UF/IFAS
Agricultural and Biological Engineering

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Big Questions, Global Reach – Dr. Xu “Kevin” Wang


August 24, 2023

Historical Evolution of Selective Breeding and Genetic Traits For many centuries, farmers and ranchers have made careful selections from their crops and herds based on desirable qualities. The selected individuals are then bred to produce a ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: ABE, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Engineering, Machine Learning

2021 Distinguished Achievement, Service, and Alumni Awards


April 1, 2021

The UF/IFAS Agricultural and Biological Engineering department honors our alumni and friends who work to further enhance our discipline and industry. Please join us in congratulating our 2021 Distinguished Achievement, Service, and Alumni Award ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Professional Development
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Biological Engineering, Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Packaging Sciences, UFABE

ABE Debuts SmartAg Graduate Certificate Program


September 11, 2020

The Agricultural and Biological Engineering department at the University of Florida is introducing its new Advanced SmartAg Certificate. This graduate engineering certificate will offer training in various topical areas relevant to modern ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Curriculum, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Graduate Students, Precision Agriculture, Tom Burks, UFABE
A man looks at a drone in the sky.

EDIS Spotlight: Guide on Using Post-processing Software to Visualize UAV Data


December 3, 2019

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a unique and useful tool in the agricultural industry. Commonly known as drones, UAVs are used to collect high-resolution data that is difficult for manned flights or satellite imagery, due to the low ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Drone, Drones, EDIS, Engineering, Precision Agriculture, Research, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, UAVs, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Yiannis Ampatzidis

ABE graduate students receive UF International Center Certificate of Excellence


November 19, 2019

Agricultural and Biological Engineering graduate students Shirin Ghatrehsamani and Yulin (Patrick) Zheng have been selected by the College of Engineering to receive the University of Florida International Center Certificate of Excellence. This ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Events, UF/IFAS, Work & Life
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Bin Gao, Engineering, Graduate Students, International, Patrick Zheng, Research, Shirin Ghatrehsamani, Student Activities, Student Opportunities, UFABE, Yiannis Ampatzidis

UF Packaging Engineering goes to PACK EXPO


October 7, 2019

By Kimberly Hafner, ABE Graduate Student specializing in Packaging Engineering “PACK EXPO was a unique experience to see all that the packaging world has to offer. It was truly mind-blowing to see Packaging in ways I had never even considered ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Events
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Biological Engineering, Bruce Welt, Engineering, PACK EXPO, Packaging Club, Packaging Engineering, Packaging Sciences, Student Activities, Student Opportunities, UFABE