Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Engineering for a Sustainable World.

The University of Florida's Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering is founded on developing, teaching, and applying engineering principles to improve and sustain agricultural and biological systems for current and future generations.

ABE UPDATE: FALL 2026

Check out our newest issue of the ABE Magazine for Fall 2026!

You’re not alone if you’ve ever looked forward to a beach day only to find that the shoreline is piled with thick, ropey mounds of seaweed and dead fish due to harmful algal blooms. Algal blooms affect aquatic creatures, the seafood industry and the tourism industry- business that coastal communities cannot afford to compromise.
A group of researchers from the University of Florida’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering are looking to solve these problems, practically in their own backyard.