Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering faculty, staff and students were once again a strong presence at the annual American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) conference. More winners will be announced in upcoming Inside magazines (ASABE publication):
2016 ASABE Major Award Winners:
- Carl Bern: Sukup Global Food Security Award
- Mark Hanna: SMV Technologies Ergonomics, Safety and Health Award
- Matt Helmers: Blue Ribbon Award for his role in the medium length publication, “Tile Drainage Pump Stations for Farm Fields”
- Steve Hoff: Superior Paper Award for his role in the technical papers, “The Efficiency of Biofilters at Mitigating Airborne MRSA from a Swine Nursery,” and “Odor and Odorous Chemical Emissions from Animal Buildings: Part 3. Chemical Emissions”
- Jacek Koziel: Superior Paper Award for his role in the technical paper, “Odor and Odorous Chemical Emissions from Animal Buildings: Part 3. Chemical Emissions”
- D. Raj Raman: Massey-Ferguson Educational Gold Medal
- Charles Sukup: McCormick Case Gold Medal
- Connor West (senior, agriculture systems technology): elected secretary to the International Preprofessional Community
- Hongwei Xin: Henry Giese Structures and Environment Award
*More ABE winners will be announced in later ASABE publications.