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Faculty of Agricultural Engineering
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Rural Energization. Conventional and renewable sources and alternative technologies aiming at the sustainable development of rural areas by offering energy from low-cost local resources. Assessment, application, conservation and rational use of electrical energy. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 2001).
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Technological Development and Impacts on Natural Resources. Use of natural resources considering the sustainability of the environment: characterization of the physical environment, impact assessment, use planning, potential and limitations of natural resources considering the sustainability of the environment. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 1996).
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Rural Constructions and Ambience. Resistance and structural behavior of construction materials (conventional and alternative), rural installations and infrastructure and soil works. Thermal comfort of rural installations and parameters in zootechnical microclimatology. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 1996).
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Design, Development and Optimization of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment. Agricultural Machinery Projects; efforts; energy and machine plant iteration; harvesting mechanisms; handling and transport of agricultural products; optimization of mechanized systems (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 1996).
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Post-Harvest Technology. Characterization of perishable and deteriorable materials; physical-thermal parameters and phenomena relevant to the area; processes and equipment. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 1996).
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Planning and Sustainable Rural Development. Assessment, adaptation and proposition of methods for more appropriate management of natural resources and technological development standards suited to the environment and social conditions -economic. Decision support focused on planning. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 1996).
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Irrigation Technology. Assessment of development of irrigation systems and equipment; principles of operation and performance. Determination of positive and negative impacts of using irrigation technology on natural resources. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 2001).
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Conservation and Marketing of Agricultural Products. Physical properties of product. biological; processing; assessment of product quality using non-destructive methods; storage, distribution and transportation techniques; packaging; mathematical modeling and numerical simulation; management and commercialization (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 2001).
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Drying of Agricultural Products. Obtaining low water activity using prod. perishable and perishable goods, aromatic and medicinal plants. Guarantee. and maintenance. of which. of products during drying; endorsement. of equipment. etc. drying; matte modeling. and yes. numeric. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 2001).
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Management, Treatment and Use of water and waste. Treat. of wastewater; integrated management of agricultural and agro-industrial waste; biological processes of waste stabilization. Use of waste in agricultural soil, pollution control and environmental sanitation. Treat. of waters. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 2001).
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Water Resources Planning and Management. Management of water resources; conditioning factors for water management. Identification and quantification of flows; Management; characterization of water quality in river basins. Impacts of phytosanitary products on water quality. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 2001).
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Planning, Management, Conservation and Soil Recovery. Diagnosis of degraded soils; studies of soil erosion, compaction, porosity, permeability, structure and fertility. Land production capacity; soil conservation mechanization; preparation systems; recovery. Direct planting. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 2001).
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Design, Development and Optimization of Machines. Search for technical engineering solutions for mechanization and automation problems in field work or those involving production. agr. Studies of machine-plant-soil interaction, manipulation and transport of products. agr. and optimization of mechanized systems. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 2001).
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Machine Assessment and Applications. Use and selection of equipment related to the production of agricultural products of animal or vegetable origin. Development of methods for evaluating these products and determining performance characteristics of agricultural equipment. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 2001).
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Technology and Construction Materials. Development, evaluation and application of conventional materials and new materials based on the use of agro-industrial waste or transformation and composition with other materials. Infrastructure and foundation works. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 2001).
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Ambience in Agricultural Facilities. Treat aspects of the installations environment for production systems. animal and plant life, taking into account accommodation conditions, characteristics and purpose of buildings, control and automation of internal space and pollutant and noise conditions. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 2001).
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Decision Support Systems. Development and application of systems that support decision-making, including research into technology that can be incorporated into these systems, such as Geoprocessing, Numerical Methods, Operational Research and Intelligent Systems. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 2001).
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Socio-Economic and Environmental Studies related to Settlements; Family Farming and Agricultural Policies. Addresses Sociology and Rural Extension, family farming and agrarian policy; Rural economy and administration, agri-food economy and agricultural policy (rural financing); sustainability in agriculture. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 2001).
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