| Both
Plans A and B
• Students are required
to attend weekly seminars and to present an animal sciences seminar each
semester. Attendance is mandatory unless legitimate reason is given for
being absent. A maximum of 2 credits is allowed for graduate seminar (ANSC
641).
• The following courses
are recommended as a core for most graduate students in animal sciences:
ANSC 642, 643, 644, and a graduate-level statistics course.
In both plans (on the recommendation of the
student’s graduate committee), the graduate credit hours will be
selected from the graduate courses offered in animal sciences, as well
as in the fields of agricultural biochemistry, agricultural economics,
biosystems engineering, agronomy and soil science, anatomy and
reproductive biology, biochemistry and biophysics, chemistry, food and
nutritional science, food science and technology, genetics,
horticulture, information and computer sciences, microbiology,
physiology, public health, and zoology. Because of the diversity of
specializations within animal sciences, specific course requirements
will vary considerably among students.
A general examination is required.
Biosystems Engineering
Gilmore 111
3050 Maile Way
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8186
Fax: (808) 956-9269
E-mail: ta_engine@avax.ctahr.hawaii.edu
Web: ctahr.hawaii.edu/biosystems/
Faculty
*C. Kinoshita, PhD (Chair)--thermo-engineering, energy systems
*L. D. Gautz, PhD--bioproduction control, mechanical systems
*P. S. Leung, PhD--production and quantitive methods
*T. Liang, PhD--resource systems engineering, mechanization
*W. W. Su, PhD--cell culture, biochemical engineering
*S. Q. Turn, PhD--biomass energy systems, environmental engineering
*J. K. Wang, PhD--bioproduction systems engineering, aquacultural
engineering
*M. R. Williamson, PhD--mechanization, postharvest technology
*I. P. Wu, PhD--irrigation engineering
*P. Y. Yang, PhD--waste/wastewater engineering, bioprocess
technology/engineering
Cooperating Graduate Faculty
E. D. H. Cheng, PhD--hydrology, hydraulics
Y. S. Fok, PhD--water resource systems, hydrology
C. C. K. Liu, PhD--hydrology, environmental systems engineering
J. H. Moy, PhD--food engineering, food irradiation, processing
technology
P. Takahashi, PhD--environmental engineering
M. C. M. Tsang, PhD--materials handling, processing engineering
Affiliate Graduate Faculty
G. D. Pruder, PhD--aquacultural engineering
*Graduate Faculty
Degrees Offered: BS in biosystems engineering,
MS in biosystems engineering
The Academic Program
In biosystems engineering (BE), the emphasis is on
life and life-sustaining systems. Biosystems engineers study the design,
production, and operation of engineering systems where living organisms
(plants, animals, aquatic species, cells, etc.) are a major component.
Biosystems engineers deal with structures, machinery, energy, labor,
land, water, wastes, and resource variables related to the efficient
creation of products and processes to fill human needs. They look at
problems in the context of the whole system to balance society’s
demand for products from biological resources (e.g., food, fiber, and
higher-valued products) with environmental integrity and economic
success.
The goal of the program is to provide engineering
students a unique opportunity to study biological systems from the
engineering perspective. The importance of living organisms in both
natural and man-made systems has heightened the demand for engineers
with an understanding of biology. The program prepares majors in
biosystems engineering for interesting and rewarding careers in
engineering biological systems essential to the well-being of mankind.
The biosystems engineering program at the University of Hawai‘i at
Manoa teaches the importance of the systems approach to problem solving.
This approach provides biosystems engineering majors with an extra edge
in using their engineering knowledge to study total-system performance
and, ultimately, to achieve sustainable resource utilization. Biosystems
engineering offers a unique engineering career to students with an
interest in biology and resource utilization.
Undergraduate Study
Bachelor’s Degree
The BS in biosystems engineering is the only
undergraduate degree offered by the department.
Requirements
• General Education
Core requirements, including the following:
SP 151 or 251
AREC 220 or ECON 130
BIOL 171/171L
CHEM 171/171L (or 161, 162 and lab) and 272/272L
MATH 205, 206, 231, and 232
PHYS 170/170L and 272/272L
• College requirements:
AREC 310
• Basic Engineering requirements:
EE 160 and 211
CE 270, 271, and 320
ME 311
• Biosystems
Engineering requirements:
BIOL 172/172L or MICRO 351/351L
BE 351/351L, 360, 401, 413, 437, 460, 481, and 482
At least two courses from BE 411, 431, 435, or 436
A student must have a minimum of 128 credit hours.
Most students will take 138 credit hours to complete the requirements.
Graduate Study
Master’s Degree
The MS in biosystems engineering is the only graduate
degree offered by the department. Research areas open to MS students are
management of wastes and wastewater from agricultural and food
industries; engineering for cell culture, fermentation, micropropagation,
and bioconversion; engineering-intensive horticultural systems;
engineering-intensive aquatic biosystems systems; modeling and
optimization of bioresource production and processing systems; water
management and irrigation system design; spatial decision support
systems for environmental protection and resource development;
bioremediation; bioenergy systems and thermochemical conversion; and
mechanization and automation of tropical crop production, treatment, and
processing. Graduates of the program have entered careers in industry
and public agencies or have undertaken further study in a PhD degree
program. Intended candidates for the MS must present a bachelor’s
degree from an accredited engineering program or the equivalent.
Requirements
Biosystems engineering courses as well as courses from
the related fields of engineering, agriculture, and sciences may be
utilized to fulfill the minimum requirement of 30 credit hours. Both
Plan A (thesis) and Plan B (non-thesis) are available. |