Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
- Programs under this Subject:
- Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering PhD
- Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering MS
Department Contact Information
- Department
- Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
- Phone
- (520) 621-1607
- Fax
- (520) 621-3963
- Mailing Address
- Shantz Building, Room 403
- Website
- http://ag.arizona.edu/ABE/
PhD program
Contact Information
Application Questions
Daniela Ibarra(520) 621-1753
dcastro@email.arizona.edu
Advising Questions
Muluneh Yitayew(520) 621-7232
myitayew@ag.arizona.edu
Deadlines
Domestic Applicants
- Fall
- June 1
- Spring
- September 1
- Summer I
- June 1
- Summer II
- June 1
International Applicants
- Fall
- February 1
- Spring
- August 1
- Summer I
- February 1
- Summer II
- February 1
Minimum Application Requirements
- Ph.D. GPA 3.3
- TOEFL 550 (CBT 213)
- GRE general
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Statement of purpose
GRE Code
1602
Financial Aid
- Research/Teaching Assistantships
- Current Assistantship/Stipend Funding
- Deadline for Domestic Applicants:
- Fall: February 1
- Spring: August 1
MS program
Contact Information
Application Questions
Daniela Ibarra(520) 621-1753
dcastro@email.arizona.edu
Advising Questions
Muluneh Yitayew(520) 621-7232
myitayew@ag.arizona.edu
Deadlines
Domestic Applicants
- Fall
- June 1
- Spring
- September 1
- Summer I
- June 1
- Summer II
- June 1
International Applicants
- Fall
- February 1
- Spring
- August 1
- Summer I
- February 1
- Summer II
- February 1
Minimum Application Requirements
- M.S. GPA 3.0
- TOEFL 550 (CBT 213)
- GRE general
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Statement of purpose
GRE Code
1602
Financial Aid
- Research/Teaching Assistantships
- Current Assistantship/Stipend Funding
- Deadline for Domestic Applicants:
- Fall: February 1
- Spring: August 1
Description
The department offers graduate work leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees with a major in agricultural and biosystems engineering. Opportunities for study and research exist in several areas of concentration. These include: irrigation and water resources management and development, biosystems and biochemical engineering with emphasis on biotechnology developments, biosystems analysis and design, waste management and water quality control, soil-water-plant relationships, micropropagation,environmental control, applications of sensors, control systems, computer applications, multispectral analysis, and emerging technologies. Students with adequate undergraduate preparation in engineering will be considered for admission to a degree program.
Graduate Faculty
Professor
- Donald C. Slack, Head
- Delmar D. Fangmeier (Emeritus)
- Gene A. Giacomelli
- Kathryn L. Hatch
- Walter Hinz (Emeritus)
- Kenneth A. Jordan
- Gerald W. Matlock (Emeritus)
- Kimberly L. Ogden
- Stephen E. Poe
- Robert L. Roth
- William T. Welchert (Emeritus)
- Frank Wiersma (Emeritus)
- Muluneh Yitayew
Associate Professor
- Christopher Y. Choi
- Joel Cuello
- Kathryn L Farrell-Poe
- Chieri Kubota
- Dennis L. Larson
- Vicente L. Lopes
- William O. Rasmussen
- Mark R. Riley
- Peter Waller
Associate Specialist
- Edward C. Martin
Research Professor
- Theodor Strelkoff
Adjunct Professor
- Gregg Bogosian
- Nathan Buras
- Edwin H. Carpenter
- Kennith E. Foster
- Stuart Hoenig
- Glenn Hoffman
- Douglas Hunsaker
- Simon Ince
- Mark Nearing
- Kenneth G. Renard
- John A. Replogle
- Fred N. Swader
- Tadashi Takakura
- Werner S. Zimmt
Adjunct Associate Professor
- Albert J. Clemmens
Adjunct Assistant Professor
- Edward Barnes
- Anita Hayden
- Jeffry Stone
- Akrum H. Tamimi
- Diana Yakowitz
Associate in Extension
- Robert J. Freitas
Assistant Professor
- Jeong-Yeol Yoon