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Biological and Agricultural Engineering 1

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Aguilar, Jonathan

Ahern, Chris

Amama, Placidus

Bahadori, Amir

Betz, Amy

Bindra, Hitesh

Casebeer, Shannon

Chen, James

Derby, Melanie

Fitzsimmons, Eric

Flippo, Daniel

Hansen, Ryan

He, Mei

Heier Stamm, Jessica

Kim, JungkwunKisekka, Isaya

Lin, Dong

Liu, Bin

Liu, Zifei

Loughmiller, Katie

McNeil, Walter

Moore, Trisha

Architectural Engineering and Construction Science

Chemical Engineering

Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering






Civil Engineering

Biological and Agricultural Engineering



Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Electrical and Computer EngineeringBiological and Agricultural Engineering






Biological and Agricultural Engineering 22

Parameswaran, Prathap Civil Engineering 23

Prabhakar, Pavithra Computer Science 24

Prakash, Punit Electrical and Computer Engineering 25

Rahmani, Vahid Biological and Agricultural Engineering 26

Ranganath, Venkatesh Computer Science 27

Roberts, Jeremy Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering 28

Sharda, Ajay Biological and Agricultural Engineering 29

Sheshukov, Aleksey Biological and Agricultural Engineering 30

Thompson, David Electrical and Computer Engineering 31

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Tucker-Kulesza, Stacey Civil Engineering

Wilken, Lisa

Wu, Hongyu Zhang, Meng


Electrical and Computer Engineering Architectural


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Architectural Engineering and Construction Science Ahern, Chris

Casebeer, Shannon

Loughmiller, Katie

Aguilar, Johnathan 1

Flippo, Daniel 11He, Mei 13Kisekka, Isaya 16

Liu, Zifei 19

Moore, Trisha 22

Rahmani, Vahid 26

Sharda, Ajay 29

Sheshukov, Aleksey 30

Wilken, Lisa


Amama, Placidus 3

Liu, Bin 18

Hansen, Ryan 12

Civil Engineering

Fitzsimmons, Eric 10Parameswaran, Prathap 23

Tucker-Kulesza, Stacey 32


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Prabhakar, Pavithra 24

Ranganath, Venkatesh 27

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

Kim, JungkwunPrakash, Punit

Thompson, David

Wu, Hongyu

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Heier Stamm, Jessica

Lin, Dong

Zhang, Meng 35


Bahadori, Amir 4

Betz, Amy 5

Bindra, Hitesh 6

Chen, James 8Derby, Melanie 9McNeil, Walter 21

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Jonathan P. Aguilar

Department: Biological and Agricultural Engineering / Email: [email protected] Southwest Research and Extension Center Phone: 620-275-9164

Website: http://www.bae.ksu.edu/people/faculty/aguilar/index.html Office: Southwest Research-Extension Center, 4500 E. Mary St., Garden City, Kansas 67846

Education Ph.D. 2009 Biological and Agricultural Engineering Kansas State University M.S. 2005 Agricultural Engineering University of the Philippines Los Baños

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, Southwest Research and Extension Center, Garden City, Kansas 2012-present Postdoctoral Agricultural Scientist, Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory (NGPRL), USDA-ARS, Mandan, North

Dakota, 2011-2012 Postdoctoral Agricultural Engineer, Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory (NPARL), USDA-ARS, Sidney,

MT, 2009-2011 University Researcher II, Land and Water Resources Division, University of the Philippines Los Baños, 2002-2007

Key Words Extension specialist, irrigation research, water resource allocation, groundwater development, GIS, remote sensing

Short Description of Educational Interests Provide educational opportunities for county agents and producers regarding water-related topics and issues

Short Description of Research Interests Applying GIS tools and techniques, and new technologies to provide solutions and options for producers to manage water-related concerns

Three Recent Publications Aguilar J.P., Gramig GG, Hendrickson JR, Archer DW, Forcella F, Liebig MA (2015) Crop Species Diversity Changes in

the United States: 1978–2012. PLoS ONE 10(8): e0136580. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136580 Sanderson, M.A., D.W. Archer, J.R. Hendrickson, S.L. Kronberg, M.A. Liebig, K.A. Nichols, M.R. Schmer, D.L. Tanaka,

and J.P. Aguilar. 2013. “Diversification and ecosystem services for conservation agriculture: Outcomes from pasturesintegrated crop-livestock systems.” Renewable Agriculture and Food System. 28 (2): 129-144.

Aguilar, J.P., R.G. Evans, and C.S.T. Daughtry. 2012. “Performance assessment of cellulose absorption index (CAI) forestimating crop residue cover.” Journal of Soil Water Conservation. 67 (3):202-210.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects “On-Farm Demonstration of Water Management Technologies and Mobile Drip Irrigation” funded by Kansas Water

Office “Sustaining Agriculture through Adaptive Management to Preserve the Ogallala Aquifer under a Changing Climate”

funded by USDA-NIFA “Promoting Sensor-Based Technology to Improve Land and Water Resources Conservation” funded by USDA-NRCS

Conservation Innovation Grant

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities Multi-parameter water quality test kit, overhead sprinkler uniformity test assembly, hydraulic soil sampling, coringand drilling machine, mobile irrigation lab

Software/Simulation Capabilities ArcGIS, Manifold, JMP, Minitab, MS Access, Crop Water Allocator, KanSched, Crop Yield Predictor

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Chris Ahern

Department: Architectural Engineering and Construction ScienceWebsite: http://www.are-cns.ksu.edu/people/faculty/chrisahern/

Email: [email protected] Phone: 785-532-3559

Education M.S. 2005 Architectural Engineering B.S. 2005 Architectural Engineering

Kansas State UniversityKansas State University

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering and Construction Science, December 2012-PresentPrincipal/Project Manager, PKMR Engineers, Overland Park, Kansas, June 2005-December 2012

Key Words Mechanical, electrical, plumbing building systems, construction administration

Short Description of Educational Interests Teaching undergraduate courses in MEP systems in buildings

Short Description of Research Interests MEP building systems

Software/Simulation CapabilitiesTrace 700, AutoCad

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Placidus B. Amama

Department: Chemical Engineering Website: http://www.che.ksu.edu/people/faculty/amama/


EducationPostdoctoral Scholar 2004 Chemical Engineering Yale University Ph.D. 2002 Environmental Engineering Yokohama National University, Japan B.Sc. 1992 Chemistry University of Calabar, Nigeria

Academic/Industrial Experience Research Scientist, Wright-Patterson Air Force Research Laboratory, December 2007 – August 2013 NASA-INaC Postdoctoral Fellow/Associate Research Scientist, BNC, Purdue University, August 2004–November 2007

Key Words Heterogeneous catalysis, nanomaterials, reaction engineering, carbon nanotubes, rational catalyst design, energy storage, environmental remediation

Short Description of Educational Interests Teaching Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering (CHE 822) to graduate students, planning to teach Transport Phenomena Lab (CHE 535) to undergraduate students

Short Description of Research Interests Rational catalyst design for controlled growth of nanocarbon materials; 3D nanocarbon-based catalyst supports for efficient Fischer-Tropsch synthesis; nano-engineering of nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications

Three Recent Publications Web of Knowledge h-index: 15 A.E. Islam, P. Nikolaev, P.B. Amama, S. Saber, D. Zakharov, D. Huffman, M. Erford, G. Sargent, S.L. Semiatin, E.A. Stach,

B. Maruyama, Engineering the Activity and Lifetime of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Carbon Nanotube Growth Via Substrate Ion Beam Bombardment. Nano Letters, 14, 4997-5003 (2014).

P.B. Amama, S.A. Putnam, A.R. Barron, and B. Maruyama. 2013. Wetting Behavior and Activity of Catalyst Supports inCarbon Nanotube Carpet Growth. Nanoscale. 5, 2642-2646 (2013).

P.B. Amama, C.L. Pint, F. Mirri, M. Pasquali, R.H. Hauge, and B. Maruyama. 2012. Catalyst-Support Interactions andTheir Influence in Water-Assisted Carbon Nanotube Carpet Growth. Carbon. 50 (7), 2396-2406 (2012).

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities Fully automated LabView-controlled CVD system for growth of nanostructures (carbon nanotubes, graphene, and boron nitride nanotubes); ion beam sputter deposition and etching system for thin film deposition and materials processing solutions; freeze dryer for processing nanomaterials; galvanostat for electrochemical characterization

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Amir Bahadori Department: Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.mne.k-state.edu/people/faculty/bahadori/ Phone: 785-532-7040

EducationPh.D. 2012 Biomedical Engineering

2010 Nuclear Engineering Sciences 2008 Mechanical Engineering (Nuclear Option)

M.S. B.S. B.S. 2008 Mathematics

University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaKansas State University Kansas State University

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, December 2015 – present Radiation Scientist, University of Houston/NASA Johnson Space Center, October 2010 – October 2015

Key WordsRadiation transport, dosimetry, risk analysis, space radiation, charged particles, radiation detection, biological modeling

Short Description of Educational InterestsDemonstrate applicability of knowledge to real-world situations and career-oriented problems; develop and teach courses in health and medical physics

Short Description of Research InterestsRadiation dosimetry for medical, occupational, and accidental exposures; space radiation detection using pixelated array detectors; incorporation of radiation measurements with simulation to determine exposure-associated risk; development and use of multi-scale models to improve radiation risk estimates

Three Recent Publications Wilson J. W., Slaba T. C., Badavi F. F., Reddell B. D., and Bahadori A. A. (2016). Solar proton exposure of an ICRU

sphere within a complex structure part I: combinatorial geometry. Life Sciences in Space Research, 9, 69-76. Bahadori, A., Miglioretti, D., Kruger, R., Flynn, M., Weinmann, S., Smith-Bindman, R., & Lee, C. (2015). Calculation of

organ doses for a large number of patients undergoing CT examinations. American Journal of Roentgenology, 205(4),827-833.

Kroupa, M., Bahadori, A., Campbell-Ricketts, T., Empl, A., Hoang, S. M., Idarraga-Munoz, J., Rios, R., Semones, E.,Stoffle, N., Tlustos, L., Turecek, D., & Pinsky, L. (2015). A semiconductor radiation imaging pixel detector for spaceradiation dosimetry. Life Sciences in Space Research, 6, 69-78.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects In-situ resource utilization for space radiation mitigation Advanced Exploration Systems RadWorks Radiation Environment Monitor (NASA) Deterministic and Monte Carlo Transport Code Comparisons (NASA)

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities High-performance cluster computing

Software/Simulation Capabilities Radiation transport (MCNP, FLUKA, PHITS, HZETRN); Voxel-based ray tracing; University of Florida/National Cancer Institute hybrid adult computational phantoms

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Amy Rachel Betz

Department: Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Website: http://www.mne.ksu.edu/people/faculty/betz


Education PhD 2011 Mechanical Engineering

M.S. 2008 Mechanical Engineering B.S. 2006 Mechanical Engineering

Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science, New York Columbia University, New YorkThe George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 2011-present

Key Words Heat transfer, microfluidics, multiphase transport, phase-change processes

Short Description of Educational Interests I am committed to developing people through classroom instruction, research opportunities and mentoring. Along with my classroom instruction, I provided research opportunities for undergraduate and high school students. I participate with outreach activities with the Multicultural Engineering Program, Women in Engineering and the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center. I am currently pursuing educational research related to Growth Mindset.

Short Description of Research Interests My research focuses on multiphase microfluidic transport. Both water and energy are recognized worldwide as limited and interconnected resources. Enhancing and controlling multiphase processes such as boiling, condensation, and freezing can increase energy efficiency and lower water consumption in many processes such as power generation. Due to the multi-scale nature of multiphase systems, patterning and structuring surface at the micro and nano level can be used as an effective tool to control, enhance or mitigate multiphase transport.

Three Recent Publications Van Dyke, D. Collard, M. M. Derby and A. R. Betz, "Droplet Coalescence and Freezing on Hydrophilic, Hydrophobic,

and Biphilic Surfaces," Applied Physics Letters, 107, Issue 14, 2015. (3 citations) Attinger, D., C. Frankiewicz, A. R. Betz, C. Megaridis, T. Schutzius, A. Das, R. Ganguly, C-.J. Kim, “Surface Engineering

for Phase-Change Heat Transfer: A Review,” MRS Energy and Sustainability, 2014. (32 citations) R. Betz, J. Jenkins, C.-J. C. Kim, and D. Attinger, "Boiling heat transfer on superhydrophilic, superhydrophobic, and

superbiphilic surfaces," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 57, pp. 733-741, 2013. (92 citations)

Hardware/Equipment CapabilitiesMinitech Micromilling Machine – Produces features down to 5 µm with 1 µm precision with spindle speeds up to 60,000 rpm. First Ten Angstroms Goniometer – Measures contact angle, surface energy, roll-off angle and visualize drop impact. Leica DMV2500 Microscope – Submicron resolution and 3-D mapping capability


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Hitesh Bindra Email: [email protected] Department: Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

Website: http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~hbindra/ Phone: 785-532-3039

Education Ph.D. 2010 Nuclear Engineering University of IllinoisM.S. 2007 Nuclear Engineering University of IllinoisB.E. 2002 Chemical Engineering Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, January 2014 – present

Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Research Associate, 2010 – 2013

CUNY Energy Institute, City University of New York

Key WordsNuclear reactor safety, nuclear thermal-hydraulics, thermal energy storage, transport theory

Short Description of Educational Interests Teaching and developing courses on nuclear thermal-hydraulics, reactor safety and nuclear reactor engineering; training new generation of nuclear engineers to research and design advanced passively safe nuclear reactors

Short Description of Research Interests Design of nuclear reactors, which are passively safe even in externally initiated scenarios; Making nuclear energy economically viable by integrating with energy storage; development of computational-experimental frameworks for high-temperature and energy system applications.

Three Recent Publications Richard McCulloch, Hitesh Bindra, Coupled radiative and conjugate heat transfer in participating media using lattice

Boltzmann methods, Computers & Fluids, 124, 2016. Jacob Edwards, Hitesh Bindra, Piyush Sabharwall, Exergy analysis of thermal energy storage options with nuclear

power plants, Annals of Nuclear Energy, 96, 2016. Abhinav Gairola, Hitesh Bindra, Lattice Boltzmann method for solving non-equilibrium radiative transport

A computational-experimental study to investigate thermal stratification in SFRs, Nuclear Energy UniversityPrograms, Department of Energy, 2016-2019, $799,320 PI: Hitesh Bindra.

Development of reactor thermal-hydraulics and safety research facilities at Kansas State University, Nuclear EnergyUniversity Programs, Department of Energy, 2016-2019, $240,000 PI: Hitesh Bindra, Co-PI: Terry Beck.

Experimental investigation of convection and heat transfer in the reactor core for a VHTR, Nuclear EnergyUniversity Programs, Department of Energy, 2015-2018, $180,000, KSU PI: Hitesh Bindra, (Subcontract from CUNY).

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities High-temperature imaging system, SEM, ultrasonic doppler velocimetry, high-speed optical temperature sensing

Software/Simulation CapabilitiesCommercial CFD and structural analysis software: CFX, Fluent, and COMSOL, Multi-physics LBM, support vector machines

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Shannon Casebeer Department: Architectural Engineering and Construction Science Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.are-cns.ksu.edu/people/faculty/casebeer/ Phone: (785) 532-3573

EducationM.S. 2016 Construction Management North Dakota State University

B.S. 1992 Construction Science and Management Kansas State University

Academic/Industrial Experience Kansas State University, Architectural Engineering and Construction Science, Assistant Professor, Fall 2016 – Present.

Kansas State University, Architectural Engineering and Construction Science, Manhattan, KS, Instructor, Fall2013 – Spring 2016.

Key Words Construction estimating, construction management, sustainable construction practices, recycled construction materials, LEED

Short Description of Educational Interests Construction estimating, construction management, sustainable construction practices

Short Description of Research Interests Sustainable construction practices, recycled construction materials

Recent Publications

ASPE 2015 Estimating Academy – Presenter for 11th-Hour Bid Day Simulation Seminar, Kansas City Contractor Expo,Overland Park, Kansas

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James M. Chen


Department: Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Website: www-personal.ksu.edu/~jmchen Lab Page: www.facebook.com/MCPL2015

Education Ph.D. 2011 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering George Washington University M.S. 2007 Applied Mechanics National Taiwan University, Taiwan B.S. 2005 Mechanical Engineering National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan

Academic/Industrial Experience

Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, August 2015 – present Assistant Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, Altoona College, August 2012 – May 2015 Visiting Assistant Professor, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, August 2011-May 2012

Key Words Computational solid/fluid mechanics, rational continuum thermomechanics, turbulence, applied/computational mathematics, theoretical mechanics, multiscale modeling, atomistic simulation, energy harvesting, high-performance computing, fracture mechanics

Short Description of Educational InterestsEducate the public with practical information for improving society with layman language, and equip next-generation engineers withe state-of-the-art knowledge for their innovative careers

Short Description of Research InterestsDevelop fundamental theories and utilize simulation-based experiments for different physical problems in solids and fluids, across different time/length scales and their applications

Three Recent Publications

M. Lopez, James Chen, V. Polachko, A multiscale study of the boundary development for microfluidic system,Molecular Simulation, Accepted for publication.

James Chen and Steven Niemkiewicz, Multiscale Modeling of Fracture in Barium Titanate: Fracture ToughnessEstimation and Modified G-Criterion, Journal of Advanced Mathematics and Mechanics (ZAMM), 95, 165-172, 2015.

L. Chen, James Chen, R. Lebensohn, Y. Ji, T. Heo, S. Bhattacharya, S. Mathaudhu, Z. Liu and L.Q. Chen, An integratedFFT-based, phase-field and crystal plasticity approach for modeling static recrystallization of 3-D polycrystals, Computer Method in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 285, 829-848, 2015.


Multiscale Analysis of Vortex Formation behind an Oscillating Cylinder, NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium,PI, 1/1/2014-5/18/2015, $7,004

Microstructural Evolution during Visco-Elastic-Plastic Deformation: Phase Field Model, Materials Research Institute,PI, 06/01/2014-08/31/2014, $10,000

Hardware/Equipment CapabilitiesAccess to campus-wide Beocat cluster system

Software/Simulation CapabilitiesSignificant use of free and/or open-source scientific tools (e.g. OpenFOAM, SU2, ParaView, LAMMPS, VMD, Gmsh) along with new theories our group develops for performing analysis and optimization of systems, involving multi-scale and multi-physics


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Melanie Derby Department: Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

Website: http://www.mne.ksu.edu/people/faculty/derby

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 785-532-2606

Education Ph.D. 2013 Mechanical Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute M.S. 2010 Mechanical Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute B.S. 2008 Mechanical Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University,

August 2013-present

Key WordsHeat transfer, energy, condensation heat transfer, multi-phase flow, mini- and micro-scale convective heat transfer, thermal management, building energy, humidity

Short Description of Educational Interests Teach undergraduate and graduate classes in energy, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and engineering design; create outreach activities to engage K-12 students, and spark an interest in science and engineering

Short Description of Research InterestsIncrease fundamental understanding of condensation heat transfer; enhance condensation heat transfer on hydrophobic surfaces for applications such as power plant condensers; understand the role of humidity in occupied buildings; use natural systems in conjunction with conventional HVAC systems to reduce energy consumption; multi-phase oil and water flows

Three Recent Publications • M.M. Derby, A. Chatterjee, Y. Peles, M.K. Jensen. “Flow condensation heat transfer enhancement in a mini-channel

with hydrophobic and hydrophilic patterns.” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, accepted.• Chatterjee, M.M. Derby, Y. Peles, M.K. Jensen. 2013. “Condensation heat transfer on patterned surfaces.”

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 66:889-897. M.M. Derby, H.J. Lee, Y. Peles, M.K. Jensen. 2012. “Condensation heat transfer in square, triangular, and semi-

circular mini-channels.” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 55(1-3):187-197.

