MSc Biosystems Engineering. December 15, 2016 Gerard Straver - Study Adviser Alexander Boedijn MSc student Bernardo Mendonça MSc student

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1 MSc Biosystems Engineering December 15, 2016 Gerard Straver - Study Adviser Alexander Boedijn MSc student Bernardo Mendonça MSc student

2 Our challenge

3 What do we need? Food Feed Flowers Fuel Fibres Fish...

4 Engineering in the past

5 Engineering in the future?

6 ... or this? Jam Visual Thinking

7 Position Biosystems Engineering Society Engineering Plant, Animal, Environment

8 Engineering: System thinking Study Understand Optimize Innovate Research Modelling Control Design Existing system & structures Functions Relations between entities & environment Analyse complex systems Manage system state variables & Needs & requirements Functions New New knowledge output structures & systems

9 Study programme Duration: 2 years One year courses One year thesis/ internship Tailor made programme Thesis oriented Based on your competences and ambitions

10 Structure of the MSc: 1st year Compulsory courses Thesis oriented courses (your major ) Free choice courses Academic consultancy training and skills training All courses are in English

11 Year 2 Year 1 Study programme frame work Compulsory courses (18 credits) Courses thesis preparation (12 credits) 6 tracks Academisch Master Free choice courses (18 credits) Cluster (12 cp) Academic consultancy training (12 credits) Thesis (36 credits) Internship (24 credits)

12 Thesis preparation courses (major) 6 tracks / specialisations Systems and Control Farm Technology Information Technology Environmental Technology Logistics Biobased Technology

13 Farm Technology Precision farming, process control, autonomous equipment, robotics Agricultural buildings, animal welfare, health Construction and design of greenhouses, energy, water, labour

14 Systems and Control Measuring and controlling (climate, robots,...) Modelling, processing (drying, evaporation,...) Systems evaluation through data and simulation (greenhouse and housing) Mathematics and information technology

15 Logistics Producer Industry Logistic services Wholesale Retail Consumer Planning of actions in the production chains Data processing and analysis

16 Logistics Internal transport in greenhouses Production optimisation Cow traffic in stables for milking robots Supply of supermarkets Design and set up of a chicken slaughter line Optimisation manure transport for biogas production

17 Information Technology Multi-dimensional Agrifood supply chain networks Information for communication and control Modelling: the basis for design ICT plays a crucial role

18 Environmental Technology Cycles of water, energy, nutrients, materials in nature Waste treatment Process engineering Biological recycling technology Renewable energy

19 Biobased Technology Combination of: Biorefinery Renewable energy Production of resources Technology for a biobased economy New energy production chains Implementation of energy production

20 Biobased Technology New chains of energy production Biorefinery of grass The chemistry of the product is important

21 Thesis 24 weeks (36 credits) of thesis research and report writing Thesis usually fits into on-going research Other research subjects can be discussed

22 Academic Internship 16 weeks (24 credits) working outside the university Put knowledge and skills into practice Professional setting In the Netherlands or abroad Where would you like to work? In what position?

23 Thesis topics Map based spraying with a direct injection system Modelling precision agricultural processes Improving position and heading prediction of an autonomous robot Route planning for the autonomous collection of eggs The electricity producing greenhouse Optimization of cheese maturation allocation at Friesland Campina Automated system removal of volunteer potatoes Effect of floor design in a dairy cow house on ammonia emission Precision feeding and automatic body conditioning scoring Cucumber volume measurement for an augmented reality harvest support system Optimal Input Design for Parameter Estimation using Parametric Sensitivity Dynamics

24 Compare Biosystems Engineering What we do/are Technology Multidisciplinary approach Design Innovation Viability Environment What we don t/aren t Only technology Only biology Livestock farming Plant sciences Agronomy Systems approach!

25 Admission Online application Programmes/Student-Service-Centre/Showssc/Application-Master.htm Add ALL requested documents Don t wait until you get your BSc diploma, don t wait until the summer holidays! Admission Committee decides if you will be admitted, and decides on pre-master programme, based on sent documents, CV, and motivation letter

26 Admission requirements Relevant Bachelor degree GPA of 70% Average mark of at least 7.0 Fluency in English Sufficient knowledge mathematics, physics, biology Dutch HAS students: Prepare during HBO & linkage programme!! Other HBO and BSc-students credits linkage programme Engineering content in bachelor programme: at least 60 credits Experience with agricultural engineering or environmental engineering subjects is an advantage

27 English Level Standard level (independent or upper intermediate user) IELTS overall grade 6.0 (with a minimum sub score of 6.0 for speaking) TOEFL internet based 80 (with a minimum sub score of 20 for speaking) Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): pass at grade C Cambridge First Certificate (FCE): pass at grade B For Dutch students: VWO 6.0 or HAVO 7.0 for English language or Oxford Online Placement Test at Wageningen University Language Services with minimum score of 60

28 English Language test The master programmes are given in English All applicants must provide recent evidence of their spoken and written command of English. During the open day there is a possibility to test your English level. If you want to start in February 2017 you can register for the OOPT. If you want to start after February 2017, you can register for the RATEr.

29 Questions? Study adviser: Gerard Straver Student coach: Alexander Boedijn Be a student for a day, register via Programmes/prospective-masterstudents/Registration-Student-for-aday-programme.htm

30 Biosystems Engineering Alexander Boedijn & Bernardo Mendonça 15 December 2016

31 Introduction - Alexander Who am I? Why Biosystems Engineering? Thesis work

32 Who am I?

33 Who am I?

34 Why Biosystems Engineering? Engineering and Agriculture: multidisciplinary Different expertise, different people: interdisciplinary Freedom of choice: create your own specialization Future vision: sustainability

35 Thesis

36 Thesis Introducing greenhouse horticulture to the city: Converting urban waste streams into food

37 Introduction - Bernardo Who am I? Why Biosystems Engineering? Why Wageningen? Thesis work Who am I? Previous education Why Biosystems engineering? Possible thesis work

38 Who am I?

39 Who am I? Truthfully?

40 Why Biosystems Engineering? Why Wageningen? Inspiration from my family By 2050 the world s population will reach 9.1 billion Sustainability & Efficiency through Technology #1 Agricultural University (National Taiwan and QS Ranking)

41 Thesis SAGA Project Swarm Robotics for Agricultural Applications

42 Thank you for your attention and good luck with your future study!