Department of Engineering

Faculty of Agriculture

Travis Esau, PhD, P.Eng, P.Ag

Associate Professor

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Department of Engineering

Email: tesau@dal.ca
Phone: 902-893-3055
Mailing Address: 
Department of Engineering Agricultural Campus PO Box 550 Truro, NS, B2N 5E3
 
Research Topics:
  • Mechanized systems
  • Agricultural automation
  • Real-time sensing and control systems
  • Digital agriculture
  • Variable rate technology


Education

  • Ph.D., (Mechanical Engineering), Dalhousie University
  • M.Sc., (Precision Agriculture), Dalhousie University
  • B.Eng.,(Mechanical Engineering), Dalhousie University

Specialties

  • Mechanized Systems
  • Agricultural Automation
  • Real-time sensing and control systems
  • Digital agriculture
  • Variable rate technology

Teaching (Current)

  • Technology for Precision Agriculture - APSC 2011
  • Engineering Design II - ENGN 3017
  • Dynamics - ENGN 2005
  • Machinery & Building Technology - APSC 2013
  • Practical Uses of DGPS & GIS in Precision Agr. - AGRI 5710
  • Intro to Control Systems for Applications in Agr. - AGRI 5705
  • Special Topics in Soil and Water Management - AGRI 5460

Memberships·      

  • Engineers Nova Scotia
  • Nova Scotia Institute of Agrologists
  • Canadian Society for Bioengineering
  • American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers