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