The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) is an international

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devoted to

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and

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. It was founded in December 1907 at the

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as the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) and is now based in

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. Today the organization has about 9,000 members in over 100 countries. ASABE serves many functions: it provides a forum for communication of research findings through conferences,

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, and a magazine; it develops standards of practice; it provides opportunities for members to network. It cooperates with the

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. After years of debate, members of the organization voted in 2005 to modify the name to better reflect the changes in the profession. For many years, the discipline had broadened to include engineering for biological systems, and the name change simply reflected this reality. Most of the university departments of agricultural engineering had already changed their names. The increase in biological engineering led to a number of breakthroughs that greatly affected the global agriculture system of modern society. Genetically modified organisms for instance have led to massive overhauls in food production, logistics and trade. ASABE is the lead society in ABET evaluation fo
agricultural and biological academic program
evaluation in the United States. It is a cooperating society for bioengineering/biomedical, environmental engineering and healthcare engineering technology. ASABE encourages engineering excellence through professional licensure. The society's committee on licensure maintains and enhances the professionalism of the members of ASABE by providing services related to the nationa
Principles and Practices Examination
(PE Exam) for agricultural and biological engineering. Organization ASABE comprises eight technical communities that advance the mission of the organization through publishing, continuing professional development, and standards development: Applied Science and Engineering Energy Systems Ergonomics, Safety, and Health Information Technology, Sensors, and Control Systems Machinery Systems Natural Resources and Environment Systems Plant, Animal and Facility Systems Processing Systems Publications The society publishes three peer-reviewed journals
Journal of the ASABEApplied Engineering in AgricultureJournal of Agricultural Safety and Health

References

https://www.abet.org/member-societies/

External links

Official website
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