FABE Seminar Series
Each semester, the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering hosts a seminar series for graduate students, faculty, and guests. Speakers include Ohio State faculty and staff, international experts in current topics, and students sharing updates on their research.
FABE Seminars will take place on Tuesdays from 1:50-2:45 pm and will be held in Room 219 of the Agricultural Engineering Building.
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FABE AUtumn 2025 seminar schedule
| Week | Date | Topics | Speaker | Recording |
| 1 | 8/26 | Engineering Solutions for flood mitigation and water quality | Chuck Brandel, ISG | Recording |
| 2 | 9/2 |
No public seminar - student discussions |
Recording | |
| 3 | 9/9 | Faculty Spotlight |
Dr. Peter Ling, Dr. Ryan Winston, Dr. Lorrayne Mirlha |
Recording |
| 4 | 9/16 |
No Seminar - Please attend Farm Science Review |
n/a | n/a |
| 5 | 9/23 | Surviving graduate school - things I wish I knew in first semester! |
Dr. Abigail Tamkin, Dr. Joey Smith |
Recording |
| 6 | 9/30 | Faculty spotlight | Dr. Steve Techtmann and Dr. Dee Jepsen | Recording |
| 7 | 10/7 |
Tour of Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC) |
n/a |
n/a |
| 8 | 10/14 |
Too Much or Too Little - Ag. Water Management Challenges in Ohio |
Dr. Vinayak Shedekar |
Recording |
| 9 | 10/21 |
Shared Ground: Community Perspectives on Food, Farming and Engineering Education |
Paula Penn-Nabrit, Damon Nabrit, Chris Ratcliff |
Recording |
| 10 | 10/28 |
East Palestine Train Derailment - Lessons Learned & Community Response |
Haley Shoemaker |
Recording |
| 11 | 11/4 |
Global Ag. Theme - Agriculture & Higher Education in Brazil |
Prof. Joao Paulo Cunha and Prof. Rone Batista de Oliveira |
Recording |
| 12 | 11/11 |
No Seminar - University Holiday |
|
n/a |
| 13 | 11/18 |
Towards quantifying the global water cycle |
Dr. Michael Durand |
Recording |
| 14 | 11/25 | FABE Graduate student seminars | Ella Nchols, Gaoshoutong (Owen) Si, Maggie Gottfried, Abhi Shankar V. Mahesh | Recording |
| 15 | 12/2 | Engineering for Climate Adaptation | Dr. Natalie Collar | Recording |
| 16 | 12/9 | Space as a Laboratory for Innovation: Opportunities for Engineering, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences |
Dr. David Williams |
Recording |
| Week | Date | Topics | Speaker | Recording |