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Table of ContentsABE by the Numbers, 4-6Faculty and Staff Awards, and Honors, 7Research Overview, 8Focus Areas

Advanced Machinery Engineering and Manufacturing Systems, 9Animal Production Systems Engineering, 10Biological and Process Engineering and Technology, 11

Land and Water Resources Engineering, 12Occupational Safety Engineering, 13

Personnel Lists, 14-15Senior Capstone Projects, 16-19Graduate Theses and Dissertations, 202016 Publications, 21-24External Advisory Council, 25Donors, 26Keep in Touch, 27

ABE @ ISU Annual Report July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017

Department Chair

Steve Mickelson

Associate Chair for Teaching

Amy Kaleita

Associate Chair for Extension/

Research

Matthew Helmers

Editor

Dana Wilson

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by Rachel Kennedy


Letter from the ChairThis annual report highlights the accomplishments of the Agricultural and

Biosystems Engineering Department’s faculty, staff, and students from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. This academic year was outstanding for our depart-ment. In the fall of 2016 U.S. News and World Report announced that our undergraduate programs where ranked #1 in the nation. Then in the spring of 2017 we received the news that our graduate programs were ranked #1 in the nation. I believe these rankings can be attributed to several factors including our obtaining new facilities back in 2014, the commitment of our faculty and staff to high quality education, research, extension and outreach, and the qual-ity of our graduate and undergraduate students. We are especially thankful for our new facilities which have helped us to recruit top-notch faculty, staff, and students. Over the past five years, our undergraduate numbers have increased by 37%, our underrepresented undergraduate enrollment has increased by 2%, and undergraduate female enrollment has increased by 4%. For our Biological Systems Engineering degree option, over 50 percent of our students are female. Overall department enrollment in the fall of 2016 hit an all-time high with 808 undergraduate students and 92 graduate students, for a total of 900 students!

We had two faculty hired this year. Dr. Joshua Peschel, an assistant professor in the land and water resources focus area started at ISU in January of 2017. Dr. Peschel is helping to teach our engineering capstone courses and will continue his research in human-infrastructure interaction, remote sens-ing, and robot-assisted data collection. John Haughery was hired in August of 2017 as a lecturer. John teaches our freshmen Solving Technological Problems course and the junior level Electric Power and Electronics for Agriculture and Industry course. New departmental support staff includes Elaine Phompheng in our student services office and Barbara Brown in our main office. Elaine is the first face you will see when you come into the student services suite. She manages student traffic, advisor scheduling, and provides accreditation documentation support. Barbara helps faculty with research post-award account management, as well as supports the depart-ment with other accounts management. Congratulations goes to Dr. Matthew Darr who was promoted from Associate Professor to Professor.

In the fall of 2016, our department underwent an external review. This review is required by the ISU administration every seven years. The purpose of the review was to assess the department’s accomplishments and future direction related to education, research, and extension. In preparation for this review, the department spent the previous academic year working to develop

our new strategic plan. Part of this effort was focused on conducting a SWOT analysis for education, research, and extension programming. A self-study report was prepared which included the SWOT results, data trends and future visioning. Five external peer-reviewers reviewed our self-study report and visited our department to view our facilities and to meet with our faculty, staff and students. The feedback from the reviewers was very complimentary on our accomplishments, but did focus on creative ideas for maintaining our program excellence and for becoming national and international leaders.

We added several new pieces of equipment into our teaching and research laboratories. These include a wire EDM in our Metals Manufacturing labo-ratory; two CNC lathes, two CNC 3-axis mills, and one 5-axis mill in our Advanced Manufacturing laboratory; and a fluid powered dynamometer in the Vehicle Power laboratory.

We continue to have a well-balanced research funding portfolio, with 33% funding from industry, 49% funding from federal agencies, and 18% funding from state, local, and nonprofit organizations. We reached an all-time high of over $12.8 million in research expenditures. Our extension faculty continues to make impacts within the state of Iowa, regionally, nationally and interna-tionally through educational/training programs, field days, developed fact sheets, popular press instances, and general stakeholder engagement. For the 2016 calendar year, our extension faculty organized 83 separate events serving over 5,500 people, delivered 191 extension talks, developed 31 fact sheets, had over 93,000 fact sheets downloaded and had over 66,000 views of their websites, podcasts, and Twitter postings.

Our department appreciates the dedicated work of our External Advisory Council members. This council meets twice a year with our faculty, staff, and students to provide meaningful feedback on our curricula, facilities, research and extension focus areas, capstone design projects and helping us to make ABE a welcoming department. You can see the EAC members and the organi-zations they represent on page 26.

Thank you for taking the time to read through this annual report. Please keep us informed about what you have going on in your world! You can learn more about our happenings through our social media platforms, our website, and our quarterly newsletter. Thank you for your support! I look forward to sharing all the great news from this current academic year!

Steve Mickelson


ABE by the Numbers

Iowa State University’s agricultural and biosystems engineering program jumped another spot to NUMBER 1 in U.S. News and World Report’s national graduate school rankings released March 2017.

In September 2016, the undergraduate program at Iowa State University also climbed to the NUMBER 1 spot among public universities.

The achievement of #1 rankings was reached by dedication to the department’s mission and vision. The department’s faculty, staff, graduate students, undergraduate students, and scholars, are all engaged in and committed to teaching, research, extension and outreach. The following information contributes to our top-ranking program.

