BAE Connections
Fall 2013 | www.bae.uky.edu
BRDI Team Works Separately, But in Parallel For social, political, and economic reasons, biofuels are quickly moving from the fuel of “tomorrow” to the fuel of “today.” Researchers in the Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department at the University of Kentucky are working on a new system of biofuel production that involves on-farm processing of biomass. The idea is to keep the biomass on the farm where it is produced and convert it into a more (continued on page 3) “Why I want to be a biosystems engineer”
Students in Dr. Nokes’s BAE 102 Intro to Biosystems Engineering must create a video that explains why they chose the major. Students will take advantage of the expertise offered by COE’s eStudio to create high-quality videos. They will be challenged to think visually, starting with the creation of detailed storyboards that break down the video second by second, even mapping the transitions, as they tell their stories. Watch the finished videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/BAEuk.
COE’s eStudio offers expanded support for student multimedia projects
What is eStudio? It’s a free service provided by the College of Engineering to help students develop and improve their oral, written, and digital communication skills. eStudio provides trained tutors, oral presentation rehearsal space, and the latest equipment and software to assist engineering students with a wide variety of communication projects. For more information, visit http://www.engr.uky.edu/estudio/.