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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Courses

BAE 142 Engineering for Living Systems (2 cr)

BAE 242 Engineering Analysis and Design (2 cr)

BAE 299 (s) Directed Study (cr arr)

BAE 355 Fundamentals of Hydrologic Engineering (3 cr)

BAE 356 Hydrologic Measurement Techniques (1 cr)

BAE 398 (s) Engineering Cooperative Internship (cr arr)

BAE 404 (s) Special Topics (cr arr)

BAE J432/J532 Bioreactor Theory and Design for Waste Treatment (3 cr)

BAE J433/J533 Bioremediation (3 cr)

BAE J441/J541 Instrumentation and Measurements (3 cr)

BAE 450 Environmental Hydrology (3 cr)

BAE ID451 Engineering Hydrology (3 cr) WSU BSysE 451

BAE J452/J552 Environmental Water Quality (3 cr)

BAE 458 Open Channel Hydraulics (3 cr)

BAE 459 Irrigation System Design (3 cr)

BAE 461 Bioprocess Engineering (3 cr)

BAE 462 Electric Power and Controls (3 cr)

BAE 478 Engineering Design I (3 cr)

BAE 479 Engineering Design II (3 cr)

BAE J485/J585 Fundamentals of Bioenergy and Bioproducts (3 cr)

BAE 491 Senior Seminar (1 cr)

BAE J492/J592 Biofuels (3 cr)

BAE J494/J594 Thermochemical Technologies for Biomass Conversion (3 cr)

BAE 499 (s) Directed Study (cr arr)

BAE 500 Master's Research and Thesis (cr arr)

BAE 501 (s) Seminar (cr arr)

BAE 502 (s) Directed Study (cr arr)

BAE 504 (s) Special Topics (cr arr)

BAE 532 Bioreactor Theory and Design for Waste Treatment (3 cr)

BAE 533 Bioremediation (3 cr)

BAE 534 Applied Bioremediation (3 cr)

BAE 541 Instrumentation and Measurements (3 cr)

BAE 550 Natural Channel Flow (3 cr)

BAE 551 Advanced Hydrology (3 cr)

BAE 552 Environmental Water Quality (3 cr)

BAE 558 Fluid Mechanics of Porous Materials (3 cr)

BAE 585 Fundamentals of Bioenergy and Bioproducts (3 cr)

BAE 592 Biofuels (3 cr)

BAE J494/J594 Thermochemical Technologies for Biomass Conversion (3 cr)

BAE 599 (s) Non-thesis Master's Research (cr arr)

BAE 600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (cr arr)

Tom Hess, Dept. Head, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering (421 Engineering/Physics Bldg. 83844-0904; phone 208/885-6182; fax 208/885-7908; baengr@uidaho.edu).

Note: All 300, 400, and 500-level biological and agricultural engineering courses require a working knowledge of computers, structured programming, electronic spreadsheets, and word processing.

BAE 142 Engineering for Living Systems (2 cr)

Introduction to engineering principles used to solve agricultural and biological systems problems, including use of computers. One lec and one 3-hr lab a wk; two half-day field trips.

BAE 242 Engineering Analysis and Design (2 cr)

Methods of analyzing and solving engineering problems and introduction to elements of design; use of computers in engineering problem solving. Recommended Preparation: computer science elective in a programming language.

Prereq: Math 170

Coreq: Math 175

BAE 299 (s) Directed Study (cr arr)

BAE 355 Fundamentals of Hydrologic Engineering (3 cr)

See CE 325.

BAE 356 Hydrologic Measurement Techniques (1 cr)

See CE 326.

BAE 398 (s) Engineering Cooperative Internship (cr arr)

Supervised internship in professional engineering settings, integrating academic study with work experience; details of the co-op to be arranged with supervising professor before the start of the co-op; requires written report. Graded P/F. Cannot be used for technical elective.

Prereq: Permission

BAE 404 (s) Special Topics (cr arr)

BAE J432/J532 Bioreactor Theory and Design for Waste Treatment (3 cr)

Theory of biological waste treatment as applied to wastewaters, including reaction kinetics, reactor theory and design, reaction stoichiometry, microbiology, gas transfer theory, suspended growth and attached growth process theory and design, and separation of biological solids. Graduate credit requires additional design project. One field trip.

Prereq: Chem 112, Math 310, and Biol 115 or MMBB 250, MMBB 255

BAE J433/J533 Bioremediation (3 cr)

BAE 533 same as EnvE 533. Theory and practice of bioremediation as applied to toxic and hazardous wastes, including reaction kinetics, reaction stoichiometry, microbiology, and design of ex- and in-situ processes. Graduate credit requires additional design project. One-two field trips.

Prereq: Biol 115 and Math 170, or Permission

BAE J441/J541 Instrumentation and Measurements (3 cr)

Sensing elements, signal conditioning, data output and control. Additional projects/assignments reqd for grad cr. Two lec and one 3-hr lab a wk. Recommended Preparation: BAE 462. This is a cooperative course available to WSU degree-seeking students.

BAE 450 Environmental Hydrology (3 cr)

Carries no credit after BAE 355 or CE 325. The objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the hydrologic processes associated with the environmental processes. Includes components of the hydrologic cycle, analysis of precipitation and run off, evapotranspiration, routing, peak flow, infiltration, soil and water relationships, snowmelt, and frequency analysis. (Spring only)

Prereq: Math 170

BAE ID451 Engineering Hydrology (3 cr) WSU BSysE 451

See CE 421.

