Graduate Directory
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Major Professor: Dr. Sushil Adhikari B.S. Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, College of Environmental Science & Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY Research: Catalytic and non-catalytic thermochemical conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals by gasification or pyrolysis |
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Major Professor: Dr. Sushil Adhikari B.S. 2007, Chemical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India M.S. 2009, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Auburn University Research: Hydrogen Production of Bio-oil from pyrolysis. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Oladiran Fasina B.Tech 2009 Agricultural Engineering" from Punjab Agricultural University-Ludhiana, Punjab, India Research: The comprehensive utilization of by-products from bio-processing using fermentation. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Oladiran Fasina B. Tech. Agricluture Engineering at P.A.U. Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Research: Study of biomass dust properties to identify the causes of dust explosions in Industries. |
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Major Professor: Dr. John Fulton B.S. Physics and a B.A. in Mathematics, Otterbein University Research: Researching the possibility of producing an automated sweet potato planter. Sweet potatoes are currently planted by a manuel transplanter. Production of an automated planter would make sweet potatoes more cost effevient for growers. |
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Major Professor: Dr.Puneet Srivastava B.S. 2012 Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL Research: Predicting temporal and spatial changes in precipitation patterns in Alabama using Global Climate Change Models(GCM) in response to changing climate forcing functions. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Sushil Adhikari B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Pune, India M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL Research: Mathematical modeling of bubbling fluidized bed gasifier using computational fluid dynamics principles. The predictions of the mathematical model will be validated experimentally. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Sushil Adhikari B.S. 2012 Chemical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India Research: Hydrocarbon production from water and carbon dioxide using photocatalysis. |
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Major Professor: Dr.Puneet Srivastava B.S. Civil Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran M.S. Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Polytechnic University), Tehran, Iran Research: Climate variability and effects on water resource management. Specifically, reservoir operation management considering climate variability like ENSO and determining its impact on dam operations. Thus providing operators with useful information for more efficient decision making. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Puneet Srivastava B.S. Agricultural Engineering, Allahabad Agricultural Institute - Deemed University, Allahabad, India M.S. Agricultural Engineering (Soil & Water Conservation Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal Research: Hydrology and hydrologic modelling, Climate change/variability impacts on water resources. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Sushil Adhikari B.S. 2011 Mechanical Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Research: Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass by Catalytic Pyrolysis |
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Major Professor: Dr. Oladiran Fasina B.S. 2012 Agricultural Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile ife, Nigeria Research: Particle size contribution to flowability of biomass feedstocks. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Oladiran Fasina B.S. Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria M.S. Agricultural Engineering (Crop Processing and Handling option) Faculty of Technology, Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria Research: Study of the fluidization of biomass. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Tim McDonald B.S. 2006, Biosystems Engineering, Zhejiang University, China M.S 2008, Biosystems Engineering, Zhejiang University, China Research: Non-destructive and fast detection of wood quality by sensor and NIR technology. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Mario Eden (Chemical Engineering) and Dr. Sushil Adhikari (Biosystems Engineering) B.S. 2010, Chemical Engineering, Institute of chemical Technology, Mumbai, India Research: Conversion of Carbon dioxide and biomass for fuels and chemicals precursor: Experimental and Modeling Approach. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Sushil Adhikari B.E. 2010 Agricultural Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Research: Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae for Hydrocarbon Production. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Oldiran Fasina B.S. 2006 Microbiology, College of Science and Mathematics, Auburn University M.S. 2009, Agronomy and Soils Department, Auburn University Research: Biomass feedstocks storage and emission. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Sushil Adhikari B.S. 2011 Mechanical Engineering; Tribhuvan University, Nepal Research: i) Experimentation, Modelling and Simulation of Fluidized and Moving Bed equipment, ii) Vapor absorption system integrated with gasifiers. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Mark Dougherty B. Tech 2011 Agricultural Engineering ,Punjab Agricultural University,Ludhiana, India Research: Erosion and Sediment Control on newly constructed slopes. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Puneet Srivastava B.S. 2008 Agricultural Engineering, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Odisha, India M.S. 2010 Water Management (School of Water Resources), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India Research: Hydrologic modelling, Watershed management, Climate change/variability impact studies on water resources. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Sushil Adhikari B. Tech: 2007, Chemical Engineering, ANNA UNIVERSITY, Chennai, India M.S. Water resources Engineering,Tribhuvan University(Pulchowk Engineering campus) Research: Biomass characterization, biomass torrefaction and catalytic pyrolysis of biomass. |
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Major Professor: Dr. John Fulton B. Tech. 2004 Agricultural Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India M. Tech 2006 Agricultural Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India Research: Segregation studies of blended fertilizers. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Yifen Wang B.S. 2007, Marine Biology, Ocean University of China M.Eng. 2010, Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China Research: To optimize the abstraction procedure of fucoxanthin from diatoms (Thalassiosira weissflogii), and study the antiobesity and antidiabetic effect of fucoxanthin on energy balance and body fat, blood glucose and insulin concentrations in Wistar rats. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Tim McDonald B.S. 2006,Food Science and Engineering,Dalian Polytechnic University,China M.Eng. 2011, Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China Research: The study of rapid prediction of wood chemical composition and energy traits by using near infrared spectroscopy. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Yifen Wang B.S. 2010, Food Quality and Safety, Northwest A&F University of China M.Eng. 2011, Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China Research: The comprehensive utilization of by-products from bio-processing using fermentation. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Yifen Wang B.S. 2006 , Food Quality and Safety , Hunan Agriculture University M.Eng. 2010, Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China Research: Producing and manufacturing particleboard with peanut hull and woods, using the epoxy resin which is extracted from biomass as adhesive. Testing the physical and chemical properties of epoxy resin and the particleboard. |
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Major Professor: Dr. Yifen Wang B.E. 2007 Food Quality and Safety, Shanghai Ocean University M.Eng. 2011 Food Science and Engineering, Shanghai Ocean University Research: Study of chemical and textural characteristics of raw oysters during storage. The volatile profile characteristics of oyster will be investigated by solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coupled with GC/MS. |
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