Two examples of our research in this area are composting reactors and constructed wetlands. The photo at the top right shows a student monitoring pollutant removal from small-scale constructed wetland cells. Another example of environmental bioprocessing is the treatment of livestock and food processing wastes using high-rate anaerobic filters. In these amazing devices, the organic pollutants are removed and methane, an energy source, is produced. The students in the top, left photo are using anaerobic reactors to treat dairy wastes.
Biological engineers have a variety of job possibilities upon graduation.
Recent graduates from our program have taken employment in a variety of positions, from food processing companies to environmental consulting firms, to wastewater treatment facilities, to state environmental regulatory agencies. While no one can guarantee you a job at graduation time, the broad, high-quality education available to students in UT's Biosystems Engineering program makes them highly competitive in the job market. Contact us for more information or to schedule a department tour.