Departmental Budget

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Total Tenure Track (TT) Faculty (FTE) Total Non Tenure Track (NTE) Faculty

Total TT and NTE Faculty Research and Department Staff

Undergraduate Enrollment Graduate Enrollment

Faculty Total (FTE)


Writing

67Peer reviewed journal papers appearing in print this calendar year

18Peer reviewed journal papers accepted and to be published in next calendar year

62 Journal papers in review

50 Conference papers appearing in print

5 Book chapters appearing in print

1 Books appearing in print

1 Patents issued

44Annual research reports completed and submitted

83 Plenary, invited or keynote lectures given

9 Professional society Fellows

19 Conference leadership roles

Students21 Postdocs supervised

66 PhD students supervised

94 PhD as committee member

14 PhD students graduated

57.5 MS students supervised

48 MS as committee member

23 MS students graduated

120 Undergraduate students supervised

Extension Impacts31 Fact sheets developed

23 Extension programs tied to research grants

131Popular press instances (e.g., radio interviews, appearing in - or writing - magazine articles)

54 Distinct stakeholder groups served

14 Distinct programs led

66,605 Views on websites, podcasts, etc.

22Programs documenting change in clientele behavior based on program education

Events Attendees83 5,527 Educational workshops/programs organized

191 9,919 Extension talks delivered

93,222 23,928 Fact sheets downloaded

Personnel56 Total FTE of P&S and merit staff supervised

69Significant cross-department or interdisciplinary cooperative programming efforts

Project Proposals144 Submitted proposals

106 Awarded proposals

$37,552,622 Total funds on submitted proposals

$21,235,452 Total awarded amount

2016 Quantitative Summary


Faculty and Staff* Awards, and Honors

Name Award/Honor Awarding Agency DateDaniel Andersen Superior Engineering Extension Award College of Engineering, ISU 09/08/2016

Carl Bern Sukup Global Food Security Award ASABE 07/17/2016

Matt Darr Achievement in Intellectual Property Iowa State University 09/26/2016

Young Engineer of the Year ASABE, Iowa Section 03/20/2017

Exemplary Faculty Mentor Iowa State University 05/03/2017

Mark Hanna* SMV Technologies Ergonomics, Safety and Health ASABE 07/17/2016

Matt Helmers Blue Ribbon Award ASABE 07/17/2016

Steve Hoff Engineer of the Year ASABE, Iowa Section 03/20/2017

Superior Paper Award ASABE 07/17/2016

Jacek Koziel Superior Paper Award ASABE 07/17/2016

Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing Journal of Chromatography 11/01/2016

Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 11/01/2016

Excellence In Review Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering Year 2016

Raj Raman Massey-Ferguson Educational Gold Medal Award ASABE 07/17/2016

James Shahan Superior Engineering Teacher Award College of Engineering, Iowa State University 09/08/2016

Hongwei Xin Henry Giese Structures and Environment Award ASABE 07/17/2016

Davidson Hall was the original home of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering from 1922-2014. The limestone banner from Davidson Hall has been re-purposed into this uniquely designed bench. Thanks to Jerry Handsaker, Innovative Lighting, for donating the LED lights.


Research Overview

Our research teams conduct many projects that deliver life-sustaining and industry-changing impacts to citizens throughout the state, the Midwest region, the nation, and around the world. Our department ranks top in research and development spending among the nation’s agricultural and biosystems engineering departments at public universities. These investments totaled over $12 million in FY16.

While maintaining our traditional connection to agriculture, our faculty researchers are also developing alternative production systems, leading innovative research for renewable energy sources, developing value-added products and processes, and implementing new methods to improve air and water quality. The ABE department’s research platform is organized into five focus areas.

ABE Research Expenditures14,000,000

12,000,000

10,000,000

8,000,000

6,000,000

4,000,000

2,000,000


A recirculating flume was designed by IIHR at the University of Iowa and installed in ABE’s Buss Hydrology Lab in 2016. The flume is being used for teaching and research by faculty in the land and water resources focus area.

Students gain knowledge of auto steering equipment through a hands-on John Deere Auto Steer Gator lab.


Russ HoffmanLecturer

Dr. Brian Steward teaches students on custom-made trainers in the Danfoss Fluid Power lab.

John HaugheryLecturer

Joe VanstromLecturer

Norman Muzzy, PELecturer

Tim Shepherd, PELecturer

Stuart BirrellKinze Manufacturing Professor

Shweta ChopraAssistant Professor

Mehari Tekeste Assistant Professor

Lie Tang Associate Professor

Focus Area

Advanced Machinery Engineering and Manufacturing SystemsThe agricultural and bio-production industry is dependent on advanced machinery systems to produce biorenewables, food, feed, and fiber for Iowa, the U.S. and the world. Through our research program, we discover new knowledge and advance technologies and systems needed to enhance the performance of agricultural and off-highway machinery systems, and associated manufacturing systems.

Matthew DarrProfessor

H. Mark Hanna, PEExtension Agricultural Engineer

Ron Leonard, PEAssociate Professor

Brian Steward, PEProfessor


Focus Area

Animal Production Systems EngineeringWe strive to develop efficient, innovative animal housing and manure management systems to ensure environmentally sustainable production systems. Our faculty expertise is in ventilation design, wood structure design, sensor controls for animal well-being, sustainable nutrient management systems, and optimization of heat-stress mitigation strategies. Through our research we discover new knowledge and technologies to ensure sustainable development of livestock and poultry industries to promote economic prosperity at state, national and global levels.

Jay Harmon, PEProfessor Interim Associate Dean for Extension and Outreach Interim Director for Agriculture and Natural Resource Extension and Outreach

Hongwei XinCharles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor Director of Egg Industry CenterAssistant Dean for Research, College of Agriculture and Life SciencesInterim Director of the Iowa Nutrient Research Center

James Shahan, PEAdjunct Assistant Professor

Steven Hoff, PEProfessor

Daniel AndersenAssistant Professor

Jacek KozielAssociate Professor

Students get hands-on expertise about animal housing inside the ISU Dairy Barn milking facility.


