Engineer solutions for bioenergy and water and soil quality.
The engineering and technological problems facing agriculture, the environment, and natural resources are growing increasingly complex. This program provides the broad knowledge and investigative skills to solve these problems.
In this program, you will explore advanced methods and tools to improve environmental quality, model impacts of climate on water supply & usage, design and manufacture medical devices, fabricate biomaterials for medical and pharmaceutical application, develop equipment to harvest and process food, or design and test new ways to produce alternative energy from feedstock.
Using the latest software programs, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and image analysis, you could research and design systems for irrigation, runoff, erosion control in watersheds, stream restoration, and the protection and enhancement of natural and agricultural lands.
Career outcomes:
With this degree, you could become a/an:
- Research engineer/professor
- Bioremediation engineer
- Regulatory engineer
- Design engineer
- Project engineer
- Consulting engineer
