University of Kentucky College of Agriculture College of Engineering
  • Dr. Steve Higgins discusses his method for composting dead farm animals.
  • UK Solar S•KY Blue House on display
  • Dr. Mike Montross discusses renewable energy research at Spindletop Field Day
  • Dr. Robert Fehr discusses HBAK Green Build Specifications with a developer
  • BAE is involved in Ag Water Quality Protection
  • Dr. Carmen Agouridis visits a local stream restoration project with her class
  • Santosh Pitla, a BAE Graduate student, is being honored as one of the "New Faces of ASABE" for 2012
  • Agricultural weather classes taught in Barnhart computer labs
  • Dr. Larry Wells leads a BAE undergraduate class in Machine Systems Automation
  • Dr. Tim Stombaugh discusses a student project in Circuits lab
  • Management of a compost-bedded, loose housing barn being evaluated by Dr Joe Taraba.
  • Student designed 2011 Quarter-scale Tractor takes "Back to Back International Runner-up"


Through tri-part mission (research, education and extension) of a land grant university, UK’s biosystems engineers seek to develop sustainable systems for the production and processing of food, fiber and renewable energy products, and to minimize or mitigate the impact of these systems on our environment.


Our engineering efforts are concentrated in areas that include: environmental restoration and stream reconstruction; reduction of off-site movement of soil, nutrients, and chemicals; reclamation of disturbed lands; energy efficient controlled environments for human and animal comfort; post-harvest storage and value-added processing of biological products; production and processing of renewable fuels; scale-up and implementation biotechnology-based production practices; carbon sequestration and life cycle analyses; off-road vehicle design; agricultural robotics; and automated field production systems. Today, biosystems engineers are trained in biological, environmental and engineering sciences and challenged to improve the sustainability of production systems, decrease or eliminate environmental hazards, and preserve our natural resources.


Annual Lawn Mower Clinic

The Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering Preprofessionals present the Annual Lawn Mower Clinic. Designed as a preventative maintenance for lawn mowers in preparation for the summer season. Space is limited. Click here to read more.

Larry W. Turner ASABE Foundation Fund

The faculty at BAE is taking the initiative to endow the "Young Extension Worker Award" in honor of our friend and colleague. Please join us in this effort! For more information, follow this link to: http://www.bae.uky.edu/LTFF/

UK Emergency Notification System

The University of Kentucky has an emergency notification system, UK Alert, to communicate official information during an emergency or crisis situation that disrupts normal operation of the campus or threatens the health or safety of members of the campus community: http://www.uky.edu/EM/UKAlert/index.html


Most Recent Publications:

Pub. No. File Title of Publication Pub. Date
AEU-95PDFGPS in Jeopardy?3/27/2012
AEN-112PDFA New Concept in On-Farm Biofuel Production3/1/2012
AEN-111PDFButanol: The New Biofuel3/1/2012
AEN-109PDFSinkhole Management for Agricultural Producers10/15/2011
AEN-107PDFPaved Feeding Areas and the Kentucky Agriculture Water Quality Plan7/31/2011
AEN-103PDFStormwater BMPs for Stormwater BMPs for Confined Livestock Facilities7/31/2011
AEN-108PDFPermeable Pavement for Stormwater Management7/26/2011
AEN-106PDFReducing Stormwater Pollution7/15/2011
AEN-105PDFPasture Feeding, Streamside Grazing, and the Kentucky Agriculture Water Quality Plan7/2/2011
AEN-104PDFHow to Close an Abandoned Well7/1/2011
AEN-101PDFStream Crossings for Cattle7/1/2011
AEN-102PDFBasics of Automatic Section Control for Agricultural Sprayers6/1/2011
AEN-100PDFBuilding a Grade Stabilization Sturcture to Control Erosion6/1/2011