Focus Area

Biological and Process Engineering and TechnologyWe are dedicated to engineering new technologies and systems which enhance the wide array of biological systems and processing technologies. Our strengths cover biomass pretreatment to sensor development, from life-cycle analysis to novel processing techniques, food-safety to fermentation modeling, grain properties to bionanotech-nology, and from seed science to feed technology. In addition, much of our current work addresses critical needs within the developing bioeconomy and the challenge of global food security.

Dr. David Grewell (right) and research associate Jake Behrens (left) produce original plastic parts through injection molding.

Thomas BrummMary and Charles Sukup Global Professor in Food Security Associate Professor

Carl Bern, PEUniversity Professor

Dirk Maier, PEProfessor

Charles HurburghProfessor

D. Raj Raman, PEProfessor

Kurt RosentraterAssociate ProfessorExecutive Director of the Distiller Grains Technology Council

Manjit MisraProfessor;Seed Science Endowed Chair

Chenxu YuAssociate Professor

Shweta ChopraAssistant Professor

David GrewellProfessor;CB2 Director

Gretchen MosherAssistant Professor


Focus Area

Land and Water Resources EngineeringWe work to develop engineered solutions and best management practices that protect and conserve the soil and water resources of Iowa, our nation, and the world. Our highly productive faculty and staff serve many essential functions as teachers, researchers and extension experts on topics such as water quality and pollution control, hydrology and drainage, environmental quality, and remote sensing and modeling. Through our research program we discover new knowledge and work to enhance the environmental performance of agricultural landscapes.

Students gain real-world experience through lab and field work which contributes to greater understanding of our natural world.

Matthew HelmersDean’s Professorship in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Associate Chair for Research and Extension

Adina HoweAssistant Professor

Amy Kaleita, PEAssociate Professor;Associate Chair for Teaching

Ramesh KanwarCharles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor

Steven MickelsonDepartment ChairCharles R. and Jane F. Olsen Professor in Engineering

Joshua PeschelAssistant Professor

Michelle SoupirAssociate Professor

U. Sunday TimAssociate Professor


Focus Area

Occupational Safety EngineeringWe are dedicated to the singular goal of zero injuries. Health and safety of populations are socially and economically important to industries in Iowa, the U.S., and the world. Our faculty’s diverse areas of interest strengthens our ability to develop and disseminate loss prevention measures and strategies to provide safer places to live and work. We strive to continually develop, evaluate, and implement loss prevention measures and strategies for a safer future.

Dr. Steve Freeman shares occupational safety expertise with the help of an interpreter in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Nir KerenAssociate Professor

Steven BellLecturer

Steven FreemanUniversity Professor

Charles SchwabProfessor

H. Mark Hanna, PEExtension Agricultural Engineer

Gretchen MosherAssistant Professor


Student ServicesLindsay Frueh Academic Adviser, Engineering

Tamara Kerns Academic Adviser, Industrial Technology

Ben McCarty Student Services Specialist

Jenny Macken Academic Adviser, Agricultural Systems Technology

Elaine Phompheng Student Services Specialist

Business OfficeSylvia Anderson Program Assistant

Kristine Bell Graduate Secretary

Barbara Brown Fiscal Officer

Susana Bucklin Administrative Specialist

Alan Kuuttila Systems Support Specialist

Lisa Lajoie Grant Coordinator

Dana Wilson Communications Specialist

Research and Extension Jeffrey Askey Engineer

Emily Beeman Program Coordinator

Jake Behrens Research Associate

Ryan Bergman Program Coordinator

Kristine Bond Engineer Designer

Erin Bowers Post Doc RA

Jeremy Brue Assistant Scientist

Garrett Carlson Engineer Designer

Peter Carlson Graphic Designer

Brandy Case-Haub Post Doc RA

Lilong Chai Post Doc RA

Jinlyung Choi Post Doc RA

Jacqueline Comito Program Director

Research and Extension Sam Cook Engineer

Ben Covington Engineer Designer

Brenton Culp Research Associate

Eric Deaton Teaching Lab Coordinator

Yijing Ding CB2 Center Coordinator

Kevin Ehrecke Program Manager

Brian Gelder Scientist

H. Mark Hanna Scientist

Rob Hartmann Teaching Lab Coordinator

Christopher Hoffman Engineer

Natasha Hoover Research Associate

Elizabeth Juchems Extension Program Specialist

John Just Associate Scientist

Amit Khanchi Post Doc RA

Leigh Ann Long Research Associate

Devin Maurer Research Associate

Melissa McEnany Extension Program Specialist

Robert McNaull Program Coordinator

Christopher Murphy Program Coordinator

John Odenweller Program Coordinator

Carl Pederson Ag Specialist

Levi Powell Engineer Designer

Glen Rippke Ag Specialist

Claudette Sandoval-Green Assistant Scientist

Junsu Shin Engineer Designer

Ann Staudt Program Coordinator

Todd Stevens Music and Outreach Specialist

Nathan Stevenson Extension Program Specialist

Katherine Taylor Program Coordinator

Kathy Walker Program Assistant

David Webber Associate Scientist

Personnel Lists


Agricultural engineering and biological systems engineering adviser, Lindsay Frueh (left), is one of four ABE advisers.

