Food. Energy. Environment. Health. Follow us to learn more about the Michigan State University Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering!

East Lansing, MI
Joined August 2013
Subhasis Giri, assistant professor in BAE, is leading a team that received a $400,000 grant to measure how much PFAS is in the soil, how PFAS moves through fields, and how much PFAS corn and soybeans take up. buff.ly/9PVDxWq
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What do Biosystems Engineers do? Biosystems Engineers combine biology and engineering to ensure safe food, healthy ecosystems, bioenergy, and human health.
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Welcome back, students! Today kicks off the first week of classes for the Fall 2026 semester. We're looking forward to a great year!
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Congratulations to Biosystems Engineering student Gillian Kuehnle on receiving the 1st Place Award in the Undergraduate Poster Competition of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting.
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Amirpouyan “A. Pouyan” Nejadhashemi, has been named a Fellow of the International Environmental Modeling and Software Society, or iEMSs. buff.ly/AByQodL
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What sort of jobs are out there for Biosystems Engineering grads? Tons! You can find BE graduates in a variety of fields: Food processing, pharmaceutical companies, environmental consulting firms, bioenergy companies, government agencies, and more!
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MSU was well represented this week at the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, by students and faculty from the Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering and the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.
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Day 3 of technical programming at the ASABE Meeting, and Spartans are continuing to make significant contributions to the program. Go Green! #ASABE2026
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MSU Biosystems Engineering senior design bioretention project team will be presenting their project this morning as finalists in the @ASABEorg Gunlogson Environmental Design competition in Indianapolis. #ASABE2026
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The MSU Ag Robot waits for its turn at the @ASABEorg Ag Robotics competition
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We are excited to head to @ASABEorg Annual International Meeting. We have over 60 presentations, including technical and poster sessions, panels, a robotics team, and more! Go Green!
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MSU AgBioResearch selected three projects to fund through the Growing Healthy Together Initiative. Wei Liao, Ph.D., a professor in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, was selected for his project. Read more about Liao and the other projects here: buff.ly/0wF3pgs
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Our offices are closed tomorrow in observance of the 4th of July Holiday. We will be back in the office on Monday, July 6.
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We are excited to attend the annual meeting next month!
129 technical sessions, 5 continuing professional development sessions, more than 100 business and committee meetings, socials, networking, student competitions and more! What are you waiting for? Join us in INDY #ASABE26! Register by tomorrow! ow.ly/gykJ50Z84pQ
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Emilia Emerson, a BAE Ph.D. student, is partnering with Nepal and Thailand-based researchers on a wastewater monitoring project. Her project involves wastewater quality monitoring using miniaturized near-infared spectoscopy. Read more about her project: buff.ly/OhDskv8
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Congratulations to all our Biosystems Engineering students! We are proud of your accomplishments and can't wait to see what your next chapter brings. Come visit anytime you're in East Lansing and as always, Go Green!
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Congratulations to all our graduates this year! We wish each and every one of you success in the next step of your journey. Stop by whenever you're on campus and as always, GO GREEN! 💚
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We're 1 week away from the BE Student Showcase! Our program starts at 12:35 with the BE 230 poster session in the 1st floor of Farrall Hall. Senior Design presentations begin at 1:30, join us online or in Farrall Hall room 116. buff.ly/JO2Niz1
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