AES332 Animal Facilities and Environmental Management

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This course is designed for undergraduate students who are majoring in agricultural and environmental technology in the department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Upon completion of this course, students will be equipped with fundamental working knowledge of (1) structural materials, design methods and construction procedures as they relate to agricultural animal production facilities; (2) the environmental system requirements and controls for animals in confinement housing; (3) the properties and characteristics of animal waste and technologies available for waste handling; (4) integration of the structural, environmental and waste handling needs for animal housing.

BAE560 Aerosol Science & Engineering

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This course is designed for graduate and senior undergraduate students who have a desire to work in the area of air quality. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to (1) identify the governing mechanism(s) for aerosol behavior under different circumstances; (2) evaluate various aerosol measurement techniques and analyze their limitations; (3) design particulate matter (aerosol) sampling systems for source emission determination; ambient air monitoring; workplace air quality monitoring; and laboratory experiments; and (4) apply aerosol fundamentals in control of particulate matter emission.

Educational Modules:

• Animal agriculture and air quality in general
• Particulate matter concentration measurement methods
• Particulate matter chemical speciation sampling methods
• Particle size distribution measurement methods
• Sampling bioaerosol in animal environments
• Monitoring ammonia concentration in animal environments
• Air quality and animal performance and well-being