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Author:

Kemmerer, Benjamin David

Title:

ANALYSIS OF SWITCHGRASS LARGE SQAURE BALE PRODUCTION AND HANDLING PARAMATERS

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Density
Harvest
Large Square Bale
Biomass

File:

Download Ben_Kemmerer_4.20.11.pdf

Committee Members:

Jude Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jude Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Lehman Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marvin H Hall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sedorovich, Dawn

Title:

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM AGROECOSYSTEMS: SIMULATING MANAGEMENT EFFECTS ON DAIRY FARM EMISSIONS

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

simulation
agriculture
greenhouse gas
climate change

File:

Download SedorovichThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Clarence Alan Rotz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Lehman Richard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Member
Paul Heinz Heinemann, Committee Member

Author:

Tanjore, Deepti

Title:

BIOLOGICAL PRETREATMENTS OF CORN STOVER BIOMASS THROUGH AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC SOLID SUBSTRATE FERMENTATION

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

ensilage
storage
pretreatment
biomass
corn stover
fermentation
ethanol
biofuel
lignocellulosic biomass
white rot fungi

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Lehman Richard, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Lehman Richard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Patrick Cirino, Committee Member
Ali Demirci, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Member

Author:

Rezaei, Farzaneh

Title:

ELECTRICITY FROM COMPLEX BIOMASS USING MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

biofuel
complex biomass
Microbial fuel cells
cellulose

File:

Download Rezaei_dissertation_Fall_08.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Tom Richard, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Lehman Richard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ali Demirci, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Member

Author:

Camargo, Gustavo

Title:

MODELING ENERGY AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FOR FARM SCALE PRODUCTION

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

greenhouse gas
energy
agricultural systems
dairy farm
modeling

File:

Download Thesis_Gustavo_02_December_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Tom Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Lehman Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ren, Haiyu

Title:

EFFECT OF CELL WALL DEGRADING ENZYMES AND CHEMICALS ON CORN STOVER PRESERVATION AND PRETREATMENT DURING ENSILAGE PROCESSING

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

preservation
bioconversion
ensilage
corn stover
water soluble carbohydrate
enzymes

File:

Download Ph.D._thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Lehman Richard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ali Demirci, Committee Member
Dennis Buckmaster, Committee Member
Gabriella Anne Varga, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Roy Edward Young, Committee Member

Author:

Darku, Irene Dzidzor

Title:

Characterization of wet storage impacts on bioprocessing of corn stover to biofuels

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Biomass
Wet storage
Ensilage
Biofuel
Logistics
Ethanol
Fiber reactivity
Pretreatment
Corn stover
Biofuel
Delivery cost

File:

Download Darku_DISSERTATION.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Lehman Richard, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Lehman Richard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jude Liu, Committee Member
Paul Heinz Heinemann, Committee Member
Evelyn Ann Thomchick, Committee Member

Author:

Bechara, Mark Anthony

Title:

Alternative Mushroom Production System Using Non-composted Grain-based Substrates

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

non composted substrates
agaricus bisporus
cost modelling
Pleurotus eryngii
Agaricus blazei

File:

Download Bechara_doctoral_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Heinz Heinemann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Walker, Committee Member
Thomas Lehman Richard, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Charles Peter Romaine, Committee Member

Author:

Williams, Marlyse K.

Title:

Modeling the Interaction of Transport Mechanisms through Bedded Manure to Evaluate the Effects on Ammonia and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

greenhouse gas
gas emissions
bedded manure
diffusion

File:

Download Dissertation_MKW_final_copy.pdf

Committee Members:

Eileen Wheeler, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eileen Eilzabeth Fabian, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Lehman Richard, Committee Member
Robert Edwin Graves, Committee Member
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Member

Author:

Chen, Qin

Title:

ENSILING CORN STOVER WITH ENZYMES AS A FEEDSTOCK PRESERVATION METHOD FOR BIOCONVERSION

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

corn stover
enzyme
laccase
ensilage
harvest date
lignin depolymerization
pretreatment
bioconversion
modeling.

File:

Download Qin-dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Lehman Richard, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Lehman Richard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ali Demirci, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Member
James Landis Rosenberger, Committee Member
Corey W Radtke, Committee Member

Author:

Shore, Scott Andrew

Title:

COMPUTER OPERATION AND MONITORING FOR A DAIRY MANURE ANAEROBIC DIGESTER

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

anaerobic digestion
dairy manure
computer operation and monitoring

File:

Download ScottShoreThesisFinalJuly13-1.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Tom Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Lehman Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Pandey, Jyotsna Lavanya

Title:

Effects of pretreatment conditions on downstream bioconversion of poplar wood into biofuels

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

biofuels
pretreatment
hydrothermal
poplar
severity factor
Parr reactor
Accelerated Solvent Extraction
thermal properties

File:

Download JyotsnaPandey_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Lehman Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ali Demirci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janna Kay Maranas, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Speer, Michael Arthur

Title:

Development of a Genetically Modified Silage Inoculant for the Biological Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Silage
Lactobacillus
Biomass
Bioenergy
Digestibility

File:

Download Mike_Speer_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Lehman Richard, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Lehman Richard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Howard M Salis, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Member
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Committee Member
Patrick C Cirino, Special Member

Author:

Lewis, Ricky Ryan

Title:

Effect Of Storage Conditions On The Dry Matter, Composition, And Respiration Concentrations Of Willow Chips

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Biofuels
Respiration
Storage systems.

File:

Download Lewis.Final_Thesis.4.10.14.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Lehman Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Edward Ciolkosz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Evelyn Ann Thomchick, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Xiong, Boya

Title:

The Development of Carboxylic Acid Separation by Nanofiltration Membrane for Carboxylate Platform Using Lignocellulosic Biomass

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Nanofiltration
Lignocellulosic biomass
Mixed carboxylic acids
Carboxylate platform
Acid separation
Biorefinery.

File:

Download Final_MS_thesis_Boya_Xiong_corrected_by_080114.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Lehman Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Manish Kumar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ali Demirci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Virendra Puri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Camargo, Gustavo

Title:

Water and Light Competition among Multiple Species

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

water uptake
light interception
plant competition
water stress
crop model
agroecosystems

File:

Download Camargo2015.pdf

Committee Members:

Armen Ricardo Kemanian, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Armen Ricardo Kemanian, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Lehman Richard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Marvin H Hall, Committee Member
Sarah C Goslee, Committee Member

Author:

Pandey, Jyotsna Lavanya

Title:

Investigation of lignin interactions and deposition in plant cell walls

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

lignin
density function theory
amino acid
non-covalent interaction
monolignol
click chemistry

File:

Download JLPandey_FinalThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Lehman Richard, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Lehman Richard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nicole Robitaille Brown, Committee Member
Charles T Anderson, Committee Member
James David Kubicki, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Member

Author:

Izmirlioglu, Gulten

Title:

SIMULTANEOUS SACCHARIFICATION AND FERMENTATION OF WASTE POTATO MASH TO ETHANOL BY ASPERGILLUS NIGER AND SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE IN BIOFILM REACTORS

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Bio-ethanol
Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation
Co-culture
Biofilm
Industrial potato waste

File:

Download Izmirlioglu_PhD_Dissertation-_Dec_2016.pdf

Committee Members:

Ali Demirci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ali Demirci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Virendra Puri, Committee Member
Thomas Lehman Richard, Committee Member
Chitrita Debroy, Outside Member