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Program Description
The Renewable Bioproducts minor informs students about renewable sources of carbon to produce industrially relevant bioproducts. Students will learn about how agricultural, forestry, and municipal solid waste residues could be used to create new bioproducts, including polymers. Students will learn about the intersection of principles of biologically-based materials, science, and engineering. In addition, students will learn about systems-level analysis of production and conversion of agricultural and forest materials into new bioproducts.
Program Requirements
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Requirements for the Minor | 18 |
Requirements for the Minor
A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the minor, as specified by Senate Policy 59-10. In addition, at least six credits of the minor must be unique from the prescribed courses required by a student's major(s).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Prescribed Courses | ||
| Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better | ||
| ABSM 300 | Introduction to Agricultural and Biorenewable Products | 3 |
| ABSM 350 | Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment | 3 |
| ABSM 411 | Bioproducts Science and Technology | 3 |
| Additional Courses | ||
| Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better | ||
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
| Foundations of Sustainable Business | ||
| Processing and Manufacturing Systems for Bioproducts | ||
| Deterioration and Protection of Bioproducts | ||
| Engineering Properties of Food and Biological Materials | ||
| Bioenergy Systems Engineering | ||
| Food and Biological Process Engineering | ||
| Microbiological Engineering | ||
| Surfaces and the Biological Response to Materials | ||
| Polymers in Biomedical Engineering | ||
| Polymer Processing Technology | ||
| Introduction to Polymer Science | ||
| Chemistry and Properties of Polymers | ||
| Alternative Fuels from Biomass Sources | ||
| Polymeric Materials I | ||
| Thermodynamics, Microstructure, and Characterization of Polymers | ||
| Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Polymers and Composities | ||
| Rheology and Processing of Polymers | ||
Academic Advising
The objectives of the university's academic advising program are to help advisees identify and achieve their academic goals, to promote their intellectual discovery, and to encourage students to take advantage of both in-and out-of class educational opportunities in order that they become self-directed learners and decision makers.
Both advisers and advisees share responsibility for making the advising relationship succeed. By encouraging their advisees to become engaged in their education, to meet their educational goals, and to develop the habit of learning, advisers assume a significant educational role. The advisee's unit of enrollment will provide each advisee with a primary academic adviser, the information needed to plan the chosen program of study, and referrals to other specialized resources.
READ SENATE POLICY 32-00: ADVISING POLICY
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Steve Chmely, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
225 Agricultural Engineering Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-6815
sc411@psu.edu
Contact
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
105 Agricultural Engineering Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-7792
abedept@psu.edu