The College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (also known as CEAT) is one of the eleven degree-granting units of the

University of the Philippines Los Baños The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB; fil, Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Los Baños), also referred to as UP Los Baños or colloquially as Elbi (), is a public research university primarily located in the towns of Los Baños and Bay ...

. It began as the Department of

Agricultural Engineering Agricultural engineering, also known as agricultural and biosystems engineering, is the field of study and application of engineering science and designs principles for agriculture purposes, combining the various disciplines of mechanical, civil, ...

under the College of Agriculture in 1912. It was then elevated into the Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Technology in 1976 and eventually became a full-fledged college in 1983.

Academic Units

Institute of Agricultural Engineering

The ''Institute of Agricultural Engineering'' offers undergraduate and graduate programs leading to the degree of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. The institute was established on April 17, 1997 during the 1107th Meeting of the UP Board of Regents. It is composed of four academic divisions. The academic divisions include the Agricultural and Bio-Processing Division, the Agricultural Machinery Division, the Agrometeorology and Farm Structures Division, and the Land and Water Resources Division. The institute offers the following courses: *

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

Agricultural Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating Plant, plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of Sedentism, sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of Domestication, domesticated species created food ...

and Biosystems Engineering with majors in agricultural and bio-process engineering, agrometeorology and farm structures, agricultural power and machinery engineering, and land and water resources engineering *

Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...

with majors in agricultural and bio-process Engineering, agricultural power and machinery engineering, and land and water resources engineering *

Agrometeorology Agrometeorology is the study of weather and use of weather and climate information to enhance or expand agricultural crops or to increase crop production. Agrometeorology mainly involves the interaction of meteorological and hydrological factors, ...

Doctor of Philosophy A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common Academic degree, degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields ...

agricultural engineering Agricultural engineering, also known as agricultural and biosystems engineering, is the field of study and application of engineering science and designs principles for agriculture purposes, combining the various disciplines of mechanical, civil, ...

with majors in Agricultural and Bio-process Engineering, Agricultural Power and Machinery Engineering, and Land and Water Resources Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering

The ''Department of Civil Engineering'' offers undergraduate programs leading to the degree of

civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

. The department traces its roots back to 1991 when the 5-year curricular program in Civil Engineering was proposed. By 1992, the department was formally established and began offering the degree program. The department currently has three PhD graduates, three master's degree holders and five instructors as members. The department offers the following course: *

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

Department of Chemical Engineering

The ''Department of Chemical Engineering'' offers undergraduate programs leading to the degree in

chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

. The department started from the UP College of Agriculture Sugar Technology Program in 1968. During the booming years of the Philippine Sugar industry in 1920, The UPCA (now UPLB College of Agriculture and Food Science) offered a degree program in sugar technology aiming to train students in the cane production, sugar chemistry and sugar factory operations. With recent developments after the World War II, the sugar technology program was integrated along with math and sciences courses that now comprise the current curriculum of the chemical engineering program. The department offers the following courses: *

chemical Engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

with majors in sugar technology and in pulp and paper technology. *

Department of Electrical Engineering

The ''Department of Electrical Engineering'' offers undergraduate programs leading to the degree of

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

. The department was approved by the UP Board of Regents on September 26, 1996 and is located at the New Electrical Engineering Building along Pili Drive. The department offers the following course: *

with majors in power engineering, electronics engineering and computer engineering.

Department of Engineering Science

The ''Department of Engineering Science'' is the multidisciplinary department of the College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology. It was established on February 23, 1983 upon the elevation of CEAT into a full-fledged college. The department is responsible for handling the basic engineering courses in the college and serves as the starting point for new engineering departments.

Department of Industrial Engineering

The ''Department of Industrial Engineering'' offers undergraduate programs leading to the degree of

industrial engineering Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex process (engineering), processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, kno ...

. The department started in 1999 by offering the degree program by the first semester of 1999-2000 with 8 shiftees as its pioneer students. The department is located along Pili Drive and is housed in the new Industrial Engineering Building. The department offers the following course: *

Industrial Engineering Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex process (engineering), processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, kno ...

Research

Aside from teaching, CEAT also pursues research in collaboration with government and non-government organizations, the private sector, and international organizations. CEAT likewise implements extension projects for the benefit of engineering stakeholders. The college is notable for spearheading the

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' National

Biofuel Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels, such as oil. According to the United States Energy Information Administration (E ...

s Program in partnership with the

National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology The National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, also known as NIMBB, is a research institute of the University of the Philippines. It has four branches which are located in UP Diliman (NIMBB-Diliman), UP Los Baños (BIOTECH-UPLB), ...

. The program includes research and develop programs on the production of biodiesel from

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and bioethanol from cassava and

sweet sorghum Sweetness is a basic taste most commonly perceived when eating foods rich in sugars. Sweet tastes are generally regarded as pleasurable. In addition to sugars like sucrose, many other chemical compounds are sweet, including aldehydes, keto ...

. The research aims in producing high quality

biodiesel Biodiesel is a form of diesel fuel derived from plants or animals and consisting of long-chain fatty acid esters. It is typically made by chemically reacting lipids such as animal fat (tallow), soybean oil, or some other vegetable oil with ...

and bioethanol and generating income for local farmers.

References

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