UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis
UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis
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Engineering: Biological and Agricultural 229<br />
with minimal impact on the environment. Students<br />
specializing in food engineering learn to apply engineering<br />
principles and concepts to handling, storing,<br />
processing, packaging, and distributing food and<br />
related products. In addition to engineering principles,<br />
the food engineering specialization is intended<br />
to provide an understanding of the chemical, biochemical,<br />
microbiological, and physical characteristics<br />
of foods. In the junior and senior years, students<br />
take courses that focus on the integration of biological<br />
and food science with engineering. Concepts of<br />
food refrigeration, freezing, thermal processing, drying,<br />
and other food operations are studied.<br />
Recommended biological sciences electives:<br />
Biological Sciences 101, 102, 103;<br />
Environmental Science and Policy 110;<br />
Environmental Toxicology 101, 131; Food<br />
Science and Technology 104L, 119, 120,<br />
128; Plant Sciences 152, 172<br />
Recommended engineering electives:<br />
Biological Systems Engineering 160, 175;<br />
Chemical Engineering 157, 159;<br />
Mechanical Engineering 171, 172<br />
Suggested Advisers: J. Krochta, K. McCarthy, M.<br />
McCarthy, R. P. Singh, D. Slaughter<br />
Forest Engineering. Forest engineers apply engineering<br />
principles to solve problems in managing<br />
forest lands. Forestry has evolved from an emphasis<br />
on wood production toward multiple use, ecosystem<br />
management and consideration of noneconomic<br />
objectives such as retaining biodiversity. Forest engineers<br />
help to develop the equipment and techniques<br />
for reforestation, harvesting, forest residue management,<br />
and development of roads and recreation<br />
facilities.<br />
Following the sophomore year, students are encouraged<br />
to attend an eight-week field course, followed<br />
by a semester at <strong>UC</strong> Berkeley taking forestry<br />
courses, and forest ecology, planning, and operations.<br />
Students complete their engineering programs<br />
at <strong>UC</strong> <strong>Davis</strong>, taking courses in planning methods,<br />
equipment development, and road design. Forest<br />
engineers are employed by the US Forest Service<br />
and other public agencies, the forest industry, consulting<br />
firms, and equipment manufacturers.<br />
Recommended biological science electives:<br />
Environmental Science Policy and<br />
Management 120* (Soil Characteristics, 4.5<br />
units) or Soil Science 100<br />
Environmental Science Policy and<br />
Management 182* (Forest Operations<br />
Management, 6 units)<br />
Environmental Science Policy and<br />
Management 185* (Multi-Resource<br />
Silviculture, 6 units)<br />
Recommended engineering electives:<br />
Biological Systems Engineering 114, 115<br />
Civil and Environmental Engineering 141,<br />
141L, 171, 171L, 179<br />
Recommended Courses:<br />
Applied Biological Systems Technology 180<br />
Environmental Science Policy and<br />
Management 101A-E* (Forestry Summer<br />
Program, 15 units)<br />
Environmental and Resource Sciences 185<br />
Plant Sciences 144<br />
*Environmental Science Policy and Management<br />
courses are offered at <strong>UC</strong> Berkeley campus.<br />
Suggested Adviser: B. Hartsough<br />
Upper Division Required Courses<br />
UNITS<br />
Chemistry 8B or 118B (recommended for<br />
Aquacultural, Bioenergy, Biotechnical, Food,<br />
and Biomechanics/Premedicine/<br />
Preveterinary Medicine Engineering<br />
specializations) or Civil and Environmental<br />
Engineering10 (recommended for<br />
Agricultural, Ecological, and Forest<br />
Engineering specializations) ............. 4 or 3<br />
Biological Sciences 2B and 2C or Food<br />
Science and Technology 100A, 104,<br />
131, and Biological Sciences 102<br />
(recommended for Food Engineering<br />
specialization) ............................ 10 or 14<br />
Engineering 100, 102, 105, 106.......... 14<br />
Engineering 104 (recommended for<br />
Agricultural, Biomechanics/Premedicine/<br />
Preveterinary Medicine, Ecological and Forest<br />
Engineering specializations) or Chemical<br />
Engineering 161A (recommended for<br />
Aquacultural, Biotechnical and Bioenergy<br />
Engineering specializations) ............. 4 or 3<br />
Biological Systems Engineering 103, 125,<br />
130, 165, 170A, 170B, 170BL, 170C,<br />
170CL................................................ 25<br />
Biological Systems Engineering electives—<br />
Select one course from all upper-division<br />
Biological Systems Engineering courses not<br />
otherwise required, with the exception of<br />
Biological Systems Engineering courses<br />
189-199........................................ 4 or 3<br />
Statistics 100......................................... 4<br />
Engineering electives—Select a minimum of 4<br />
units. All upper division courses offered by the<br />
College of Engineering may be taken as<br />
engineering electives with the exception of the<br />
following: Civil and Environmental<br />
Engineering 123, Computer Science<br />
Engineering 188, Engineering 103, 160, all<br />
courses numbered 190-197 and 199 (except<br />
Engineering 190, which may be taken for 2<br />
units of engineering elective credit). ........ 4<br />
Biological science electives—Select a<br />
minimum of 5 or 9 units (for a combined<br />
lower and upper division total of 24 units of<br />
