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Welcome to ABE

It is an exciting time to be a part of the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department at Iowa State. The ABE department is planning a major expansion into a new building! Once completed, the new facility will hold all ABE faculty together in the same building, which has not been possible for many years. The building will facilitate teaching, research, extension and international efforts.

Steve Mickelson, Department Chair

As the new department chair of ABE, I’m excited to share some fantastic great news! I am pleased to announce that the Iowa Legislature and the Governor have approved the allocation of $1 million for the coming year to begin phase two of the Biorenewables Complex, with the remaining $59.4 million to flow over the following three years. These funds, which come from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund, along with more than $14 million from alumni and friends, will enable us to move forward with the plan to build two structures to house the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) — a program that was recently ranked sixth in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. I would like to thank all who have worked so hard through the years to make this a reality.