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  1. Abby Obert, senior studying ecological engineering

    Meet Abby Obert: Adventures in the World of Drainage

    Apr 11, 2022

    Outstanding Senior award recipient Abby Obert was born and raised in the Columbus area and is graduating this spring from The Ohio State University with her degree in food, agricultural and biological engineering...

  2. Shannon Dixon with her poster at the 27th annual Denman Forum

    FABE Student Places First in Denman Undergraduate Research Forum

    Mar 21, 2022

    Shannon Dixon, a senior studying food, agricultural and biological engineering, placed first in her research category at the 27th annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. The Denman Forum provides an opportunity for graduating student researchers to share their research endeavors with the broader university community.

  3. Sam Francis, FABE Graduate Student

    Meet Sam Francis: Pursuing Environmental Justice Through Ecological Engineering

    Mar 7, 2022

    Sam Francis is a graduate student in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE) pursuing their PhD in Ecological Engineering. They grew up in Crofton, Maryland and completed their B.S. in Natural Resource Management at the University of Maryland, College Park in 2018. 

  4. FABE major Kaylee Presnell

    Meet Kaylee Presnell: NASA Space Crop Production Intern

    Nov 8, 2021

    Though California native Kaylee Presnell has snorkeled with sharks, she has her eyes on goals millions of miles above the sea. Kaylee is a fifth-year food, agricultural and biological engineering major at The Ohio State University.

  5. Shay Pond is a 4th year majoring in agricultural systems management

    Meet Shay Pond: Looking to create beneficial change for communities

    Oct 15, 2020

    For Shay Pond, a fourth-year majoring in agricultural systems management (ASM) with minors in agribusiness and nonprofit management, creating a positive generational change is a dream of his. Pond is interested in exploring ways to address food and financial security issues for lower income families in hopes to start a nonprofit organization. 

  6. Jaden Tatum is a second-year graduate student in FABE

    Meet Jaden Tatum: Engineering a Path to a More Sustainable Future

    Sep 4, 2020

    With an objective of improving the sustainability of agricultural systems on an international scale Jaden Tatum is on her way to finding a viable solution, one research initiative at a time. 

  7. Ashlee Balcerzak is a second year graduate student specializing in ecological engineering

    Meet Ashlee Balcerzak: Paving the Road to a Career in Higher Education

    Jul 20, 2020

    For Ashlee Balcerzak, a second-year graduate student specializing in ecological engineering, higher education is a pathway to help others. It’s a dream that became more vivid with the unique opportunity to shadow the Dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences in the autumn of 2019. Ashlee’s path to attending The Ohio State University started quite young; in fact, it began at birth. 

  8. Christopher Tkach is a senior majoring in FABE

    FABE Student Supplies Frontline Workers with Personal Protective Equipment

    Jul 1, 2020

    As the number of COVID-19 cases began to increase in March, the United States faced a shortage in numerous kinds of personal protective equipment (PPE), including face shields, gloves and hand sanitizer. Like many, Christopher Tkach saw the need for supplies as a call to action. Tkach, an undergraduate student in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE), focused his efforts on finding a way to help supply PPE to communities affected by the pandemic.  

  9. Lindsay West, a FABE major specializing in food engineering

    Meet Lindsay West: A Food Engineer with a Global Perspective

    May 14, 2020

    Lindsay West, a recent graduate of The Ohio State University, discovered the opportunities of her future through a survey course during her freshmen year. She came to Ohio State as engineering undecided and was overwhelmed by the many options. The food engineering specialization helped her...

  10. Brady Jackson, CSM major, interned with George J. Igel & Company

    Meet Brady Jackson: 2020 CFAES Internship Award Recipient

    Apr 24, 2020

    “I learned a lot about the design process and developed an appreciation for what architects do, but I couldn’t see myself spending a lifetime doing that,” says Brady Jackson, a senior in the construction management (CSM) program. Brady started his academic journey as an architecture major at the University of Cincinnati, but now believes that he has finally found his intended career path.

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