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Programs of Study, 1997-1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Head of the Department: Loren E. Bode
Correspondence and Information: Head, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 338 Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building, 1304 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 333-3570.
E-mail: ageng@sugar.age.uiuc.edu.
URL: http://www.age.uiuc.edu
GRADUATE FACULTY
Professors: L. E. Bode, L. C. Christianson, C. E. Goering, J. W. Hummel, J. B. Litchfield, J. K. Mitchell, M. R. Paulsen, J. C. Siemens
Associate Professors: R. A. Aherin, P. Buriak, S. R. Eckhoff, M. C. Hirschi, J. F. Reid, G. L. Riskowski, Y. Zhang
Assistant Professors: T. L. Funk, L. Tian, R. A. C. Cooke
GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
The Department of Agricultural Engineering offers the master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees.
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Admission requirements include completion of an undergraduate program equivalent to the agricultural engineering curriculum at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with at least a 3.0 grade point average (A = 4.0) for the last 60 semester hours of course work. Applicants whose native language is not English must present a TOEFL score of 570 or more (also see Graduate College minimum). Students may concentrate study in one of the areas of research specialization listed below. Supporting course work includes mathematics; computer science; statistics; engineering mechanics; civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering; agronomy; food science; and other appropriate fields. The completion of 8.5 units and the preparation and defense of a thesis involving an analytical or experimental investigation (which satisfies two units of credit) are required of M.S. candidates unless a waiver of thesis is granted. At least three of the units for the M.S. degree must be in 400-level courses, and two of these units must be in agricultural engineering. Candidates who are permitted to pursue a nonthesis degree must complete a minimum of nine units.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Admission is limited to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional ability through outstanding performance in obtaining the master of science degree and/or through a high degree of technical and professional accomplishment. Candidates must also satisfy entrance requirements for the M.S. degree program.
Opportunities for study are found in all of the areas of specialization listed below. Candidates will be required to include course work and staff consultation from the various disciplines within the University to build strong technical programs and to fulfill the standard requirements of the Graduate College. There are no foreign language requirements; however, a high degree of competence may be required in areas associated with thesis research, such as statistics, simulation, and computer programming.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Students may specialize in power and machinery (tillage and
soil dynamics, site specific crop management, pesticide application technology, machine
vision applications, machinery management, and engines and alternative fuels); soil
and water resources (hydrology, erosion and sediment transport, water management,
wetlands, and water quality); structures and environment (structural analysis and
design; building materials evaluation; bioprocessing of agricultural wastes and byproducts;
and environmental control for plant, animal, and human biological systems); food
and process engineering (engineering properties of foods, physical properties of
biological products, crop conditioning, grain drying, milling, grain quality evaluation,
transport phenomenon in biological materials, fermentation, nonfood uses of cereal
grains, and alternative energy systems); or electronic and electrical systems (biosensors
and controls, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, machine vision, near-infrared reflectance
applications, energy systems, and microprocessor control
applications).
FINANCIAL AID
Fellowships, supported both by University and by College of
Agriculture funds, are available on a competitive basis. A limited number of assistantships,
providing both teaching and research experience, are usually available on a half-time
basis.
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