biological sciences). Of the 24 units, at least<br />
nine must be upper division. All upper-division<br />
courses in the College of Biological Sciences<br />
(with the exception of Biological Sciences<br />
132, Evolution and Ecology 175, Exercise<br />
Biology 102, 112, 115, 118 through 149L,<br />
Microbiology 100 and all courses numbered<br />
190-199) may be used as biological science<br />
electives. The following courses may also be<br />
taken as biological science electives: Applied<br />
Biological Systems Technology 161; Animal<br />
Science 118, 143, 144, 146; Agricultural<br />
Management and Rangeland Resources<br />
110A; Atmospheric Science 133; Avian<br />
Sciences 100; Cell Biology and Human<br />
Anatomy 101, 101L; Entomology 100;<br />
Environmental Horticulture 102;<br />
Environmental Science Policy and<br />
Management 120, 182, 185 (offered at <strong>UC</strong><br />
Berkeley); Environmental Science and Policy<br />
100, 110, 155; Environmental Toxicology<br />
101, 112A, 131; Food Science and<br />
Technology 102A, 104L, 119, 120, 121,<br />
128, 159; Infectious Diseases 141; Soil<br />
Science 100; Wildlife, Fish, and<br />
Conservation Biology 121. Students may<br />
choose other upper division courses with<br />
substantial biological content offered by the<br />
College of Agricultural and Environmental<br />
Sciences; consultation with a faculty adviser<br />
and approval by petition is<br />
required)........................................ 5 or 9<br />
<strong>General</strong> Education electives .................. 12<br />
Minimum Upper Division Units .....87<br />
* Only 3 units of credit for Civil and<br />
Environmental Engineering 10 for<br />
students who completed Biological<br />
Systems Engineering 1.<br />
Minimum Units Required for Major ..... 180<br />
Master Undergraduate Adviser: R. Piedrahita<br />
The Graduate Program<br />
Integrated B.S./M.S, M.S., M.Engr., D.Engr., and<br />
Ph.D. in Biological Systems Engineering<br />
Designated Ph.D. emphasis available in<br />
Biotechnology<br />
http://bae.engineering.ucdavis.edu<br />
(530) 752-1451<br />
Graduate students in Biological Systems Engineering<br />
focus on finding economically and environmentally<br />
sustainable solutions to some of the most important<br />
global issues of our time–he safety, security and<br />
abundance of our food supply,<br />
the detection of pathogens through biosensors,<br />
development of bio-energy alternatives, the control<br />
of insect-borne disease and damage, as well as the<br />
preservation of our land, air and water resources.<br />
We enjoy the strategic advantage of being located<br />
in California, the national leader in agricultural production<br />
and crop diversity, and a key center for biotechnology.<br />
With the unique status of belonging to<br />
both the College of Engineering and the College of<br />
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, collaboration<br />
is the rule. We interact with colleagues in both<br />
engineering and biological sciences to create multidisciplinary<br />
approaches to our teaching and<br />
research. Students benefit from this dynamic environment<br />
that combines the strengths of nationally<br />
ranked engineering, agricultural and environmental<br />
programs.<br />
Financial support is available in the form of research<br />
assistantships, teaching assistantships, fellowships<br />
and financial aid.<br />
Research Highlights:<br />
• Bioenvironmental Engineering/Renewable<br />
Energy Systems<br />
• Food Safety<br />
• Biosensors and Pathogen Detection<br />
• Bioprocess Engineering<br />
• Bioinstrumentation<br />
• Agricultural Ergonomics, Health and Safety<br />
• Aquacultural Engineering<br />
• Ecological Systems Engineering<br />
• Food Engineering and Seed Hybridization<br />
• Forest and Fiber Engineering<br />
• Postharvest Engineering<br />
• Soil and Water Engineering<br />
• Machine Systems and Precision Agriculture<br />
Research Facilities and Partnerships:<br />
• Agricultural Ergonomics Research Center<br />
• GIS Visualization Lab<br />
• Bodega Marine Lab<br />
• Western Center for Agricultural Equipment<br />
• California Biomass Collaborative<br />
Complete Information on departmental Web site.<br />
Courses in Engineering: Biological<br />
Systems (EBS)<br />
Lower Division Courses<br />
1. Foundations of Biological Systems<br />
Engineering (5)<br />
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours; project.<br />
Open only to students in Biological Systems Engineering.<br />
Introduction to engineering and the engineering<br />
design process with examples drawn from<br />
fields of biological, agricultural and food engineering.<br />
Relationship of engineering principles to biological<br />
systems. Small group design projects and<br />
presentations, use of engineering software, and fabrication<br />
of designs.—I. (I.) Piedrahita, Jenkins<br />
75. Properties of Materials in Biological<br />
Systems (4)<br />
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:<br />
Biological Sciences 1A; Physics 9C (may be taken<br />
concurrently). Properties of typical biological materials;<br />
composition and structure with emphasis on the<br />
effects of physical and biochemical properties on<br />
design of engineered systems; interactions of biological<br />
materials with typical engineering materials. GE<br />
credit: SciEng.—II. (II.) Rosa, Slaughter<br />
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2009-<strong>2010</strong> offering in parentheses<br />
<strong>General</strong> Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience