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Master's Thesis Defense By Elizabeth Martinez | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Master's Thesis Defense By Elizabeth Martinez | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
The Logan Lagoons, Logan City’s Wastewater Treatment Facility ensures 15 million gallons of wastewater are cleaned and filtered each day. With the implementation of new and stricter wastewater effluent standards, the city of Logan now has to guarantee the phosphorous concentration in the effluent is also reduced. Algal biomass produced and harvested from the lagoons has been proven to affect the way nitrogen and phosphorous are removed while having the potential to be converted to biofuels. Therefore, implementing a secondary type clarifier in the Logan Lagoons would produce clean treated water with a reduced phosphorous concentration, and algae feedstock for …
Dr. Allan Guymon Undergraduate Seminar | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Dr. Allan Guymon Undergraduate Seminar | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
Photopolymerization has taken an increasing prominent role as a tool in providing unique properties for a wide array of advanced materials. The inherent spatial and temporal control allow great ability to tailor processing conditions and change ultimate properties. This talk will focus on two projects, including work from two Utah State alumni, in which photopolymerization enables directed structure both on the micron and nanometer size scale for unique functionality.
Dr. Catherine E. Brewer Research Presentation | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Dr. Catherine E. Brewer Research Presentation | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
Biomass resources are available all around us and are frequently underutilized. These resources can come in the form of agricultural residues like pecan shells or cotton gin trash, forest residues, invasive species like tumbleweed and salt cedar, yard waste, organic materials and nutrients in wastewater, and even garbage on spacecraft. There are many opportunities to use these resources to meet our feed, water, and energy needs—with the right engineering. Thermochemical processes, namely pyrolysis, torrefaction, and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL), provide platforms to convert low-value materials into heat, power, liquid fuels, adsorbents, fertilizers, and soil amendments. In this presentation, Dr. Brewer will …
Igem Vs. The Cheese Killer | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Igem Vs. The Cheese Killer | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
Cheese manufacturing is under attack by a type of virus called bacteriophages. The viruses infect bacteria used in the dairy fermentation process that yields our beloved cheese and yoghurt. Utah State’s 2015 International Genetically Engineered Machines, or iGEM, team has been researching ways to fight back against the virus. The iGEM event is a competition that promotes student involvement in real world synthetic biology research.
Tackling Salinity In The Colorado River One Ion At A Time | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Tackling Salinity In The Colorado River One Ion At A Time | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
10/27/2015 - It’s one of the most overtaxed waterways on the planet, and its shrinking flow is only part of the problem.
The Colorado River travels 1,500 miles through seven U.S. states before reaching the Gulf of California. Throughout its long journey the river supplies water for approximately 40 million people and is used to irrigate more than five million acres of land in the Western U.S. and Mexico.
Process Optimization To Enhance Quality And Quantity Of Transiently Expressed Proteins | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Process Optimization To Enhance Quality And Quantity Of Transiently Expressed Proteins | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
Transient transfection is a method to introduce foreign DNA into a healthy cell population. Transient transfection can be accomplished by chemical, mechanical, and electrical delivery. Although foreign DNA is not incorporated into the host cell genome, host cell machinery is used to transcribe and translate the gene of interest. This presentation will illustrate the enhancement of transgene production through reagent optimization and feeds and show benefits of transient work, such as, eliminating the need for generation of a stable engineered cell line; allowing the process scaleability; and decreasing the time for generation of comparable amounts of product.
Igem Jamboree | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Igem Jamboree | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
The 2015 iGEM Giant Jamboree was an inspiring and enjoyable experience for members of Utah State’s iGEM team. Sara Gertsch, Chad Nielsen, Alex Torgesen, and Tom Overbeck traveled to Boston with Dr. Charles Miller for the 11th annual Jamboree from September 24th to September 28th and presented on this year’s team project, “LactoWare: Reprogramming Lactic Acid Bacteria to Fight Malicious Viruses.” The project was well received, and the judges awarded the team a silver medal.
When not involved in the oral presentation and two poster sessions, team members were able to attend presentations by other teams and workshops that provided …
What Are The Long-Term Affects Of Spaceflight On Human Muscle Tissue? | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
What Are The Long-Term Affects Of Spaceflight On Human Muscle Tissue? | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
Sept. 28, 2015 - Biological engineering doctoral candidate Charles Harding wants to know how long-term spaceflight can affect human muscle tissue. It’s an increasingly important topic as scientists and engineers move closer to manned space flights to Mars.