Personnel Lists Continued

Research and ExtensionKeith Webster Program Coordinator

Julia Whitson Communications Specialist

Ruth Wilcox Program Manager

Chris Witte Assistant Scientist

Fan Yang Post Doc RA

Adjunct, Collaborator and Courtesy FacultyHee Kwon Ahn Chungnam National University

Noble Banadda Makerere University

Shawn Bayouth Ames Fire Department

Robert Brown Department of Mechanical Engineering and Bioeconomy Institute*

David Eisenmann Center for NonDestructive Evaluation*

Lali Gogeliani Georgian Technical University

David Inyang Environmental Health and Safety*

Kevin Keener Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition*

Darren Jarboe Center for Crops Utilization Research*

John Laflen Buffalo Center, IA

Buddhi Lamsal Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition*

Rob Malone USDA ARS National Lab for Agriculture and the Environment

Ardith Maney Retired faculty*

Marjorie Rover Bioeconomy Institute*

Stephen Simpson Environmental Health and Safety*

Steven Trabue USDA ARS National Lab for Agriculture and the Environment

Hans Van Leeuwen Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering*

Zhiyou Wen Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition*

James Withers Danfoss Power Solutions

*Iowa State University


Senior Capstone Projects

FALL 2016Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering ProjectsApple Sanitizing Project UPDATE ISU Horticulture Research Station

Zach Torres, Youssef Al-Yakoob, Michael Bell, and Joshua Sampson

Miscanthus Plot Harvester Build Dr. Emily Heaton & Dr. Nicholas Boersma

Michael Birkel, Joshua Simon, Christopher Lauer, and Dustin Carter

Pit Pro Iowa Select Farms

Craig Blass, Austin Luellen, Katlyn DeVoe, and Dalton Hemer

Pasta Box Opener Barilla

Kyle Eganhouse, Justin Graber, and Eric Harweger

QC DDGS Drier Quad County Corn Processors

Elizabeth Luong, Winston Rosinger, and Philip Brotherton

Agricultural Systems Technology and Industrial Technology ProjectsManufacturability and Testing of Dairy Silage Probe Diamond V

Devin Ahart, Garrett Meinecke, and Mitchell Stark

Magnetic Filter: Design and Usage Analysis Fleenor Manufacturing

Chris Burke, Ben Neumann, Austin Prestidge, Kiel Reynolds, Gabe Sweers, and Seth Werley

Airport Land Management Des Moines Airport Authority

Jacob Kraus, Rachel Lenz, Connor Stoffregen, and Austin Wheatley

Design and Technical Specifications of Manufacturing Press Fleenor Manufacturing

Jeremy Mason, Josh Neff, and Colton Rabe

Zipline Design and Testing Myron & Jayne Lupkes Farm

Allen Anderson, Aaron Halls, Phil Skogmo, and Andrew Starcevic

Land Management Planning Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad

Christopher Hoffmann, Bryce Poffenbarger, Pamela Rodriguez, and Bradley Tate

Biosecurity of Grain and Feed Mill Depts. of ABE and Animal Science, ISU

Ashton Fehr, Luke Muegge, and Jordan Wagenbach

Lean Cart Prototype Testing Fleenor Manufacturing

Roderick Armstrong, John Brolley, Logan Jones, Kadri Plott, and Mason Williams

IP69K Testing Procedure Development R.A. Jones

Alex Engle, Brandon Keesling, and Andrew Vasquez


Universal CNC Fixturing Pella Corporation

Thomas Gude, Parker Mason, Taylor Peterson, and Josh Sears

Development and Testing of Step Cover North West Ag.

Brad Bjustrom, Eric Herbers, and Dane Munsch

Equator Standard Operating Procedure Development ABE Advanced Manufacturing Lab (Joe Vanstrom)

Tyler Gamerdinger, Joel Rees, Garrett Rupe, and Charlie Woodford

Design and Costing of Test Stand for Bio-based Graffiti Remover Natural Soy Products

Lukis Anderson, Adam Clark, Kierra Osborn, and Ryan Osmolski

Safety Mitigation of Shoulder Injuries Des Moines Water Works

Kailey Drake, Ben Most, and Jake Riesberg

SPRING 2017Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering ProjectsAlgae Wastewater Treatment

Sangjin Chung and Joshua CooperElectric Motor Dyno Control System

Nick OlsenStorm Water Pollution Prevention System

Dallas Boehne, Bailey Griffin, and Danielle MooreDesign Laboratory Equipment for Teaching the Fundamentals of Fan/Grain Systems ISU ABE Heather TenboerSeed Counter

Andrew PrimmerTailings Sensor Performance Testing CNHi Colton Finley and Adam Staudt

Telematics Danfoss Drake Stadtlander and Spencer Grimm

Telescoping Grain Aeration Piping System

Natalie Hanson, Lauren Jorgenson, Shanna Tan, and Timothy Luhr

Conduction Drying of Corn for Third World Countries

Heather Hoefling, and James RenoeDetection and Disposal of Broilers

Aaro Broennimann and Soufiane Talmoust


SPRING 2017 ContinuedAgricultural and Biosystems Engineering ProjectsBioBus Production Increase ISU BioBus

Casey Nelson, James Killpack, and Evan Anderson

Livestock Facility

Luke Hanke

Calving Management System

Jeremy Tjardes

SPC 20/35 Narrow Combine Almaco

Caleb Oswald and Colin Steele

Wastewater Treatment Solum

Erica Neideigh, Jessica Newman, and Ryan Wengert

Hydraulic Test Stand CAT

Jared Melcher and Lucas Miles

Nitrate Bioreactor ISU ABE

Atakilti W Berhe, Koya Oluwandurotimi, Jon Mitchell, and Reginald Tan

Miscanthus Bioreactor Research Project Maia Clipsham, Weiquan Luo, and Benjamin Morrison

Agricultural Systems Technology and Industrial Technology ProjectsDesign of a grain entrapment simulator Professional Rescue Innovations

Marshall Lynch, Tavis Phillips, Bryce Ring, Scott Schilb, and Austen Schoof

Measuring agricultural machine productivity using modern data collection systems John Deere Co.

