Research at the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Research is an integral part of FABE and our students’ education. Through research, our goal is to better the lives of people, businesses, and communities. Our faculty, staff researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students work on projects including basic and applied research funded by the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), competitive grants and partnerships with industry. FABE faculty experts conduct research on a wide array of topics under the follwing focus areas:
Agricultural Safety and Health
Environment and Sustainability
Plant and Animal Production Eng.
Undergraduate Research Experiences
Explore research being done in our Department, and its potential impact on your life, by exploring our research focus areas. Undergraduate students are encouraged to get involved in research by contacting their faculty advisor or one of the listed faculty experts in the above focus areas. Students also participate in research experiences in other departments or colleges, which can be found through university-wide research postings and the College of Engineering undergraduate student research placement tool.
Placement Tools and research postings
Proposal development
The Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE) offers services to assist researchers through any or all stages of the proposal preparation process. We’re always happy to tailor these services to meet your specific proposal preparation needs. If you require proposal preparation services that aren’t listed, please feel free to contact our office to discuss how we may best assist you.
As the grant environment becomes more competitive and reviewers more demanding, it becomes increasingly important to allocate ample time to the proposal development process. Indeed, even strong proposals can benefit from the objective feedback of professional editors. Such feedback can prove especially useful when it can be given over multiple iterations of a proposal draft; allowing yourself time to consider feedback gives you the opportunity to further clarify your ideas, and to communicate those ideas in the most captivating and convincing way possible. For this reason, we encourage you to contact us as early in the proposal planning and preparation process as possible.