Hardware/Equipment CapabilitiesHeat transfer measurements, water baths and chillers, Leica microscope and Fastec camera for flow visualization, flow condensation loop


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Eric J. Fitzsimmons Department: Civil Engineering Website: http://www.ce.ksu.edu/people/faculty/fitzsimmons/


EducationPh.D. 2011 Civil Engineering (Transportation) M.S. 2007 Civil Engineering (Transportation) B.S. 2005 Civil Engineering

Iowa State UniversityIowa State University Iowa State University

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, August 2015 – present Visiting Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, 2014 – 2015 Postdoctoral Research, University of Kansas, 2011 – 2014

Key WordsRural and urban highway and intersection safety and operations, site-based vehicle data collection and reduction strategies, railroad engineering, work zone safety, law enforcement applications, engineering education

Short Description of Educational Interests Teaching undergraduates and graduates the importance of transportation in their daily lives through courses and research

Short Description of Research Interests Creating safer roads for all drivers through research, design and enforcement in both rural and urban environments; utilize technology and data to predict events and how to respond to these events on the roadway

Three Recent Publications Boakye, K., E.J. Fitzsimmons, S.D. Schrock and T.E. Lindheimer. Evaluation of Confirmation Light Systems to Reduce

Red Light Running and Time into Red at Signalized Intersections. In Transportation Research Record, TRB, NationalResearch Council, Washington, D.C., 2015 (in-press).

Fitzsimmons, E.J. and T.E Mulinazzi. Economic Impact of Closing Structurally Deficient or Functionally ObsoleteBridges on Very Low-Volume Roads. In Transportation Research Record 2433, TRB, National Research Council,Washington, D.C., 2014, pp. 116-120.

Fitzsimmons, E.J., V. Kvam, S.S. Nambisan, R.R. Souleyrette, and D.G. Bonnett. Determining Vehicle OperatingSpeed and Lateral Position along Horizontal Curves Using Linear Mixed-Effects Models. In Traffic Injury Prevention,Vol. 14, No. 3, 2013, pp. 309-321.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects “Updating the Lane Closure Guide for Urban Freeways in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area,” $60,161. Funded by

the Kansas Department of Transportation. PI: Eric Fitzsimmons, Co-PI: Sunanda Dissanayake “Class III / Short Line System Inventory to Determine 129,844 kg (286,000 lbs.) Railcar Operational Status in Kansas,”

$50,000. Funded by the Kansas Department of Transportation. PI: Eric Fitzsimmons, Co-PI: Stacey Tucker “Demonstration of the usRAP program in Kansas,” Funded for $50,000 by the Kansas Department of Transportation.

PI: Eric J. Fitzsimmons; Co-PI: Sunanda Dissanayake

Hardware/Equipment CapabilitiesRoadway data collection equipment (LiDAR, pneumatic road tubes, Wavetronix, count board), traffic control systems and ITS deployment tools

Software/Simulation CapabilitiesArcGIS, VISSIM, SYNCHRO, TransCAD

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Daniel Flippo Department: Biological and Agricultural Engineering Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.bae.ksu.edu/people/faculty/flippo/index.html Phone: 785-532-2929

Education Ph.D. 2009 Mechanical Engineering M.S. 2005 Mechanical Engineering B.S. 1994 Mechanical Engineering

University of Oklahoma Wichita State University Kansas State University

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, 2013-present Senior Engineer, John Deere Product Engineering Center, Waterloo, Iowa, 2011 to 2013 Adjunct Instructor, University of Oklahoma, 2009 to 2011 Design Engineer, Cessna Aircraft Co, Wichita, Kansas, 1997 to 2005

Key WordsAgriculture, automation, mechatronics, precision machines, robotics, wheel-to soil-interaction

Short Description of Educational Interests Educating undergraduates and graduates in the design and role of agricultural machines

Short Description of Research Interests Blending of automation and agriculture, including transfer of power, automation, mechatronics and wheel-to-soil interaction

Three Recent Publications Flippo, Daniel K., Miller, David P. 2011. “Suspension and Wheel Evaluation and Experimentation Testbed.”

International Journal of Robotics and Automation. Vol. 1, No. 1, pp 29—37. Daniel Flippo, David Miller, and Richard Heller. 2009. “Turning efficiency prediction for skid steer robots using single-

wheel testing.” Field and Science Robotics. Daniel Flippo. 2008. “Design of rover wheel testing apparatus.” ISAIRAS.

Hardware/Equipment CapabilitiesStrain Gauges and Force Torque Sensors, HAAS CNC Milling

Software/Simulation CapabilitiesMatlab, Atmel and Propellor embedded systems, Alibre CAD, ProE Manufacturing, Labview, C, Diptrace, and LATEX.


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Ryan R. Hansen

Department: Chemical Engineering Website: http://www.che.ksu.edu/people/faculty/hansen/


Education: Ph.D. 2008 Chemical Engineering University of Colorado B.Sc. 2001 Chemical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Golden

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, 2015–present Research Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2014 –2015 Postdoctoral Scholar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2012–2013 Postdoctoral Scholar, Colorado School of Mines, 2009–2012 Associate Engineer, Parsons Engineering, 2001 –2003

KeywordsBiological interfaces, biofilms, biodetection, microfluidics, nanofabrication, polymeric materials

Short Description of Educational InterestsTransport Phenomena I and II (CHE 530, CHE 531)

Short Description of Research Interests High-content screening platforms for characterizing bacterial communities, polymeric materials for diagnostic and biosensing applications, biocompatible micro- and nano-patterning techniques

Three Recent Publications R.R. Hansen, C.M. Timm, A.N. Bible, J.L. Morrell-Falvey, D.A. Pelletier, M.L. Simpson, M.J. Doktycz, and S.T. Retterer,“Stochastic Assembly of Bacteria in Microwell Arrays Reveals the Importance of Confinement in Community Development”, submitted. R.R. Hansen, K.R. Shubert, J.L. Morrell-Falvey, M.J. Doktycz, B.S. Lokitz, and S.T. Retterer, “Microstructured BlockCopolymer Surface Scaffolds for Controlling Microbe Capture and Morphology,” Biosensors, 4, 63-75 (2014).

R.R. Hansen, J.P. Hinestrosa, K.R. Shubert, J.L. Morrell-Falvey, D.A. Pelletier, J.M. Messman, S.M. Kilbey, II, B.S. Lokitz,and S.T. Retterer, “Lectin-Functionalized Poly(glycidyl methacrylate)-block-poly (vinyl dimethyl azlactone) Surface Scaffolds for High Avidity Microbial Capture”, Biomacromolecules, 14, 3742-3748 (2013).

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects Microwell Arrays for High-Throughput Investigation of Microbial Interactions, U.S. Dept. of Energy Bioactive Polymer Scaffolds for High Avidity Cell Capture and Proliferation, U.S. Dept. of EnergyCharacterization of Shear-Specific Biomarkers for Von Willebrand Disease Using Microfluidic Devices, American Heart Association

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Mei He

Email: [email protected] Phone: (785) 532-2745

Department: Biological and Agricultural Engineering Website: http://www.bae.ksu.edu/people/faculty/he/ Office: Seaton Hal 160

Education Postdoctorate 2011 Ph.D. 2008 M.S. 2003 B.E. 2000

Bioengineering Chemistry Pharmaceutical Chemistry Chemical Engineering

University of California-Berkeley University of Alberta, Canada Chongqing University, China Chongqing University, China

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, 2014 ‐ present Senior Scientist, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, 2012 ‐2013

Key WordsBiomedical devices, biomicrofluidics/lab-on-chip, mobile diagnostic technology, nano/biotechnology and bioengineering

Short Description of Educational Interests Perpetuating knowledge and inspiring learning is the core of my teaching philosophy. I am strongly committed to motivating students to learn the skills of critical thinking and problem solving, with interests in teaching biosensors, biomedical engineering, and nano/biotechnology.

Short Description of Research Interests My research aims to integrate microfluidics/lab-on-chip and nanotechnology approaches for quantitatively defining essential elements in disease, personalized health conditions and food system.

Three Recent Publications Z. Zhao, Y. Yang, Y. Zeng, M. He*, A Microfluidic ExoSearch Chip for Multiplexed Exosome Detection Towards Blood-

based Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis, Lab on a Chip, 2016, 16, 489-496.Featured as inside Cover Story

M. He, J. Crow, M. Roth, Y. Zeng, A. K. Godwin, Integrated immunoisolation and protein analysis of circulatingexosomes using microfluidic technology, Lab on a Chip, 2014, 14, 3773-3780.

Royal Chemistry Society Lab on a Chip 2014 Most Accessed ArticleTop-scoring Altmetrics article published in Lab on a Chip (August-October 2014) ScienceDialy: Feature Research

M. He, J. Novak, B. A. Julian, A. E. Herr, Membrane‐assisted online renaturation for automated microfluidic lectinblotting, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2011, 133, 19610‐19613.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects NIH NIGMS P20GM103638 Center for Molecular Analysis of Disease Pathways Pilot Project K-State Johnson Cancer Research Center Innovative Research Award 2015, 2016 NC-1194 Committee, USDA Nanotechnology program

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities3D printing, photolithography, nanofabrication, photo‐spectrometer, FL microscopic Imaging, microfluidic controller, bioseparation apparatus, western blotting/ELISA

Software/Simulation CapabilitiesCOMSOL multiphysics particle tracking and microfluidics, AutoCAD, metamorph image analysis

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Jessica Heier Stamm

Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Systems EngineeringWebsite: http://www.imse.ksu.edu/people/faculty/heier_stamm/

Email: jlhs@k‐state.edu Phone: 785-532-3726

Education Ph.D. 2010 Industrial and Systems Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA B.S. 2004 Industrial Engineering, Music Minor Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, December 2010 – present

Key WordsSupply chain and logistics engineering, operations research, game theory, humanitarian operations, public health

Short Description of Educational Interests Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in operations research, game theory, decision analysis, and logistics; developing teaching materials to introduce students to applications of industrial engineering tools in humanitarian and public health settings

Short Description of Research Interests Using operations research and game theory to design and analyze systems in which decisions are decentralized,applying quantitative methods to the design and improvement of humanitarian relief and public health systems

Three Recent Publications M. M. Caldas, M. R. Sanderson, M. Mather, M. D. Daniels, J. S. Bergtold, J. Aistrup, J. L. Heier Stamm, D. Haukos, K.

Douglas-Mankin, A. Y. Sheshukov, and D. Lopez-Carr (2015). “Opinion: Endogenizing culture in sustainability scienceresearch and policy.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(27), 8157-8159.

L. Muggy and J. L. Heier Stamm (2014). “Game Theory Applications in Humanitarian Operations: A Review.” Journalof Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 4(1), 4-23.

