North Dakota State University

The department's overall mission is to develop and extend knowledge in engineering and technology that serves to advance the productivity of agriculture, the value-added processing and utilization of agricultural commodities, and the sustainable management of environmental resources.

Its research programs generally involve multi disciplinary collaborations that are focused in the areas of: 1) value-added processing and handling technology, 2) bio-information and machine systems for agri-production and processing applications, and 3) environmental resources management.

• Biodiesel Co-product Development: Utilization of Canola Meal and Canola Proteins for Industrial Products
• Canola-based Epoxy Resins for Bio-based Plastic Composites
• Consistency of Cellulase Activity Assays with Pretreated Biomass Hydrolysis
• Enzymatic Pretreatment of Sugar Beet Pulp for Ethanol Production
• Evaluation of Ozone as an Antimycotoxin and Microbiocide in Small Grains
• Feedstock Analysis and Pretreatment of Mixed Perennial Species for Ethanol Production
• Synergy of Using Field Peas as an Ethanol Feedstock
• Transforming and Densifying Biomass in Regional Biomass Processing Centers (RBPC)
• Use of Mixed Perennial Feedstocks for Ethanol Production
• Computer Imaging-based Artificial Intelligent Techniques and Systems for Quality Control and Characterization of Food and Biological Products
• Intelligent Quality Sensors for Safe Food Products
• Novel Methods, Techniques, Devices, and Computer Applications Developed
• On-the-go Quality Sensors for Agricultural Products
• Devils Lake Basin Water Utilization Test Project
• Impact of Tile Drainage and Subirrigation on Soil Chemical and Physical Properties
• Feasibility of a Cattle Feedlot/Large Dairy co-located with the Blue Flint Ethanol Plant
• Energy Savings by Adopting Precision Agricultural Technology in North Dakota