ACADEMICS

Biological and Agricultural Engineering - (M.S., M.Engr. Ph.D.)

The University of Idaho Biological and Agricultural Engineering department offers M.S., M.Engr, and Ph.D. degrees in Idaho Falls . Majors in Biological and Agricultural Engineering can specialize in irrigation, water and chemical management, hydrology, soil a nd water conservation, subsurface water and chemical transport modeling, remote sensing and climate modeling; alternative fuels an d lubricants; harvesting, handling, processing, storing and transporting of agricultural crops; precision agriculture; agricultura l equipment design and development; environmental systems for plants and animals; and bioremediation and organic waste management and treatment. Majors in Environmental Engineering with major professor in the department can specialize in bioremediaton, organi c waste management and treatment and environmental water quality. The primary focus of the Idaho Falls Biological and Agricultural Engineering department activities is in subsurface science as related to the transport and fate of chemicals beneath the earth's surface.

Dr. Jon Van Gerpen, Department Head
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
PO Box 440904
Moscow, ID 83844-0904
Email:jonvg@uidaho.edu
Phone (208) 885-6182

The program coordinator in Idaho Falls is:
Dr. Robert Smith
Distinguished Professor of Subsurface Science
1776 Science Center Drive, Suite 306
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Email: smithbob@uidaho.edu
Phone: (208) 282-7954

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