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The FABE Department Open House is Tuesday, August 27th from 4-6 pm in the Ag. Engineering Courtyard!

Join faculty, staff, and students for FREE pizza and department merchandise, and connect with fellow classmates and student orgs 🍕🤝

A team of FABE faculty will receive $26 million in federal funding to create a National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC) at The Ohio State University to revolutionize alternative rubber production🛞🧪

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NSF-funded center to drive development of US natural rubber industry The Ohio State University has been awarded $26 million in federal funding to jumpstart natural rubber production in the United States and enhance workforce development to fuel the new domestic industry. The U.S. National Science Foundation announced funding today (Aug. 21, 2024) for the creation of....

Welcome bask for the first day of classes, students! We wish you luck on a successful semester ☀️📒

Congratulations to Ann Christy, Patrick Sours, and Jaden Tatum, who were all honored at this week in Anaheim, California 🌲

Our department had a great week full of activities and can’t wait until next year 🎉

Associate professor Sami Khanal will lead an agricultural research and training program in Nepal 🌾🇳🇵

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Khanal to lead agricultural technology research and training program in Nepal The Ohio State University Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE) associate professor Sami Khanal will lead a two-year United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiative to collaborate with the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) to explore and promote climat...

In a newly published article, faculty Darren Drewry and Ph.D. student James Cross investigate machine learning for soil heat flux 🌾 🚜

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Cross and Drewry investigate machine learning for soil heat flux in newly published article The Ohio State University Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering faculty Darren Drewry and Ph.D. student James Cross recently published an article in Ecological Informatics, a publication of high-quality, peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of computational ecology, data scien...

Congratulations to FABE’s own Ann Christy, Patrick Sours, and Jaden Tatum 👏🎉

CFAES associate dean, faculty member, and grad student earn national engineering honors COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ann D. Christy, associate dean and director for Academic Programs at The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), has been named a Fellow with the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). ASABE has also awar...

This past semester, 146 students across our three majors were named to the Spring 2024 Dean’s List 👏📚

Congrats students! Read the full list ⬇️

Spring 2024 Dean's List honorees announced Earlier this month, the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) and the College of Engineering announced it's Dean's List honorees for the Spring 2024 semester. The Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE) is proud to announce that across our three...

Faculty Lorrayne Miralha will lead a $4.9 million grant project to train new climate-ready workers in the water industry of the Ohio Great Lakes region 🌊🗒️

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Miralha to lead $4.9 million grant project to train water industry workforce in Ohio The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) has received a $4.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce and NOAA to fund a project that will train new workers to fulfill the specialized workforce needs of the water industry in the Ohio Great...

For the second-straight year, FABE’s graduate program was ranked 8th amongst our peers by U.S. News and World Report👏🎓

Check out where the rest of the The Ohio State University College of Engineering departments ranked 📈⬇️

Graduate program ranks eighth for second-straight year In the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools compilation, the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering at The Ohio State University ranked 8th among its U.S. university peers. The College of Engineering’s graduate program ranked 27th overall, once again first...

Always a pleasure to host the summer campers in our building! We had a great time last week showcasing all the exciting things happening in FABE 🚜🌎🌱

Congratulations to Jay Martin, who received the American Ecological Engineering Society’s (AEES) Odum Award, the group’s highest honor 🎉🌱

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Martin receives Odum Award from AEES The American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES) awarded The Ohio State University Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE) professor Jay Martin with the 2024 Odum Award at its annual conference held in Virginia last month. Established in 2018, the Odum Award is the highe...

Ohio State will host the 24th annual Manure Science Review this August at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center 🚜🌾

The event will feature speakers and field demos from OSU and other qualified orgs.

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Ohio State to host Manure Science Review in August The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) will host the 24th annual Manure Science Review on August 6, 2024 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio. Aimed at farmers, crop consultants, soil conservation workers and others, the Manure S...

Faculty Patrick Sours and Ph.D. candidate Jaden Tatum were selected for American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) awards 🌎🔬

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The Ohio State University College of Engineering

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Sours, Tatum collect 2024 ASABE awards The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) announced its 2024 major award winners last week as a part of its monthly newsletter. Two members from The Ohio State University's Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering were among the 27 recipients selected.....

Faculty Sami Khanal and Ryan Winston were recently promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in the Ohio State - College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences!

