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Professor of Food Science
Areas of Expertise
Food engineering and modeling
Heat and mass transfer during food processing
Microwaveable food product development
Chocolate processing
High pressure processing
Nationwide Insurance Early Career Professor
Agricultural Safety and Health Program Lead
Areas of Expertise
Agricultural health and safety
Rural Sociology
Sociology of food and agriculture
Farm household’s social and economic needs
Social and agricultural policies
Community and economic development
Qualitative and quantitative research methods
Assistant Research Professor
Areas of Expertise
Artificial Intelligence
Network Science
Finite Element Analysis
Soft tissue mechanics
Stem Cells
Professor and Interim Associate Department Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Courtesy Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
ABE Graduate Faculty
Areas of Expertise
Bioremediation of soil and groundwater contaminants; ecological nutrient recovery for the production of fertilizers, food, and biofuels; engaged global scholarship.
Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and Bioethics
Affiliated Faculty of the The Rock Ethics Institute
Areas of Expertise
Cellulose and nanocellulose structure and characterization
Bacterial cellulose production
Polysaccharide composite materials
Polysaccharide based barrier materials to replace plastics
Improved paper and paperboard products and processes
Bioabsorbable biomedical materials based on polysaccharides
Associate Teaching Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Biological Engineering Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Areas of Expertise
Food and biological processing
Process design and modeling
Transport phenomena and unit operations
Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Development of emerging bioproducts
Additive manufacturing with lignocellulosic biomass
Applications of synthetic chemistry to lignin
Catalytic transformations of biomass
Spectroscopic characterization of bio-derived molecules
Associate Research Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
BRS Graduate Program Coordinator
Areas of Expertise
Bioenergy
Biomass Energy Systems
Thermochemical Conversion
Energy Efficiency
Controlled Environment Agriculture
Solar Energy Resource Evaluation
Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Industrial Ecology
Ethical Decision Making
Life Cycle Analysis
Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Graduate Studies Committee Chair
Professor-in-Charge of the CSL Behring Fermentation Facility
Areas of Expertise
Bioprocess Engineering/Fermentation: Bioconversion of agricultural raw and waste commodities into value added products including bioenergy/biofuels, microbial enzymes, organic acids, polysaccharides, antimicrobial agents; optimization; novel bioreactors; downstream processing.
Food Engineering/Food Safety : inactivation of pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms by using novel non-thermal processing technologies including pulsed UV light, electrolyzed oxidizing water, and ozone.
Professor of Agricultural Engineering
Environmental Biophysics, Animal Welfare, and Agricultural Emissions
Integrated Research and Extension Programs
Areas of Expertise
Air quality in indoor agriculture (barns, poultry houses)
Heating and Ventilation system design, principles and practice
Horse facility engineering (stables, riding arenas)
Farm animal welfare
Agricultural air emissions (gas, odor, particulates)
Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Machinery Design
Mechatronics and Robotics
Precision/Digital Agriculture
UAVs applications in Agriculture
Remote Sensing and Wireless Sensor Network
Artificial intelligence applications in Agricultural System
Professor of Food Science
Areas of Expertise
Dairy Processing
Food Rheology
Food Engineering
Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Mechanization and Automation for Specialty Crops
Robotic Solutions for Agricultural Applications
Precision Agriculture
Electro-Hydraulic Control System
Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Agricultural and Biorenewable Systems Management Undergraduate Coordinator
Areas of Expertise
Specialty crop mechanization and automation
Precision agriculture applications for specialty crops
Applications of artificial intelligence to agricultural systems management and control
Assistant Teaching Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Water/soil conservation
Stormwater management
Agriculture structure
Best management practice
Agricultural and environmental sustainability
Assistant Research Professor in Electronics, Instrumentation and Control Systems
Areas of Expertise
AI, automation, robotics, electronics, and advanced controls in agriculture including:
Specialty crop production
Controlled-environment agriculture (CEA)
Agricultural health and safety
Research Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Chemical and thermochemical conversions of lignocellulosic biomass and other byproducts (including wastes) into value-added products (e.g. platform chemicals and hydrogen gas)
