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utilization, hydrology, water quality, porous media flow, and intelligent systems for agricultural machine design and production. Research projects are supported by the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station and by state, federal and private grants and contracts. Well-trained faculty members, many of whom are registered professional engineers with research, consulting and design experience, guide the graduate students’ activities and plan programs to meet students’ needs. Graduate students design experiments and special equipment to conduct their work. They are expected to demonstrate, by supporting research or by designs, the ability to identify a problem, define alternatives, propose a solution, organize a design or an experimental investigation, manage the project to completion, and report the results through peer-reviewed papers and professional presentations. Admission Requirements Admission to either the Master of Science or Doctor of Philosophy degree program requires graduation from an engineering curriculum accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (www.abet.org (http://www.abet.org)). Students without accredited degrees may be admitted provisionally and may be required to take additional courses. A student must be accepted by an adviser in the department prior to official

admission to the graduate program. Degree Requirements

A candidate for either of the graduate degrees listed above follows an approved plan of study which must satisfy at least the minimum University requirements for that particular degree. Faculty John N. Veenstra, PhD, PE, BCEE—Professor and Department Head Professor Orville L. and Helen Buchanan Endowed Chair: Carol Jones, PhD, PE Regents Professor/Director, Biobased Products and Energy Center : Raymond L. Huhnke, PhD, PE Professor/Sarkey's Professor/Assistant Director and State Program Leader, Agricultural Natural Resources, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service : Randal K. Taylor, PhD, PE Director, Capital Projects for CASNR/Assistant Director, Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station : Randy L. Raper, PhD, PE Professors: Danielle D. Bellmer, PhD; Timothy J. Bowser, PhD, PE; Michael Buser, PhD; Nurhan Dunford, PhD, PE; Dan Thomas, PhD, PE; Ning Wang, PhD, PE; Paul Weckler, PhD, PE Associate Professors: Hasan Atiyeh, PhD, PE; Robert Scott Frazier, PhD, PE; Douglas W. Hamilton, PhD, PE; Ajay Kumar, PhD, PE; Yu Mao, PhD Adjunct Associate Professor: Derek Whitelock, PhD Assistant Professors: John Long, PhD, PE; Saleh Taghvaeian, PhD; Ali Mirchi, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor: Sherry L. Hunt, PhD Research Associate Professor: J. D. Carlson PhD Associate Researcher : Ron Miller, PhD Assistant Extension Specialist: Wesley Lee, MS Teaching Assistant Professor: Sara Alian, PhD