Austin Flinn, Drew Loneman, John Hogan, Katelyn Vargas, and Taylor Ciha

Design of automated roll bending process for aluminum extrusions Pella Corporation

Kayla Redecker, Jarrod Hanson, James Roth, and Alexander Shaw

Development of standardized and documented of lab process according to ASTM Standards and Practices

ISU: Dr. Matt Darr, ABE

Allie Oder, Grant Ives, Stephen Akol, and Philip Hutson

Testing of soy-based concrete treatment for graffiti removal applications Natural Soy

John Parker, Brandon Hamerlinck, Cole Becker, and Andrew Eden

Develop inventory optimization and WIP reduction plan Sioux City Brick

Bradley Waterman, Daniel Yaley, Kyle Wiegert, and Matthew O’Brien


Quick attach bench-top mounting system Fleenor Manufacturing

Kevin Bruning, Robert Millhuff, Austin Thomas, and Adam Prybil

Prototype Design of Hydraulic Test Bench for Educational and Industrial Environments Fleenor Manufacturing

Cody Allen, Bret Yeggy, Robert Davis, and Chad Dolphin

Design of a fixture to mass produce welding tables Fleenor Manufacturing

David Randall, Bandon Norton, Cameron Cate, and Jeremy Anderson

Design and Finite Element Analysis of Prototype Bale Trailer and Tongue Joe Ludwig

Dillon Gaul, Collin Vagts, Kirk Atwater, and Weston Connor

Harvest the Sun - Build the Soil Cedar Valley Innovations

Nicholas Lane, Chandler Bane, Mitchell Hora, and Gabe Lorack

Grain Dryer Testing Facility for ISU Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex ISU Feed Mill

CJ Cheever, Ryan Eilertson, Blake Biermann, and Benjamin Burkhart

Design and build phase 2 prototype grain drying system Loebach Brothers

Nick Decker, Blake Wilson, Christian Slater, Cody Paggen, and Steven Wilke

Economic Analysis of Mycotoxin Testing ISU: Dr. Charles Hurburgh, ABE

Andrew Sauerbrei, Zachary Ross, Pheonix Briggs, and Eric Bair

Embedded thermal sensor for injection molding nozzle Orbis Corporation

Dominic Boffeli, Brett Fechner, Grant Grosskruger, and Jack Nelson

Facility design for future site expansion Puck Custom Enterprises

Wyatt Hassel, Michael Crowl, Cole Schlader, and Brennan Wiest

Facility design for future site expansion Puck Custom Enterprises

Jon Westmoe, Gerard Hoskins, Collin Christensen, and Devin Dean

DeeZee Product/Process Flow Improvement Dee Zee

Jacob Flattum, Alexander Petersen, Michael Delagardelle, and Charles Isbell

St. Thomas Aquinas Parking Ramp St. Thomas Aquinas

John Beckman, Joseph Rauenhorst, Colton Murphy, and Austin Alt

Identify and eliminate areas of high product waste within material handling system Barilla

Blake Widman, Nathan Kinneman, and William Schrad

Cultivator Sweep Tolerance Gauge USM Wear

Antonio Lovan, Rick Hopper, Joshua Malecha, and Garrett Storhoff


Graduate Theses and Dissertations

NameDegree

Year Title Major ProfessorDegree

TypeJake Behrens 2017 Soy biocomposite turfgrass fertilizer Dr. David Grewell M.S.

Carolina Bermudez 2016 Development of a remote sensing protocol for inventorying cover crop adoptions Dr. Amy Kaleita M.S.

Conrad Brendel 2017 Evaluation of subsurface drainage on phosphorous losses and application of the SoilIceDB model in the Black Hawk Lake Watershed, Iowa

Dr. Michelle Soupir M.S.

Caleb Burns 2017 Systematic analysis of industry engagement activities on student learning in the undergraduate technology program

Dr. Shweta Chopra M.S.

Ming-Hsun Cheng 2017 Sustainability analysis of soybean refinery: Soybean oil extraction process Dr. Kurt Rosentrater Ph.D.

Kristina Craft 2017 Modeling long-term impacts of alternative subsurface drainage systems and quantifying impacts of cover crops

Dr. Matt Helmers M.S.

Jingyao Gai 2016 Plants detection, localization and discrimination using 3C machine vision for robotic intra-row weed control

Dr. Lie Tang M.S.

Varsha Gaonkar 2017 Assessment of ethanol production by pentose-degrading yeats in an integrated corn-soy bio-refinery and testing of efficacy of chemical preservatives in distillers wet grains

Dr. Kurt Rosentrater M.S.

Xin Jiang 2016 Properties of feed ingredients and extrudated products Dr. Kurt Rosentrater M.S.

John Just 2017 Moisture sensing in baled crops Dr. Matt Darr Ph.D.

Robert McNaull 2016 Development of a real-time algorithm for automation of the grain yield monitor calibration Dr. Matt Darr Ph.D.

Sai Kumar Ramaswamy 2017 Analysis of workers’ compensation claims data to characterize safety outcomes in the agribusiness industry

Dr. Gretchen Mosher Ph.D.

Rashid Suleiman 2016 Assessing and controlling bio-deterioration of maize in Tanzania Dr. Kurt Rosentrater Ph.D.

Emily Waring 2017 Quantifying the impacts of a winter rye cover crop and no-till on soil moisture, soil temperature, and nitrate loss via subsurface drainage

Dr. Matt Helmers M.S.

Lu Yang 2016 Analysis study of whole stillage, thin stillage, and syrup Dr. Kurt Rosentrater M.S.

Brett Zimmerman 2016 Exploration of ion species in agricultural subsurface drainage waters Dr. Amy Kaleita M.S.

