Roger Rohrbach Ph.D., P. E.

Emeritus Faculty

Photo Dr. Rober Rohrbach

Dr. Roger Rohrbach

Box 7625, Weaver Laboratories
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
27695-762

Emeritus Office Room 184
Emeritus Phone: 919-513-0323
Dept. Phone: 919-515-2694
Fax: 919-515-7760
rohrbach@eos.ncsu.edu

Noteworthy:

Taught Senior Design BAE's capstone course for twenty-seven years.

Professor Emeritus of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Bioprocess and ABET Coordinator

Retired: 2001

Biographical Sketch

Roger Rohrbach served on the Biological and Agricultural Engineering faculty for more than 35 years. Rohrbach joined the department in 1968 with a PhD from The Ohio State University. His appointment was split between research and teaching. His research included work on precision planting, blueberry harvesting, sorting of grapes and blueberries, singulation of pine seedlings, and rapid chemical analysis of blueberries. During his career he published three books, received eleven patents, and either authored or co-authored 114 publications and papers.

Phtoto of Dr. Rohbach helping a student set up her projector before she gives a presentation.

For twenty-seven years, Rohrbach taught the senior design course in the department. The experience which undergraduates received in the course is frequently mentioned by our alumni as a high point in their engineering undergraduate program at NC State University. As a mentor to students, Rohrbach took pride in sharing both the frustrations and the successes of students as they worked on design projects.

During Rohrbach's last three years, his academic program activities primarily involved planning for the ABET accreditation review and chairing the Computer Committee in the College of Engineering where a great deal of effort has been put into a student owned computing initiative; and working with a university-wide group to develop plans for student "Learning in a Technology Rich Environment."

Rohrbach has very capably leading the departments planning efforts for the Engineering Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, telephone: (410) 347-7700. review process. He suggested and planned teaching faculty retreats to evaluate and modify our curricula to assure the department is meeting core objectives established by the department. This is now an annual review a part of the students assurance they are receiving a quality education. The department was pleased when Rohrbach, although retired, agreed to continue to work half-time through the remainder of 2004 in order to complete the departments ABET review reports and keep the department "on track" throughout the review process.