Uintah Basin’S Wastewater Evaporation Ponds Could Yield Bioenergy | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Uintah Basin’S Wastewater Evaporation Ponds Could Yield Bioenergy | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 15, 2015 – The wastewater evaporation ponds that support the oil and natural gas extraction industries in the Uintah Basin may soon help spur the development of alternative bio-based fuels.
Opening Social | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Opening Social | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
Welcome back AGGIES! Here is to hoping your first week has been going well.
Dr. Britt - Wins 2015 Robins Award For Teaching | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Dr. Britt - Wins 2015 Robins Award For Teaching | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
Dr. David Britt won the Robins Award for Teacher of the year. If you are unaware the Robins award is the most prestigious award at USU. In our department Dr. Tim Taylor is the only other person to have one.
Infant Eye Disease Research At Usu Gets Funding From Knights Templar | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Infant Eye Disease Research At Usu Gets Funding From Knights Templar | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
6/1/2015 - TJ Robertson, right, Grand Commander, Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of Utah, presents Dr. Elizabeth Vargis with eye health research funding alongside College of Engineering Dean Christine Hailey and Robert Bennett, left, Deputy Grand Commander, Knights Templar of Utah.
Utah State Signs 2-Year Research Deal With Korean Bio Medical Institute | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Utah State Signs 2-Year Research Deal With Korean Bio Medical Institute | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
May 20, 2015 – It was a meeting of East and West on Wednesday morning at the Innovation Campus where a new deal was signed by USU researchers that could help bring fresh answers in the fight against cancer, diabetes and other diseases.
Position Announcement And Job Description Head | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Position Announcement And Job Description Head | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
Utah State University seeks applications from candidates for the Head of the Biological Engineering Department. Applicants must have earned a PhD or equivalent in Biological Engineering or a related engineering discipline, have academic experience in a teaching and research institution, and a record of research excellence in the broad area of biological engineering or a related field. Applicants must also be eligible for the rank of tenured full professor. Research excellence can be demonstrated through a combination of scholarly publications, extramural funding, and recognition through professional activities. The successful applicant will be expected to provide strong leadership and a vision …
From Plants To Bacteria | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
From Plants To Bacteria | Biological Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
LOGAN, Utah – April 12, 2015 – A researcher at Utah State University is developing a cutting-edge method for synthesizing some of the most promising natural compounds found in plants using bacteria.
Bie6300 - Irrigation & Conveyance Control Systems, Spring 2004, Gary P. Merkley
Bie6300 - Irrigation & Conveyance Control Systems, Spring 2004, Gary P. Merkley
Biological and Irrigation Engineering - OCW
This is a course regarding measurement of flow rates and water levels. Calibration, design, and selection of open-channel flow measurement structures. Design of irrigation conveyance and distribution system infrastructure.
Bie6810 - Biochemical Engineering, Spring 2004, Ron Sims
Bie6810 - Biochemical Engineering, Spring 2004, Ron Sims
Biological and Irrigation Engineering - OCW
Biochemical processes, thermodynamics, and kinetics are used in the application of engineering principles to analyze, design, and develop processes using biocatalysts. Processes covered in the course include those that are involved in the formation of desirable compounds and products or in the transformation, or destruction of unwanted or toxic substances.
Bie6150 - Surface Irrigation Design, Spring 2004, Wynn Walker
Bie6150 - Surface Irrigation Design, Spring 2004, Wynn Walker
Biological and Irrigation Engineering - OCW
This course was originally developed for the United States Department of Agriculture. It contains nearly 20 video lecture presentations with accompanying slides in English, Arabic, and French, an online textbook, homework assignments, and downloadable surface irrigation simulation software also developed by Dr. Walker. This course highlights design and evaluation of surface irrigation systems, field measurements for evaluating and improving uniformity and efficiency, simulation of surface systems, and land leveling computation and equipment. Note: The simulation software is designed to run on a PC only.
Bie6110 - Sprinkle & Trickle Irrigation, Fall 2003, Gary P. Merkley
Bie6110 - Sprinkle & Trickle Irrigation, Fall 2003, Gary P. Merkley
Biological and Irrigation Engineering - OCW
This is a course regarding technical design and evaluation of pressurized agricultural irrigation systems, including system layout, pipe sizing, water applicator selection, pumping system hydraulics, water filtration requirements, and water application uniformity and efficiency.