Ö. Ergun, L. Gui, J. L. Heier Stamm, P. Keskinocak, and J. Swann. (2014). “Improving Humanitarian Operationsthrough Technology-enabled Collaboration.” Production and Operations Management, 23(6) 1002-1014.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects “CNH: Coupled Climate, Cultivation and Culture in the Great Plains: Understanding Water Supply and Water Quality

in a Fragile Landscape.” National Science Foundation. $1,450,000. September 2013 – August 2017. PI: M. D.Daniels (Stroud Water Research Center); Co-PIs: J. Bergtold, M. M. Caldas, M. E. Mather, A. Sheshukov; SeniorPersonnel: D. Haukos, J. L. Heier Stamm; former co-PIs: J. A. Aistrup (Auburn University), K. M. Douglas-Mankin (U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service).

“BRIGE: Understanding and Managing Humanitarian Logistics Systems through Advances in Optimization and GameTheory.” National Science Foundation. $174,998. September 2012 – August 2015. PI: J. L. Heier Stamm.

“Measurement and Evaluation of H1N1 Response Systems towards Driving Improvements in Effectiveness andEfficiency.” Emory Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center (PERRC) Pilot Grant. $20,000. Feb.2011 – Sept. 2012. PI: J. Swann (Georgia Institute of Technology), Co-PIs: N. Serban (Georgia Institute ofTechnology), J. L. Heier Stamm.

Hardware/Equipment CapabilitiesSome analyses benefit from access to computing cluster (e.g. K‐State’s Beocat)

Software/Simulation Capabilities IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio, Esri ArcGIS

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Jungkwun ‘JK’ Kim

Department: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.ece.k-state.edu/people/faculty/index.html Phone: (785) 532-4569

Education Ph.D. 2011 Electrical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

M.S. 2007 Electrical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

B.S. 2005 Electronics and Communication Engineering, Saint Louis University, Philippines

Academic/Industrial Experience Current: 2016 – present Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University

Previous: 2013 – 2016 Research faculty Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

2011 – 2013 Post-doc fellow of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

2010 – 2011 Research associate of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida

Key Words Related to Your Activities

Nano/Micro fabrication development, 3-D UV-LED lithography, Microfabricated inductor and antenna

Short Description of Educational Interests

Fundamentals of nano/microfabrications: a lithography, metallization, etching, and molding.

Nano/micro devices: sensors, actuators, transducers, microfluidic channels, RF antennas, MEMS inductors.

Short Description of Research Interests There have been great demands for the miniaturization of microelectronic devices in various engineering sectors including defense and commercial industry as well as portable personal electronics. It allows various electronic components to be integrated with sensors/actuators to realize multifunctional microsystems. However, it has been very challenging to meet all the requirement of small size, light weight, and multi-functionality while enhancing their performances. I have been interested in finding engineering solutions to these challenges by utilizing nanotechnology and microfabrication. Accordingly, my research has focused the development of integrated power converting devices, energy storage devices and body-implantable RF devices.


Jungkwun ‘JK’ Kim, Yong-Kyu ‘YK’ Yoon, Mark G. Allen, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Lithography: Light-Motion

Synchronized UV-LED Lithography for 3-D Microfabrication, submitted to Journal of Micromechanics and

Microengineering, 26 (3), 2016, pp 1-10, (Cover image)

Jungkwun ‘JK’ Kim, and Yong-Kyu ‘YK’ Yoon, ‘Fabrication of 3-D Millimeter-height Structures using Direct UV-

lithography on Liquid State Photoresist for Simple and Fast Manufacturing,’ Journal of Micro/Nanolithography,

MEMS, and MOEMS, 14(3), 2015, pp 0335041-8.

Jungkwun ‘JK’ Kim, Cheolbok Kim, Mark G. Allen, and Yong-Kyu ‘YK’ Yoon, “Modeling and Fabrication of Dynamic

mode multidirectional UV lithography for three-dimensional nanostructures,” Journal of Micromechanics and

Microengineering, 25 (2), 2015, pp. 1-10.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects (limit to three)

• Computer Controlled UV-LED Lithography for 3-D Microfabrication

Timed Development and Thermal Reflow (TDTR) for Microlens and Microfluidic channels Microinductor development for Commercial grade

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities within Your Research Activities

• UV Lithography, Thermal Evaporator, Plasma Etch, 3D printers (SLA, Filament), Vacuum Heat Oven, Electroplating,CO2 laser, Microscope (Optical)

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Isaya Kisekka

Department: Biological and Agricultural Engineering Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.wkarc.org/programs/irrigation/gardencity/ Phone: 620-276-8286

EducationPh.D. 2013 Agricultural and Biological Engineering University of Florida M.S. 2007 Agricultural and Biological Engineering University of Florida B.S. 2002 Agricultural Engineering Makerere University, Uganda

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, 2013-Present Research Assistant, University of Florida, 2007 - 2013 Research Engineer, National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Uganda, 2004 - 2007 Water Resources Engineer, Balton (U) Ltd Kampala, Uganda, 2002 - 2004

Key WordsAgricultural water Management, irrigation, hydrology, crop modeling, global food security

Short Description of Educational Interests Student mentoring through research and outreach activities

Short Description of Research Interests Research utilizing a combination of field experiments and mathematical modeling to understand plant response to limited water; develop economically and environmentally sustainable deficit irrigation and water management technologies for row crop production e.g., corn, wheat, grain sorghum and forages.

Three Recent Publications A. Araya, I. Kisekka, and J. Holman. 2016. Evaluating Yield and Water Productivity of Grain Sorghum under Deficit

Irrigation, Variable Climate, Soils, and Planting Dates using AquaCrop. Irrigation Science. DOI: 10.1007/s00271-016-0515-7.

Kisekka, I., J. P. Aguilar, D. H. Rogers, J. Holman, D. M. O'Brien and N. Klocke. 2016. Assessing Deficit IrrigationStrategies for Corn using Simulation. Transactions of the ASABE. 59(1): 303-317. (doi: 10.13031/trans.59.11206).

Holman, J., D. Min, N. Klocke, I. Kisekka, and R. Currie. 2016. Irrigation Amount and Timing Effects on AlfalfaNutritive Value. Trans. ASABE. 59(4): 1-15.

Recent Research Projects Mobile Drip Irrigation for Water Limited Crop Production (Global Food Systems) Forage Sorghum as an Alternative Crop for Water Limited Cropping Systems (USDA, OAP) Integrating soil and plant water status sensors with ET-Based irrigation scheduling Modeling crop yield response to limited irrigation management and changing climate

Hardware/Equipment CapabilitiesNeutron probes (Model 503DR), center pivot with VRI and MDI capabilities, lateral-move irrigation system (model 8000, Valmont Corp., Valley, NE), Bowen ratio system for ET measurement, unmanned aerial vehicle, thermal infrared camera, infrared radiometers, soil water sensors, LP-80 leaf area index meter, leaf area meter, NVDI sensor

Software/Simulation CapabilitiesRZWQM2, DSSAT, WAVE, SimLab, SAS and Sigmaplot for statistics and graphing, and many others


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Dong Lin

Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Website: https://sites.google.com/site/smilerdongslab/

Email: [email protected] Phone: (7855323728)

EducationPh.D. 2013 Industrial Engineering M.S. 2009 Industrial Engineering M.S. 2007 Industrial Engineering B.S 2004 Industrial Engineering

Purdue University Univ. of NebraskaHuazhong Univ. of Science & Technology, China Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, August 2015 – present

Key Words Additive manufacturing, metal matrix composites, functional materials

Short Description of Educational Interests 3D printing, manufacturing processes

Short Description of Research Interests Laser-assisted additive manufacturing of metal composites, laser processing, mechanical behavior of metal components, additive manufacturing of carbon fiber composites and additive manufacturing of ultralight materials.

Three Recent Publications Lin, D., Jin, S., Zhan, F., Wang, Y., Wang, C., Zhou, C., Cheng, G.J., "3D stereolithography printing of graphene oxide

reinforced complex architectures," Nanotechnology, accepted manuscript. Dong Lin, Qiong Nian, Biwei Deng, Shengyu Jin, Yaowu Hu, Wenqi Wang, Gary J. Cheng, “Three-Dimensional Printing

of Complex Structures: Man Made or toward Nature?” ACS Nano, 2014, 8 (10),9710–9715. Dong Lin, C Richard Liu, Gary J. Cheng, “Single Layer Graphene Oxide Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites by Laser

Sintering: Microstructure and Mechanical Property Enhancement," Acta Materialia, 2014, 80, 183-193.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects 3D printing of functional materials 2D nanomaterial based aerogel Additive manufacturing of metal composites

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities Nd:YAG laser, and laser cutting and laser bonding

Software/Simulation Capabilities Solidworks



Bin Liu

Department: Chemical Engineering Website: http://www.che.ksu.edu/people/faculty/liu/

Email: [email protected]: 785-532-4331

Education Ph.D. 2008 Chemical Engineering Colorado School of MinesB.S. 2003 Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology


Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, 2013 - present Postdoc, Carnegie Mellon University, January 2013 – July 2013 Postdoc, Argonne National Laboratory, 2010 - 2012 Postdoc, Colorado School of Mines, January 2009 – December 2009

Key Words Chemical transformations of biomassic compounds, phase stability and O solubility in Fe-Ni-Al alloys, SOFC

Short Description of Educational Interests Chemical Engineering Analysis I. Emphasis on concept and generalized approach to solving relevant chemical engineering and applied mathematics problems. Incorporate modern mathematics softwares and frontier information into lectures.

Short Description of Research Interests Density functional theory (DFT) methodology, heterogeneous catalysis, surface chemistry, novel materials and renewable energy generation


Liu, B. and Greeley, J.P. 2013. “A DFT-based Analysis of Trends in Glycerol Decomposition on Close-Packed TransitionMetal Surfaces.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 15, 6475-6485.

Lei, Y., Lu, J., Zhao, H., Liu, B., Low, K.-B., Wu, T., Libera, J.A., Greeley, J.P., Chupas, P.J., Miller, J.T. and Elam, J.W. 2013.“Resolving Deligation of Palladium (II) beta-Diketonate and Nucleation of Palladium Nanoparticles Synthesized byAtomic Layer Deposition.” Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 117, 11141-11148.

Knoll, A., Lau, K.C., Chan, M.K.Y., Liu, B., Greeley, J.P., Curtiss, L., Hereld, M. and Papka, M.E. 2013. “UncertaintyClassification and Visualization of Molecular Surfaces.” International Journal for Uncertainty Quantification. 3(2), 157-169.


