
Biological Systems Engineering
Biological Systems Engineering--Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
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2020
Water-Energy-Food Linkages in Shared Smallholder Irrigation Schemes, Ankit Chandra
Application of an Ultrasonic Sensor to Monitor Soil Erosion and Deposition, Jessica E. Johnson
RESEARCH TOOLS AND THEIR USES FOR DETERMINING THE THERMAL INACTIVATION KINETICS OF SALMONELLA IN LOW-MOISTURE FOODS, Soon Kiat Lau
Quantification of Nitric Oxide via Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Jakob Meier
ASSESSMENT OF NANOPARTICLE ACCUMULATION WITH DYNAMIC CONTRAST-ENHANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, Hunter Miller
Using Infrared Radiometry Thermometer for Irrigation Management of Dry Edible Beans in Western Nebraska, Isabella Presotto Possignolo
2019
In Vivo Human-Like Robotic Phenotyping of Leaf and Stem Traits in Maize and Sorghum in Greenhouse, Abbas Atefi
Uumanned Aerial Vehicle Data Analysis For High-throughput Plant Phenotyping, Jiating Li
Field Obstacle Identification for Autonomous Tractor Applications, Caleb Lindhorst
Flex-Ro: A Robotic High Throughput Field Phenotyping System, Joshua N. Murman
Enhancing Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Deposition For The Study Of Extracellular Analytes, Joseph A. Stapleton
Predicting Agricultural Implement Hydraulic Power Demand Using Synchronized Controller Area Network and Ancillary Sensor Data, Gabriel P. Stoll
Mid to Late Season Weed Detection in Soybean Production Fields Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Machine Learning, Arun Narenthiran Veeranampalayam Sivakumar
Design, Development, and Field Testing a VisNIR Integrated Multi-Sensing Soil Penetrometer, Nuwan K. Wijewardane
Persistence and Mitigation of Antibiotic Resistance in Manure and Manure-Amended Soils, Mara J. Zelt
2018
DEVELOPING AN INTEGRATED MODEL FOR THE CORN, ETHANOL, AND BEEF SYSTEMS USING A LOOSELY COUPLED WEB FRAMEWORK, Ryan Anderson
Variable Rate Irrigation Using a Spatial Evapotranspiration Model With Remote Sensing Imagery and Soil Water Content Measurements, Sandeep Bhatti
Developing Serious Games in Engineering Education: Innovation at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems, Nathan Rice
SOIL HEALTH EFFECTS AND STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTIONS OF MANURE AND WOODY BIOMASS APPLICATION TO CROPLAND IN NEBRASKA, Linda R. Schott
DEVELOPMENT OF A SPRAYER PERFORMANCE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL USING IMPROVED MAPPING AND ERROR QUANTIFICATION PRACTICES, Aaron Shearer
Generation of 360 Degree Point Cloud for Characterization of Morphological and Chemical Properties of Maize and Sorghum, Suresh Thapa
2017
Techno-economic Implications of Fed-batch Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Ellen Emanuel
Development of Cardiac Atrial Kick Shear Wave Elastography to Assess Myocardial Stiffness, Aaron J. Engel
Cultivation of Chlorella Sorokiniana Using Beef Feedlot Runoff Holding Pond Effluent, Mitchell Klaus Goedeken
Thermodynamic Limitations to Agricultural Productivity and Food Security: Livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa, Calvin Harman
Chemical and Physical Priming of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Alter Nonviral Gene Delivery Outcomes, Tyler Kozisek, Andrew Hamann, Amy Mantz, Mathias Schubert, Eva Schubert, and Angela K. Pannier
High Throughput Phenotyping of Sorghum for the Study of Growth Rate, Water Use Efficiency, and Chemical Composition, Piyush Pandey
High throughput in vivo analysis of plant leaf chemical properties using hyperspectral imaging, Piyush Pandey, Yufeng Ge, Vincent Stoerger, and James C. Schnable
Performance Assessment of Electromagnetic Soil Water Sensors in Different Soil Textural, Temperature, and Salinity Conditions, Jasreman Singh
2016
Deployment and Evaluation of an Active RFID Tracking System for Precision Animal Management, Brian Barnes
Laboratory and Full Boom-Based Investigation of Nozzle Setup and Restriction Effects on Flow, Pressure and Spray Pattern Distribution, Shane H. Forney
Alginate Hydrogels as Three-Dimensional Scaffolds for in Vitro Culture Models of Growth Plate Cartilage Development and Porcine Embryo Elongation, Taylor D. Laughlin
AN EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS HYDRAULIC LIFT PERFORMANCE, Grant Melotz
Development and Assessment of a Groundwater Sustainability Index in Climatically Diverse Groundwater Irrigated Regions in Nebraska, Maria A. Mulet Jalil
Brain encoding of saltatory velocity-scaled somatosensory array in glabrous hand among neurotypical adults, Hyuntaek Oh
Tractor Measurement and Data Acquisition System for Hydraulic Power, Draft Force, and Power Take-off Torque, James Roeber
FLEX-RO: DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND CONTROL OF SUBASSEMBLIES FOR AN AGRICULTURAL ROBOTIC PLATFORM, Jared Patrick Werner
Agroecosystem and Ecosystem Resiliency to Extreme Hydrometeorological and Climate Events, Katherine M. Werner
Using a VNIR Spectral Library to Model Soil Carbon and Total Nitrogen Content, Nuwan K. Wijewardane
2015
