industry and student engineering design teams with an emphasis on problem definition, information search, idea generation, concept development, and written oral communication.
Note:
Three hour lab a week
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: BAE 131.
Typically Offered
Fall
K-State 8
Global Issues and Perspectives
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BAE 250 - Solid Modeling Credits: 1
Basics of solid modeling with the PTC software Pro Engineer/Creo. Modeling parts, creating assemblies, and creating drawing based on modeled parts and assemblies.
Note:
Three hour lab/week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: ME 212.
Typically Offered
Spring
-
BAE 331 - Professional Practice for Biological Systems Engineering Design Credits: 1
A preparatory course for BSE Senior Design class. Topics will include professionalism, project management, intellectual property, organizational behavior and ethics. Students will explore potential design project ideas, build design teams, and chose a project to complete for senior design in the following semester.
Note:
One hour lecture per week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: BAE 231.
Typically Offered
Spring
K-State 8
Natural and Physical Sciences
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BAE 345 - Properties of Biological Materials Credits: 2
Characterization and application of material properties (physical, chemical, hygroscopic, rheological, and thermal) that affect the engineering design and analysis of biological processes and systems.
Note:
Two hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: CHM 210 or CHM 220.
Typically Offered
Spring
-
BAE 346 - Properties of Biological Materials Laboratory Credits: 1
Laboratory evaluation of biological material properties (physical, chemical, rheological, and thermal) that affect biological processes and systems, data analysis and interpretation
Note:
Required for all biological systems engineering majors.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Must be concurrently enrolled in BAE 345.
Typically Offered
Spring
-
BAE 350 - Off Road Machinery Systems Credits: 2
Basic power and energy concepts. Machinery systems for tillage, planting, and harvesting crops. Impact of these systems on the environment and natural resources.
Note:
Two hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: CHM 210.
Typically Offered
Fall
-
BAE 351 - Machinery Systems Lab Credits: 1
Basic power and energy concepts. Machinery systems for tillage, planting, and harvesting crops. Impact of these systems on the environment and natural resources.
Note:
Three hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Must be taken concurrent with BAE 350.
Typically Offered
Fall
-
BAE 445 - Biological Engineering Fundamentals Credits: 3
Integration of biochemistry, microbiology, and biology principles into engineering with topics such as chemistry of biomolecules, data analysis and presentation, material and energy balances for reactive and non-reactive processes, biochemical reactions, and application of biological engineering principles in industrial processes.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: BIOL 198 and BAE 345 or CE 533 or CHE 354 and CHE 355.
Typically Offered
Fall
-
BAE 450 - Off Road Machine Power Components Credits: 3
Engine thermodynamics, fuel and combustion, engine components, engine cycles, engine power transfer and efficiencies, exhaust gas emissions. Mechanical power transfer mechanisms: bearings, belt drives, chain drives, gear drives, shaft drives. Hydraulic power transfer components and systems, fluid mechanics, hydraulic motors.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 213. Not available for credit students with ATM 455.
Typically Offered
Spring
-
BAE 460 - Computational & Statistical Tools for Engineers Credits: 3
Application of statistical tools for analyzing engineering data. Practice of introductory to intermediate programming to develop problem-solving techniques for a wide variety of engineering applications.
Note:
2 hour lecture and 2 hour studio each week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: MATH 221 and sophomore standing.
Typically Offered
Fall
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BAE 497 - Undergraduate Research Experience Credits: 0-3
Open to students pursuing undergraduate research projects.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
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BAE 499 - Honors Research in Biological Systems Engineering Credits: 1-18
Individual research problem selected with approval of faculty advisor. Open to students in the college of engineering honors program. A report is presented orally and in writing during the last semester.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
Typically Offered
Fall
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BAE 535 - Structures and Environment Engineering Credits: 3
Environmental control for agricultural buildings and structures; analysis and design of structural systems and members for agricultural structures.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: ME 513 and CE 333 or CE 530.
Typically Offered
Fall
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BAE 536 - Biological Systems Engineering Senior Design I Credits: 3
Applies and integrates engineering design principles, verbal and written communications, ethics, project management, social aspects, and economics to design a system, component or process which interfaces with agricultural and other biological systems. Emulates professional environment and provides experience in team dynamics and collaboration through the team-based design project.
Note:
Two 3-hour labs a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: BAE 331 and one of the following courses as a prerequisite or concurrent: ME 533, BAE 545, BAE 560.
Typically Offered
Fall
Crosslisted:
ATM 536 - Agricultural Technology Management Capstone Project
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BAE 545 - Biological Process Engineering Credits: 3
Bioprocess engineering principles with an emphasis on momentum transfer and applications such as fluid flow and pump systems, steady- and unsteady-state heat transfer, psychrometrics and application to drying processes, and biomaterial and bioenergy processes.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: ME 571 or CHE 530
Typically Offered
Fall
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BAE 550 - Hydraulics and Mechatronics Credits: 3
Basic hydraulic, mechatronic, and hybrid drive system concepts and design. Application of these technologies to agriculture, construction, and other off road equipment applications.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 213.
