Exposure to design in biosystems engineering through apprenticeship with senior design teams in BSE 402. Apprentices will assist with design, construction, testing, analysis, and presentation of project. Will also include background in engineering design, engineering project management, and engineering design tools.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2-hour lab.
(RE) Corequisite(s): EF 151* or EF 157* or EF 142*.

Activities and opportunities in the fields of specialization; required training for each area; projected career activities.

With BSE 402, this course comprises the biosystems engineering two-semester project sequence, in which student teams must tackle a stated problem, designing, building, and testing a prototype to determine success at meeting client performance criteria. This culminates the curriculum with a major design experience based on knowledge and skills acquired in earlier coursework and incorporating engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints. Includes development of a major design proposal, including engineering analyses, extensive documentation, and a culminating group presentation.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : Three of BSE 411 or BSE 417; BSE 426 or BSE 427; BSE 431 or BSE 437; BSE 451 or BSE 457.
(RE) Corequisite(s): BSE 404 and BSE 444.

Culmination of capstone design sequence. Intensive design experience on project chosen and approved in 401. Analysis, construction, testing, evaluation, and reporting required. Periodic oral and written reports and submission of design to external engineering design competition or display required. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (EI)
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : BSE 400 and BSE 404 and BSE 444.
(RE) Corequisite(s): BSE 403.

Fundamentals and theory of engineering design and engineering project management, ethical and legal responsibilities in biosystems engineering, incorporation of economic considerations in engineering design, individual professional development, and multiple oral presentations of technical information related to the senior design project. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (OC) Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (OC).
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : Three of BSE 411 or BSE 417; BSE 426 or BSE 427; BSE 431 or BSE 437; BSE 451 or BSE 457.
(RE) Corequisite(s): BSE 400 and BSE 444.

Theory of soil erosion and sediment yield processes from disturbed land; methods and computer models for estimating sediment yield. Erosion and sediment control theory and management practices. Local and state regulations. Cross-listed: (See Environmental Engineering 525.)
(DE) Prerequisite(s): Biosystems Engineering 416.
Recommended Background: Civil Engineering 494.

Properties of materials, fundamentals of hydraulics, principles of electricity, thermal phenomena, applications in biological systems.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Theory of soil erosion and sediment yield processes from disturbed land; methods and computer models for estimating sediment yield. Erosion and sediment control theory and management practices. Local and state regulations. Cross-listed: (Same as Biosystems Engineering 525.)
Recommended Background: Civil Engineering 494 or Biosystems Engineering 416.

Introduction to the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in agriculture, natural resources, and environmental science. Topics covered will include GIS software and concepts, LIDAR, mobile GIS, data acquisition, online mapping, and spatial analysis of data to solve problems. Case studies in environmental planning, land use, water quality, watershed management, and waste pollution will be used to provide hands-on experience with these emerging technologies.

Recommended Background: Intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and file management are highly recommended.

Equipment and techniques commonly used to measure all aspects of hydrologic cycle: precipitation, runoff, streamflow, subsurface water movement. Sampling of all flows for contaminants. Design of monitoring systems. Analysis of data. (RE) Prerequisites: ESS 424 Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both ESS 474 and ESS 574
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : ESS 424* or BSE 426 or ENVE 495.

Equipment and techniques commonly used to measure all aspects of hydrologic cycle: precipitation, runoff, streamflow, subsurface water movement. Sampling of all flows for contaminants. Design of monitoring systems. Analysis of data. Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both ESS 474 and ESS 574.
Recommended Background: Hydrology.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Presentations and discussion of current scientific material.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Biosystems Engineering major, Biosystems Engineering Technology major, or Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science major – minimum student level, graduate.

Other Instructors: Essington, Michael E