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Author:

Dere, Ashlee Laura

Title:

Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in Mine Soils Reclaimed with Poultry Manure

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

compost
switchgrass
revegetation
C:N ratios
phosphorus

File:

Download thesis_final_ashlee_dere.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Charles Stehouwer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Charles Stehouwer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Meyer, Alissa Lynn

Title:

Farming Fuels: Searching for Rural Revitalization in an Agricultural Bioeconomy

Graduate Program:

Rural Sociology

Keywords:

public good
switchgrass
rural sociology
social impacts

File:

Download AM_DissertationFinal_11_21_08.pdf

Committee Members:

C Clare Hinrichs, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
C Clare Hinrichs, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Leland Luther Glenna, Committee Member
Richard Stedman, Committee Member
Thomas Lehman Richard, Committee Member

Author:

Hofstetter, Daniel William

Title:

Compression of Baled Cellulosic Feedstocks

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

specific energy
power
indiangrass
energy
densification
corn stover
Bale compression
switchgrass
wheat straw

File:

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Committee Members:

Jude Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jude Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Karamchandani, Apoorva

Title:

Microscale Mechanical Characterization for Macroscale Quality Assessment of Densified Biomass Assemblies

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

characterization
switchgrass
coordination number
contact area
pellet
diametral tensile strength

File:

Download Dissertation_AK_2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Virendra M Puri, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Virendra M Puri, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jude Liu, Committee Member
Daniel Edward Ciolkosz, Committee Member
Md Amanul Haque, Outside Member
Hojae Yi, Special Member

Author:

Amador-Diaz, Isamar

Title:

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS VIA COTREATMENT: A TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

techno-economic
anaerobic digestion
renewable natural gas
cotreatment
Aspen Plus
switchgrass
lignocellulosic

File:

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Committee Members:

Tom Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Edward Ciolkosz, Committee Member
Rachel Brennan, Committee Member

Author:

Ishihara, Hisaaki

Title:

Application of Bio-based Composites for the Automotive Industry: Material Characteristics of Switchgrass Biochar-Reinforced Polypropylene

Graduate Program:

Biorenewable Systems

Keywords:

biochar
switchgrass
polypropylene
surface modification
pyrolysis
thermal modification
Biochar
Switchgrass
Polypropylene
Surface modification
Pyrolysis
Thermal modification

File:

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Committee Members:

Jeffrey M Catchmark, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alicyn Marie Rhoades, Committee Member
Stephen C Chmely, Committee Member
Paul Heinz Heinemann, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Banfill, James Steven

Title:

APPLICATION OF SPENT MUSHROOM COMPOST TO ANTHRACITE MINE SOILS: BIOMASS PRODUCTION, SOIL FERTILITY, AND SPATIAL INVENTORY OF SUITABLE MINE SITES

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

coal mine reclamation
spent mushroom compost
warm-season grass
biomass
switchgrass
landscape fragmentation

File:

Download Final_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Charles Stehouwer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Alan Miller, Committee Member
Douglas Brian Beegle, Committee Member
David Eissenstat, Program Head/Chair

Author:

May, Drew

Title:

Cotreatment Enhanced Anaerobic Digestion of Lignocellulosic Biomass

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

anaerobic digestion
lignocellulose
bioprocess modeling
cotreatment
bioenergy
switchgrass
biomass milling

File:

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Committee Members:

Thomas L Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John M Regan, Committee Member
Juliana Vasco-Correa, Committee Member
Paul Heinz Heinemann, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hirl, Katharine

Title:

Robust and Efficient Anaerobic Digestion of Lignocellulose

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

anaerobic digestion
switchgrass
bioenergy
robustness

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Committee Members:

Jay Regan, Co-Chair of Committee
Juliana Vasco-Correa, Major Field Member
Tom Richard, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Costas Maranas, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jeffrey Catchmark, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Toth, Hana

Title:

Modeling and Evaluating Switchgrass Harvesting Systems

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

switchgrass
harvesting
energy grass harvesting
switchgrass harvesting
round baling
square baling
system balancing
machine productivity
cost model
agriculture
field testing
modeling
baling

File:

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Committee Members:

Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Jude Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Edward Ciolkosz, Committee Member
Charles David Ray, Sr., Committee Member
Jingxin Wang, Special Signatory

Author:

Sutherland, Jeremy

Title:

The Impacts of Genotype-by-Environment Interactions on Switchgrass Rhizosphere Microbiome Composition and Insights for Breeding in Sustainable Agriculture

Graduate Program:

Bioinformatics and Genomics (PhD)

Keywords:

switchgrass
microbiome
genotype-by-environment interactions
microbial heritability

File:

Download Thesis_formatted_JS_05242023.pdf

Committee Members:

Jia Li, Outside Unit & Field Member
Terrence Bell, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jesse Lasky, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Emily Davenport, Major Field Member
George Perry, Program Head/Chair