#biosystems engineering

[ceris-studies]

Five hours of study in total today. Whew. The Biochemistry exam is on Friday and I am both terrified and looking forward to it...

Lunch was really nice today (the cantine offered salmon + cauliflower), but I really feel the sleep deprivation. I studied longer today than I slept last night.

[ceris-studies]

20. October 2018

Preparing for my Chemistry lab on Tuesday. I have so many questions... but I‘m much less scared of it now than I was yesterday!! Progress!!

Also, I skyped with a friend for five hours and we failed together at our respective subjects. It was so much better than despairing over your notes on your own. We agreed we‘d do another study together session tomorrow, and I‘m really looking forward to it!

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[sjbubbletea]

Final project for Engineering 101. We were asked to effect on the beginning of the year and look forward to what we saw ahead. Take a listen to me doing a simple original song with my ukulele! Lyrics and image with description below. Created with iMovie and MediBangPaint.

Lyrics:

God has brought me here for a reason

I can grow and learn in this place

There will be road blocks there will be struggles

But I believe that it’ll be okay

My faith and science aren’t exclusive

Just look around at all our beautiful earth

Biosystems’s something I’ve been researching

Something I think has a lot of worth

Creation holds so many wonders

patterns of life we must protect

Energy, climate, water, and restoration

Ohh my appetite’s just barely whet

Travel the world and learn all that I can

Solving problems on the site, getting hands on

Helping other people, growing into my own

Represent the friends and family that I call home

So I’ll study hard in university

I’ll graduate with one, or maybe two or three degrees

Overcoming every adversity

Can’t wait to see what I’m gonna be

I’ll take every opportunity

Find work somewhere I’m needed

Heaven’s watching over me

I’m secure and not defeated

Stable in work and pure in heart

You bet I’m gonna do my part

It all starts… where God has brought me 

[Image ID: Digital art of a woman going through different stages of her career. The first is her as a girl leaning her head in one hand while the other holds a pencil, looking down at a large book. She is drawn in black and pastel purple, wearing a zip up hoodie, glasses, and her hair in a bun. Above her is the heading STUDY and the words “Being diligent know will help me work my best later.” Another is her walking and wearing a lab coat, with the bottom half of her wavy hair dyed hot pink, matching her glasses. To the side are pictures of the water cycle, a solar panel, snowflakes and a tunneling wave, and a large tree next to cut down stumps and a sprout. The heading is EXPLORE INTERNING and more words read “Biosystems is fascinating. These engineers have a responsibility to consider environmental circumstances.” The next is her with her hair cut short and no glasses, one fist in the air as she wears a blue graduation cap and gown. The heading GRADUATE is imposed on top of this drawing and to the side it says “I want to be an engineer to help people.” Next is her drawn in orange and black, kneeling down to examine a butterfly specimen in her had. She is wearing sturdy lace up boots, a backpack, and a tank top and shorts. Her hair is tied back in a short ponytail. Above her are the words “A mindset for problem solving is important for an engineer.” The heading TRAVEL AND WORK leads into the next panel, where the woman is now middle aged and not wearing glasses as her hair is braided into a crown behind her head. She is wearing a simple necklace and dark purple blazer and there is a beaker with a bubbling substance next to her. Above her it says “A successful engineer is learned in their field.” The last segment is of an older woman pointing at a sea green board upon which diagrams are written. She wears a turtleneck sweater, her hair down, and her glasses have long chains looping around. This heading TEACH is verticals instead of horizontal and more words say “Eventually they can pass on their knowledge.” End ID]

[sjbubbletea]

Thinking about changing my major to biosystems engineering. I like that it lends itself a lot to environmental engineering and sustainability. Thoughts?

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[ceris-studies]

Exams are over 🎉

I’m not too confident but with a bit of luck I passed at least most of them :’ )

It’s really nice to get to relax again though, to be able to sleep in without guilt. But it’s also time to prepare for the next semester now - so I emailed a clinic today asking if they offer short-term internships. I’m hoping to get an internship for September this year (I’m terrified but it’s necessary). It’s noted in my curriculum that I need to do a three month long internship in my fifth semester, and since I’ll still have lectures then, I’ll have to do that during spring break and summer break - and I don’t want to have to spend every single vacation doing internships just to get right back to uni, since I’ll have labs embedded in my regular schedule anyway. So I’m trying to get as much of that out of the way now - a maximum of a month of internship can be counted into the three-month internship in semester 5, so if I get that done this year or next, I can have at least some time off in the fifth sem. (I love that I’m allowed to go into the medical field for the internships though.)

Also-also... time to catch up on Microbiology and Physics. :’ )

[ceris-studies]

Ten days difference.

[ericvote]

Hey! What do you learn in Biosystems Engineering?

Essentially, I learn about conversion of different materials into bioenergy, biofuels, and bioproducts. We look at the different factors that go into producing those things such as sustainability, precision ag, logistics, and the conversion processes. My interest is in conversion and sustainability, so I’ve taken a lot of environmental engineering and bioconversion courses. I’ve taken a few precision ag courses (irrigation and ag machinery) as well. Thanks for your question. If you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to ask!