Biological Systems Engineering
Department of Biological Systems Engineering: Conference Presentations and White Papers
2024
Field Research Report: Results from the ENREEC VRI Field for the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Crop Seasons, Derek M. Heeren, Ali T. Mohammed, Eric Wilkening, Christopher M. U. Neale, Alan L. Boldt, Ankit Chandra, Precious Nneka Amori, Ivo Z. Goncalves, Yeyin Shi, and Guillermo R. Balboa
2023
Peer Review of Teaching: ET Theory, Deficit Irrigation and Consumptive Use, Derek M. Heeren and Saleh Taghvaeian
Development of a Scalable Edge-Cloud Computing Based Variable Rate Irrigation Scheduling Framework, Eric J. Wilkening, Derek M. Heeren, Yeyin Shi, Abia Katimbo, Precious N. Amori, Guillermo R. Balboa, Laila A. Puntel, Kuan Zhang, and Daran R. Rudnick
2019
Effect of Limited Water Supplies on Center Pivot Performance, Derrel Martin, Derek M. Heeren, Steve Melvin, and Troy Ingram
2018
Irrigation Pumps - Preserving Performance, Derrel L. Martin
2017
Biofuels from Crop Residue: Soil Organic Carbon and Climate Impacts in the US and India, Adam J. Liska
Pumping Plant Performance, Derrel L. Martin, William Kranz, Suat Irmak, Daran Rudnick, Chuck Burr, and Steve Melvin
2016
Increasing student attentiveness and engagement in growing Mechanized Systems Management courses, Derek M. Heeren
2015
Development of a Row-Crop Tractor Data Acquisition System, James Roeber, Santosh Pitla, Roger M. Hoy, and Joe D. Luck
2011
Testing Fuel Efficiency of Tractors with both Continuously Variable and Standard Geared Transmissions, Christopher N. Howard, Michael F. Kocher, Roger M. Hoy, and Erin E. Blankenship
2010
Effect of Magnetron Frequency on Heating Pattern in Domestic Oven, Sohan Birla, Krishnamoorthy Pitchai, Jeyamkondan Subbiah, and David D. Jones
Updating the Nebraska Pumping Plant Performance Criteria, William Kranz, Derrel L. Martin, Dean Patterson, Jerry Hudgins, Simon van Donk, and C. Dean Yonts
Pneumatic Control of a Variable Orifice Nozzle, Joe D. Luck, Michael P. Sama, Santosh Pitla, and Scott A. Shearer
Generating ‘As-Applied’ Pesticide Distribution Maps from a Self-Propelled Agricultural Sprayer Based on Nozzle Pressure Data, Joe D. Luck, Ajay Sharda, Santosh Pitla, John P. Fulton, and Scott A. Shearer
Reducing the cost of pumping irrigation water, Derrel L. Martin, William L. Kranz, Tom W. Dorn, Steve R. Melvin, and Alan J. Corr
Heating Performance Assessment of Domestic Microwave Ovens, Krishnamoorthy Pitchai, Sohan Birla, Jeyamkondan Subbiah, and David D. Jones
Low-Cost Obstacle Detection Sensor Array for Unmanned Agricultural Vehicles, Santosh Pitla, Joe D. Luck, and Scott A. Shearer
Multi-Robot System Control Architecture (MRSCA) for Agricultural Production, Santosh Pitla, Joe D. Luck, and Scott A. Shearer
2009
Development of Novel Microwave Cooking Model for Not-Ready-to Eat Foods, Sohan Birla, Krishnamoorthy Pitchai, Jeyamkondan Subbiah, and David D. Jones
Evaluation of a Terrain Attribute Model for Locating Areas Suitable for Grassed Waterways in Agricultural Settings, Joe D. Luck, Adam C. Pike, Santosh Pitla, Tom Mueller, and Scott A. Shearer
Development of GIS-Based Chemical Distribution Maps from Sprayer Performance Data, Joe D. Luck, Santosh Pitla, Rodrigo S. Zandonadi, and Scott A. Shearer
Cut Crop Edge Detection Using a Laser Sensor, Santosh Pitla, Joe D. Luck, and Scott A. Shearer
Guidance Directrix Generation Using Laser Sensors, Santosh Pitla, Joe D. Luck, and Scott A. Shearer
Process Simulation of Dilute Acid Pretreatment of Coastal Bermudagrass for Bioethanol Production, Arthur Redding, Deepak R. Keshwani, and Jay J. Cheng
2008
Extracellular Matrix Protein Orientation by Adsorption on Self-Assembled Monolayers Controls Nonviral Gene Delivery, Beth A. Duensing and Angela K. Pannier
Nutrient and Microbial Transport from Feedlot Surfaces, John E. Gilley, Elaine D. Berry, Roger A. Eigenberg, David B. Marx, and Bryan L. Woodbury
