Graduate students in Biological Systems Engineering focus on finding economically and environmentally sustainable solutions to some of the most important global issues of our time – the safety, security and abundance of our food supply, the detection of pathogens through biosensors, development of bio-energy alternatives, the control of insect-borne disease and damage, as well as the preservation of our land, air and water resources.
UC Davis Biological Systems Engineering is ranked in the top 10. (U.S. News & World Report, Best Graduate Schools, 2015)
Graduate Program Coordinator
Samantha Acrement
Biological Systems Engineering
Student Affairs Officer
2038 Bainer Hall
Davis, CA 95616
Degree Offerings
- Integrated B.S./M.S.
M.S.
M.Engr., D.Engr.
Ph.D. - Designated Ph.D. emphasis available in Biotechnology
Program Highlights
- Strategic geographic location in California
- Collaboration between engineering and biological sciences
- Multidisciplinary approach to teaching and research
- Nationally ranked engineering, agricultural and environmental programs
- Generous financial support
Research Focus Areas
- Agricultural and Natural Resources Engineering
- Agricultural Ergonomics, Health and Safety
- Aquacultural Engineering
- Agricultural Robotics and Automation
- Air Quality and Environmental Engineering
- Ecological Systems Engineering
- Energy and Industrial Feed Stock
- High Throughput Field Phenotyping
- Intelligent Machine Systems
- Precision Agriculture and Sensor Technologies
- Nano Structured Energy Storage
- Precision Chemical and Water Application
- Soil and Water Engineering
- Thermal and Thermochemical Systems
- Soft and Fibrous Materials
- Smart Textiles and Wearable Technologies
- System Optimization
- Biotechnology Engineering
- Biobased Materials
- Bioenvironmental Engineering
- Biosensors and Instrumentation
- Bioprocess Engineering
- Bioconversion
- Bioseparation
- Metabolic Engineering
- Waste Management
- Renewable Energy Systems
- Food Engineering
–- Physiological Food Processing
- Food Quality and Safety
- Physiological Food Processing
- Postharvest Engineering.