biological and agricultural engineering
Alumni Spotlight: Jackie Ammons
Jackie Ammons graduated in 2015 with a degree in biological engineering and a concentration in environmental engineering. She currently works as a hydraulic components engineer at Caterpillar, Inc.
Don’t stress: Keeping turkeys cool
As the global population continues to grow, so does the demand for meat products. This had led to genetic advances in agriculture, including turkey. These genetic lines of turkeys grow faster and leaner than older lines.
Dream job: Engineering solutions to improve global health
Brendon Lynch, a 2016 graduate of NC State majoring in Biological and Agricultural Engineering, shares about his jump from campus to a sustainability-related career.
Richardson was College’s first woman faculty member
Plans to build the first nuclear reactor on a university campus brought Frances Marian (Billie) Richardson to NC State in 1951. She ended up staying for 41 years.
College places in top 35 on US News undergraduate rankings
The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University continues to hold its position amongst the best colleges of engineering in the country.
Moving on up
NC State’s Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department has moved up to the No. 6 spot on U.S. News and World Report’s list of the nation’s top undergraduate programs for biological and agricultural engineering.
BAE student spotlight: Kaitlin Perkins
Graduation is typically seen as a time for reflection among our seniors – a time to take stock of the experiences we were able to pack into the four (or more) years we had here at NC State. And Kaitlin Perkins has a lot of experiences worth remembering.
College honors four outstanding seniors
The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University presented the 2019 Outstanding Senior Awards to four exceptional students in the categories of Humanities, Citizenship and Service, Leadership and Scholarly Achievement.
BAE graduate student Megan Boland wins 2019 Sustainability Award
Megan Boland, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, wins NC State's 2019 Sustainability Award.
Meet winners of NC State’s 2019 Sustainability Awards
Here are this year’s honorees for outstanding sustainability achievements.