Supporting Agricultural Economics, Policy and Human Capital Research
Improving Food-Animal Health, Well-Being and Management
Advancing Sustainable and Innovative Crop, Forestry and Water Management
Enhancing Safe, Resilient Food Systems and Human Nutrition
Department: Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Benjamin Runkle
Associate Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
brrunkle@uark.edu

Specialties: Ag and Biological EngineeringSustainable AgricultureWater Quality

Brian Haggard
Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
haggard@uark.edu

Specialties: Ag and Biological EngineeringWater QualityWater Quality Diagnostics

Christopher Henry
Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
cghenry@uark.edu

Specialties: Ag and Biological EngineeringIrrigationWater ManagementSustainable Agriculture

G Scott Osborn
Associate Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
gsosborn@uark.edu

Specialties: Ag and Biological EngineeringWater TreatmentCraft Brewing Technology

Jin-Woo Kim
Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
jwkim@uark.edu

Specialties: Ag and Biological EngineeringNano TechnologyBio-Products

Jun Zhu
Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
junzhu@uark.edu

Specialties: Ag and Biological EngineeringAnimal Waste ManagementRenewable EnergyBio-Products

Karl VanDevender
Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
kvandeve@uark.edu

Specialties: Ag and Biological EngineeringLivestock ManagementSustainable AgricultureWater Quality

Lalit Verma
Professor and Department Head, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
lverma@uark.edu

Specialties: Ag and Biological EngineeringEnergy EfficiencyPost-Harvest Systems Engineering

Marty Matlock
Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
mmatlock@uark.edu

Specialties: Ag and Biological EngineeringEcological EngineeringSustainable Agriculture

Rebecca Muenich
Associate Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
rlogsdo@uark.edu

Specialties: Water Quality ModelingWater Resources ManagementWatershed HydrologyNutrient Fate and TransportFood Energy Water SystemsGeospatial and Data ScienceEcosystem Services

Thomas Costello
Associate Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
tac@uark.edu

Specialties: Ag and Biological EngineeringPoultry HousingAgricultural EfficiencyEnergy Efficiency

Yanbin Li
Distinguished Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
yanbinli@uark.edu

Specialties: Ag and Biological EngineeringFood SafetyBiosensor DevelopmentRisk Assessment

Yi Liang
Associate Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
yliang@uark.edu

Specialties: Ag and Biological EngineeringPoultry HousingAir QualityEnergy Efficiency

Dongyi Wang
Assistant Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Food Science
dongyiw@uark.edu

Specialties: Ag and Biological EngineeringAritifical IntelligenceImaging SystemsSmart Food ManufacturingRobotics