Typically Offered
Fall-Even Years
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BAE 560 - Hydrology for Biological Systems Credits: 3
Components of water cycle including precipitation, infiltration, evapotranspiration. Principles and measures for controlling storm water runoff and soil erosion including hydrology and surface water flow; design of water handling structures for land drainage, flood protection, and irrigation.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: ME 571 and either STAT 510 or BAE 460. Not available for credit for students with CE 550.
Typically Offered
Spring
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BAE 582 - Natural Resources/Environmental Sciences Project (NRES) Credits: 3
A comprehensive project in NRES. Requires integration of information and understanding acquired in NRES secondary major courses. Students must prepare and present written and oral reports.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: ENGL 415, COMM 105.
Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: 15 hours of approved courses in NRES secondary major.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Crosslisted:
DAS 582 and GENAG 582
K-State 8
Natural and Physical Sciences
K-State 8 Tag 2
Social Sciences -
BAE 610 - Problems in Biological Systems Engineering Credits: 1-3
Current and advanced problems in biological systems engineering.
Note:
No more than 6 credit hours can be applied to the degree.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Instructor approval
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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BAE 611 - Particle Technology Credits: 3
Science and behavior of airborne particles or aerosols. Technology and methods for measuring, controlling, and utilizing aerosols in the agricultural and food industries. Specific topics include basic particle mechanics; principles of particle measurement; particle statistics; electrostatic precipitation; condensation; evaporation; dust generation; and filtration.
Note:
Two hours recitation and three hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: BAE 460 or STAT 510, and PHYS 213.
Typically Offered
Spring
-
BAE 620 - Topics in Biological Systems Engineering Credits: 1-18
Engineering topics for the design, understanding, and/or application of biological systems. Topics announced when offered.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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BAE 626 - Bioseparations Credits: 3
Engineering principles of unit operations such as cell lysis and extraction, precipitation, centrifugation, membrane filtration, and chromatography and analytical methods used in bioprocess development.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: BAE 445 or CHE 531 or instructor permission
Typically Offered
Spring-Even Years
Crosslisted:
CHE 626
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BAE 636 - Biological Systems Engineering Senior Design II Credits: 1-3
A continuation of BAE 536. Completion of a team-oriented design project, with emphasis on construction, evaluation, documentation, and presentation of the design.
Note:
By appointment.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: BAE 536 or other approved capstone design course
Typically Offered
Spring
-
BAE 640 - Instrumentation and Control for Biological Systems Credits: 3
Fundamentals of instrumentation and control engineering applied in biological and agricultural systems and processes. Time-domain analysis and frequency response methods. Sensors and actuators in feedback control systems. Control system design. Case studies.
Note:
Two hours recitation and three hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: ECE 410 or ECE 519, and MATH 340.
Typically Offered
Spring
-
BAE 642 - Fundamentals of Conversion of Biorenewable Resources Credits: 3
An introduction to the conversion of biorenewable resources into biobased products and biofuels.
Note:
Three hours of recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Recommended Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Typically Offered
On sufficient demand
Crosslisted:
Colisted with CHE 642
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BAE 643 - Life Cycle Assessment Credits: 3
Introduction to the life cycle assessment methodology for quantifying environmental impacts of products, processes, and systems. Topics include life cycle methodology, data inventory process and databases, life cycle impact modeling approaches and software, uncertainty quantification, and practical applications to demonstrate life cycle assessment as a tool for making decisions to improve sustainability of materials, products, and systems.
Note:
Three hours recitation per week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: MATH 220 and either CHM 230 or CHM 250
Typically Offered
Spring
Crosslisted:
CHE 643
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BAE 645 - Bioenvironmental Reaction Engineering Credits: 3
Bioreaction engineering principles with an emphasis on biological and environmental engineering with topics such as mass transfer, homogenous and heterogenous reactions, enzyme and cell growth kinetics, bioreactor configurations and operation, and sustainable bioprocessing.
Note:
3 hour lecture per week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisites: BAE 345 or CHE 354 and CHE 355 and BAE 445.
Typically Offered
Spring
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BAE 650 - Energy and Biofuel Engineering Credits: 3
Principles of thermal energy, energy conversion, and bioenergy and biofuel production including biomass feedstocks, processing, and conversion. Energy and material balances of bioenergy production and processing systems.
Note:
Three hours lecture a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: ME 513.
