In the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering we embrace natural solutions. By applying engineering principles and the fundamentals of biology-based systems and tools, we’re managing natural resources to address the grand challenges related to providing food, water, fiber and energy to our growing world. The scope of BAE ranges in scale from the molecular to the ecosystem level, for the safe, efficient, and environmentally sound production, processing and management of agricultural, biological and natural resources. From bioenergy to food processing and water management, we’re engineering solutions for a sustainable future.

The BAE department provides excellent educational opportunities at the undergraduate level with programs that are well recognized as among the finest in the United States. Most recently, NC State BAE was No. 4 among biological and agricultural engineering programs nationally. 

Department highlights: 

• All of the resources of a large department but with the added value of a personalized, community environment.
• Students in BAE gain valuable hands on experience embedded throughout the curriculum, from design and fabrication in our machine shop to indoor and outdoor laboratories.
• There is a broad range of departmental clubs and initiatives to become involved with including the Bioprocess Startup Team, ASABE Robotics Team, Pack Pullers Quarter Scale Tractor Team, the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Student Chapter, and the Fountain Wars Design Team.
• BAE students have the opportunity to learn abroad including trips led by BAE faculty to Europe to study ancient Roman engineering and Germany to study sustainable livestock production.

For more information about our department, including contact information, visit our website.

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