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Bioproducts and Biosystems Eng (BBE) Courses

Academic Unit: Bioproducts & Biosyst Engineer

BBE 1001 - Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Orientation
(1 cr; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BP 1001 until 16-JAN-07
Academic programs/careers related to bioproducts and biosystems engineering. Required field trip.
BBE 1002 - Biorenewable Resources [TS] (Completely Online)
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BP 1002 until 16-JAN-07
In this course you will gain a basic understanding of what biorenewable resources are and the benefits and challenges that biorenewable materials provide. You will learn how to evaluate the environmental impact of various material choices and the technical and economic implications of these options.
BBE 1201 - Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Society, and the Environment [TS]
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was BBE 2201 until 16-JAN-24
There is a growing sense of national and global urgency regarding carbon and climate change with particular emphasis on our energy system. Unfortunately, the answers are not simple. In this course, students explore our wide range of traditional and renewable energy sources and how these options impact our environment and society. Students are also exposed to the complex and compelling ethical issues raised by global, national, and local changes in how we produce and use energy. This course informs and engages students to be thoughtful, rather than passive consumers of energy. Students gain the knowledge necessary to be articulate in career, community, and personal arenas regarding renewable energy resources. In addition, students develop the ability to evaluate and respond to present and future technological changes that impact their energy use in the workplace, at home, and in the community. This course was designed and offered as an online course since 2011.
BBE 2001 - Mechanics and Structural Design
(4 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BBE 3001 until 04-SEP-12, was BP 3001 until 16-JAN-07
Fundamental treatment of statics, dynamics, and principles of structural design. Techniques for individual components, including trusses, beams, and columns. Using conventional lumber products, engineered wood products, and steel. Lab. Prerequisite: Math 1272 or Math 1372 or Math 1572H and Phys 1101W or Phys 1301W or Phys 1401V)
BBE 2003 - Computer Applications in Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
(3 cr; Prereq-(Math 1271 or Math 1371, Math 1272 or Math 1372, Concurrent registration in [{Math 2243 or 2373} OR {Math 2263 or 2374}]) CSE lower division or CSE Upper Division BBE Majors or CFANS Pre-BBE (Premajor) or instructor consent.; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Applications of computational methods for solving practical problems in Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering. Applications of computer software, for instance, Matlab, R, and Excel, in assisting engineering calculations and designs in Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering.
BBE 3002 - Introduction to Engineering Design
(3 cr; Prereq-BBE 2003, Chem 1061, Math 2243 or Math 2373, BBE or Pre-BBE student or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BBE 2002 until 05-SEP-17
Identify, formulate, develop/complete open-ended designs in bioproducts & biosystems engineering at the conceptual level; engineering economics principles, safety/health considerations, and ethics for design project. Written, graphical, and oral presentations.
BBE 3012 - Transport in Biological Processes I
(4 cr; Prereq-BBE 1001 or concurrent registration and BBE 2001 and BBE 3033 and Math 2243 or Math 2373 or Math 2574H and Math 2263 or Math 2374 or Math 2573H and Phys 1302W or Phys 1402V; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BBE 4012 until 04-SEP-12
Introduction to fluid mechanics. Fluid statics/kinematics. Differential/finite control volume analysis with continuity, momentum, energy equations. Bernoulli/Euler Equation. Dimensional analysis. Potential flow. Non-Newtonian Fluids. Applications to biological fluids/biological systems.
BBE 3013 - Engineering Principles of Molecular and Cellular Processes
(3 cr; Prereq-BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2003; and CHEM 1062/CHEM 1066 or equivalent or CHEM 1082; MATH 1372 or MATH 1282; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 3013 until 16-JAN-07
Applied engineering principles in biological processes. Classification of microbes of industrial importance. Parameters for cellular control. Modeling of cell growth/metabolism, enzymatic catalysis, bioreactor design, product recovery operations design. Case studies.
BBE 3023 - Ecological Engineering Principles
(3 cr; Prereq-BIOL 1009, [3012 or concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 3012] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 3023 until 16-JAN-07
Physical, thermal, texture, strength, moisture properties of soil. Saturated/unsaturated moisture movement. Quantitative descriptions of mass/energy flux/storage in ecosystems. Distribution of vegetation in landscapes. Engineering/management impacts on soil-water-plant systems.
BBE 3033 - Material and Energy Balances in Biological Systems
(3 cr; Prereq-CHEM 1062 or CHEM 1082, MATH 1372 or equivalent or MATH 1282 and PHYS 1302W or PHYS 1222; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Basic principles of materials and energy balances and their applications in biological systems.
BBE 3043 - Biological and Environmental Thermodynamics
(3 cr; Prereq-BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2003 and CHEM 1065 or equivalent or CHEM 1081, MATH 1372 or MATH 1282 and PHYS 1302W or PHYS 1222; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Laws of thermodynamics for energy, environmental and biological sciences. First/second laws of thermodynamics in representing phase change, biochemical reactions, metabolic cycles, and photosynthesis.