Phase VII: “Sustainable Energy and Education in Kansas (SEEK)” (formerly entitled Nano-Engineered Boron-Carbon-Nitrogen Materials for Energy,” Chris Sorensen (KSU lead PI), Information, and Sensing, $3,000,000 (direct costs),Kansas University Center for Research (National Science Foundation EPSCoR Program, Collaborator

“Engineering the Electrical and Optical Properties of Atomically-Thick Boron-Nitride-Sheets via Functionalization,”Vikas Berry (KSU lead PI), $251,019 (direct costs), National Science Foundation, co-PI

K-State Faculty mentoring program (pending)

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities Beocat supercomputing cluster (KSU)

Software/Simulation Capabilities VASP, Quantum Espresso, DACAPO, Materials Studio Visualizer, CP2K

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Zifei Liu

Department: Biological and Agricultural Engineering Website: https://bae.engg.ksu.edu/~zifeiliu/


Education Ph.D. 2009 M.S. 2005 B.S. 1992

Biological and Agricultural Engineering North Carolina State University Environmental Engineering University of Cincinnati Atmospheric Science Nanjing University, China

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan,

2012 – present Postdoctoral Research Associate, Departments of Animal Science, and Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering,

Michigan State University, 2010 – 2012 Research Assistant, North Carolina State University, 2005 – 2009 Research Assistant, University of Cincinnati, 2002 – 2005 Environmental Engineer, Environmental Monitoring Center of Anhui Province, China, 1992 – 2002

Key WordsAir quality, measurement, modeling, mitigation, extension, farm, animal operation, smoke, pasture burning

Short Description of Educational Interests Effective dissemination of research-based information to industries, regulators and the public

Short Description of Research Interests Air quality monitoring and modeling, fate and transport of air emissions from agricultural sources, and cost-effective mitigation strategies.

Three Recent Publications Liu, Z., W. Powers, and H. Liu. 2013. “Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Swine Operations: Evaluation of the IPCC

Approaches through Meta-analysis.” J. Anim. Sci. 91(8):6147-6164. Liu, Z., W. Powers, B. Oldick, J. Dadivson, and D. Meyer. 2012. “Gas emissions from dairy cows fed typical diets of

Midwest, South and West regions of the United States.” J. Environ. Qual. 41(4):1228-1227. Liu, Z., W. Powers, D. Karcher, R. Angel, and T. J. Applegate. 2011. “Effect of amino acid formulation and

supplementation on nutrient balance in turkeys.” Poul. Sci. 90:1153-1161.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects Meta-analysis of H2S, NH3, VOC, PM10, and PM2.5 emissions from swine productions in North America Effectiveness of vegetative environmental buffers to reduce swine facility emissions Mitigation of Air Emissions from Swine Buildings through the Photocatalytic Technology using UV/TiO2

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities TEI 450i H2S analyzer, INNOVA 1412i multi-gas analyzer


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Department: Architectural Engineering and Construction Science Website: http://www.are-cns.ksu.edu/people/faculty/katieloughmiller/


North Dakota State University Education M.S. 2016 Construction Management B.S. 2001 Construction Science and Manangement Kansas State University

Academic/Industrial Experience Kansas State University – Assistant Professor (1st Year Tenure Track) in ARE/CNS, August 2013-present Ron Fowles Construction, Inc. Manhattan, KS – Small Projects Manager, August 2012-August 2013 American Constructors, Inc., Austin, TX – Project Manager/Project Engineer, January 2002-August 2012

Key Words Undergraduate education, construction management, construction science, building construction, undergraduate retention, women in construction, construction scheduling, construction finance, building assemblies, graphic communication

Short Description of Educational Interests Construction scheduling and cost control, construction finance, masonry construction applications, building assemblies, graphic communications

Short Description of Research Interests Undergraduate student retention, historical construction/restoration, women in Construction, building information modeling, construction technology

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects ) Undergraduate Research – Construction Technology Undergraduate Research – Historical Construction of Kansas State University Campus

Software/Simulation Capabilities Microsoft Project, Primavera P6 Project Management

Katie Loughmiller

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Walter McNeil Email: [email protected] Department: Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

Website: http://www.mne.k-state.edu/people/faculty/mcneil/ Phone: 785-532-3379

EducationPh.D. 2010 Nuclear Engineering B.S. 2005 Mechanical Engineering

Kansas State University Kansas State University

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, August 2015 – present, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State

University Nuclear Engineer/Physicist, 2010-2015, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center – Pacific (SPAWAR)

Key WordsRadiological detection system design and development, multi-disciplinary system design and system integration, system engineering, radiation sensor design, radiation detector test and evaluation, sensor ruggedizing and performance analysis, nuclear system design, nuclear electronics, radiological isotope identifier (RIID), radiological threat detection, localization, and Identification, mobile detection system R&D and T&E

Short Description of Educational Interests I strive to equip young engineers with sound techniques that will enhance their effectiveness in multidisciplinary design efforts including electrical, computational, mechanical, and software components; focusing on engineering communication and external communication with customers such that results will meet and exceed the demands of the community.

Short Description of Research Interests Embedded system integration of radiological sensors, signal processing electronics, computational algorithms, and ergonomic mechanical/software design. Maximizing efficiency in component and system-level design for mobile radiation detection missions.

Three Recent Publications “R&D 100 Award”: R&D Magazine's top 100 technologically significant inventions of the year, for development of

the Lithium Foil Proportional Gas Neutron Detector - 2014 “R&D 100 Award”: R&D Magazine, Micro-structured Semiconductor Detector - 2009 Patent No. 8519350: “Gas-filled neutron detectors having improved detection efficiency”

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects Low-power signal processing for gamma-ray spectrometers and portable isotope identification systems. Low-power photon collection device for scintillator gamma-ray spectrometers. Underwater isotope detection system testing and development of background compensation of distributed

radiological isotopes.

Hardware/Equipment CapabilitiesCryogenic semiconductor sensor assemblies, Compton gamma-ray imager, neutron and gamma-ray sensors, large scintillator gamma-ray spectrometers, deep sea vessel design, sensor packaging/integration services

Software/Simulation CapabilitiesBasic radiation transport modeling; radiation detection system performance modeling; alarm algorithm design and evaluation for detection, localization and isotope identification; software interface design for intuitive operation and efficient display of complex radiological sensor data.



Trisha Moore Department: Biological and Agricultural Engineering Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.bae.ksu.edu/people/faculty/moore/index.html Phone: 785-532-2911

Education (enter most current degree first) Ph.D. 2011 Biological and Agricultural Engineering North Carolina State University M.S. 2008 Biological and Agricultural Engineering Kansas State University B.S. 2006 Biological and Agricultural Engineering Kansas State University

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University,

December 2013 – present Postdoctoral Research Associate, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, November 2011 –

November 2013

Key WordsEcological engineering, low-impact development, ecological restoration, watershed management, life-cycle analysis

Short Description of Educational Interests Teaching and developing courses in ecological engineering, watershed management, and environmental hydrology and hydraulics at the graduate and undergraduate levels

Short Description of Research Interests Design and management of sustainable ecohydrological systems in human-dominated landscapes, ecological sustainability of biological production systems, impact of climate and landuse change on hydrologic systems

Three Recent Publications Vogel, J., Moore, T.L., Coffman, R.R., Rodie, S.N., Hutchinson, S.L., McDonough, K.R., McLemore, A.J., McMaine, J.

Critical review of technical questions facing low-impact development and green infrastructure: a perspectivefrom the Great Plains. Water Research. Accepted.

Moore, T.L., and Hunt, W.F. 2013. Predicting the carbon footprint of urban stormwater infrastructure. Ecological

Engineering 58: 44-51. Moore, T.L., and Hunt, W.F. 2012. Ecosystem services of stormwater wetlands and wet ponds: a new metric?

Water Research, 46(20): 6811-6823.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects Working with the city of Wichita to develop an integrated watershed water quality program between the city's

regulated system and agricultural producers within the Little Arkansas watershed Assessing streambank erosion rates in the Little Arkansas watershed, and the capacity to predict erosion rates via

semi-quantitative erosion indices (e.g., Rosgen’s BANCS model) Assessing carbon sequestration potential by a constructed wetland treating flue gas desulfurization effluent

Hardware/Equipment CapabilitiesISCO automated water samplers, HACH colorimeter for water quality analyses

Software/Simulation Capabilities ESRI ArcGIS, EPA-SWMM, EPANET, INVEST



Prathap Parameswaran Department: Civil Engineering Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.ce.ksu.edu/people/faculty/parameswaran/ Phone: 785-532-1748

Education Ph.D 2010 Environmental Engineering M.S. 2005 Environmental Engineering B.Tech 2003 Chemical Engineering

Arizona State University Illinois Institute of TechnologyCoimbatore Institute of Technology, India

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, August 2015 –

present Associate Research Scientist, Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, The Biodesign Institute at Arizona

State University, July 2012 – July 2015

Key WordsWastewater treatment, anaerobic digestion, microbial fuel cells, biofuels/microalgae, bioenergy

Short Description of Educational Interests Fundamental and applied courses in environmental engineering with specific focus on wastewater treatment at the undergraduate level. Graduate-level courses on advanced environmental biotechnology, fuel cells: chemical, enzymatic and microbial

Short Description of Research Interests Anaerobic digestion, pretreatment technologies for bioprocessing of wastes and biomassMicrobial electrochemical cells for valuable products generation (electric power, hydrogen gas, and advanced oxidation products such as hydrogen peroxide)Downstream resource capture from microalgae through environmental biotechnology, energy-positive wastewater treatment, capture and reuse of energy and resources at the food-energy-water nexus in urban and agricultural runoffs

Three Recent Publications Lai YJS, Parameswaran P, Li A, Aguinaga A, Rittmann BE. 2015. “Selective fermentation of carbohydrate and protein

fractions of Scenedesmus, and biohydrogenation of its lipid fraction for enhanced recovery of saturated fatty acids.“Biotechnology and Bioengineering DOI: 10.1002/bit.25714

Ki D, Parameswaran P, Popat SC, Rittmann BE, Torres CI. 2015. “Effects of pre-fermentation and pulsed-electric fieldtreatment of primary sludge in microbial electrochemical cells.“ 195: 83-88.

