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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department web site: http://www.baeg.uark.edu/ Research Activities The three focus areas of research in the department are:
Biotechnology Engineering: designing systems to manipulate plant, animal and microbial materials into industrially and medically relevant consumer products, and to develop environmentally relevant biotechnology to manage natural resources. Examples are: genetically modifying bacteria to produce novel chemicals and pharmaceuticals; utilizing bacterial processes to convert dangerous waste products into beneficial soil; utilization of by-products into energy and high-value products, biomass extraction for phytonutrients, and biomass conversion to energy; providing safe and plentiful food by plant and animal production; food safety; and integrating biological materials into systems at the micro- and nanometer scale for the next generation of bio/abio hybrid engineered systems for medical diagnoses. Ecological Engineering: applying the science of ecology with the practice of engineering to solve complex ecosystem problems. These solutions include designing advanced wastewater treatment, erosion control systems, stream restoration, hydrology, watershed management and ecological risk assessment; broiler litter management and effects on air quality, mitigation of air emissions; non-point source pollution engineering, animal waste management, and water quality and quantity analyses and management; remote sensing, and applications of site-specific and geospatial technologies in biological and agricultural systems. Biomedical Engineering: a multidisciplinary area which fuses engineering with molecular life science and medical science. The goal of this discipline is to design solutions to problems in biology, medicine, and human health, including breakthroughs in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. Examples are: experimental and computational research on endothelial cell function and diabetes; designing sensors for point-of-care diagnostics, development of nanodrug delivery systems; single molecule imaging; stem cell and organ regeneration; in vivo and in vitro models to study cancer, diabetes and blood vessels. |
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