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The "Threads" of Biosystems Engineering

Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org

Citation:  2012 Dallas, Texas, July 29 - August 1, 2012  121340632.(doi:10.13031/2013.41927)
Authors:   Demetres Briassoulis, Eutiquio Gallego, Antonio Marco Pantaleo, Nicholas M Holden, Philip M. O Owende, K C Ting, Parameswaran Kumar Mallikarjunan
Keywords:   Biosystems Engineering, engineering science, applied biological sciences, environmental sciences, agricultural sciences, core curriculum, competences, learning outcomes, knowledge

The core concepts, or threads, of Biosystems Engineering (BSEN) are variously understood by those within the discipline, but have never been unequivocally defined due to its early stage of development. This makes communication and teaching difficult compared to other well established engineering subjects.

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