Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department

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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING BIOSYSTEMS
AGRICUTURAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
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Biosystems Agricultural Engineering
Dr. Scott Shearer Department Chairman
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Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department

• Undergraduate Education
• College of Engineering
• Research
• Graduate Education
• Extension

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BAE Undergraduate Education

• Machine Systems Automation Engineering
• Food and Bioprocess
• Controlled Environment
• Bioenvironmental
• Pre-Veterinary
• Pre-Biomedical

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BAE Research Program Areas/Graduate Education

• Bioprocess and Food Engineering
• Bioenvironmental Engineering
• Machine Systems Automation Engineering
• Controlled Environment Systems

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Bioprocess and Food Engineering

• fiber optic sensor development
• food process automation
• bioproduction of enzymes and ethanol
• bioseparation processes
• mathematical modeling of bioprocesses
• grain processing

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Bioenvironmental Engineering

• surface water hydrology
• groundwater hydrology
• irrigation and drainage
• sediment transport
• chemical fate and transport
• waste management
• reclamation of disturbed lands
• site remediation

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Machine Systems Automation Engineering

• yield monitoring
• variable-rate nutrient application
• fluid power systems development
• soil stress-state modeling
• image processing and machine vision
• mechanical reconstruction of soil profiles

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Controlled Environment Systems

• intelligent environmental control systems
• mathematical modeling of livestock growth
• greenhouse production and propagation
• cooling system technologies
• air infiltration in structures

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BAE Extension Program Areas

• Ag Machinery
• Ag Weather Center
• Farm Safety
• Grain Storage Systems
• Greenhouse Systems
• Hay Storage
• Irrigation Systems
• Livestock Systems
• Precision Agriculture
• Residential Energy
• Residential Energy Outreach
• Specialty Crops Mechanization
• Water Quality

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Ag Machinery

• Machinery selection and maintenance
• Fuel efficiency
• Tires and ballasting
• Electronics and control systems
• Tillage systems
• Chemical application
• Hydraulics

Tim Stombaugh Scott Shearer
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Ag Weather Centerhttp//wwwagwx.ca.uky.edu
Tom Priddy

• Sample Product
• Precision Ag Forecast/

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Farm SafetyNew Extension FacultyMark
PurschwitzJanuary 2008

• Past Programs
• Tractor Machinery Safety
• ROPS Promotion
• ATV Safety
• Youth Safety Day Camp Activities
• Agricultural Health Issues

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Grain Storage Systems

• Evaluation of grain harvest systems
• Grain drying and storage systems
• Harvesting, drying and storage publications for
  corn, soybeans, grain sorghum wheat.
• IPM stored wheat study with entomologists
• Grain drill study and calibration tool
• Energy conversion technologies
• Member of Corn and Soybean Science and Wheat
  Science Groups
• Crop protection chemical facilities

Sam McNeill
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Livestock/Greenhouse SystemsPosition
VacantCurrently Filling the Position

• Equine Initiative
• Plant Animal Environment
• Beef / Dairy Systems
• Structures
• High value greenhouse systems
• Air quality

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Hay Storage

• KY Ag. Development Model Program
• Example Program Applications
• Principles / Losses / Options / Costs
• Planning / Design
• Barn Construction
• Construction Contracting
• Safety Fire Prevention

Doug Overhults
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Irrigation Systems

• Teach agents basics of drip irrigation systems
• Provide basic design methods
• Participate in hands-on training
• Participate in demonstration field days
• Water Systems
• Farm Ponds
• Water Distribution Systems

Richard Warner
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Livestock Systems

• Swine poultry housing systems
• Building planning design
• Structures construction
• Ventilation environmental control
• Manure handling management systems
• Interior air quality barn emissions

Doug Overhults
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Precision Agriculture

• GPS systems
• Programs for Ag, Non-Ag, and Youth of all ages
• Accuracy and functionality
• GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
• ESRI ArcView applications
• Agricultural management software
• Lightbar guidance and autosteer systems
• Remote Sensing
• Yield monitoring
• Variable rate application
• Model Technology Program Education
• Technology adoption

Tim Stombaugh
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Residential Energy

• Conservation
• Energy Star
• Build America
• Healthy Environments
• Indoor Air Quality
• Training Materials Development for
• Home builders
• Their Supporting Trades
• Training on Energy Efficient Homes

Robert Fehr
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Residential Energy Outreach

• Displays at Home Shows
• County Meetings
• Energy Efficient Home Construction Information
• Insulation
• Construction Techniques
• Energy Efficient Lighting
• Radon (Heather Enlow)
• Mold

Gerald Hash
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Specialty Crops Mechanization

• Tobacco
• Vegetables
• Plastic mulch retrieval
• Weed control between plastic rows
• Organic no-till
• Other Alternative Crops
• Waste Agricultural Plastics Recycling
  Utilization

John Wilhoit
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Water Quality

• Groundwater Quality
• Microbial Dynamics of Waste
• Pollution Potential
• Waste Management Systems

Joe Taraba
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BAE Extension Services

• Planning Service (limited plan availability)
• Graphical information Systems
• Technical Support
• Training

Teri Dowdy
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Website www.bae.uky.edu/ext
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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING BIOSYSTEMS
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
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