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  1. AgTech Innovation Hub accelerates climate-risk research

    AgTech Innovation Hub Announces Funding for Research Projects

    Jun 7, 2023

    The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), Nationwide, and the Ohio Farm Bureau joined forces to establish the AgTech Innovation Hub, a groundbreaking multimillion-dollar research collaboration. The partnership, unveiled during the 2023 Farm Science Review, aims to drive the development of innovative solutions that enhance the agricultural ecosystem while fostering a deeper understanding of and effective management and mitigation strategies for climate risks.

  2. FABE Senior Lecturer Patrick Sours

    Sours wins Provost's Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer

    Jun 1, 2023

    Patrick Sours, Senior Lecturer at The Ohio State University Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE), received the Provost's Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer last month and was honored at the university's awards and recognition ceremony. 

  3. FABE faculty Patrick Sours and Cherish Vance

    Faculty Awarded Grant to Integrate Sustainability into Engineering Education

    May 23, 2023

    The Ohio State University Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering (FABE) incoming tenure-track faculty Cherish Vance and Senior Lecturer Patrick Sours (FABE/CEGE) have been awarded a grant from the American Society for Engineering Education's (ASEE) Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Mini-Grants Program. The grant aims to support educators in integrating sustainability into their programs. Out of over 100 applications received, their proposal was among the 14 selected, with each winning application receiving $8,000 for their academic programs.
     

  4. FABE Faculty Beenish Saba and Katrina Cornish

    Grant feeds effort to convert food waste into valuable products

    May 22, 2023

    As populations grow in industrialized countries, so does the amount of wasted food. Approximately one-third of all food produced for consumption ends up in landfills, amounting to around $1 trillion USD in economic value and causing significant environmental harm.
     

  5. FABE Professor Karen Mancl

    Mancl Awarded ASABE Grade of Fellow

    May 19, 2023

    Karen Mancl, a professor in The Ohio State University Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, was awarded a Grade of Fellow by The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) in the class of 2023. 

  6. Dr. Javier Campos presenting his poster at the 2023 CFAES Research Forum Poster Competition

    FABE Post-Doctoral Scholar Places First in the 2023 CFAES Research Forum and Poster Competition

    May 12, 2023

    Dr. Javier Campos, a post-doctoral scholar in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE), placed first in the "Postdoc" category at the 2023 CFAES Research Forum Poster Competition in March for his project, "Air-pinch PWM valve: An alternative to implement variable rate pesticide spray applications."

  7. Gönül Z. Kaletunç

    Kaletunç awarded Fulbright U.S. Specialist Award to Slovenia

    May 1, 2023

    Gönül Z. Kaletunç, professor in Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE) in the College of Food Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and director, Faculty Professional Development Program in the College of Engineering, was awarded a 2022-2023 Fulbright U.S. Specialist grant to the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia to share her expertise on "Advanced technologies in encapsulation of bioactive compounds: Research and academic approach."

  8. President’s Research Excellence Catalyst Grants in FABE

    Apr 26, 2023

    The President’s Research Excellence (PRE) Catalyst grants support cross- and interdisciplinary teams to pursue large-scale, high-impact research that addresses emerging or existing national and international societal challenges. This year's grants address aging, cancer, energy and sustainability research.

    In the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE), several faculty members serve as co-investigators on the projects receiving grant funding, and Professor Katrina Cornish leads one project.

  9. 2023 FABE Student Scholarship and Awards Banquet

    2023 FABE Student Scholarship and Awards Banquet Results

    Apr 19, 2023

    On Tuesday, April 18th, 2023, the Ohio State Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE) held its annual Student Scholarship and Awards Banquet. The banquet honors faculty, staff, students and alumni for contributing to the department's advancement in 2023. 

  10. Srishti accepting her award with Gary Pierzynski

    FABE Post-Doctoral Scholar Places Third in 2023 CFAES Research Forum Poster Competition

    Apr 10, 2023

    Srishti Gaur, a post-doctoral scholar in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological  Engineering (FABE), placed third in the 2023 CFAES Research Forum Poster Competition last month for her project, contributing to a National Science Foundation (NSF) Cyber-Physical Systems Frontier Award called COALESCE: ‘COntext-Aware LEarning for Sustainable CybEr-agricultural systems'. 

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