BBE 3093 - Directed Studies
(1 cr [max 5]; Prereq-instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 5 credits)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 3093 until 16-JAN-07
Independent study of topic(s) involving physical principles as applied to agricultural production and land resources.
BBE 3201 - Sustainability of Food Systems: A Life Cycle Perspective [GP]
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Consequences of the global food system. Diversity in food systems. Current topics in food sustainability.
BBE 3394 - Directed Research
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-department consent, instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of directed research counts towards CFANS major requirements. ; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 6 times)
Equivalent courses: was BBE 3393 until 21-JAN-20, was BP 3393 until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 3393 until 07-SEP-04
An opportunity in which a student designs and carries out a directed research project under the direction of a faculty member. Directed research may be taken for variable credit and special permission is needed for enrollment.Students enrolling in a directed research will be required to use the University-wide on-line directed research contract process in order to enroll.
BBE 3396 - Industry Assignment
(1 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; 13 academic progress units; 13 financial aid progress units)
Equivalent courses: was BP 3396 until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 3396 until 07-SEP-04
Students participating in industrial or experiential learning assignment. Evaluation based on formal final report; coordinated with faculty and industry advisor.
BBE 3503 - Marketing of Bio-based Products
(4 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was SSM 3503 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 3503 until 16-JAN-07, SSM 3503 (ending 02-SEP-08, was BBE 3503 until 08-SEP-15, was BP 3503 until 16-JAN-07), SSM 5503
Intro to marketing function as it relates to current/emerging bio-based products industries (building materials, paper, fuels, etc.). Product positioning, pricing, promotion, and channel management within strategic planning and environmental marketing management.
BBE 4001 - Chemistry of Biomass and Biomass Conversion to Fuels and Products [ENV]
(4 cr; Prereq-Chem 2301 or Chem 1082 or instructor consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BP 4001 until 16-JAN-07, CHEM 4001, BBE 5001
Chemistry of biomass and its sustainable utilization for biofuels and bioproducts, including bio-based materials. Chemicals/energy and their environmental implications within the context of chemical principles and associated reactions underlying the structure, properties, processing, and performance of plant materials.
BBE 4013 - Transport in Biological Processes II
(3 cr; Prereq-3012, 3043, [upper div CSE or instr consent]; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 4013 until 16-JAN-07
Application of thermodynamics, fluid flow, heat/mass transfer to design problems. Biological processes/materials at cell, organism, system level. Agricultural, environmental, food, bioprocess applications. Solution of equations involving computer programming assignments.
BBE 4023W - Process Control and Instrumentation [WI]
(3 cr; Prereq-Upper div CSE or grad student; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BBE 4023 until 04-SEP-07, was BAE 4023 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 5023 (starting 16-JAN-07, was BBE 5405 until 04-SEP-07, was BP 5405 until 16-JAN-07)
Measurement of motion, force, pressure, flow, temperature, size, shape, color, texture, rheology, moisture, water mobility, fat, and pH. Linking physical and biological control systems.
BBE 4301 - Applied Surface and Colloid Science
(3 cr; Prereq-3043 or BMEN 2101 or CHEN 3101 or CHEM 4501 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BP 4301 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 5301, CHEM 4301 (starting 20-JAN-15)
Introduction to surface/colloid science concepts. Surface tension, wetting, adsorption, capillarity. Formation/stability of sols, emulsions, and foams. Water solubility. Partition coefficients of organic species. Properties of both surfactants and water soluble polymers. Focuses on interdisciplinary applications.
BBE 4302 - Biodegradation of Bioproducts
(3 cr; Prereq-1002 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BP 4302 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 5302
Organisms of importance to bio-based products. Deterioration, control, bioprocesses for benefit.
BBE 4303 - Introduction to Bio-based Materials Science
(3 cr; Prereq-2001 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BP 4303 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 5303 (starting 16-JAN-07, was BP 5303 until 16-JAN-07)
Principles of materials science, their application to bio-based materials.
BBE 4305 - Pulp and Paper Technology (Completely Online)
(3 cr; Prereq-Junior or senior or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BP 4305 until 16-JAN-07, was BP 4305W until 05-SEP-06, was WPS 4305W until 07-SEP-04, was WPS 4305 until 05-SEP-00, ESPM 3602 (ending 17-JAN-06, was ENR 3602 until 05-SEP-06), BBE 5305 (starting 20-JAN-15, was BP 5305 until 16-JAN-07)
Pulping processes, fiber refining/processing, paper manufacturing, fiber/paper properties, recycling. Water requirements, effluent treatment. Chemical/mechanical pulping, pulp preparation, secondary fiber, de-inking, wet end additives. Lab problems/exercises, lectures. Online course.
BBE 4401 - Bioproducts Separation and Purification Processes
(3 cr; Prereq-BBE 2003 and BBE 4013 and BBE 3002 or concurrent registration in BBE 3002, [jr or sr or instr consent] (this should include: BBE 3012, BBE 3033, BBE 3043, BBE 4013, CSE Upper Division] or instr consent {C- or better); A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BP 4401 until 16-JAN-07
Unit operations of bioproducts engineering/manufacture; separations and purification processes.
BBE 4402 - Bio-based Products Engineering Lab II
(2 cr; Prereq-BBE 2003 and BBE 4013, [jr or sr or instr consent]; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BP 4402 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 5402
Unit operations laboratory exercises in bio-based products engineering/manufacture.
BBE 4403 - Bio-based Products Engineering Lab I
(2 cr; Prereq-BBE 4001; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BP 4403 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 5403
Lab exercises in bio-based products engineering.
BBE 4404 - Biopolymers and Biocomposites Engineering
(3 cr; Prereq-CHEM 1062, PHYS 1301W, [junior or senior] or instructor's consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BP 4404 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 5404
Structure/properties of biopolymers. Engineering of composites from these biopolymers or plant-based materials.
BBE 4407 - Bioproducts: Manufacturing and Applications
(3 cr; Prereq-1002 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was SSM 4407W until 16-JAN-24, was BP 4407 until 16-JAN-07, SSM 4407W, SSM 5407
Manufacturing and product service considerations for wood/bio-based products. Chemistry of plant-based materials. Process of papermaking.
BBE 4413 - Systems Approach to Residential Construction
(4 cr; Prereq-Upper div or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SSM 3612 until 16-JAN-24, was SSM 4413 until 06-SEP-22, was BP 4413 until 16-JAN-07, HSG 4413 (inactive), SSM 5612 (ending 04-SEP-18, starting 02-SEP-08, was SSM 5413 until 06-SEP-22, was BBE 5413 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 5413 until 16-JAN-07), SSM 3612 (ending 04-SEP-18, starting 02-SEP-08, was SSM 4413 until 06-SEP-22, was BBE 4413 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 4413 until 16-JAN-07)
Dynamic/interrelated issues of energy, moisture control, indoor air quality in residential bldgs. Design, construction, and operational aspects for energy efficient, durable structure/healthy living environment. Interaction between moisture and wood products within building system.
BBE 4414 - Advanced Residential Building Science
(4 cr; Prereq-2001; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was SSM 4616 until 06-SEP-22, was SSM 4414 until 06-SEP-22, was BP 4414 until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 4334 until 07-SEP-04, was WPS 4334W until 21-JAN-03, was WPS 4334 until 05-SEP-00, SSM 5616 (ending 04-SEP-18, was SSM 5414 until 06-SEP-22, was BBE 5414 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 5414 until 16-JAN-07), SSM 4616 (ending 04-SEP-18, starting 07-SEP-10, ending 02-SEP-08, starting 02-SEP-03, was SSM 4414 until 06-SEP-22, was BBE 4414 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 4414 until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 4334 until 07-SEP-04, was WPS 4334W until 21-JAN-03, was WPS 4334 until 05-SEP-00)
Theory, advanced applications for residential buildings. Focuses on heat/mass transfer.
BBE 4416 - Building Testing and Diagnostics
(2 cr; Prereq-4413; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SSM 4614 until 17-JAN-23, was SSM 4416 until 17-JAN-23, was BP 4416 until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 4335 until 07-SEP-04, SSM 5614 (ending 16-JAN-18, starting 02-SEP-08, was SSM 5416 until 06-SEP-22, was BBE 5416 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 5416 until 16-JAN-07), SSM 4614 (ending 16-JAN-18, starting 02-SEP-08, was SSM 4416 until 17-JAN-23, was BBE 4416 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 4416 until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 4335 until 07-SEP-04)
Theoretical basis for performance testing. Diagnostics applications for residential structures. Existing structures, retrofit/remedial applications. Digital differential pressure gauges, blower doors, airflow hoods/grids, duct pressure testing, infrared thermography. Hands-on equipment use, problem solving.
BBE 4418 - Advanced Building Science: Applications
(3 cr; Prereq-BBE 4414 or BBE 5414; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SSM 4618 until 06-SEP-22, was SSM 4418 until 06-SEP-22, SSM 5618 (ending 22-JAN-19, was SSM 5418 until 06-SEP-22, was BBE 5418 until 05-SEP-17), SSM 4618 (ending 22-JAN-19, was SSM 4418 until 06-SEP-22, was BBE 4418 until 05-SEP-17)
A capstone applications course, where students will learn how to apply key building science principles (from BBE 4414/5414: Advanced Building Science: Fundamentals) to common building enclosure and mechanical system problems. Students will be guided to develop both qualitative and quantitative solutions for many common energy, moisture, and indoor air quality problems facing contemporary buildings.
BBE 4502W - BBE Capstone Design [WI]
(4 cr; Prereq-BBE 3002 and BBE 3012 and BBE 4013 and or concurrent with BBE 4013 and CSE Upper Division.; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BP 4502W until 16-JAN-07
Students develop, select, formulate, and complete an open-ended, comprehensive engineering process/product design project. This course should be taken during the last spring semester before graduation.
