ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF FOOD AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( BSE 249 or CBE 250 ) and ( M E 361 or CBE 310 ) Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Physical Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the engineering properties of food and biomaterials, including physical, rheological, thermal, aerodynamic and hydrodynamic, and electromagnetic properties Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain moisture and water activity and their impacts on the properties and processing of food and biomaterials Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate the importance and applications of the engineering properties in agricultural systems Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze how the environmental conditions and the composition and structure of biomaterials affect the engineering properties Audience: Undergraduate 5. Interpret the designs, working principles, experimental setups. and operations of the instruments/devices for measuring/determining the engineering properties Audience: Undergraduate 6. Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics (ABET Outcome 1) Audience: Undergraduate 7. Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze, and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions (ABET Outcome 6) Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the engineering properties of food and biomaterials, including physical, rheological, thermal, aerodynamic and hydrodynamic, and electromagnetic properties Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain moisture and water activity and their impacts on the properties and processing of food and biomaterials Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate the importance and applications of the engineering properties in agricultural systems Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze how the environmental conditions and the composition and structure of biomaterials affect the engineering properties Audience: Undergraduate 5. Interpret the designs, working principles, experimental setups. and operations of the instruments/devices for measuring/determining the engineering properties Audience: Undergraduate 6. Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics (ABET Outcome 1) Audience: Undergraduate 7. Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze, and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions (ABET Outcome 6) Audience: Undergraduate