IllinoisCollege of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental SciencesEngineering at Illinois
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
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Food and Bioprocessing

In the Food & Bioprocess section, you will...

  • develop and test new food products
  • design, develop, evaluate new processes for manufacturing food products and machines that process and package food
  • evaluate environmental factors and energy efficiencies
  • create byproducts from the food processing plant waste streams

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Bioenvironmental Engineering

In the Bioenvironmental section, you will...

  • design systems that provide desired environmental conditions
  • design, manufacture, and test equipment for air quality control
  • develop systems to handle and treat biowaste
  • design and manufacture farmstead structures and more
Biological

Biological Engineering integrates biology and engineering to provide solutions to problems related to living systems (plants, animals, humans, and microorganisms).

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Off-road Equipment

In the Off-Road Equipment section, you will...

  • design, manufacture, and test equipment the agricultural and other industries
  • design specific machine components and complete machinery
  • create equipment control systems for the agricultural, construction, forestry, and mining industries
Soil and Water Resources

In the Soil & Water section, you will...

  • design systems to control soil erosion and flooding
  • develop irrigation systems and consult on crop nutrition management
  • design ways to handle stormwater and control sediment
  • understand the role of natural ecosystems in agriculture