BAE J452/J552 Environmental Water Quality (3 cr)

Engineering design to monitor, evaluate, and minimize non-point pollution from agriculture, environmentally acceptable disposal of wastes, bioremediation. Graduate credit requires an additional project and report. Two lec and one 3-hr lab a wk.

Prereq: Chem 112 and Soil 205 or MMBB 250, and BAE 355 or BAE 450

BAE 458 Open Channel Hydraulics (3 cr)

Same as CE 428. Hydraulics of uniform and varied flow in open channels with fixed and movable beds. Recommended Preparation: CE 322.

BAE 459 Irrigation System Design (3 cr)

Crop water requirements, irrigation scheduling and water management, selection and design of irrigation systems, pump selection. Two lec and one 3-hr lab a wk; one 1-day field trip.

Prereq: Engr 335

BAE 461 Bioprocess Engineering (3 cr)

Carries 2 credits after ME 345. Processing principles and transport processes applied to the analysis and design of handling, processing, and producing of biomaterials and bioprocesses. Two lec and one 3-hr lab a wk. (Spring only, alt/yrs)

Prereq: Math 310, Engr 320 and 335, or Permission

BAE 462 Electric Power and Controls (3 cr)

Design, selection, and use of electrical equipment and electric power systems for application to biological systems; design and use of electrical, electronic, and other feedback control systems for use with biological systems. Two lec and one 3-hr lab a wk.

Prereq: Engr 240

Coreq: Math 310

BAE 478 Engineering Design I (3 cr)

May be used as core credit in J-3-d. Intro to design process, CAD/CAM facility, product liability, and project scheduling; formulation of a design problem.

Prereq: Senior standing or Permission

BAE 479 Engineering Design II (3 cr)

May be used as core credit in J-3-d. Individual or team design of an agricultural related problem; incl synthesis, analysis, construction, and testing; final report reqd. Two 3-hr labs a wk. Recommended Preparation: BAE 478.

BAE J485/J585 Fundamentals of Bioenergy and Bioproducts (3 cr)

Review of current technology for producing energy and products from biological materials. Discussion of economic, social, and political aspects and future prospects for petroleum displacement. Additional projects/assignments required for graduate credit. Recommended Preparation: Organic Chemistry.

Prereq: Chem 111

Coreq: Engr 320 or Permission

BAE 491 Senior Seminar (1 cr)

Professional aspects of the field, employment opportunities and preparation of occupational inventories. Graded P/F.

Prereq: Senior standing.

BAE J492/J592 Biofuels (3 cr)

Basic principles for the production and utilization of biobased fuels; processing techniques and chemistry; fuel properties and utilization. Additional projects/assignments required for graduate credit. Recommended Preparation: Organic Chemistry.

Prereq: Chem 111

Coreq: Engr 320 or Permission

BAE J494/J594 Thermochemical Technologies for Biomass Conversion (3 cr)

Introduce the fundamentals of biomass conversion technologies for biofuels and bioenergy. Specific topics include biomass preparation / pretreatment, pyrolysis, gasification, direct liquefaction, and economic factors in thermochemical conversion of biomass. Advances of the technologies will be brought to current through literature reviews. A semester long course project is required if taken as a graduate level course. Recommended Preparation: Organic Chemistry, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Engineering Thermodynamics. (Fall, odd numbered/years)

Prereq: Chem 277 and Chem 278

Coreq: Engr 320 or Permission

BAE 499 (s) Directed Study (cr arr)

BAE 500 Master's Research and Thesis (cr arr)

BAE 501 (s) Seminar (cr arr)

Graded P/F.

Prereq: Permission

BAE 502 (s) Directed Study (cr arr)

BAE 504 (s) Special Topics (cr arr)

BAE 532 Bioreactor Theory and Design for Waste Treatment (3 cr)

See BAE J432/J532.

BAE 533 Bioremediation (3 cr)

See BAE J433/J533.

BAE 534 Applied Bioremediation (3 cr)

Application of theory and design learned in prerequisite BAE 433/533 including conducting treatability studies, transportation and fate modeling in the subsurface, and hydrologic testing. Students required to complete laboratory, numerical modeling, and field-testing modules in addition to a subsurface modeling project.

Prereq: BAE 433/533

BAE 541 Instrumentation and Measurements (3 cr)

See BAE J441/J541.

BAE 550 Natural Channel Flow (3 cr)

Same as CE 529. Hydraulics of nonuniform flow in irregular channels, unsteady flow, and flow routing.

BAE 551 Advanced Hydrology (3 cr)

Principles of the hydrologic cycle including precipitation, lower atmosphere, evaporation, fluid mechanics of free surface flow, overland flow, stream flow routing, water transport in porous media, infiltration, groundwater outflow and base flow, stream flow generation, and elements of frequency analysis in hydrology.

Prereq: BAE 450 and Math 310; or Permission

BAE 552 Environmental Water Quality (3 cr)

See BAE J452/J552.

BAE 558 Fluid Mechanics of Porous Materials (3 cr)

Statics and dynamics of multiflow systems in porous materials; properties of porous materials; steady and unsteady flow. This is a cooperative course available to WSU degree-seeking students.

BAE 585 Fundamentals of Bioenergy and Bioproducts (3 cr)

See BAE J485/J585.

BAE 592 Biofuels (3 cr)

See BAE J492/J592.

BAE J494/J594 Thermochemical Technologies for Biomass Conversion (3 cr)

See BAE J494/J594.

BAE 599 (s) Non-thesis Master's Research (cr arr)

Research not directly related to a thesis or dissertation.

Prereq: Permission

BAE 600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (cr arr)