Parameswaran P, Bry T, Popat SC, Lusk BG, Rittmann BE, Torres CI. 2013. “Kinetic, electrochemical and microscopiccharacterization of the thermophilic, anode-respiring bacterium Thermincola ferriacetica.” Environmental Scienceand Technology 47(9): 4934- 4940.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects NSF CBET 1335884 Modeling wastewater sludge hydrolysis aided by high temporal resolution measurements

through microbial electrochemistry PI: Cesar I Torres, ASU Co-PI: P Parameswaran; $318,391; 2013 – 2016 NSF CBET 1509933 Targeted, saturated fatty acid synthesis by microbial biohydrogenation and its superior

extraction from microalgae biomass through selective fermentation PI: Bruce E Rittmann, ASUCo-PI: P Parameswaran; $ 309,443; 2015-2018

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for organic acids, alcohols, and sugars, gas chromatography, total and dissolved organic carbon analysis; potentiostat-based chronoamperometry and cyclic voltammetry; spectrophotometry for organic and inorganic chemical analyses; DNA quantification and quantitative PCR


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Pavithra Prabhakar Department: Computer Science Website: http://people.cis.ksu.edu/~pprabhakar


EducationPh.D. 2011 Computer Science M.S. 2010 Applied Mathematics M.S. 2006 Computer Science and Automation B.S. 2004 Computer Science and Engineering

Univeristy of Illinois University of IllinoisIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore National Institute of Tech., Warangal

Academic/Industrial Experience • Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Kansas State University, August 2015 – present• Assistant Research Professor, IMDEA Software Institute, Madrid, Spain, September 2012 – August 2015• CMI Postdoctoral Scholar, California Institute of Technology, August 2011 - August 2012

Key Words Hybrid and cyber-physical Systems, formal verification and synthesis, automata theory and logic

Short Description of Educational InterestsCIS 890: Formal Verification of Hybrid Systems to graduate students, CIS 770: Formal Languages Theory to graduate students

Short Description of Research InterestsFormal methods: verification, synthesis, model-checking, abstractions, compositional analysis Cyber-Physical systems: safety and stability analysis, synthesis, applications to robotics & aeronautics Logic and automata theory: timed temporal logics and automata, complexity, expressiveness

Three Recent Publications • Ratan Lal and Pavithra Prabhakar. Bounded error flowpipe computation of parameterized linear systems.15th

International Conference on Embedded Software (EMSOFT), 2015.• Pavithra Prabhakar and Miriam Garcia Soto. Abstraction-based model-checking of stability of hybrid systems. 25th

International Conference on Computer Aided Verification (CAV), 2013.• Pavithra Prabhakar and Mahesh Viswanathan. On the decidability of stability of hybrid systems.16th ACM

International Conference on Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control (HSCC), 2013.

Software/Simulation Capabilities HARE: Hybrid Abstraction Refinement Engine; AVERIST: Algorithmic Verifier for Stability; BEAVER: Bounded Error Approximation-based Verifier.

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Punit Prakash

Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Website: http://ece.k-state.edu/people/faculty/prakash.html


Education: Ph.D. 2008 Biomedical Engineering University of Wisconsin‐Madison M.S. 2006 Biomedical Engineering University of Wisconsin‐Madison B.S. 2004 Electrical and Computer Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute


Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, August 2012 – Present Research Specialist, November 2009 – July 2012; Postdoctoral Scholar, October 2008 – October 2009,

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco

Key Words

Image‐guided intervensions, microwave ablation and hyperthermia, therapeutic medical devices, bioinstrumentation Short Description of Educational Interests Development of graduate biomedical engineering courses – therapeutic medical devices; medical imaging systems, teaching undergraduate medical instrumentation and bioengineering design courses.

Short Description of Research Interests Microwave, radiofrequency, and ultrasound technology for image-guided thermal ablation and hyperthermiaPhysics-based models for patient-specific treatment planning of image-guided thermal ablation; mathematical modeling of biological responses to thermal interventions


McWilliams BT, Schnell EE, Curto S, Fahrbach TM, Prakash P. A directional interstitial antenna for microwave tissueablation: theoretical and experimental investigation. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 62, No. 9,2015.

Curto S, Prakash P. Design of a compact antenna with flared groundplane for a wearable breast hyperthermiasystem. International Journal of Hyperthermia, Accepted for publication, 2015. DOI:10.3109/02656736.2015.1063170

Curto S, Taj-Eldin M, Fairchild D, Prakash P. Microwave ablation at 915 MHz vs. 2.45 GHz: a theoretical andexperimental investigation. Medical Physics, Accepted for publication, 2015.


NSF CBET 1337438 MRI: Development of an Integrated Image‐guided Thermal Therapy Platform, PI: S. Bossmann,co‐PIs: P. Prakash, L. Maurmann, S. Narayanan, D. Troyer; 08/15/2013‐07/31/2016.

NSF CBET 1512564 UNS: GARDE: Research to quantify the health and development of children with disabilitiesaround the clock, PI: S. Warren, co PIs: P. Prakash, D. Thompson, B. Natarajan, W. Piersel. 8/15/2015-7/31/2018.

Innovative Research Award, Johnson Cancer Research Center Theoretical and experimental investigation of 5.8 GHzmicrowave antennas for conformal thermal tumor ablation, PI: P.Prakash; 05/01/2015‐4/30/2016

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities Vector network analyzer (1‐6 GHz); spectrum analyzer; computer‐controlled SAR/E‐field scan tank with 3-axis stage; RF power amplifiers (80 W, 800-2700 MHz); custom apparatus for broadband dielectric and magnetic measurements; 14 T small-animal MRI scanner

Software/Simulation CapabilitiesScientific computing workstation (16 core, 64 GB memory), CST Microwave Studio, COMSOL Multiphysics, Matlab, Labview



Vahid Rahmani

Email: [email protected]: Biological and Agricultural Engineering Website: http://www.bae.ksu.edu/people/faculty/rahmani/ Phone: (785) 532 2921

Education Ph.D. 2014 Biological and Agricultural Engineering Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS M.S. 2009 Civil and Environmental Engineering Shiraz University, Iran B.S. 2007 Civil and Environmental Engineering Amir-Kabir University of Technology, Iran

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, 2016 – present

Postdoctoral Researcher, Kansas Biological Survey, Lawrence, Kansas, 2014 – 2016

Key Words Related to Your Activities Water supply management/water resources engineering, extreme weather/climate, hydrology, climate change and variability

Short Description of Educational Interests Courses in hydrology and applied climatology; GIS in water resources; incorporating weather and climate into GIS; watersupply management and policy

Short Description of Research Interests Stochastic modeling of extreme weather/climate events such as drought and flooding; reservoir modeling in a changingclimate; lake sediment yield in upstream and downstream of watershed

Three Recent Publications Schroeder, A.J., J.J. Gourley, J.D. Hardy, J. Henderson, P. Parhi, V. Rahmani, K.A. Reed, R.S. Schumacher, B.K. Smith,

and M.J. Taraldsen (2015), The Development of a Flash Flood Severity Index, Journal of Hydrology

Rahmani, V., S.L. Hutchinson, J.A. Harrington, Jr., and J.M.S. Hutchinson (2015), Analysis of Frequency andMagnitude of Extreme Rainfall Events with Potential Impacts on Flooding; a Case Study from the Central UnitedStates, International Journal of Climatology, DOI: 10.1002/joc.4577

Rahmani, V., S.L. Hutchinson, J.A. Harrington, Jr., J.M.S. Hutchinson, and A. Anandhi (2015), Analysis of Temporaland Spatial Distribution and Change-points for Annual Precipitation in Kansas, USA, International Journal ofClimatology, 35(13), 3879-3887, DOI: 10.1002/joc.4252

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects PI. Development of Wetlands in Aging Reservoirs: Opportunities to Enhance Wetland Capacity and Improve Water

Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)

PI. Examining Sedimentation and Water Quality of Small Impoundments: Sediment Capturing Opportunity Upstreamof Federal Reservoirs, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Annual Baseflow Variations as Influenced by Climate Variability and Agricultural Land Use Change in the MissouriRiver Basin

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities within Your Research Activities Lake water sampling and lab experiments

Software/Simulation Capabilities within Your Research Activities Matlab, R, Pyhton, ESRI ArcGIS, surface/subsurface water interaction modeling


http://www.bae.ksu.edu/people/faculty/rahmani/



Venkatesh-Prasad Ranganath Email: [email protected]: Computer Science

Website: http://people.cs.ksu.edu/~rvprasad Phone: (785)-532-6375

Education Ph.D. 2006 Computer Science

M.S. 2002 Computer Science

B.E. 1997 Computer Science and Engg.

Kansas State University

Kansas State University

Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, August 2015 – present

Visiting Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, Feb 2014 – August 2015

Researcher, Microsoft Research, India, August 2007 – August 2013

Software Engineer, Agitar Software, September 2006 – May 2007

Software Engineer, Wipro Global R&D (Wipro Technologies), India. September 1997 – July 1999

Key Words Related to Your Activities Software engineering, programming languages, empirical methods, data science

Short Description of Educational Interests Educate students to become well-grounded, proficient, and socially responsible software engineers and

computer scientists, with good communication and data analysis skills.

Short Description of Research Interests Explore, study, and leverage the synergies between programming systems (language, analysis, tools and

methodologies), empirical and probabilistic approaches, and utility computing to enable easy and correct construction

and maintenance of software systems.

Three Recent Publications Communication Patterns for Interconnecting and Composing Medical Systems – Venkatesh-Prasad Ranganath, Yu Jin

Kim, John Hatcliff, and Robby. EMBC’15

Compatibility Testing Using Patterns-based Trace Comparison – Venkatesh-Prasad Ranganath, Pradip Vallathol,

and Pankaj Gupta. ASE’14

Extrinsic Influence Factors in Software Reliability: A Study of 200,000 Windows Machines – Christian Bird,

Venkatesh-Prasad Ranganath, Thomas Zimmermann, Nachiappan Nagappan, and Andreas Zeller. ICSE’14

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects Mobile and desktop apps to assist veterinarians with data collection and reporting

Communication patterns in medical systems

Patterns-based approach to trace comparison and its application to software engineering tasks

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Jeremy Roberts

Email: [email protected] Department: Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Website: http://www.mne.ksu.edu/people/faculty/roberts Phone: 785-532-7182

Education Ph.D. 2014 Nuclear Science and Engineering MA B.S/M.S. 2009 Nuclear Engineering

MITUniversity of Wisconsin

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear, Kansas State University,

August 2013—present

Key WordsNuclear reactor physics, neutron transport, high-performance computing

Short Description of Educational Interests Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in nuclear science and engineering, with a specific focus on nuclear reactor physics and radiation transport; providing cross-disciplinary opportunities to learn and apply computational methods

Short Description of Research Interests Applying advanced computational techniques to reactor analysis with the ultimate goal of developing tools for predictive simulation

Three Recent Publications R.L. Reed and J.A. Roberts. An Energy Basis for Response Matrix Methods Based on the Karhunen-Loeve Transform.

