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The K-State Carl and Melinda Helwig Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering is unique. Our mission, to advance the knowledge and application of engineering and technology to living systems, agriculture and the environment, guides us as we serve our students, our communities and the world.
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Top News and Stories
- Biological and agricultural engineering department names next department head
Mark Wilkins, graduate programs chair and professor of biological systems engineering at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, has been named head of the Carl and Melinda Helwig Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, effective Aug. 7. - K-State engineering student recognized as Goldwater scholar
Avanelle Stoltz, sophomore in biological systems engineering, was one of two K-State students to receive the prestigious recognition in 2022 from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. Sharda to receive $6 million NSF grant to develop spray-on bioplastics for use in farming
The National Science Foundation has announced that Vaishali Sharda, assistant professor in the Carl and Melinda Helwig Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, will receive a nearly $6 million grant to develop spray-on bioplastics that protect soil and control weeds in an environmentally friendly way.