Engineering Faculty Profile
Brendan Higgins
Associate ProfessorBiosystems Engineering
Education:
Ph.D. Biological Systems Engineering, University of California-DavisM.S. Transportation Technology and Policy, University of California-Davis
B.S. Civil Engineering, Northwestern University
Research Interests:
Algal biofuelsOrganism interaction
Wastewater treatment
Life cycle assessment
Process modeling
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Biosystems faculty to train undergraduate researchers in bioprocessing with NSF award
Biosystems engineering faculty will utilize a grant from the National Science Foundation to train select undergraduate students in the field of bioprocessing.
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Biosystems professor talks manure entrepreneurs on #GINNing
Brendan Higgins, assistant professor of biosystems engineering, is doing his part to make sure nothing in this world goes to waste — not even waste.
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Waste Not, Feed Fish: USDA funds biosystems professor's alternative use for farm wastewater
Brendan Higgins is doing his part to make sure nothing in this world goes to waste. Not even waste. The USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture recently funded the assistant professor of biosystems engineering's four-year project aimed at developing a three-step process that will transform nutrients found in dairy and swine industry manure wastewater into protein-rich fish feed.
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