Biological Systems Engineering - Ecological & Environmental Engineering

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10/04/2024 Added

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Explore the diverse pathways that are offered in the biological systems engineering degree program! Hear from BSE faculty about the exciting opportunities offered to students who emphasize in the ecological and environmental engineering area.

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[00:00:00.160]So our department I think is a really exceptional example of how the real world works in that we
[00:00:06.000]have really diverse interests that all come together and work on a common problem.
[00:00:10.560]So the issues with as urbanization continues to increase a lot of these issues are going to
[00:00:21.280]increase as well so it's more important than ever to have ecologic engineers to solve these problems.
[00:00:29.760]As ecological and environmental engineering students you are engineers so you will study
[00:00:35.360]engineering subjects math chemistry physics but where we begin to differ
[00:00:40.640]is in the studying of ecosystems and ecosystem ecology. Student might gain expertise let's say
[00:00:49.200]in ecological engineering by going a little bit deeper in that area we're always going to be
[00:00:53.360]working across those different fields so it really does work like the real world here in our department
[00:00:59.520]in biosystems engineering.
[00:01:00.880]Ecological engineering is important to Nebraska because here we have some
[00:01:07.680]amazing environments. Water is one of our greatest resources and
[00:01:12.480]ecological engineering can help protect our water quality. We also have habitats for the
[00:01:18.560]Sandhill Crane and the Whooping Crane and restoration of these habitats another focus
[00:01:23.280]of ecological engineering is really beneficial for our environment here in Nebraska.
[00:01:29.280]So the things they can learn in my classes and the classes overall in this emphasis area is to really
[00:01:37.520]analyze the issues that have arisen from human encroachment into the environment and to apply
[00:01:42.840]different tools that they learn in the classes to solve these problems. At Nebraska we have
[00:01:51.660]the best faculty, exceptional facilities, a long track record, and a vision for the
[00:01:58.490]future. And it all comes together in this one place and you might ask why it's
[00:02:02.210]because we are at the center of it all. We have the most irrigated land in all
[00:02:05.710]of all of the country, we have the most innovative companies, and we have some of
[00:02:11.030]the greatest minds coming together in one place. So it's a really exciting
[00:02:14.950]opportunity for us to come together and look towards solutions for the next
[00:02:21.210]generation, and to do that together in the Department of Biosystems Engineering.
[00:02:26.550]First off, here in our department we have caring faculty, you know, you never need
[00:02:36.030]to be intimidated to come see us, we're always here to help. We have a peer
[00:02:39.150]mentoring program for freshmen and sophomores, where we assign you a junior
[00:02:44.890]or senior that can mentor you, and it's a really great place to study Ecologic
[00:02:47.910]Engineering. We're one of the few that's going to have this
[00:02:50.770]emphasis area and hopefully later on a major. With the Nebraska, we have a wide
[00:02:55.170]range of temperatures, precipitation. We have more pivots than any other state in
[00:03:00.770]the United States, so we produce a lot of food, but with that comes a lot of issues
[00:03:04.690]and we really, it's a great place to really apply what we learn in this
[00:03:08.390]emphasis area. So we work in the natural environment, in rivers and streams,
[00:03:16.210]protecting lakes, restoring wetlands,
[00:03:20.330]working in the agricultural environment, producing food, preventing non-point
[00:03:24.930]source pollution runoff, but always remembering that our solutions, whether
[00:03:29.030]they're in the built environment or the natural environment, are from the
[00:03:33.890]perspective of looking through an ecosystem lens.
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