Effects of Narrow Grass Hedges on Nutrient Transport From Land Application Areas, John E. Gilley, Bahman Eghball, and David B. Marx
Pathogen Best Management Practices (BMPs), Richard K. Koelsch
Sensor Ranging Technique for Determining Corn Plant Population, Joe D. Luck, Santosh Pitla, and Scott A. Shearer
Estimating the savings from improving pumping plant performance., Derrel L. Martin
Automatic Guidance System Development Using Low Cost Ranging Devices, Santosh Pitla, Joe D. Luck, and Scott A. Shearer
High Temperature Dilute Acid Pretreatment of Coastal Bermudagrass, Arthur Redding, Deepak R. Keshwani, Ziyu Wang, and Jay J. Cheng
Alkaline Pretreatment of Coastal Bermudagrass for Bioethanol Production, Ziyu Wang, Deepak R. Keshwani, Arthur P. Redding, and Jay J. Cheng
2007
Transfected Cell Arrays for the High-Throughput Analysis of Transcription Factor Activity, Abigail D. Bellis, Angela K. Pannier, and Lonnie D Shea
Temporal Changes in Nutrient Transport Following Land Application of Manure, John E. Gilley, Eghball Bahman, and D. B. Marx
Moldboard Plowing Following Compost Application Significantly Reduces Nutrient Transport, John E. Gilley, Bahman Eghball, and David B. Marx
Runoff Nutrient Concentrations Following Manure Application as Affected by Crop Residue, John E. Gilley, Jeffrey Nicolaisen, Eghball Bahman, and David B. Marx
Effect of Overland Flow Rate on Nutrient Transport from Land Application Areas, John E. Gilley, William F. Sabatka, Bahman Eghball, and David B. Marx
A “Sprinkler” Vegetative Treatment System, Jason Gross and Chris G. Henry
Microwave Pretreatment of Switchgrass to Enhance Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Deepak R. Keshwani, Jay J. Cheng, Joseph C. Burns, Laigeng Li, and Vincent Chiang
Software Tool for Integrating Feed Management into Nutrient Planning, Richard K. Koelsch, Ray Massey, Galen E. Erickson, and Virgil R. Bremer
National Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center, Richard K. Koelsch, Mark Risse, Joe Harrison, and Jill Heemstra
Sharing Distance Education Courses Among Universities, Leon Schmacher, Thomas Brumm, John Slocombe, and Jack L. Schinstock
Association of Odor Measures with Annoyance: An Odor-Monitoring Field Study, Richard R. Stowell, Christopher G. Henry, Richard K. Koelsch, and Dennis D. Schulte
Co-Production of Chemical and Energy Products from Distillers Grains using Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Thermochemical Conversion Technologies, Lijun Wang, Ajay Kumar, Curtis L. Weller, David D. Jones, and Milford A. Hanna
2006
Closure of Earthern Manure Structures (Including Basins, Holding Ponds and Lagoons), Don D. Jones, Richard K. Koelsch, Saqib Mukhtar, Ronald Sheffield, and John W. Worley
Economics of Manure Phosphorus Distribution from Beef Feeding Operations, William F. Kissinger, Raymond E. Massey, Richard K. Koelsch, and Galen E. Erickson
Updated ASABE Standard Manure Excretion Standard, Richard K. Koelsch
Vegetative Treatment Systems for Open Lot Runoff: Review of Literature, Richard K. Koelsch, Jeffrey Lorimer, and Kyle Mankin
National Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center, Richard K. Koelsch, Mark Risse, Joe Harrison, Jill Heemstra, and Frank Humenik
Transfected Cell Arrays for Assessment of Estrogen Receptor Activation in Breast Cancer Cells, Angela K. Pannier, Zain Bengali, Eric A. Ariazi, V. Craig Jordan, and Lonnie D Shea
Incorporation of Polyethylene Glycol into Self-Assembled Monolayers Enhances Substrate-Mediated Gene Delivery by Nonspecifically- Bound Complexes, Angela K. Pannier and Lonnie D Shea
Development of an Electro-Mechanical System to Identify & Map Adverse Soil Compaction Using GIS&GPS, Santosh Pitla and L. G. Wells
2005
Managing Phosphorus in Beef Feeding Operations, William F. Kissinger, Richard K. Koelsch, Galen E. Erickson, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
