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Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Douglas Prairie

Douglas Prairie

Title

Lecturer

Office Building

Raven Precision Agriculture Center

Office

108

Mailing Address

Raven Precision Ag Building 108
Ag and Biosystems Engineering-Box 2100
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Growing up on a family farm near Balaton, Minnesota I learned the value of a hard days work and the impact agriculture makes on our society. Upon graduating from high school I completed my undergraduate degree in agriculture engineering at South Dakota State University and later completed my M.S. in mechanical engineering from Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. I have been fortunate to enhance my degrees through a variety of industry experiences over the last 20 plus years and enjoy my role as an instructor here at SDSU.

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Education

  • B.S. in agricultural engineering | South Dakota State University | 1997
  • M.S. in mechanical engineering | Boise State University | 2004

Academic Interests

  • Agriculture power and machinery
  • Fluid power
  • Precision agriculture

Academic Responsibilities

  • ABE 314 Ag Power and Machines
  • ABE 350 Fluid Power Systems
  • ABE 411/422 Senior Capstone Design
  • ABE 464 Monitoring and Controls in Agriculture
  • AST 412 Fluid Power Technology
  • AST 313 Farm Machinery Management
  • International Quarter Scale Club Advisor

Committees and Professional Memberships

  • ASABE, American Society of Agriculture and Biological Engineers
  • SAE, Society of Automotive Engineers
  • ASME, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Work Experience

  • Mechanical research manager for POET Research Group
  • Product manager at Raven Industries
  • Engineering manager for Multiquip
  • New product development engineer for CaseIH

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