B.Ag.E., 1976, University of Minnesota; M.S., 1977,
Ph.D., 1979, Purdue University.
Member of the American Society of Agricultural
and Biological Engineers; the American Society of Engineering Educators; the
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Air
& Waste Management Association, and the National Society of Professional
Engineers. Licensed Professional Engineer in Minnesota.
Areas of Interest
Livestock housing systems. Gas phase biofilters. Air
quality mitigation. Environmental control and ventilating system design for
livestock and poultry buildings. Milk house wastewater treatment. Agricultural
odor and gas sources, emissions and their control. Current Research:
Evaluation
and Implementation of OFFSET (Odors from Feedlot Setback Estimation Tool) in
Selected Minnesota Counties
Air
Quality Education for Animal Agriculture
Alternative
gas-phase biofilter media and designs
Evaluating
dairy housing systems
Ventilating
Systems for Enhancing Indoor Environmental Quality Systems for controlling air
pollutant emissions and indoor environments of poultry, swine and dairy
facilties
Selected Publications
Janni, K.A., M.I. Endres, J.K. Reneau and W. W.
Schoper. 2007. Compost dairy barn layout and management recommendations.
Applied Engineering in Agriculture 23(1): 97-102.
Barberg,
A.E., M.I. Endres and K.A. Janni. 2007. Compost dairy barns in Minnesota: a
descriptive study. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 23(2): 231-238.
Guarino,
M., L.D. Jacobson, K.A. Janni. 2007. Dust reduction from oil-based feed
additives. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 23(3): 329-332.
Janni,
K.A., L.D. Jacobson, B.P. Hetchler. 2008. Three-zone model of ammonia and
hydrogen sulfide in a deep-pit swine finishing barn. In: Proc. 8th Int.
Livestock Env. Sym. ASABE, St. Joseph, MI. pp 229-236.
Jacobson,
L.D., B.P. Hetchler, K.A. Janni, J. Linn, A. Heber E. Cortus. Animal and
environmental performance of a retrofitted mechanical cross-ventilation system
to a naturally ventilated freestal dairy barn in the Midwestern U.S. In: Proc.
8th Int. Livestock Env. Sym. ASABE, St. Joseph, MI. pp 411-417.
Courses Taught
BBE 4023, Process Control
and Instrumentation
BBE 4413 -
Systems Approach to Residential Construction (co-taught)