Are We Addressing the Cause of Nutrient Problems?, Richard K. Koelsch
Applying Alternative Technologies to CAFOs: A Case Study, Richard K. Koelsch, Carol Balvanz, John George, Dan Meyer, John A. Nienaber, and Gene Tinker
Where’s the Poop? Environmental Challenges for Large and Small Animal Feeding Operations, Richard K. Koelsch and John Lawrence
Integrating Animal Feeding Strategies Into CNMP Processes: Role Of Updated ASAE Standard D384.2, Richard K. Koelsch, W. Powers, and A. L. Sutton
A New Application for Fine Ground Rubber in the Control of Odors from Livestock Manure Storage Structures, Lakshmi Koppolu, Richard K. Koelsch, Dennis D. Schulte, Crystal Powers, and Dwaine Bundy
Substrate-Mediated Gene Delivery for Assessment of Signal Transduction Pathways in Cancer Cells, Angela K. Pannier, Zain Bengali, Eric A. Ariazi, V. Craig Jordan, and Lonnie D Shea
Engineering Substrate-Mediated Gene Delivery with Self-Assembled Monolayers, Angela K. Pannier and Lonnie D Shea
Using EMS’s to Improve Compliance on Livestock and Poultry Operations, L. Mark Risse, Richard K. Koelsch, Bill Bland, Elizabeth A. Bird, and Thomas M. Bass
Using EMS’s to Improve Compliance on Livestock and Poultry Operations, L. Mark Risse, Richard K. Koelsch, W. L. Bland, Elizabeth A. Bird, and Thomas M. Bass
Applications of Using the Odor Footprint Tool, Richard R. Stowell, L. Koppolu, Dennis D. Schulte, and Richard K. Koelsch
Manure Use Planning Tools for Nebraska, Charles S. Wortmann, Charles A. Shapiro, Richard K. Koelsch, and Richard DeLoughery
2004
Odor, H2S and NH3 Emissions From Phototrophic and Non-Phototrophic Anaerobic Swine Lagoons, Jason Byler, Dennis D. Schulte, and Richard K. Koelsch
2003
Proposed Beef Cattle Manure Excretion and Characteristics Standard for ASAE, Galen E. Erickson, B. Auvermann, R. A. Eigenberg, L. W. Greene, Terry J. Klopfenstein, and Richard K. Koelsch
APPLICATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS FOR RUNOFF FROM SMALL OPEN LOTS, C. G. Henry, J. P. Harner III, T. D. Strahm, and M. A. Reynolds
Local Applications of the National Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship Curriculum, Diane Huntrods, Richard K. Koelsch, and Frank Humenik
Fact Sheet #2: Do I Need a NPDES Permit for My Livestock or Poultry Operation, Richard K. Koelsch
Development of Standard Methods to Estimate Manure Production and Nutrient Characteristics From Dairy Cattle, T. Nennich, J. H. Harrison, D. Meyer, W. P. Weiss, A. J. Heinrichs, R. L. Kincaid, W. J. Powers, Richard K. Koelsch, and P. E. Wright
Use of Computer Spreadsheets and Paper-Based Workbooks to Teach Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning, Charles A. Shapiro, R. L. DeLoughery, Richard K. Koelsch, M. J. Kucera, and Charles S. Wortmann
The Economic Impacts of Various Public-Policy Scenarios for Methane Recovery on Dairy Farms, Richard Stowell and Chris G. Henry
2002
Survey of Hydrogen Sulfide Concentrations in Vicinity of Beef Cattle Feedlots, Richard K. Koelsch, Bryan L. Woodbury, David E. Stenberg, Daniel N. Miller, and Dennis D. Schulte
A Physically Based Two-Dimensional Infiltration Model for Furrow Irrigation, Christopher J. Skonard and Derrel L. Martin
2001
Manure Impacts on Interrill Erosion, John E. Gilley, Bahman Eghball, J. M. Blumenthal, and David D. Baltensperger
2000
A Statewide Educational Program to Implement Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning, Richard K. Koelsch, Charles A. Shapiro, and R. Wozniak
1992
Darcy-Weisbach Roughness Coefficients for Gravel and Cobble Surfaces, John E. Gilley, Eugene R. Kottwitz, and Gary A. Wieman
1984
Improved Crop Coefficients for Irrigation Scheduling, Steve E. Hinkle, James R. Gilley, and Darrell G. Watts
1976
DURATION AND INTERMITTANCY OF NOISE EXPOSURE FOR THE OPERATOR OF A SELF PROPELLED BALER, Lyle Koester and Kenneth Von Bargen