Annals of Nuclear Energy, 78, 2015 J.A. Roberts. A High-Order Time-Dependent Response Matrix Method for Reactor Kinetics. Nuclear Science and

Engineering, 179, 2015 J.A. Roberts and B. Forget. Multigroup Diffusion Preconditioners for Multiplying Fixed-Source Transport Problems.

Journal of Computational Physics, 271, 2014.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects ``A Transient Reactor Physics Experiment with High Fidelity,'' Department of Energy, $799,198. 10/15—9/18.

PI: Roberts (with Bindra, Geuther, McGregor, and Ugorowski at KSU; Agasie and Wilson at UW). ``Development of a High-Fidelity Model with Depleted Fuel for the Kansas State University TRIGA Mark II

Reactor,'' Nuclear Regulatory Commission, $224,935. 5/15—4/18. PI: Roberts (with Geuther and McGregor atKSU).

``Development of a Nuclear Reactor Simulator,'' KSU Electric Power Affiliates Program, $19,800. 5/15—4/16.PI: Roberts (with Bindra at KSU).

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities Group compute cluster [≈ 100 cores]; contributed hardware to and have guaranteed use of Beocat [≈ 3000 cores]; Intel Xeon Phi workstation│

Software/Simulation Capabilities Significant use of (1) free and/or open-source tools (e.g., PETSc, SLEPc) as core pieces of our group's research codes (Detran, Serment, and Poropy) and (2) numerous production-level tools (e.g., SCALE, Serpent, MCNP) for analyzing nuclear systems


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Ajay Sharda Department: Biological and Agricultural Engineering Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.bae.ksu.edu/people/faculty/sharda/index.html Phone: 785-532-2936

Education Ph.D. 2011 Biosystems Engineering M.Tech 2001 Farm Power Machinery, Computer

Elec. minor B.Tech 1998 Agricultural Engineering

Auburn University Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, October 2013 –

present Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems, Washington State

University, February 2012 – September 2013 Assistant Professor, Farm Power and Machinery, Punjab Agricultural University, March 2003 – January 2012

Key WordsPrecision ag., machine systems for crop production, sensors, control systems, CAN, data management and analysis

Short Description of Educational Interests Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in power and machinery, instrumentation and data acquisition Developing teaching material on precision agricultural technologies, and field data management and analysis

Short Description of Research Interests Development and evaluation of precision agriculture technologies for crop production with particular interest in

control systems, CAN, sensors, and automation Crop production and machine performance data management and analysis for intelligent decision making

Three Recent Publications Sharda, A., J.D. Luck, J.P. Fulton, T.P. McDonald and S.A. Shearer. 2012. “Field application uniformity and accuracy of

two rate control systems with automatic section capabilities on agricultural sprayers.” Precision Agriculture. 14(3):307-322.

Sharda, A., J.D. Luck, J.P. Fulton, T.P. McDonald, S.A. Shearer and D.K. Mullenix. 2012. “Comparison of 2-way versusmetered 3-way boom shut-off valves for automatic section control on agricultural sprayers.” Applied Engineering inAgriculture. 28(5): 725-733.

Sharda, A., J.P. Fulton, T.P. McDonald, and C.J. Brodbeck. 2011. “Real-time nozzle flow uniformity when usingautomatic section control on agricultural sprayers.” Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 79(2011): 169-179.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects Precision Agriculture and Precision Forestry- Alabama. USDA-CSREES Evaluation of Automatic Section Control Technology for Agricultural Sprayers. Alabama Soybean Producers. Development and optimization of Solid-Set Canopy Delivery Systems for Resource-Efficient, Ecologically Sustainable

Apple and Cherry Production. USDA-SCRI

Hardware/Equipment CapabilitiesInstrumentation and data acquisition, control systems, designing virtual simulation, crop sensors, GPS/GNSS, CAN

Software/Simulation Capabilities LabVIEW, MATLAB, SAS, ArcGIS, Solid Edge, Visual Basic


http://www.bae.ksu.edu/people/faculty/sharda/index.html


Aleksey Sheshukov

Department: Biological and Agricultural Engineering Website: http://www.bae.ksu.edu/watershed/ashesh/


Education Ph.D. 1996 Environmental Fluid Mechanics Kazan State University, Russia M.S. 1991 Theoretical Mechanics & Applied Mathematics Kazan State University, Russia

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, 2012 – present Research Assistant Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, 2008 – 2012 Research Associate, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, Univ. of Minnesota, 2004 – 2008 Visiting Assistant Professor, U.S. Army High-Performance Computing Research Center, Univ. of Minnesota, 1999 –

2003 Assistant Professor, Kazan State Power Engineering University, Kazan, Russia, 1996-1998

Key WordsHydrology, environmental quality, erosion, ephemeral gullies, climate generation model, climate change, subsurface flows

Short Description of Educational Interests Hydrologic modeling of small watersheds; soil erosion; transport in biological systems; GIS in water resources

Short Description of Research Interests Hydrologic modeling of watersheds using computer-based tools; monitoring and modeling of ephemeral gully erosion; climate change impacts on hydrologic processes and water-quality

Three Recent Publications Daggupati, P., A. Y. Sheshukov, K. R. Douglas-Mankin. Evaluating Ephemeral Gullies with a Process-Based

Topographic Index Model. (2014). Catena, 113, 177-186. DOI:10.1016/j.catena.2013.10.005. Sheshukov, A.Y., C. Siebenmorgen, and K.R. Douglas-Mankin. (2011). Seasonal and Annual Impacts Of Climate

Change on Watershed Response Using Ensemble of Global Climate Models. Transactions of the ASABE, 54(6), 2209-2218.

Sheshukov, A.Y. and J.L. Nieber. (2011). Freezing of Non-heaving Unsaturated Soils: Model Formulation andSimilarity Solution. Water Resources Research, 47. DOI:10.1029/2011WR010512.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects Assessment of geomorphological properties and model development of ephemeral gully erosion in agricultural

watersheds Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) – Water-quality assessment of non-point source pollution

in Kansas watersheds Impacts of climate change on the hydrology of Kansas watersheds using ensembles of downscaled Global Climate

Model predictions

Software/Simulation Capabilities WINDS (Weather Input for Nonpoint Data Simulation) – A stochastic weather generator and tool for prediction of daily climate variables and intra-storm characteristics using statistics of historical records


http://www.bae.ksu.edu/watershed/ashesh/


David Thompson Email: [email protected] Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Website: http://www.ece.k-state.edu/people/faculty/davet/index.html Phone: 785-532-5600

Education Ph.D. 2012 Biomedical Engineering University of Michigan M.S.E 2011 Electrical Engineering: Systems University of MichiganM.S. 2009 Biomedical Engineering University of MichiganB.S. 2006 Electrical Engineering Kansas State University

Academic/Industrial Experience Asssistant Professor, Kansas State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2014-present Postdoctoral Fellow, August 2012 – present Chestek Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan

Key WordsLow-power electronics, implantable or wearable medical devices, brain-computer interface, electroencephalogram research, embedded systems, assistive technology

Short Description of Educational Interests Undergraduate and graduate embedded systems courses and laboratories, engineering fundamental courses such as circuit theory, introductory-level courses

Short Description of Research Interests Embedded systems design for medical or veterinary use, focused on implantable or wearable systems, assistive technology development, including brain-computer interface, for people with severe movement disorders; performance measurement for brain-computer interface

Three Recent Publications D. Thompson, S. Warschausky, and J. Huggins. 2013. “Classifier-based latency estimation: a novel way to estimate

and predict BCI accuracy.” Journal of Neural Engineering, 10, 016006. D. Thompson, S. Blain-Moraes, and J. Huggins. 2013. “Performance assessment in brain-computer interface-based

augmentative and alternative communication.” Biomedical Engineering OnLine, 12, 43. D. Thompson, L. Quitadamo, L. Mainardi, K. Laghari, S. Gao, P-J. Kindermans, J. Simeral, R. Fazel-Rezai, M. Matteucci,

T. Falk, L. Bianchi, C. Chestek, and J. Huggins. 2014. "Performance measurement for brain-computer or brain-machine interfaces: a tutorial." Journal of Neural Engineering, 11, 035001.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects Volunteered for WISE (Women In Science and Engineering) program at University of Michigan, a program toencourage middle-school girls to consider STEM careers.

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities Printed circuit board (PCB) prototyping, design, layout, and assembly; standard EE tools such as oscilloscopes; electroencephalogram (EEG)

Software/Simulation Capabilities MATLAB, Simulink, EAGLE, Multisim/Ultiboard, C/C++ and embedded C



http://www.ece.k-state.edu/people/faculty/davet/index.html


Stacey E. Tucker-Kulesza

Department: Civil Engineering Website: http://www.ce.ksu.edu/people/faculty/kulesza/


Education Ph.D. 2013 Civil Engineering – Geotechnical Texas A&M University M.E. 2009 Civil Engineering – Geotechnical Texas A&M University B.S. 2008 Civil Engineering Texas A&M University


Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, August 2013 – present,

Key Words Nondestructive testing, soil erosion potential, near-surface geophysics, unknown bridge foundations, levee construction and evaluation, foundation engineering, in-situ and laboratory testing

Short Description of Educational Interests Teaching undergraduate soil mechanics using in class demonstrations and laboratory experiments to supplement geotechnical theory and fundamentals; teaching and developing graduate courses in geotechnical engineering with emphasis on standard and advanced testing methods to measure in situ conditions for design applications and projects

Short Description of Research Interests Nondestructive testing and monitoring of deteriorating infrastructure; advanced soil testing and near-surface geophysical measurements to gain insight on the in situ integrity of aging infrastructure and natural materials in order to support the global initiative of sustainability; engineering education


Tucker, S., Briaud, J., Hurlebaus, S., Everett, M., and Arjwech, R. (2015). "Electrical Resistivity and InducedPolarization Imaging for Unknown Bridge Foundations." Journal of Geotechnical and GeoenvironmentalEngineering , 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001268 , 04015008.

