Agricultural Engineering Curriculum- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-College Senior |
| Discipline(s): |
Biological Systems and Agricultural Engineering Design Environmental Engineering Green Design and Sustainable Engineering Mechanical Engineering |
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| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Curriculum |
| Author(s): |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Description: | "Students have three emphasis areas to select from in the Agricultural Engineering program. *Machine Design Engineering Look at all the ways machines have been designed to help us realize achievements unheard of 60 years ago. Become a part of the next wave in the industrial revolution by devising ways to increase machine power while making efficient use of the power systems you create. Use your engineering education to invent, design, or improve the machines used by agriculture, heavy construction, industry, and households. You can learn to test equipment in the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory, or participate in building the Quarter-scale Tractor. Develop equipment and processes to transport, handle and process farm products (such as grains, vegetables, fruits and animals) into food products for human and animal consumption. Put some power into your education with a focus on machine design *Soil and Water Resources Engineering Soil is the thin skin covering the land; water is becoming more precious every day. Find out how engineering helps conserve these two valuable resources as you study the interactions between soils, plants, and water that influence the way these resources are used in planning irrigation systems, conservation buffers, and animal production facilities. Apply engineering and design skills to improve water quality and minimize pollution from nonpoint sources. Develop irrigation systems, drainage systems, methods to reduce and control erosion, methods to reduce and control pollution of streams, rivers and lakes, and developing biological systems as cleaning systems, such as biofilters to clean air or constructed wetlands to clean water. There are many applications for this career field, and if you want to play a role in improving and protecting the environment, this is the field of study for you. *Sensors and Controls Engineering Sensors are being used more frequently and in more ways as new technological applications are designed. From machine vision to monitoring equipment, the engineer who knows sensors and controls will be designing solutions for greenhouses, animal environments, more effective and safer guidance systems, or controlling equipment on the farm or in industry. Develop building systems to provide safe and healthy environments for animals or plants including hearing and cooling, clean air, lighting, clean water, food, and remove and process wastes. Develop new instrumentation systems and procedures (especially rapid, non-destructive methods) to measure things like nitrogen (fertilizer) in soil, phosphorous in soil, soil moisture, crop yield while combining, crop moisture content, estrous in animals, density of crop pests (insects diseases, weeds), and development of control systems to increase production rates, decrease waste, and increase safety. Whether creating systems for manufacturing or agricultural uses, the intricate world of sensors and controls will be a rewarding career path for the right engineering student." |
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| Use of Resource: |
Sample curriculum for reference |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Interactivity Level: |
Very low |
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| Publication Date: | August 2007 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://agen.unl.edu/curriculum.shtml |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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