Congratulations Sami and Ryan 🎉 Check out the rest of the college’s promotions: https://go.osu.edu/cfaesfacstaffpromo

This past year, Food Engineering major Ally Lewis had the opportunity to blend her love of engineering and art through the Mission To Psyche Inspired undergraduate program 🛰️🎨

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Ally Lewis blends science and art through NASA Psyche Inspired internship program The NASA Psyche mission is a journey to a unique metal-rich asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. What makes the asteroid Psyche unique is that it appears to be the exposed nickel-iron core of an early planet, one of the building blocks of our solar system. Stemming from this endeavor....

Congratulations to all the graduates who made it official today at The Shoe 🎉🎓

We wish you the best of luck in whatever you do!

FABE faculty had a HUGE week 🗓️

Judit Puskas was named a Distinguished University Professor 🧑‍🏫

Global Capstone Design, led by Patrick Sours and Cherish Vance, was selected as a Program of Excellece in Engaged Scholarhship 📚

Katrina Cornish received the Charles Goodyear Medal 🏅

📰: https://go.osu.edu/fabenews

Congratulations to Judit Puskas, who was named a Distinguished University Professor 🎉👏

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Puskas named a Distinguished University Professor Judit E. Puskas, a College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Distinguished Professor, has been named a Distinguished University Professor. This is the highest faculty honor at The Ohio State University. Puskas, a member of the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological E...

Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Cassidy Brozovich, who received first place in the Ohio Space Forum poster competition 🛰️

Her project was titled “Demonstration of Fluid Dynamics for Plant Growing Systems in Varied Gravity Environments through Scaled Capillary Models” 🌱

Join representatives from Ohio State, Fontagro, and Latin American space agencies to hear what research activities can develop on the ground and in space in this exciting new partnership 🌾🛰️

Register for the FREE webinar THIS FRIDAY: https://go.osu.edu/fontagro1

Great Work Gabby, Kallan, and Ethan!

Thanks to everyone who came to our 2024 FABE Student Scholarship and Awards Banquet on Wednesday night 👏🎉

Congratulations to all of our numerous scholarship and award recipients ⭐️ Read the full list of winners ⬇️

2024 FABE Student Scholarship and Awards Banquet On Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, the Ohio State Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE) held its annual Student Scholarship and Awards Banquet. The banquet, held at the Nationwide 4-H Center on campus, honors faculty, staff, students and alumni for contributing to the depar...

Several FABE faculty, staff, and students were honored at the 2024 Ohio State - College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Research Forum and Poster Competition 🏅

Congratulations to all of our winners 🎉 view the complete list ⬇️

Faculty, staff, and students honored at the 2024 CFAES Research Forum Every spring, The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) translates cutting-edge research for stakeholders across the state in its Research Forum. By engaging with stakeholders, The Ohio State University provides research, technology, and knowledge to support safe, sustain...

Two FABE senior capstone teams are working on space-related research 🛰️

Through the capstone projects, our students gain hands-on experience working in emerging fields 🌱

Read about the NASA Biofilm and NASA Substrate teams ⬇️

Capstone students contribute to space research Students majoring in Agricultural Systems Management and Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering participate in a senior capstone project during their final undergraduate year as part of the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE) curriculum at The Ohio State Univers...

Congratulations to Lingying Zhao on being named a CFAES Distinguished Professor!

Distinguished Professors of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Jeffrey is a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences. Dr. Firkins joined CFAES in 1987, and he specializes in dairy production-relevant research aimed at addressing immediate and long-term challenges while enhancing the sustainability of the dairy industry. Dr. Firkins previously served as th...

Ph.D. candidate Sushma Katari was recently awarded an Ohio State - College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Internal Grant for her work to harness remote sensing and AI for precision agriculture 🚜📡

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Graduate student funded to harness remote sensing and AI technology for precision agriculture Last week, The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Research & Graduate Education Internal Grants Program announced which projects would receive funding for the upcoming year. Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE) Ph...

Our final Ohio State - College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Distinguished Senior is ASM major Timothy Sullivan from London, Ohio 🚜

A final congratulations to all our Distinguished Seniors 👏

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Meet Timothy Sullivan: 2024 CFAES Distinguished Senior Our final interview for the 2024 College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Distinguished Senior Award in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering was with Timothy Sullivan. An agricultural systems management major from London, Ohio, he shared insights i...