Tucker, S. and Bernhardt, M. (2013). “Lessons Learned from Geo-Legends: William F. Marcuson.” Geo-Strata. 17(4). Arjwech, R., Everett, M.E., Briaud, J.-L., Hurlebaus, S., Medina-Cetina, Z., Tucker, S., and Yousefpour, N. (2013).

“Electrical Imaging of Unknown Bridge Foundations.” Near-Surface Geophysics.


Kansas Department of Transportation, K-TRAN ($68,000), 2014-2016. “Characterizing soil erosion potential usingelectrical resistivity imaging.” PI: Tucker.

Kansas Department of Transportation, K-TRAN ($60,000), 2014-2015. “Electrical Resistivity Measurement of MSEWall Backfill.” PI: Tucker.

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities Electrical resistivity imaging, induced polarization imaging, erosion function apparatus (EFA) testing, ground-penetrating radar (GPR), equipment for standard geotechnical testing

Software/Simulation CapabilitiesTime domain electrical resistivity and induced polarization imaging, MATLAB, LabVIEW


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Lisa Wilken

Department: Biological and Agricultural Engineering Website: http://www.bae.ksu.edu/people/faculty/wilken/wilken.html

Email: [email protected] Phone: (785)532-3327

Education: Ph.D. 2009 Texas A&M University B.S. 2003

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Biological and Agricultural Engineering Kansas State University

Academic/Industrial Experience: Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, 2012-present Assistant Research Scientist and Lecturer, Texas A&M University, 2009-2012

Key WordsBioseparations, protein purification, extraction, downstream processing of biomolecules, recombinant protein, transgenic plants, enzymatic oil extraction

Short Description of Educational Interests Courses in biological engineering such as Bioseparations Engineering, Properties of Biological Materials, Fundamentals of Biological Engineering, Advances in Biological Engineering, and Introductory Design for Biological and Agricultural Engineers

Short Description of Research Interests Separation of high-value protein products from transgenic plants and other biological sources (design efficient and economical extraction and separation methods for the purification of recombinant proteins); processing for value-added co-products from biofuel production (develop new processing strategies that will reduce biofuel cost by creating higher value co-products utilizing non-fermentable biomass fractions)

Three Recent Publications Sheshukova, K., L.R. Wilken, and E.T. Ogle. 2014. Analysis of recombinant human serum albumin degradation in

transgenic rice extracts. ASABE Paper No. 14-1896660. St. Joseph, MI: ASABE. Hood, N.C., K.R. Hood, S.L. Woodard, L.R. Wilken, Z.L. Nikolov, J.A. Howard, E. Egelkrout, and E.E. Hood. 2014.

Purification and characterization of recombinant Cel7A from maize seed. Appl Biochem, 174(8): 2864-2874.http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12010-014-1232-4

Barros, G.O.F.B, M.A.T. Ballen, S.L. Woodard, L.R. Wilken, S.G. White, M.B. Dumaj, T.E. Mirkov, and Z.N. Nikolov.2013. Recovery of bovine lysozyme from transgenic sugarcane stalks: extraction, membrane filtration, andpurification. Bioprocess Biosys. Eng. 36(10):1407-1416, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00449-012-0878-y.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects Research: Integrated process development for protein and oil recovery from microalgae biomass Extraction and purification of a recombinant protein from rice

Outreach: E3 Biosystems Engineering Workshop: Sustaining our world as biological engineers: Explorations in Aquaponics

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities Grinding/homogenization (Silverson high-shear, Waring blender, sonicator), Microtiter plate reader (UV/VIS detection for endpoint, kinetic, and spectral scans), Protein analysis methods (SDS-PAGE, Western blot, activity assays), fractionation and protein purification equipment (membrane filtration, chromatography)

Software/Simulation Capabilities SuperPro Designer (Intelligen) Process Simulation


http://www.bae.ksu.edu/people/faculty/wilken/wilken.html


Hongyu Wu Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Website: www.ece.k-state.edu


Education Ph.D. B.S.

2011 Control Science and Engineering Xi’an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant Professor, ECE Department, Kansas State University, Aug. 2016 – present Research Engineer, Power Systems Engineering Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Feb. 2014 – Aug.

2016 Postdoctorate Researcher, Robert Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation, Illinois Institute of Technology, Sept.

2011 – Feb. 2014 Researcher, State Grid Energy Research Institute of China, Feb. 2011 – Aug. 2011

Key WordsControl, operation and planning of power systems (include smart grid and microgrid); modeling, optimization and simulation of power systems; renewable energy integration; demand-side management; electric vehicles to grid; electricity market analysis and risk management; energy management systems

Short Description of Educational Interests My educational interests are 1) to transfer my knowledge and research experiences to students and motivate them to find proper solutions for real-world engineering problems as they consider engineering as a career; 2) to create opportunities for students to apply theories into practice and collaborate with others to fulfill complex project requirements; and 3) to broaden students’ vision to contribute to practical engineering projects and increase their self-confidence to put what they have learned as well-educated engineers into practice.

Short Description of Research Interests My research interests overlap two inter-related fields, i.e., power systems and systems engineering, focusing on control, operation and planning of power systems (include smart grid and microgrid); modeling, optimization and simulation of power systems; renewable energy integration; demand side management; electric vehicles to grid; electricity market analysis and risk management; energy management systems. My research methodology is to address the emerging technical challenges in electric power systems with systems engineering approaches that integrate technologies from a wide range of fields including, but not limited to, computer and network systems, communication engineering, cyber physical systems, control science and mathematical optimization.

Three Recent Publications B. Palmintier, E. Hale, T. Hansen, W. Jones, D. Biagioni, H. Sorensen, H. Wu, and B.M. Hodge “IGMS: An integrated

ISO-to-appliance scale grid modeling system,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. (IEEE EARLY ACCESS) A. Pratt, D. Krishnamurthy, M. Ruth, H. Wu, M. Lunacek, and P. Vaynshenk, “Transactive home energy management

systems and distribution grid impact,” IEEE Electrification Magazine. (IN PRESS) C. Dai, L. Wu and H. Wu, “Robust SCUC under multi-band uncertainty set with spatial and temporal correlations,”

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. (IEEE EARLY ACCESS)

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects Distribution System Planning with Approximate Dynamic Programming (ADP) Stochastic Modeling at Multiple Timescales in Power Systems Operation Home Energy Management System

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities Energy Management System controller

Software/Simulation CapabilitiesComputer Programming: Fortran, C/C++/C#, Visual Studio .NET, SQL, Python, MATLAB, R; Power System Simulation: PSSE, GridLAB-D, FESTIV, PLEXOS, GridView; Control and Simulation: LabVIEW, Simulink; Mathematical Optimization: GAMS (Certificated advanced training), CPLEX, Gurobi, PATH, CONOPT; Designing Tools: UML, AutoCAD, Microsoft Visio



2003 Power and Energy Engineering Xi’an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China


Meng “Peter” Zhang

Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Systems EngineeringWebsite: http://www.imse.ksu.edu/people/faculty/zhang/

Email: [email protected]: 785-532-3732

Education Ph.D. 2014 Industrial Engineering B.S 2009 Mechanical Engineering

Kansas State UniversityDalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China

Academic/Industrial Experience Assistant professor, Kansas State University, August, 2016 – present

Visiting assistant professor, Kansas State University, January 2015 – August 2016

Postdoctoral fellow, Kansas State University, May 2014 − January 2015

Key WordsSize reduction, biofuel, cellulosic biomass, rotary ultrasonic machining, additive manufacturing, 3D printing

Short Description of Educational Interests Introduction to manufacturing processes and systems (IMSE 250); Introduction to renewable energy manufacturing (IMSE 602)

Short Description of Research Interests Cellulosic biomass preprocessing (pelleting, size reduction, and torrefaction) for biofuel manufacturingRelationships between cellulosic biomass structural features and enzymatic hydrolysis sugar yield Additive manufacturing for healthcare; rotary ultrasonic machining of difficult-to-machine materials

Three Recent Publications Li, Y., Cong, W., Zhang, M., and Ning, F., 2016, “Investigating pellet charring and temperature in ultrasonic

vibrationassisted pelleting of wheat straw for cellulosic biofuel manufacturing,” Renewable Energy, Vol. 92, pp.312-320.

Zhang, M., Ju, X.H., Song, X.X., Zhang, X., Pei, Z.J., and Wang, D.H., 2015, “Effects of cutting orientation in woodybiomass size reduction on enzymatic hydrolysis sugar yield,” Bioresource Technology, Vol. 194, pp. 407-410.

Zhang, M., Song, X.X., Deines, T.W., Pei, Z.J., and Wang, D.H., 2014, “A consistency mapping for the effects onenzymatic hydrolysis sugar yield using two sugar yield definitions in cellulosic biofuel manufacturing,” RenewableEnergy, Vol. 62, pp. 243-248.

Recent Research/Outreach/Extension Projects Increasing Sugar Yield in Biofuel Manufacturing through Control of Cellulosic Biomass Particle Size, funded by NSF

(CMMI-MME), $299,993, Role: PI. KSU Co-PIs: D. Wang and T. Deines• Ultrasonic vibration-assisted pelleting of cellulosic biomass for biofuel manufacturing, funded by NSF (CMMI-

MME), $405,033, Role: Co-PI. KSU PI: B. Kramer Collaborative research: development of a sophomore-level course “Introduction of renewable energy

manufacturing” and faculty expertise, funded by NSF (DUE-TUES), $88,412, Role: Co-PI. KSU PI: B. Kramer

Hardware/Equipment Capabilities Cellulosic biomass: pelleting machine, size-reduction mill, Parr reactor, optical microscope

Additive manufacturing: FDM, SLA, continuous fiber, bio 3D printers

Rotary ultrasonic machining: rotary ultrasonic machine, sinker ultrasonic machine, Kistler dynamometer

Software/Simulation Capabilities Solidworks and Matlab



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