MODELING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HAND LOADS TO CERVICAL SPINE COMPRESSIVE FORCES, Mohamed R.S. Amar
Land Use and Water and Soil Management Practices Impacts on Potential Groundwater Recharge in Loess Regions of South Central Nebraska, Gustavo Bosch-Rubia
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY USING VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE FOR CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN NEBRASKA, Dilshad Brar
MULTIPHYSICS MODELING TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF MICROWAVE HEATING OF FOOD IN DOMESTIC OVENS, Jiajia Chen
Controller Area Network (CAN) Bus J1939 Data Acquisition Methods and Parameter Accuracy Assessment Using Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory Data, Samuel E. Marx
HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING OF PRIMING CANDIDATES FOR IMPACT ON NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY, Albert L. Nguyen
The Effect of Manure Application Method on Nutrient and Microbial Runoff Transport and Soil Biological Health Indicators, Nicole R. Schuster
Fuel Consumption Models for Tractors with Partial Drawbar Loads, Bryan Jeffrey Smith
QUANTIFYING STORMWATER RUNOFF CONTAMINANT MITIGATION BY BIORETENTION CELLS, Patrick J. Walsh
2014
A Highly Adaptive and Cost Effective Second Generation Incubator (SGI) towards Educational, Research and Clinical Processes, Yassir H. Al-Sayagh
Single- and Dual-Porosity Calibration and Long-Term Modeling of Highly Conductive Floodplain Soils in the Ozark Ecoregion, Ryan P. Freiberger
A Cost Effective Method to Create Accurate Engine Performance Maps & Updating the Nebraska Pumping Plant Performance Criteria, Jacob K. Keller
APPLICATIONS OF NOVEL MRI TECHNOLOGIES IN TISSUE ENGINEERING AND DISEASE DIAGNOSIS, Vahid Khalilzad-Sharghi
Characterization of Genetically Modified High Biomass Producing Tobacco Plant, Pankaj Singh Kuhar
Panicum Mosaic Virus Complex and Biofuels Switchgrass, Catherine Louise Stewart
Infiltration and Runoff Parameters for Tilled and No-till Row Crops, Andrew J. Volkmer
2013
SOIL ORGANIC CARBON DYNAMICS IN AGRICULTURE: MODEL DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION FROM DAILY TO DECADAL TIMESCALES, Matthew P. Pelton
Alginate Hydrogel as a Three-dimensional Extracellular Matrix for In Vitro Models of Development, Catherine Sargus-Patino
ZEIN: NOVEL NATURAL POLYMER FOR NANOPARTICLE- AND FILM-MEDIATED GENE DELIVERY, Jessica D. Taylor
Biomass Gasification: An Alternative Solution to Animal Waste Management, Hanjing Wu
2012
Chemical Modification of Polysaccharides Using Reactive Extrusion, Pratik Bhandari
Life Cycle Boundaries and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Beef Cattle, Quentin M. Dudley
Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Life Cycle Assessment of Cellulosic Ethanol From Crop Residue, Xiao Xue Fang
Dynamics of Depression Storage During Sprinkler Irrigation and Precipitation Events, Michael B. McKinney
Design and Development of a Novel Transcranial Doppler Headset for Assessment of Cerebral Blood Flow, Brian P. Watt
2011
MONITORING OF MESENCHYMAL BASED CONSTRUCTS USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY, Evan T. Curtis
Studies on Power Hop Using a Nonlinear Model of an Agricultural Tractor, Adam B. Flaugh
Analysis of Site-Specific Adjustment Applied to On-The-Go Soil Sensing Data for Agronomic Use, Allison K. Jonjak
IDENTIFYING CHANGES IN CLIMATIC TRENDS AND THE FINGERPRINTS OF LANDUSE AND LANDCOVER CHANGES IN THE HIGH PLAINS OF THE USA, Denis Mutiibwa
ZEIN NANOSPHERES FOR GENE DELIVERY, Mary C. Regier
Nutrient Runoff Following Manure Application, Chance Thayer
The Economics and Logistics of the Dual Harvest of Grain and Biomass in a Single-Pass, Matthew T. Wold
EXTRUSION AND ALKALI EXTRUSION OF CORN STOVER TO IMPROVE ENZYME SACCHARIFICATION, Shujing Zhang
2010
Modeling Heat Transfer During Cooling of Ready-to-eat Meat and Poultry Products Using Three-dimensional Finite Element Analysis and Web-based Simulation, Jihan F. Cepeda Jimenez
Hydraulic Conductivity, Infiltration, and Runoff from No-till and Tilled Cropland, Jessica H. Deck
Development of an Integrated Soil Properties Mapping System, Rajveer S. Dhillon
Controlling Nonviral Gene Delivery through the Cell-Biomaterial Interface, Beth A. Duensing
REMOVAL OF LOW DENSITY SEDIMENTS BY VEGETATIVE FILTERS, Brent M. Hall
Testing Fuel Efficiency of Tractors with both Continuously Variable and Standard Geared Transmissions, Christopher N. Howard
Evaluation of Ethanol and Water Introduction via Fumigation on Efficiency and Emissions of a Compression Ignition Engine Using an Atomization Technique, Grant S. Janousek
IDENTIFICATION OF HOLOCARBOXYLASE SYNTHETASE CHROMATIN BINDING SITES IN HUMAN MAMMARY CELL LINES USING THE DAMID TECHNOLOGY, Dipika Singh
Ultrasound Transient Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging for Tendon Tissue, Pengfei Song
2009
Development of the Mask Scentometer, a Comparison of Ambient Odor Assessment Methods, and their Application in Ground Truthing Atmospheric Dispersion Models, Christopher G. Henry
2008
A Modified Surface Energy Balance for Modeling Evapotranspiration and Canopy Resistance, Luis O. Lagos