BBE 4504W - Sustainable Products Systems Management [WI]
(3 cr; Prereq-Jr or Sr or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SSM 4504W until 16-JAN-24, was BP 4504W until 16-JAN-07, SSM 4504W (starting 02-SEP-08, was BBE 4504W until 08-SEP-15, was BP 4504W until 16-JAN-07), SSM 5504 (starting 02-SEP-08, was BBE 5504 until 19-JAN-16, was BP 5504 until 16-JAN-07)
Concepts of new-product development and product management, their application to bio-based products.
BBE 4523 - Ecological Engineering Design
(3 cr; Prereq-BBE 3012 and CSE upper division or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 4523 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 5523
Application of ecological engineering to design of remediation systems. Artificial ecosystems, ecosystem/wetland restoration, constructed wetlands. Biological engineering for slope stability. Waste treatment. Restoring ecological service of watersheds.
BBE 4533 - Sustainable Waste Management Engineering
(3 cr; Prereq-3023, upper div CSE; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 4533 until 16-JAN-07
Sources/characteristics of agricultural wastes. Livestock, food processing, domestic wastes. Physical, biological, chemical, rheological, microbiological properties. Effects on environment. Collection, storage, treatment (aerobic/anaerobic), use/disposal. Land application.
BBE 4535 - Assessment and Diagnosis of Impaired Waters
(3 cr; Prereq-BBE 3012 and Upper division in CSE or CFANS or CBS student or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: BBE 5535 (starting 08-SEP-09, was BBE 5533 until 07-SEP-10)
Assessing impaired waters and developing TMDL for conventional pollutants. Preparing/communicating legal, social, and policy aspects. TMDL analysis of real-world impaired waters problem. Field trip to impaired waters site.
BBE 4607 - Industrial Biotechnology and the Environment
(3 cr; Prereq-BIOL 1009, CHEM 1021; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was ESPM 4607 until 16-JAN-24, was ENR 4607 until 05-SEP-06, BBE 5607 (starting 06-SEP-05, was ESPM 5607 until 16-JAN-24, was ENR 5607 until 05-SEP-06)
Biotechnology pertaining to biobased product development, and their environmental impact.
BBE 4608 - Environmental and Industrial Microbiology
(3 cr; Prereq-BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2003 and CHEM 1015 or CHEM 1061 or CHEM 1081.; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was ESPM 4608 until 03-SEP-13, was ENR 4608 until 05-SEP-06, BBE 5608 (starting 20-JAN-15, was ESPM 5608 until 03-SEP-12, was ENR 5608 until 05-SEP-06)
Microbes, including fungi, bacteria, and other small-scale organisms, are the pioneer life of the planet, shaping and maintaining the ecosystem. Microbiology is the discipline that studies the basic biology and fundamental processes of microbes with the aim of answering and solving the relevant environmental and industrial questions. Microbiology remains a frontier but has developed significantly in recent years. Growth in this research area is largely due to vast improvements in molecular tools (for example: genome sequencing and editing, microscopes, data analysis) and other biochemical techniques, often driven by interest in emergent applications for these unique organisms. These applications include those related to protecting environmental quality as well as those related to making novel products, including materials, fuels, and chemicals. These also include understanding the roles of microbes in the natural nutrient cycles and other key natural processes. This course is therefore designed to introduce students to the taxonomy, biology, and ecology of microbes and to focus on key applications for which these microbes can be applied.
BBE 4713 - Biological Process Engineering
(3 cr; Prereq-[3033, [4013 or concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 4013], upper div CSE] or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 4713 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 5713
Material/energy balances. Homogeneous reactions of bioprocess engineering/biological systems. Fermentation engineering, reactor design. Filtration, centrifugation, separation, absorption, extraction, chromatography. Biorefining. Conversion of biomass.
BBE 4723 - Food Process Engineering
(3 cr; Prereq-[[4013 or concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 4013], upper div CSE] or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 4723 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 5723
Material/energy balance, fluid dynamics, heat/mass transfer in refrigeration, freezing, psychometrics, dehydration, evaporation, non-thermal processing, and separation. Development control for production of food products.
BBE 4733 - Renewable Energy Technologies [TS]
(3 cr; Prereq-Junior or senior; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: CEGE 4513, BBE 5733, CEGE 5513
Energy security. Environmental, economic, societal impacts. Current/emerging technologies for production/use, characteristics of renewable energy, key methods for efficient production. Current/probable future. Impact on sustainable development.
BBE 4743 - Nanobioengineering & Nanobiotechnology
(3 cr; Prereq-Upper division in CSE or juniors and seniors in physical sciences, biological sciences and engineering (including CBS and CFANS) or equivalent or instructor consent.; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: BBE 5743
This course will educate on the interdisciplinary areas of bionanotechnology/nanobiotechnology and nanobioengineering, including engineering principles and inherent technological applications.