Developing catalysts for various conversion processes using nanotechnological approaches
Developing degradable biofilm formulations for agricultural applications
Various applications of advanced oxidation processes (degradation of toxic organic chemicals in wastewaters, depolymerization of biomass)
Evaluation of the effects of various fumigation treatments/technologies on the quality characteristics of food products
Professor and Head of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Graduate Program Head
Areas of Expertise
Soil and water resources engineering
Impact of climate change on water resources and agro-ecosystem productivity
Measurement and modeling of surface energy and water vapor balance
Evapotranspiration, transpiration and evaporation
Irrigation science and engineering; agro-ecosystem water management
Nitrogen management and impacts on water and soil quality
Impact of tillage practices on water and energy balance and water productivity
Cover crop impact on soil quality (soil health) and water and energy balance
Plant abiotic stresses vs productivity
Plant phenotyping
Measurement and modeling of soil moisture dynamics and soil physical properties
Specialty cropping systems
Agricultural IoTs
Professor of Production Systems and Modeling
Areas of Expertise
Agroecosystems
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling
Hydrologic and Nutrient Cycling Modeling
Environmental Biophysics
Plant Ecophysiology
Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Machinery and Biomass Logistics
Program contact for Agricultural Systems Management Minor; Off-Road Equipment Minor
Areas of Expertise
Agricultural Machinery
Machine design and test
Biomass harvesting, handling and logistics
Biomass in-field processing and densification
Hydraulics and Pneumatic system design and test
Assistant Research Professor
ABE Graduate Faculty
Autonomy, Perception, and Cognition Department
Areas of Expertise
Agent development for cognitive autonomy
Automation and mechanization of biological systems and processes
Autonomy in unmanned vehicles
Thermal fluids and combustion
Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Fate and transport of emerging contaminants in soils, sediments, and residuals
Scholarship of teaching and learning
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Water quality
Stormwater management
Green infrastructure
Urban ecohydrology
Biogeochemistry
Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Safety
Trade Secrets
Packaging & Pallets
Sustainable Business
Sports Greening
Wood, Building Products, Paper Industries
Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Ecohydrology and water quality
Stream nutrient uptake and biogeochemical cycling
Agricultural and urban best management practices
Land use and climate change impacts on watersheds
Simulation modeling, optimization, and geospatial analysis
Water-energy-food nexus
Life cycle assessment
Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Natural Resource Engineering
Director of the Institute for Sustainable Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Science
Areas of Expertise
Emerging Contaminants
Contaminant Fate and Transport
Environmental Hydrology
Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Storm water management
Watershed modeling
Application of optimization tools in watershed analysis
Ecohydrological impacts of climate and land use change
Adjunct Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
USDA-ARS
ABE Graduate Faculty
Areas of Expertise
Environmental sustainability of beef and dairy production
Strategies for mitigating environmental impacts of farms
Climate change and adaptation of farming systems
Life cycle assessment
Associate Professor of Biological and Chemical Engineering
Synthetic Biology
Areas of Expertise
Synthetic Biology
Metabolic Engineering
Biophysics
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Modeling & Optimization
Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Bioproducts Systems Analysis
Process Systems Engineering
Bioprocess Engineering
Biomass Valorization
Biosystems Techno-Economic Analysis and Life-Cycle Assessment
Adjunct Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Graduate Faculty in Agricultural and Biological Engineering and BioRenewable Systems
USDA-ARS
Areas of Expertise
Multi-objective optimization of ecosystem services and disservices
Understanding transport of water-borne contaminants, including nutrients, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and PFAS
Field, farm, and watershed-level modeling of agricultural systems
Assistant Research Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
ABE Graduate Program Coordinator
Areas of Expertise
Engineering Mechanics of Materials; Characterization of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Agricultural and Biological Materials
Powder Mechanics; Storage, Conveying, Mixing, Size Reduction, Flow, Segregation, and Compaction of Particulate Materials
Mathematical/numerical modeling, simulation, and analysis of mechanical behavior of particulate materials and biological materials
Applying mechanical engineering theories to the problems involving biological and particulate materials including renewable energy and consumer products