Graduate Programs in Industrial and Agricultural Technology:• Manufacturing Technology• Occupational Safety• Industrial Systems Management• Agricultural Systems Technology• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Graduate Programs in Agricultural Engineering:• Advanced Machinery Engineering and Manufacturing Systems• Animal Production Systems Engineering• Biological and Process Systems Engineering• Land and Water Resources Engineering• Occupational Safety Engineering


Ambert-Sanchez M., Mickelson S.K., Ahmed S.I., Gray J.N., Webber D. (2016) Evaluating soil tillage practices using x-ray computed tomography and conventional laboratory methods. Transactions of the ASABE 59:455-463.

Andersen D.S. (2016) A runoff and sediment routing model for open lot beef feeding facilities. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 32:69-78.

Anderson A.A., Keren N., Lilja A., Godby K.M., Gilbert S.B., Franke W.D. (2016) Utility of baroreflex sensitivity as a marker of stress. Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making 10:167-177. DOI: 10.1177/1555343416653887.

Araldi-Da-Silva G., Kaspar T., Helmers M., Mueller D., Leandro L. (2016) Study of the influence of winter rye on soybean seedling and root rot diseases. Phytopathology 106:78-78.

Baimatova N., Kenessov B., Koziel J.A., Carlsen L., Bektassov M., Demyanenko O.P. (2016) Simple and accurate quantification of BTEX in ambient air by SPME and GC-MS. Talanta 154:46-52. DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2016.03.050.

Bujang A.S., Bern C.J., Brumm T.J. (2016) Summary of energy demand and renewable energy policies in Malaysia. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 53:1459-1467. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.09.047.

Cai L.S., Rice S., Koziel J.A., Jenks W.S., van Leeuwen J. (2016) Further purifica-tion of food-grade alcohol to make a congener-free product. Journal of the Institute of Brewing 122:84-92. DOI: 10.1002/jib.295.

Chopra S., Rajan P. (2016) Modeling intermediary satisfaction with mandatory adoption of e-government technologies for food distribution. Information Technologies & International Development 12:15-34.

Dietzel R., Liebman M., Ewing R., Helmers M., Horton R., Jarchow M., Archontoulis S. (2016) How efficiently do corn- and soybean-based cropping systems use water? A systems modeling analysis. Global Change Biology 22:666-681. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13101.

Du Y., Dorneich M.C., Steward B. (2016) Virtual operator modeling method

for excavator trenching. Automation in Construction 70:14-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2016.06.013.

Fallahi P., Muthukumarappan K., Rosentrater K.A. (2016) Functional and biochemical alterations of fish meal, soybean meal, and distillers dried grains with solubles as affected by a single-screw extruder. Food and Bioprocess Technology 9:1542-1561. DOI: 10.1007/s11947-016-1738-6.

Fallahi P., Muthukumarappan K., Rosentrater K.A. (2016) Functional and structural properties of corn, potato, and cassava starches as affected by a single-screw extruder. International Journal of Food Properties 19:768-788. DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2015.1042112.

Felizardo K.R., Mercaldi H.V., Cruvinel P.E., Oliveira V.A., Steward B.L. (2016) Modeling and model validation of a chemical injection sprayer system. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 32:285-297. DOI: 10.13031/aea.32.10606.

Gao Y., Ramirez B.C., Hoff S.J. (2016) Omnidirectional thermal anemometer for low airspeed and multi-point measurement applications. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 127:439-450. DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2016.06.011.

Garcia R.A., Nieman C.M., Haylock R.A., Rosentrater K.A., Piazza G.J. (2016) The effect of chicken blood and its components on wastewater characteristics and sewage surcharges. Poultry Science 95:1950-1956. DOI: 10.3382/ps/pew114.

Garoutte A., Cardenas E., Tiedje J., Howe A. (2016) Methodologies for probing the metatranscriptome of grassland soil. Journal of Microbiological Methods 131:122-129. DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.10.018.

Ghadiryanfar M., Rosentrater K.A., Keyhani A., Omid M. (2016) A review of macroalgae production, with potential applications in biofuels and bioenergy. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 54:473-481. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.10.022.

Glanville T.D., Ahn H., Akdeniz N., Crawford B.P., Koziel J.A. (2016) Performance of a plastic-wrapped composting system for biosecure emergency disposal of disease-related swine mortalities. Waste Management 48:483-491. DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.11.006.

2016 Publications


Grover A.K., Chopra S., Mosher G.A. (2016) Food safety modernization act: A quality management approach to identify and prioritize factors affecting adoption of preventive controls among small food facilities. Food Control 66:241-249. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.02.001.

Haughery J.R., Raman D.R. (2016) Influences of mechatronics on student engage-ment in fundamental engineering courses: A systematic review. International Journal of Engineering Education 32:2134-2150.

Hilbrands A.M., Rosentrater K.A., Shurson G.C., Johnston L.J. (2016) Influence of storage bin design and feed characteristics on flowability of pig diets containing maize distillers dried grains with solubles. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 32:273-280.

Hoover N.L., Bhandari A., Soupir M.L., Moorman T.B. (2016) Woodchip denitri-fication bioreactors: Impact of temperature and hydraulic retention time on nitrate removal. Journal of Environmental Quality 45:803-812. DOI: 10.2134/jeq2015.03.0161.

Howe A., Ringus D.L., Williams R.J., Choo Z.N., Greenwald S.M., Owens S.M., Coleman M.L., Meyer F., Chang E.B. (2016) Divergent responses of viral and bacte-rial communities in the gut microbiome to dietary disturbances in mice. Isme Journal 10:1217-1227. DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2015.183.

Howe A., Yang F., Williams R.J., Meyer F., Hofmockel K.S. (2016) Identification of the core set of carbon-associated genes in a bioenergy grassland soil. Plos One 11. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166578.

