Assistant/Associate Engineer Madera Irrigation District
July 8, 2009Madera Irrigation District is accepting applications for Assistant Engineer/Associate Engineer... (View Posting PDF)
BIE graduate students win USU competitive grants
September 18, 2008In a continuing effort to support future scientists and foster the skills and talents of dedicated students, Utah State University Center for Integrated BioSystems has awarded research grants to 10 graduate students from various departments in the colleges of Agriculture, Engineering, Natural Resources and Science... (read more)
Maintaining research ties with our graduates
September 13, 2008Focus on Mike Henry (graduate 2005):
I graduated from USU in December 2005, my undergraduate work focused on the treatment of agricultural wastewaters using anaerobic digestion, while my graduate research focused on specifically treating winery effluents. At Fresenius Medical Care, I am a scientist in the biotechnology research & development group, where we work with dialysis membranes and dialyzer cartridges. The focus of our group is to develop the biocompatibility of our products through innovative techniques and ideas. For the past few years, my research has examined the way bacterial endotoxins interact with dialysis membranes. To support this research, detection methods and simulation protocols have been developed in collaboration with the USU BIE department. Working closely with Dr. David Britt and Ben Madsen, we were able to refine our methodology to further our research. Some of this research utilizing these techniques was recently published in the medical journal Artificial Organs.
See abstract of In Vitro Assessment of Dialysis Membrane as an Endotoxin Transfer Barrier: Geometry, Morphology, and Permeability
USU to Host Regional Student Conference for Institute of Biological Engineering
August 11, 2008Description: Utah State University will serve as one of four Universities to host the first annual regional IBE student conference, representing the western region of the United States.
Download conference agenda PDF.
Refer to the Institute of Biological Engineering address at: http://www.ibeweb.org/ for the link to IBE Wiki and contacts at Utah State University for the Conference.
Graduate Research Poster Competition 2nd Place
April 3rd 2008BIE student Dan Dye took second place on the Graduate Student Research Day Poster Competition. The competition was between all the research posters from all the departments at USU.
Poster: RAY-TRACE ANALYSIS OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVE RADIATION FLUX ON A VERTICAL BIOFILM PHOTOBIOREACTOR
Elisabeth Linton: College of Engineering Undergraduate Researcher of the Year
April 3rd 2008Elisabeth Linton was chosen as the 2008 undergraduate researchers of the year during Research Week here at USU. Here is some more information about Elizabeth and her accomplishments here at USU:
- Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher of the Year for the College of Engineering
- First Place in the USU Undergraduate Student Research Showcase for the Engineering Division
Download Poster
- Oral presentation at the Institute of Biological Engineering meeting in North Carolina
Research Week Write up on Elisabeth.
2008 Spring Runoff Conference
March 31st - April 1st 2008Dr. Christopher Neale has played an important role in organizing and executing the Spring Runoff Conference at USU. Here is a list of some of the other BIE faculty and students who participated in the conference:
Presentation of Papers- Christopher M. U. Neale, Dept. of Biological and Irrigation Engineering, Utah State University, Monitoring Thermal Springs in Yellowstone Park Using High Resolution Imagery
- Jorge Escurra, Graduate Student at USU, Hydraulic Model Development for Robust Simulation of Border Irrigation
- Christopher M. U. Neale, Utah State University, Mapping and Monitoring Wetlands Using Airborne Multispectral Imagery
- Hiruy Abdu, Utah State University, The Use of Geophysical Imaging to Identify Subsurface Soil Textural Patterns
- Omar Alminagorta, Utah State University, Transitional Flow Between Orifice and Non-Orifice Regimes at a Rectangular Canal Gate
- Nat Marjang, Utah State University, Calculated Surface Velocity Coefficients for Prismatic Open Channels
- Saravanan Sivarajan, Utah State University, Estimating Water Use and Yield of Potatoes Using Remotely Sensed Inputs
World Water Event
March 20, 2008World Water Day 2008 is Thursday, March 20, and a group of Utah State University engineering students invites attendees to a presentation about the importance of clean water. For more information visit: http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=25894
First Place in the Student Research Poster Session
March 6-9, 2008Dan Nelson took first place in the student research poster session for undergraduate students at the Institute of Biological Engineering (IBE) Conference held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, March 6-9, 2008. The Conference included over 350 participants. Over 30 different universities and departments across the U.S. and international locations presented over 64 research posters. The emerging discipline of biological engineering lies at the interfaces of biological sciences, engineering sciences, mathematics, and computational sciences, and applies biological systems to enhance of the quality and diversity of life.
Project Title: Omega-3 Fatty Acid Production Using Crude Glycerol
Authors: Daniel Nelson (faculty advisors were Sridhar Viamajala, and Ronald Sims)
Affiliation: Biological Engineering Program and USTAR/Biofuels at Utah State University
Abstract: The objective of this research was to study the production of Omega-3 Fatty Acids, which
are high value nutritional supplements, using microbial cultures grown on crude glycerol.
Crude glycerol, a major co-product of biodiesel production, is a low value carbon and energy
source that is contaminated with many impurities. Recovery of pure glycerin from this crude and
complex mixture is often uneconomical and therefore it is necessary to find alternative uses for
the glycerin. In this research, we are studying omega fatty acids production by the marine
fungus Schizochytrium limacinum SR21 during growth on glycerol. Quantitative lipid analysis
was analyzed using gas chromatography (GC) with flame ionization detection (FID) and mass
spectroscopy (MS). Results indicated that lipid production, primarily triglycerides, was greater with glycerol as the substrate than with glucose as the substrate.
Dan Nelson's Research Poster
Picture at IBE Conference of Dan Nelson and Dr. Ronald Sims
E.G. Peterson Extension Award 2008
March 6, 2008Dr. Robert W. Hill of the Biological and Irrigation Engineering Department was awarded the prestigious E.G. Peterson Extension Award for 2008. This award recognizes his 23 years of service as the Extension Irrigation and Water Resources Specialist. (Award PDF | Award Picture)
