Dan Hofstetter, P.E., Ph.D.
- Assistant Research Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Animal Welfare Extension
Shortlidge Road
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
- Email dwh5212@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-1783
Areas of Expertise
- Agricultural Engineering
- Farm Animal Welfare
Education
- B.S. Engineering Technology, University of Delaware, 1997
- M.S. Agricultural & Biological Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 2011
- Ph.D. Agricultural & Biological Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 2018
Publications
Computational fluid dynamics modeling of ventilation and hen environment in cage-free egg facility
Animals, Chen, Long, Fabian-Wheeler, Eileen E., Cimbala, John M., Hofstetter, Daniel, Patterson, Paul, 2020
Model multilayered website for varied audiences
Journal of Extension, Fabian-Wheeler, Eileen, Hofstetter, Daniel, Larson, Rebecca, Aguirre-Villegas, Horacio, Betz, Carolyn R., 2020
Operator exposure to hydrogen sulfide from dairy manure storages containing gypsum bedding
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, Fabian-Wheeler, E. E., Hile, M. L., Murphy, D. J., Hill, D. E., Meinen, R., Brandt, R. C., Elliott, H. A., Hofstetter, D., 2017
Online CAD/CFD-based design tool to assess ventilation strategies to reduce confined-space entry risk
Chemical Engineering Transactions, Murphy, Dennis James, Manbeck, Harvey B., Hofstetter, Daniel William, Puri, Virendra, 2017
Online design aid for evaluating manure pit ventilation systems to reduce entry risk
Frontiers in Public Health, Manbeck, Harvey, Hofstetter, Daniel, Murphy, Dennis, Puri, Virendra, 2016