Typically Offered
Spring-Odd Years
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BAE 651 - Air Pollution Engineering Credits: 3
Air pollution legislation, standards, measurement, and terminology. Design and economics of particulate pollution control systems including cyclones, fabric filters, wet scrubbers, and electrostatic precipitators. Abatement of gas and vapor pollution using VOC incineration, gas adsorption and gas absorption. Meteorology and atmospheric dispersion modeling.
Note:
Three hours recitation.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: ME 513, ME 571.
Typically Offered
Spring
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BAE 660 - Hydraulic Transport in Biological Systems Credits: 3
Applications of fluid mechanics for design and analysis of hydraulic systems in biological systems and environmental engineering including: mass, momentum and energy balances; pressurized Newtonian and non-Newtonian flow systems; irrigation principles; pumps; and hydraulic modeling.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: ME 571 or CHE 530
Typically Offered
Fall
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BAE 663 - Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment Credits: 3
Examination of processes and methodologies associated with three phases of human environmental and ecological risk assessments. Topics of contaminant release and exposure assessment, environmental transport theory and applications, and risk characterization. Experience in defining and quantifying uncertainty associated with human and ecosystem perturbation, risk management, and restoration of environmental and ecological resources.
Note:
Three hours recitation per week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisites: MATH 340 and CHM 230 or CHM 250.
Typically Offered
Spring-Odd Years
Crosslisted:
CHE 663
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BAE 664 - Green Stormwater Intrastructure Design and Assessment Credits: 3
Topics covered including engineering design of green infrastructure systems, including bioretention, stormwater wetlands, permeable pavement, and green roofs; methods for assessing the hydrologic and water quality performance at the site- and watershed scales.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: BAE 560 or CE 550
Typically Offered
Fall-Even Years
-
BAE 665 - Ecological Engineering Design Credits: 3
Definition, classification, and practice of ecological engineering. Course describes ecological systems, ecosystem restoration, and the utilization of natural processes to provide societal services and benefits to nature.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: MATH 221 and one of the following courses: BAE 560, CE 563, BIOL 529, BIOL 612, ATM 661.
Typically Offered
Fall-Odd Years
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BAE 669 - Watershed Modeling Credits: 3
Study and evaluation of process equations used in watershed-scale, water-quality models. Use and application of watershed models.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: GEOG 508 and one of the following courses: BAE 560, CE 550, ATM 661.
Typically Offered
Spring-Even Years
-
BAE 740 - Biomaterials Processing Credits: 3
Technologies of bio-based material processing including starch extraction (wet milling), plant oil extraction and refining, plant protein extraction and processing, cellulose processing, biofuel production, chemicals bioconversion, and drying technologies or biomaterials.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: BAE 345 or BAE 545 or GRSC 602.
Typically Offered
Fall-Even Years
Crosslisted:
GRSC 740
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BAE 750 - Analysis and Design of Off-Highway Vehicles Credits: 3
Analytical study of design, testing, construction, and operating characteristics of off-highway vehicles and machinery. Includes human factors, mobility, and precision agriculture.
Note:
Two hours recitation and three hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: BAE 536 or ME 574.
Typically Offered
Spring
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BAE 760 - Environmental Engineering Seminar Credits: 0
Discussion of current advances in research and practice of environmental engineering.
Note:
One hour seminar biweekly.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites:
Prerequisite: None.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Crosslisted:
CE 760
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BAE 768 - Geoenvironmental Engineering Design Credits: 3
A capstone design project in geoenvironmental engineering focused on resolving issues related to containment of pollutants and remediation of soil and groundwater.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: one of the following: AGRON 605, AGRON 746, BAE 690, CE 625, CE 654, CHE 531, or GEOL 611.
Typically Offered
Spring
Crosslisted:
CE 768 and CHE 768
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BAE 810 - Research in Biological & Agricultural Engineering Credits: 0-18
Research within the field of biological and agricultural engineering
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
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BAE 811 - Advances in Particle Technology Credits: 3
Science and behavior of airborne particles or aerosols. Technology and methods for measuring, controlling, and utilizing aerosols in the agricultural and food industries. Specific topics include basic particle mechanics; principles of particle measurement; particle statistics; electrostatic precipitation; condensation; evaporation; dust generation; and filtration.
Note:
Two hours recitation and three hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites:
Prerequisite: STAT 703 or BAE 460 or STAT 510 or instructor permission.
Typically Offered
Spring
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BAE 815 - Graduate Seminar 1: Literature Review Credits: 1
Presentation and discussion of research philosophies, procedures, and results for engineers with emphasis on literature review.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Typically Offered
Fall-Odd Years
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BAE 816 - Graduate Seminar 2: Academic Writing and Publishing Credits: 1
Presentation and discussion of research philosophies, procedures, and results for engineers with emphasis on academic writing and publishing.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Typically Offered
Spring-Even Years
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BAE 817 - Graduate Seminar 3: Data Interpretation and Presentation Credits: 1
Presentation and discussion of research philosophies, procedures, and results for engineers with emphasis on data analysis, interpretation, and presentation
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Typically Offered
Fall-Even Years
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BAE 818 - Graduate Seminar 4: Research Presentation and Teaching Credits: 1
Presentation and discussion of research philosophies, procedures, and results for engineers with emphasis on research presentation and teaching
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Typically Offered
Spring-Odd Years
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BAE 820 - Topics in Biological & Agricultural Engineering Credits: 1-18
A course reserved for study of current topics in agricultural engineering. Topics announced when offered.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites:
Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
Typically Offered
On sufficient demand
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BAE 840 - Measurement Systems Credits: 3
Theory and application of measurement systems for biological and agricultural systems with emphasis on sensors and data-acquisition systems for measurement of variables related to soils, plants, animals, machines, and processes.
Note:
Two hours recitation and three hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Requisites:
Prerequisite: BAE 640.
Typically Offered
Fall
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BAE 842 - Advanced Biomass Thermochemical Conversion Credits: 3
Thermochemical methods to convert biomass to fuels and chemicals: liquefaction, pyrolysis, gasification, and heterogeneous catalysis. Analysis of the reaction kinetics and mass, heat, and momentum transfer in chemical reactors associated with these methods.
Note:
Three hours of recitation a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: CHE 520 or ME 513 and CHE 550 or BAE 545.
Typically Offered
Fall-Odd Years
Crosslisted:
Colisted with CHE 842.
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BAE 843 - Advanced Life Cycle Assessment Credits: 3
Theoretical underpinnings of the life cycle assessment methodology for quantifying environmental impacts of products, processes, and systems. Topics include life cycle methodology, data inventory process and databases, attributional and consequential modeling approaches, impact model theory and software tools, uncertainty quantification, and culminating project in system of choice.
Note:
credit not granted for both BAE 643 and BAE 843
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prereq: prior coursework in calculus and chemistry OR instructor permission
Typically Offered
Spring
-
BAE 864 - Advanced Green Infrastructure Design and Assessment Credits: 3
Advanced consideration of engineering design of green infrastructure and low impact development practices including bioretention, stormwater wetlands, permeable pavement, and vegetated roofs, as well as modeling tools for assessing hydrologic, water quality and broader environmental benefits of these systems at the site- and watershed scales.
Note:
credit not granted for both BAE 664 and BAE 864
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prereq: BAE 560, CE 550, or other coursework in hydrology
Typically Offered
Fall-Even Years
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BAE 865 - Advanced Ecological Engineering Design Credits: 3
Advanced study of ecological engineering, systems and processes.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week. Recommended background: Hydrology and Ecology. Not available for students with credit for BAE 665.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Fall-Odd Years
-
BAE 869 - Advanced Watershed Modeling Credits: 3
Advanced study and evaluation of process equations used in watershed-scale, water-quality models. Advanced application of watershed models.
Note:
Three hours recitation a week. Recommended background: Hydrology and GIS. Not available for students with credit for BAE 669.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Spring-Even Years
-
BAE 898 - Master’s Report Credits: 1-18
Topics selected with approval of major professor and department head.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
-
BAE 899 - Master’s Thesis Credits: 1-18
Topics selected with approval of major professor and department head.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
-
BAE 999 - Dissertation Research Credits: 1-18
Topics selected with approval of major professor and department head.
Repeat for Credit
Y
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
Environmental Engineering
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ENVE 101 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering Credits: 1
Introduction to discipline, department, university, and profession. Exploration of career options. Gain skills through application-oriented problem solving.
Repeat for Credit
N
Typically Offered
Fall
Crosslisted:
BAE 101
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ENVE 331 - Professional Practice for Environmental Engineering Design Credits: 1
A preparatory course for ENVE Senior Design class. Topics will include professionalism, project management, intellectual property, organizational behavior and ethics. Students will explore potential design project ideas, build design teams, and chose a project to complete for senior design in the following semester.
Repeat for Credit
N
Typically Offered
Spring
Crosslisted:
BAE 331
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ENVE 363 - Environmental Engineering Fundamentals Credits: 3
Basic physical, chemical, and biological concepts and the applications to the protection of the environment with emphasis on techniques used in water and wastewater treatment.
Note:
Two hours rec. and three hours lab a week.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: CHM 230 and MATH 222.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Crosslisted:
CE 563
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ENVE 536 - Environmental Engineering Senior Design Credits: 3
Team-oriented capstone design laboratory with projects selected to address the design of equipment or systems to solve environmental engineering problems.
Repeat for Credit
N
Requisites:
Prerequisite: ENVE 331.
Typically Offered
Fall
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