Hruby C.E., Soupir M.L., Moorman T.B., Shelley M., Kanwar R.S. (2016) Effects of tillage and poultry manure application rates on Salmonella and fecal indicator bacte-ria concentrations in tiles draining Des Moines Lobe soils. Journal of Environmental Management 171:60-69. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.01.040.

Kaleita A.L., Forbes G.R., Ralston E., Compton J., Wholgemuth D., Raman D.R. (2016) Pre-enrollment identification of at-risk students in a large engineering college. International Journal of Engineering Education 32:1647-1659.

KC L., Johnson A.K., Shepherd A., Stinn J.P., Xin H., Stalder K.J., Karriker A., Sutherland M.A., Lay D.C., Millman S.T. (2016) Aversion to carbon dioxide gas in

pigs using approach-avoidance and conditioned place avoidance paradigms. Journal of Animal Science 94:9-10. DOI: 10.2527/msasas2016-020.

Kenessov B., Koziel J.A., Bakaikina N.V., Orazbayeva D. (2016) Perspectives and challenges of on-site quantification of organic pollutants in soils using solid-phase microextraction. Trac-Trends in Analytical Chemistry 85:111-122. DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2016.04.007.

Koziel, J.A. Successful grant-writing strategies for junior scientists: An American public university perspective. Higher School’s Pulse, 2016, 10(4), 21-25. doi: 10.5604/20812021.1225356.

Lao F., Brown-Brandl T., Stinn J.P., Liu K., Teng G., Xin H. (2016) Automatic recog-nition of lactating sow behaviors through depth image processing. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 125:56-62. DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2016.04.026.

Lian J.N., Choi J., Tan Y.S., Howe A., Wen Z.Y., Jarboe L.R. (2016) Identification of soil microbes capable of utilizing cellobiosan. Plos One 11. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149336.

Liang X., Liao C.Y., Thompson M.L., Soupir M.L., Jarboe L.R., Dixon P.M. (2016) E. coli surface properties differ between stream water and sediment environments. Frontiers in Microbiology 7. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01732.

Liu Z., Powers W., Harmon J.D. (2016) Estimating ventilation rates of animal houses through CO

2 balance. Transactions of the ASABE 59:321-328.

Long H., Zhao Y., Wang T., Ning Z., Xin H. (2016) Effect of light-emitting diode vs. fluo-rescent lighting on laying hens in aviary hen houses: Part 1-Operational characteristics of lights and production traits of hens. Poultry Science 95:1-11. DOI: 10.3382/ps/pev121.

Long H., Zhao Y., Xin H., Hansen H., Ning Z., Wang T. (2016) Effect of light- emitting diode (LED) vs. fluorescent (FL) lighting on laying hens in aviary hen houses: Part 2-Egg quality, shelf-life and lipid composition. Poultry Science 95:115-124. DOI: 10.3382/ps/pev306.

Luby E.M., Moorman T.B., Soupir M.L. (2016) Fate and transport of tylosin-

2016 Publications Continued


resistant bacteria and macrolide resistance genes in artificially drained agricultural fields receiving swine manure. Science of the Total Environment 550:1126-1133. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.132.

Ma H., Xin H., Zhao Y., Li B., Shepherd T.A., Alvarez I. (2016) Assessment of lighting needs by W-36 laying hens via preference test. Animal 10:671-680. DOI: 10.1017/s1751731115002384.

Martinez-Feria R.A., Dietzel R., Liebman M., Helmers M.J., Archontoulis S.V. (2016) Rye cover crop effects on maize: A system-level analysis. Field Crops Research 196:145-159. DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2016.06.016.

Matthiesen J.E., Suastegui M., Wu Y.T., Viswanathan M., Qu Y., Cao M.F., Rodriguez-Quiroz N., Okerlund A., Kraus G., Raman D.R., Shao Z.Y., Tessonnier J.P. (2016) Electrochemical conversion of biologically produced muconic acid: Key considerations for scale-up and corresponding technoeconomic analysis. Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 4:7098-7109. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01981.

Maurer, D., Koziel J.A., Harmon J.D., Hoff S.J., A.M. Rieck-Hinz A.M., Andersen D.S. 2016. Summary of performance data for technologies to control gaseous, odor, and particulate emissions from livestock operations: Air Management Practices Assessment Tool (AMPAT). Data in Brief, 7, 1413-1429. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.03.070.

McCabe K.G., Currey C.J., Schrader J.A., Grewell D., Behrens J., Graves W.R. (2016) Pelletized soy-based bioplastic fertilizers for container-crop production. Hortscience 51:1417-1426. DOI: 10.21273/hortsci10738-16.

McCabe K.G., Schrader J.A., Currey C.J., Grewell D., Graves W.R. (2016) Soy-composite biocontainers allow for reduced fertilizer inputs during container-crop production. Hortscience 51:927-934.

Mitchell N.J., Bowers E., Hurburgh C., Wu F. (2016) Potential economic losses to the US corn industry from aflatoxin contamination. Food Additives and Contaminants Part a-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment 33:540-550. DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2016.1138545.

Newman M.A., Hurburgh C.R., Patience J.F. (2016) Defining the physical properties of

corn grown under drought-stressed conditions and the associated energy and nutrient content for swine. Journal of Animal Science 94:2843-2850. DOI: 10.2527/jas2015-0158.

Onuki, S., Koziel J.A., Jenks W.S., Cai L., Grewell D., van Leeuwen J.H. 2016. Taking ethanol quality beyond fuel grade: a review. Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 122(4), 588-598. doi: 10.1002/jib.364.

Onuki S., Koziel J.A., Jenks W.S., Cai L.S., Rice S., van Leeuwen J. (2016) Optimization of extraction parameters for quantification of fermentation volatile by-products in indus-trial ethanol with solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography. Journal of the Institute of Brewing 122:102-109. DOI: 10.1002/jib.297.

