More than 30 faculty members, located in Gainesville and at several UF-IFAS research and education centers throughout Florida, collaborate with state, national and international agricultural, water management and environmental protection agencies. The faculty also collaborate with the UF-IFAS Space Agricultural and Biotechnology Research and Education Center located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the NASA Environmental Systems Commercial Space Technology Center located at UF, the Florida Institute of Sustainable Energy, and the Florida Center for Renewable Fuels and Chemicals. The ABE department is a leading member of the Southeast Climate Consortium supported by NOAA and USDA.

what do agricultural & biological engineers do?

They design agricultural machinery, equipment, sensors, processes and structures, and they develop ways to conserve soil and water and to improve the processing of agricultural products. They often work in research and development, production, sales or management. Source: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics