Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World articles from May 2007

Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World archives from May 2007

Engineering for a sustainable tomorrow.
May 1, 2007... We can take considerable pride that as agricultural and biological engineers we have improved the quality of life that people enjoy around the world. It was 100 years ago on Dec. 27, 1907, that 18 men met at the University of Wisconsin in...

Ten agricultural and biological engineering achievements that changed the world.
May 1, 2007... The 20th century marked the completion of the Industrial Revolution and the emergence of the Information Revolution. In the past 100 years, agricultural and biological engineering has traversed the world's shifting technological landscapes...

Challenges for the 21st century: with a legacy of turning ideas into action, members forecast sustainability savvy and fascinating future technology.
May 1, 2007... In the years ahead, intriguing and exciting work for agricultural and biological engineers will include the development and refinement of locally adapted agro-industrial ecosystems. One of the great challenges for this century is to develop...

A passion for invention: keen interest in new technology and creative applications of existing technology remain a Society hallmark.(AE50 HONOREES 1986-2005)
May 1, 2007... At the onset of the centennial year, a panel of experts studied all past recipients of AE50 awards since the program's inception in 1986. Ten products, representative of a high caliber of innovation with proven market acceptance, were selected...

ASABE--100 years of innovation: engineering for a sustainable tomorrow.(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers)
May 1, 2007... "Engineering of Agriculture" Since the 1850s, engineers and engineering have played a role in agriculture. "Engineering of agriculture," even in 1906 or 1907, involved several kinds of engineering. While the era of industrialization...

Where we live: after 100 years, ASABE membership spans the globe in 107 countries.(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers)(Table)
May 1, 2007... Number of ASABE members by country Albania 1 Argentina 18 Australia 79 Austria 5 Bahamas 1 Bahrain ...

Standing the test of time: looking ahead to the next 100 years; What will the next 100 years hold for ASABE and its members? How will things be different in 2107? What will be the role of agricultural and biological engineers? Will ASABE still be going strong? Will the profession survive?
May 1, 2007... The next 100 years will bring remarkable advances in biology and technology as ASABE and its members move forward into the Society's second century. Innovative technologies emerging during this time will affect virtually all aspects of society....

Headlines and e-mails from 2037 and beyond.
May 1, 2007... In the year preceding the centennial, the Resource staff was challenged to develop the materials that revere the past, celebrate the present, and envision what the years ahead might hold for ag and bio engineering, the Society, and the global...

Aquaculture makes a splash: research is key to the future of fish farming.
May 1, 2007... The ancient profession of fish farming, or aquaculture, has been around for 4,000 years. Now, in the 21st century, aquaculture has become one of the fastest growing areas of farming. This growth is due to increasing consumer demand for fresh,...