Pandey P.K., Soupir M.L., Ikenberry C.D., Rehmann C.R. (2016) Predicting stream-bed sediment and water column Escherichia coli levels at watershed scale. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 52:184-197. DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12373.

Parker D.B., Hayes M., Brown-Brandl T., Woodbury B.L., Spiehs M.J., Koziel J.A. (2016) Surface application of soybean peroxidase and calcium peroxide for reducing odorous VOC emissions from swine manure slurry. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 32:389-398. DOI: 10.13031/aea.32.11672.

Parker, D.B., Rhoades M.B., Baek B.H., Koziel J.A., Waldrip H.M., Todd R.W. 2016. Urease inhibitor for reducing ammonia emissions from an open-lot beef cattle feed-yard in the Texas High Plains. Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 32(6), 823-832. doi: 10.13031/aea.32.11897.

Rajan P., Chopra S., Somasekhar A.K., Laux C. (2016) Designing for food secu-rity: Portability and the expansion of user freedoms through the COREPDS in Chhattisgarh, India. Information Technologies & International Development 12:1-18.

Raman D.R., Geisinger B.N., Kemis M.R., de la Mora A. (2016) Key actions of successful summer research mentors. Higher Education 72:363-379. DOI: 10.1007/s10734-015-9961-z.

Ramirez B.C., Hoff S.J., Tong L. (2016) Design and feasibility of an impact-based odor control system. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 32:429-437. DOI: 10.13031/aea.32.11522.



Roberts S., Xin H., Swestka R., Yum M., Bregendahl K. (2016) Spatial variation of manure nutrients and manure sampling strategy in high-rise laying-hen houses. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 25:428-436. DOI: 10.3382/japr/pfw013.

Ruttanaprasert R., Jogloy S., Vorasoot N., Kesmala T., Kanwar R.S., Holbrook C.C., Patanothai A. (2016) Effects of water stress on total biomass, tuber yield, harvest index and water use efficiency in Jerusalem artichoke. Agricultural Water Management 166:130-138. DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2015.12.022.

Schulte L.A., MacDonald A.L., Niemi J.B., Helmers M.J. (2016) Prairie strips as a mechanism to promote land sharing by birds in industrial agricultural landscapes. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 220:55-63. DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.01.007.

Shah A., Darr M. (2016) A techno-economic analysis of the corn stover feedstock supply system for cellulosic biorefineries. Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr 10:542-559. DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1657.

Shipitalo M.J., Malone R.W., Ma L.W., Nolan B.T., Kanwar R.S., Shaner D.L., Pederson C.H. (2016) Corn stover harvest increases herbicide movement to subsurface drains – root zone water quality model simulations. Pest Management Science 72:1124-1132. DOI: 10.1002/ps.4087.

Soso S.B., Koziel J.A. (2016) Analysis of odorants in marking fluid of Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) using simultaneous sensory and chemical analysis with head-space solid-phase microextraction and multidimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-olfactometry. Molecules 21. DOI: 10.3390/molecules21070834.

Tanaskovik V., Cukaliev O., Kanwar R.S., Heng L.K., Markoski M., Spalevic V. (2016) Nitrogen fertilizer use efficiency of pepper as affected by irrigation and fertilization regime. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca 44:525-532. DOI: 10.15835/nbha44210415.

Tang L., McCalley J. (2016) Two-stage load control for severe under-frequency conditions. Ieee Transactions on Power Systems 31:1943-1953. DOI: 10.1109/tpwrs.2015.2437385.

Van Weelden M.B., Andersen D.S., Kerr B.J., Trabue S.L., Pepple L.M. (2016) Impact of fiber source and feed particle size on swine manure properties related to spon-taneous foam formation during anaerobic decomposition. Bioresource Technology 202:84-92. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.11.080.

Verbeek C.J.R., Rosentrater K.A. (2016) Extrudability and consolidation of blends between CGM and DDGS. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering DOI: 10.1155/2016/4159258.

Wang G., Jia H.L., Tang L., Zhuang J., Jiang X.M., Guo M.Z. (2016) Design of variable screw pitch rib snapping roller and residue cutter for corn harvesters. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering 9:27-34. DOI: 10.3965/j.ijabe.20160901.1941.

Wang Y., Dong H.M., Zhu Z.P., Li L.L., Zhou T.L., Jiang B., Xin H.W. (2016) CH4, NH

3, N

2O and NO emissions from stored biogas digester effluent of pig manure at

different temperatures. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 217:1-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.10.020.

Zhao L.Y., Hadlocon L.J.S., Manuzon R.B., Darr M.J., Keener H.M., Heber A.J., Ni J.Q. (2016) Ammonia concentrations and emission rates at a commercial poul-try manure composting facility. Biosystems Engineering 150:69-78. DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2016.07.006.

Zhao Y., Zhao D., Ma H., Liu K., Atilgan A., Xin H. (2016) Environmental assessment of three egg production systems – Part III: Airborne bacteria concentrations and emis-sions. Poultry Science 95:1473-1481. DOI: 10.3382/ps/pew053.

Zifcakova L., Vetrovsky T., Howe A., Baldrian P. (2016) Microbial activity in forest soil reflects the changes in ecosystem properties between summer and winter. Environmental Microbiology 18:288-301. DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13026.

Zwonitzer M.R., Soupir M.L., Jarboe L.R., Smith D.R. (2016) Quantifying attachment and antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli from conventional and organic swine manure. Journal of Environmental Quality 45:609-617. DOI: 10.2134/jeq2015.05.0245.



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Luther PohlmannRegional ManagerCorn Business Unit OperationsArcher Daniels Midland

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Kevin StilesExecutive DirectorIowa Poultry Association, Iowa Egg Council


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