BBE 4744 - Engineering Principles for Biological Scientists
(4 cr; Prereq-[Math 1142 or Math 1271], Phys 1101; intended for non engineering students; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 4744 until 16-JAN-07, FSCN 4331 (inactive, starting 05-SEP-00)
Material/energy balances applied to processing systems. Principles of fluid flow, thermodynamics, heat, mass transfer applied to food and bioprocess unit operations such as pumping, heat exchange, refrigeration/freezing, drying, evaporation, and separation.
BBE 4753 - Air Quality and Pollution Control Engineering
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: BBE 5753
Air quality and pollution control engineering systems. Air pollutant sources, emissions transformations, dispersion, fate and impacts. Introduction to air quality and pollution laws, regulations and permits. Control technologies including energy conservation, cyclones, electrostatic precipitators, fabric filters, absorbers, adsorbers, incinerators and biofilters. prereqs: BBE 3012, 3043, upper division CSE, graduate student or instructor consent. Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for CEGE 5561
BBE 4900 - Intern Reports
(2 cr; Prereq-[CSE or CFANS] student in BBE, instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 4 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 4900 until 16-JAN-07
Students participating in industrial or experiential learning assignment. Evaluation based on formal final report; coordinated with faculty and industry advisor.
BBE 5001 - Chemistry of Biomass and Biomass Conversion to Fuels and Products
(4 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BP 5001 until 16-JAN-07, CHEM 4001, BBE 4001 (starting 24-FEB-06, ending 07-SEP-04, was BP 4001 until 16-JAN-07)
Chemistry of biomass. Sustainable utilization for biofuels/bioproducts. Bio-based materials, chemicals, energy. Environmental implications. Chemical principles/reactions underlying the structure, properties, processing, and performance of plant materials.
BBE 5023 - Process Control and Instrumentation
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BBE 5405 until 04-SEP-07, was BP 5405 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 4023W (starting 16-JAN-07, was BBE 4023 until 04-SEP-07, was BAE 4023 until 16-JAN-07)
Fundamental principles in system dynamics/control. Emphasizes process systems and problems faced by process engineers.
BBE 5093 - Directed Study
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-department consent, instructor consent, no more than 6 credits of directed research counts towards CFANS major requirements. ; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 6 times)
Equivalent courses: was BBE 4491 until 21-JAN-20, was BP 4491 until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 4491 until 07-SEP-04
A course in which a student designs and carries out a directed study on selected topics or problems under the direction of a faculty member; eg, literature review. Directed study courses may be taken for variable credit and special permission is needed for enrollment. Students enrolling in a directed study will be required to use the University-wide on-line directed study contract process in order to enroll.
BBE 5094 - Directed Research
(1 cr [max 5]; Prereq-instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 5 credits)
Equivalent courses: was BBE 5095 until 21-JAN-20, was BAE 5095 until 16-JAN-07
Advanced individual-study project. Application of engineering principles to specific problem.
BBE 5301 - Applied Surface and Colloid Science
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BP 5301 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 4301, CHEM 4301 (starting 20-JAN-15)
Introduction to surface/colloid science concepts. Surface tension, wetting, adsorption, capillarity. Formation/stability of sols, emulsions, and foams. Water solubility. Partition coefficients of organic species. Properties of both surfactants and water soluble polymers. Focuses on interdisciplinary applications.
BBE 5302 - Biodegradation of Bioproducts
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BP 5302 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 4302
Organisms and their importance to bio-based products: deterioration, control, bioprocesses for benefit.
BBE 5303 - Introduction to Bio-based Materials Science
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BP 5303 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 4303 (starting 16-JAN-07, was BP 4303 until 16-JAN-07)
Principles of materials science, their application to bio-based materials. Project required.
BBE 5305 - Pulp and Paper Technology (Completely Online)
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BP 5305 until 16-JAN-07, ESPM 3602 (ending 17-JAN-06, was ENR 3602 until 05-SEP-06), BBE 4305 (starting 20-JAN-15, was BP 4305 until 16-JAN-07, was BP 4305W until 05-SEP-06, was WPS 4305W until 07-SEP-04, was WPS 4305 until 05-SEP-00)
Pulping processes, fiber refining/processing, paper manufacturing, fiber/paper properties, paper recycling. Water requirements, effluent treatment. Chemical/mechanical pulping, pulp preparation, secondary fiber, de-inking, wet end additives. Lab problems/exercises supplemented by lectures. Online course.
BBE 5401 - Bioproducts Separation and Purification Processes
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BP 5401 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 4401 (ending 16-JAN-07, starting 05-SEP-06, was BP 4401 until 16-JAN-07)
Unit operations of bioproducts engineering/manufacture. Project required.
BBE 5402 - Bio-based Products Engineering Lab II
(2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BP 5402 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 4402
Unit operations laboratory exercises in bio-based products engineering/manufacture.
BBE 5403 - Bio-based Products Engineering Lab I
(2 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BP 5403 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 4403
Laboratory exercises in bio-based products engineering.
BBE 5404 - Biopolymers and Biocomposites Engineering
(3 cr; Prereq-grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BP 5404 until 16-JAN-07, BBE 4404
Structure/properties of biopolymers. Engineering of composites from biopolymers/plant-based materials.
BBE 5407 - Bioproducts: Manufacturing and Applications
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was SSM 5407 until 16-JAN-24, was BP 5407 until 16-JAN-07, SSM 4407W, SSM 5407
Manufacturing and product service considerations for wood/bio-based products. Chemistry of plant-based materials. Process of papermaking.
BBE 5413 - A Systems Approach to Residential Construction
(4 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SSM 5612 until 16-JAN-24, was SSM 5413 until 06-SEP-22, was BP 5413 until 16-JAN-07, HSG 4413 (inactive), SSM 5612 (ending 04-SEP-18, starting 02-SEP-08, was SSM 5413 until 06-SEP-22, was BBE 5413 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 5413 until 16-JAN-07), SSM 3612 (ending 04-SEP-18, starting 02-SEP-08, was SSM 4413 until 06-SEP-22, was BBE 4413 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 4413 until 16-JAN-07)
Dynamic/interrelated issues of energy, moisture control, indoor air quality in residential bldgs. Emphasizes design, construction, and operational aspects to provide an energy efficient, durable structure, and healthy living environment. Interaction between moisture and wood products within building system.
BBE 5414 - Advanced Residential Building Science
(4 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was SSM 5616 until 06-SEP-22, was SSM 5414 until 06-SEP-22, was BP 5414 until 16-JAN-07, SSM 5616 (ending 04-SEP-18, was SSM 5414 until 06-SEP-22, was BBE 5414 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 5414 until 16-JAN-07), SSM 4616 (ending 04-SEP-18, starting 07-SEP-10, ending 02-SEP-08, starting 02-SEP-03, was SSM 4414 until 06-SEP-22, was BBE 4414 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 4414 until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 4334 until 07-SEP-04, was WPS 4334W until 21-JAN-03, was WPS 4334 until 05-SEP-00)
Building science theory, advanced applications for residential buildings. Focuses on heat/mass transfer.
BBE 5416 - Building Testing & Diagnostics
(2 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SSM 5614 until 06-SEP-22, was SSM 5416 until 06-SEP-22, was BP 5416 until 16-JAN-07, SSM 5614 (ending 16-JAN-18, starting 02-SEP-08, was SSM 5416 until 06-SEP-22, was BBE 5416 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 5416 until 16-JAN-07), SSM 4614 (ending 16-JAN-18, starting 02-SEP-08, was SSM 4416 until 17-JAN-23, was BBE 4416 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 4416 until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 4335 until 07-SEP-04)
Theoretical basis for performance testing. Diagnostics applications for residential structures. Focuses on existing structures and retrofit/remedial applications. Digital differential pressure gauges, blower doors, airflow hoods/grids, duct pressure testing, infrared thermography. Hands-on sessions for equipment use, problem solving.
BBE 5418 - Advanced Building Science: Applications
(3 cr; Prereq-BBE 4414 or BBE 5414; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SSM 5618 until 06-SEP-22, was SSM 5418 until 06-SEP-22, SSM 5618 (ending 22-JAN-19, was SSM 5418 until 06-SEP-22, was BBE 5418 until 05-SEP-17), SSM 4618 (ending 22-JAN-19, was SSM 4418 until 06-SEP-22, was BBE 4418 until 05-SEP-17)
This course is intended to be a capstone applications course, where students will learn how to apply key building science principles (from BBE 4414/5414: Advanced Building Science: Fundamentals) to common building enclosure and mechanical system problems. Students will be guided to develop both qualitative and quantitative solutions for many common energy, moisture, and indoor air quality problems facing contemporary buildings.
BBE 5503 - Marketing of Bio-based Products
(4 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was SSM 5503 until 05-SEP-17, was BP 5503 until 16-JAN-07, SSM 3503 (ending 02-SEP-08, was BBE 3503 until 08-SEP-15, was BP 3503 until 16-JAN-07), SSM 5503
Introduction to marketing function as it relates to current/emerging bio-based products industries (building materials, paper, fuels, etc.). Product positioning, pricing, promotion, and channel management within strategic planning and environmental marketing management.
BBE 5504 - Sustainable Products Systems Management
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was SSM 5504 until 16-JAN-24, was BP 5504 until 16-JAN-07, SSM 4504W (starting 02-SEP-08, was BBE 4504W until 08-SEP-15, was BP 4504W until 16-JAN-07), SSM 5504 (starting 02-SEP-08, was BBE 5504 until 19-JAN-16, was BP 5504 until 16-JAN-07)
Concepts of new product development and product management and their application to bio-based products.
BBE 5513 - Watershed Engineering
(3 cr; Prereq-3023, upper div CSE or grad student; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 5513 until 16-JAN-07
Application of engineering principles to managing surface runoff from agricultural, range, and urban watersheds. Design of facilities and selection of land use practices for controlling surface runoff to mitigate problems of flooding and degradation of surface-water quality.
