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Welcome to the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Since 1905, the Department of Agricultural Engineering, now the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE), has been a leader in providing engineering solutions to agricultural problems in the United States and the world. The department’s original mission was to mechanize agriculture. That mission has evolved to encompass a global view of the entire food production system–the wise management of natural resources in the production, processing, storage, handling, and use of food fiber and other biological products.
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Offices

  • Department Chair (Dr. Steven Mickelson), 1340B Elings Hall, 515-294-1434
  • ABE Main Office, 1340 Elings Hall, 515-294-1434
  • ABE Graduate Programs Office, 1350F Elings Hall, 515-294-1033
  • ABE Undergraduate Advising Center, 1320 Elings Hall,  515-294-9449

Main office hours

  • Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Offices closed: Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1
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