Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Scientists in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering apply engineering principles to solve problems in biological systems. Related research includes the human body's reaction to medical implants, the engineering of biological machines, computation and modeling of biological systems, renewable bioenergy, animals generating solid wastes at animal production facilities, and production and processing of plants in agricultural systems.

To learn more please visit https://www.abe.msstate.edu/


A Clear Path
A Clear Path

Cardiovascular disease is the cause of one in four deaths in the U.S. A major contributor to cardiovascular disease is vascular calcification, a build-up in the arteries th...
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An Engine for Energy
An Engine for Energy

As concern over global climate change increases and our supplies of fossil fuels dwindles, MAFES scientists turn to alternative sources of energy. One of the most promising...
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Automated Gathering
Automated Gathering

McDonald's, Wendy's, and Walmart are just a few of the hundreds of corporations who have vowed to switch to cage-free eggs in the not-so-distant future. Because of the grow...
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Outwitting Weeds
Outwitting Weeds

MAFES scientists are harnessing artificial intelligence for real-time integrated weed control. Drs. Wes Lowe, Daniel Chesser, and Brian Pieralisi conducted a study funded b...
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Safe from the Storm
Safe from the Storm

As extreme weather events raise both the risk of lightning damage to broiler houses and insurance premiums; chicken growers are experiencing record losses due to these eve...
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Seal the Housing Envelope
Seal the Housing Envelope

Poultry is big business in Mississippi. In 2016, the state's broiler production value totaled $2.23 billion dollars. A researcher in the Mississippi Agricultural and Forest...
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Smart Water
Smart Water

Water is essential. All crops require water and many of the crops in Mississippi depend on irrigation. A little more than half of Mississippi farmland and nearly all of the...
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The point of impact
The point of impact

Nayeon Lee, MSU biological engineering doctoral student, conducted research on woodpecker beaks to discover more about their shock-absorbing capabilities. Insight from the ...
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Vaccine leads to better survival, bigger fish
Vaccine leads to better survival, bigger fish

MSU scientists have developed a vaccine and vaccine delivery system to protect catfish from commonly occurring bacteria that can cause death. During their first growing sea...
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