Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science

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Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science website

D. Julie Carrier, Head
Daniel Yoder, Director of Graduate Studies, Biosystems Engineering
Joe Zhuang, Director of Graduate Studies, Environmental and Soil Sciences

Professors
Buchanan, J.R., PhD, PE – Tennessee
Burns, R.T. (Distinguished Professor), PhD – Tennessee
Carrier, D.J., PhD – McGill (Canada)
DeBruyn, J.M., PhD – Tennessee
Eash, N.S., PhD – Iowa State
Essington, M.E., PhD – California (Riverside)
Hayes, D.G. (Institute Professor), PhD – Michigan
Hawkins, S.A., PhD, PE – Tennessee
Leib, B.G., PhD – Penn State
Ludwig, A.L., PhD – Virginia Tech
Radosevich, M., PhD – Ohio State
Schaeffer, S.M., PhD – Arkansas
Walker, F.R., PhD – North Carolina State
Womac, A.R., PhD, PE – Tennessee
Xin, H., PhD – Nebraska
Ye, X., PhD – Minnesota
Yoder, D.C., PhD, PE – Purdue
Zhuang, J., PhD, – Shenyang Agricultural

Associate Professors
Abdoulmoumine, N., PhD – Auburn
Jagadamma, S., PhD. – Ohio State

Assistant Professors
Adotey, N., PhD – Louisiana
Badjugan, C., PhD – Kansas State
Duncan, L., PhD – Tennessee
Fidan, E., PhD – North Carolina State
Gan, H., PhD – Florida
Saha, D., PhD – Pennsylvania
Whitman, B., PhD – Auburn 

Emeriti Faculty
Ayers, P.D., PhD, PE – North Carolina State
Buschermohle, M.J., PhD – Clemson
Hart, W.E., PhD – Purdue
Lessman, G.M., PhD – Michigan State
Logan, J., PhD – Nebraska
Parker, C.D., MS – Murray State
Savoy, H.J., PhD – Louisiana State
Tompkins, F.D. (Distinguished Professor), PhD, PE – Tennessee
Wilkerson, J.B., PhD – Purdue

Distinguished Lecturer
Sherfy, A.C., MS – Tennessee

Senior Lecturer
Smith, A., MS – Tennessee

Lecturers
Saal, L., MS – North Carolina (Wilmington) 
Sain, D., MS – Tennessee
 

Graduate programs leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy with a major in biosystems engineering are available to graduates of a recognized curriculum in engineering, mathematics, or one of the physical or  biological sciences. A graduate program leading to the Master of Science with a major in biosystems engineering technology is available to graduates in a recognized curriculum in agriculture or other related fields. These programs emphasize the application of engineering and engineering technology to agricultural and other biological systems. Major focus areas of the program are machinery systems; environmental quality and resource conservation; instrumentation, sensor, and control systems; and bioprocessing. Depending upon the applicant’s academic background and interest area within the program, prerequisite courses may be required.

A graduate program leading to a Master of Science with a major in environmental and soil sciences is offered to graduates of recognized curricula in physical or biological sciences. The department also participates in the plant, soil, and environmental sciences doctoral program that is administered jointly by the Departments of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science and Plant Sciences. For concentrations offered by these other departments, please see their sections in this catalog. Faculty in the Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science Department administer the environmental and soil sciences master’s program and the environmental and soil sciences concentration in the plant, soil, and environmental sciences PhD program. The master’s and doctoral programs are broad-based, emphasizing the application of chemical, biological, and physical principles to understand, manage, and manipulate the terrestrial environment. Within the concentration, students may select an agricultural or nonagricultural focus area in soil and water chemistry; nutrient and elemental cycling; land management and reclamation; pedology; climatology; soil biology and biochemistry; contaminant transport; and soil physical processes.

A significant aspect of graduate education beyond formal courses and thesis projects is active participation in the professional community which exists within academic departments at universities. Student/faculty seminars are one of the professionally rewarding activities of the community. Accordingly, all graduate students are encouraged to participate in ESS 503  and other departmental seminars regardless of whether they are registered for seminar credit.

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