Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Six engineering graduate students were recognized and received awards for their presentations in the 27th Annual Graduate Exhibition, held March 23 and 25 on Penn State's University Park campus. (more)
Monday, March 19, 2012
Students from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) will offer their annual Lawnmower Clinic on March 30 and 31. (more)
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Paul Heinemann, professor and head of agriculture and biological engineering, will present "The Engineering Challenges of Mechanization and Automation in Tree Fruit Production" at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, in 102 Leonhard Building on the University Park campus of Penn state. The talk, free and open to the public, is part of the ongoing Industrial Engineering Colloquium Series. (more)
Friday, January 06, 2012
Westfield Insurance Foundation, an Ohio-based private foundation, has contributed $15,000 to a project developed by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences to help save farmers lives. The donation will help support the ROPS Retrofit Program for Pennsylvania Farmers, which provides rebate funds to install rollover protection structures, or ROPS, on tractors. (more)
Thursday, December 22, 2011
A farm rescue training program administered through Penn State was the recipient of a Pennsylvania Rural Health Award. The awards are given annually by the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health. (more)
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Gustavo Camargo, a doctoral student in agricultural and biological engineering, won first place in the physical and engineering sciences division at the 2011 Gamma Sigma Delta Research Expo. (more)
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Dennis Buffington, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, was recently named a distinguished professor at Moscow State Agro-Engineering University. (more)
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) will recognize Harvey Manbeck, distinguished professor emeritus of agricultural and biological engineering, for the development of the American National Standards Institute/ASABE S607, a standard for ventilating manure storage and reducing entry risk. (more)
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Students in the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) are offering their annual Lawnmower Clinic on April 1 and 2. (more)
Friday, May 14, 2010
Paul Heinemann, professor in Penn State's Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, has been named head of the department, effective July 1. He succeeds Roy Young, who is retiring after 12 years as department head. (more)