BBE 5523 - Ecological Engineering Design
(3 cr; Prereq-Graduate student or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: BBE 4523 (starting 02-SEP-08, was BAE 4523 until 16-JAN-07)
Application of ecological engineering to design of remediation systems. Artificial ecosystems, ecosystem/wetland restoration, constructed wetlands, biological engineering for slope stability, waste treatments. Restoring ecological service of watersheds.
BBE 5535 - Assessment and Diagnosis of Impaired Waters
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BBE 5533 until 07-SEP-10, BBE 4535
Assessing impaired waters and developing TMDL for conventional pollutants. Preparing/communicating legal, social and policy aspects. TMDL analysis of real-world impaired waters problem. Field trip to impaired waters site.
BBE 5607 - Industrial Biotechnology and the Environment
(3 cr; Prereq-BIOL 1009, CHEM 1021; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was ESPM 5607 until 16-JAN-24, was ENR 5607 until 05-SEP-06, BBE 4607 (starting 06-SEP-05, was ESPM 4607 until 16-JAN-24, was ENR 4607 until 05-SEP-06)
Biotechnology pertaining to biobased products development and their environmental impact.
BBE 5608 - Environmental and Industrial Microbiology
(3 cr; Prereq-Graduate student; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was ESPM 5608 until 03-SEP-12, was ENR 5608 until 05-SEP-06, BBE 4608 (starting 20-JAN-15, was ESPM 4608 until 03-SEP-13, was ENR 4608 until 05-SEP-06)
Microbes, including fungi, bacteria, and other small-scale organisms, are the pioneer life of the planet, shaping and maintaining the ecosystem. Microbiology is the discipline that studies the basic biology and fundamental processes of microbes, with the aim of answering and solving the relevant environmental and industrial questions. Microbiology remains a frontier but has developed significantly in recent years. Growth in this research area is largely due to vast improvements in molecular tools (for example, genome sequencing and editing, microscopes, data analysis) and other biochemical techniques, often driven by interest in emergent applications for these unique organisms. These applications include those related to protecting environmental quality as well as those related to making novel products, including materials, fuels, and chemicals. These also include understanding the roles of microbes in the natural nutrient cycles and other key natural processes. This course is therefore designed to introduce students to the taxonomy, biology, and ecology of microbes, and to focus on key applications for which these microbes can be applied.
BBE 5713 - Biological Process Engineering
(3 cr; Prereq-[3033, [4013 or concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 4013], or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: BBE 4713 (starting 20-JAN-09, was BAE 4713 until 16-JAN-07)
Material/energy balances. Homogeneous reactions of bioprocess engineering and biological systems. Fermentation engineering, reactor design fundamentals. Filtration, centrifugation, separation, absorption, extraction, chromatography. Biorefining. Conversion of biomass into bioenergy, biochemicals, and biomaterials.
BBE 5723 - Food Process Engineering
(3 cr; Prereq-[[4013 or concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 4013], or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: BBE 4723 (starting 02-SEP-08, was BAE 4723 until 16-JAN-07)
Food processing engineering. Applications of material balance, energy balance, fluid dynamics, and heat/mass transfer to refrigeration, freezing, psychometrics, dehydration, evaporation, non-thermal processing, and separation. Development/control for food products.
BBE 5733 - Renewable Energy Technologies
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: CEGE 4513, BBE 4733 (starting 02-SEP-08), CEGE 5513
Energy security and its environmental, economic and societal impacts. Current and emerging technologies for production and use, characteristics of renewable energy, key methods for efficient production, current and probable future, and impact on sustainable development.
BBE 5743 - Nanobioengineering & Nanobiotechnology
(3 cr; Prereq-Instructor consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: BBE 4743
This course will educate on the interdisciplinary areas of bionanotechnology/nanobiotechnology and nanobioengineering, including engineering principles and inherent technological applications.
BBE 5753 - Air Quality and Pollution Control Engineering
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: BBE 4753
Air quality and pollution control engineering systems. Air pollutant sources, emissions transformations, dispersion, fate and impacts. Introduction to air quality and pollution laws, regulations and permits. Control technologies including energy conservation, cyclones, electrostatic precipitators, fabric filters, absorbers, adsorbers, incinerators and biofilters. Course Prerequisites Graduate student or instructor consent Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for CEGE 5561
BBE 8001 - Seminar I
(1 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 8001 until 16-JAN-07
Presentation/discussions on current research topics, research philosophy/principles, proposal writing, professional presentations.
BBE 8002 - Seminar II
(1 cr; Prereq-8001 or concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 8001 or equiv; A-F only; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 8002 until 16-JAN-07
Organization/critique of seminars on new developments in biosystems and agricultural engineering.
BBE 8003 - Research Seminar II
(1 cr; Prereq-8002 or equiv; S-N or Audit; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 8003 until 16-JAN-07
Moderate and critique seminars in biosystems and agricultural engineering.
BBE 8005 - Supervised Classroom or Extension Teaching Experience
(2 cr; Prereq-instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 8005 until 16-JAN-07, LAAS 8005, AGRO 8005 (inactive, starting 02-SEP-08, ending 06-SEP-05, starting 03-SEP-02, was BBE 8005 until 02-SEP-08, was HORT 8005 until 02-SEP-08, was PLPA 8005 until 02-SEP-08, was SOIL 8005 until 02-SEP-08, was BBE 8005 until 16-JAN-07, was HORT 8005 until 16-JAN-07, was PLPA 8005 until 16-JAN-07, was SOIL 8005 until 16-JAN-07, was BAE 8005 until 03-SEP-02, was HORT 8005 until 03-SEP-02, was PLPA 8005 until 03-SEP-02, was SOIL 8005 until 03-SEP-02, was BAE 8005 until 07-SEP-99, was HORT 8005 until 07-SEP-99, was PLPA 8005 until 07-SEP-99, was SOIL 8005 until 07-SEP-99), HORT 8005 (inactive), PLPA 8005 (ending 20-JAN-15), SOIL 8005
Teaching experience is offered in the following departments: Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering; Agronomy and Plant Genetics; Horticultural Science; Soil, Water, and Climate; Plant Pathology. Discussions about effective teaching to strengthen skills and develop a personal teaching philosophy.
BBE 8013 - Parameter Estimation in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
(3 cr; Prereq-Stat 3021 or equiv, computer programming course; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 8013 until 16-JAN-07
Procedures for estimating parameter values and parameter uncertainty from experimental data. Values and interpretation of linear and nonlinear models using ordinary and weighted least-square methods. Design of experiments. Application to biosystems and agricultural engineering problems.
BBE 8094 - Advanced Problems and Research
(2 cr [max 6]; Prereq-5095; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 6 credits)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 8094 until 16-JAN-07
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BBE 8300 - Research Problems
(1 cr [max 10]; Prereq-instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 10 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
Equivalent courses: was BP 8300 until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 8300 until 07-SEP-04
Independent research under faculty guidance.
BBE 8303 - Machinery Modeling
(3 cr; Prereq-[3012 or CEGE 3502], AEM 2021; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 8303 until 16-JAN-07
Machinery systems modeling using multibody dynamics simulation software (MBS). Review models presented in literature. Report on limitations of modeling approaches used. Models developed in students' areas of interest.
BBE 8304 - Advanced Topics in Wood Drying (Topics course)
(2 cr; Prereq-4304; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BP 8304 until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 8304 until 07-SEP-04
Rheological behavior of first-dried solid wood. Significance of creep to stress-strain pattern, shrinkage, and degrade development in lumber drying. Interpretation/evaluation of schedules, processes, and primary/auxiliary equipment used in commercial drying processes. Energy consideration in drying processes.
BBE 8307 - Advances and Methods in Forest Products Pathology and Preservation
(2 cr; Prereq-4303; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BP 8307 until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 8307 until 07-SEP-04
Principles of wood protection, methods of evaluating preservatives. Emphasizes international developments.
BBE 8311 - Mechanics of Wood and Wood Composites
(2 cr; Prereq-instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was BP 8311 until 16-JAN-07, was WPS 8311 until 07-SEP-04
Advanced topics on behavior of wood composites.
BBE 8333 - FTE: Master's
(1 cr; Prereq-Master's student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 8333 until 16-JAN-07
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BBE 8444 - FTE: Doctoral
(1 cr; Prereq-Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 8444 until 16-JAN-07
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BBE 8513 - Hydrologic Modeling of Small Watersheds
(3 cr; Prereq-[3012 or CEGE 3502], hydrology course; Student Option; offered Spring Even Year)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 8513 until 16-JAN-07
Study/representation of hydrologic processes by mathematical models. Stochastic meteorological variables, infiltration, overland flow, return flow, evapotranspiration, channel flows. Approaches for model calibration/evaluation.
BBE 8523 - Coupled Heat, Moisture, and Chemical Transport in Porous Media
(3 cr; Prereq-[CSci 5301 or equiv], [[Math 5512, Math 5513] or equiv], [Soil 5232 or equiv], computer programming; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 8523 until 16-JAN-07
Mathematical study of coupled heat, moisture, and chemical transport in porous media. Derivation of governing equations for coupled heat, moisture, and chemical transport. Derivation of numerical solution techniques to solve coupled equations. Comparison of numerical solutions to analytical solutions.
BBE 8666 - Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Doctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; dept consent for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 8666 until 16-JAN-07
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BBE 8703 - Managing Water in Food and Biological Systems
(3 cr; Prereq-Chem 3501 or FScN 5451 or MatS 3011 or instr consent; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 8703 until 16-JAN-07
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of water in foods and biological materials using NMR and MRI. Water and chemical reactivity, microbial activity, physiochemical properties and changes, and structural properties and changes in foods and biological materials.
BBE 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's
(1 cr [max 18]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 50 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 8777 until 16-JAN-07
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BBE 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral
(1 cr [max 24]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 100 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
Equivalent courses: was BAE 8888 until 16-JAN-07
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