Research

Agricultural Safety and Health

Injury Prevention Risk Assessment for Hmong Farming Families

Human Presence Sensors and Control Systems to Prevent Injuries

Preventing Combine Fire Losses Through Improved Design and Safe Operation

Surveillance of Work-Related Deaths on Minnesota Farms

Bioprocessing, Food, and Value-Added Processing

Ohmic Heating of Particulate Foods

Non-Thermal Discharge Plasma System for Liquid Pasteurization and Sterilization

Development of an Automatic Standard Milk Sample Packaging System

Simultaneous Deodorization and Cholesterol Reduction in Fats and Oils

Application of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Polymer Science to the Study of Storage Stability in Food Systems

Ozone Treatment To Reduce or Remove Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables

Value-Added Technologies for Utilization of Crop Byproducts and Residues

Evaluation of Fibrous Byproducts/Residues for Making Bio-Polymers

Reaction Kinetics Modeling in Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extrusion Processing

Dry Bean Longitudinal Storage Study

Converting Minnesota Biomass Including DDGS to Bio-Polymers

An Ozone-Aided Corn Steeping Process

Maintaining Grain Quality During Drying and Storage

Processing and Process Modeling of Extrusion Cast Films/Sheets from Agricultural Materials

Foams from Modified Soybean Oil

Viscoelastic Properties of Extrusion Cast Sheets of Natural and Synthetic Aliphatic Polyesters

Use of Vegetable Oils in Metalworking Fluid Formulations

Characterization of the Properties of Soybean Oil in Reaction with Di-isocyanate for Urethane Production

Accelerated Technology Transfer for Starch-Based Plastics

Modulus Development During Foam Formation

Improvement in Thermal Processes for Foods

Land and Water Resources

Development and Evaluation of TMDL Planning and Assessment Tools and Processes

Quantifying the Variability of Stream Health Indicators for TMDL Assessment

Stream Classification for TMDL Assessment Using a Dimensionless, Reference Reach Approach

Erosion Risk-Protection Tool for Construction Sites

Evaluating Feedlot Runoff Pollution and Ways to Reduce Impacts

An Evaluation of Stormwater Management in a Watershed of Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Fluvial Geomorphology and Nutrient Processing in Low-Order Streams in Midwestern Tile-Drained Agricultural Landscapes

Feasibility Study for Stormwater Research and Educational Programs at UMore Park

Design and Management of Subsurface Drainage Systems to Meet Production and Environmental Goals

The Feasibility of Subsurface Drainage in Northwest Minnesota

Modeling Preferential Flows in Porous Media

Geomorphic Characteristics of Drainage Ditches in Southern Minnesota

Whitewater Watershed “Paired-Watershed” Monitoring Project

Impact of Alternative Stormwater Management Practices on Highway Infrastructure

Blueberry Response to Micro-Irrigation Systems

Comparison of Daily Crop ET Estimation Models

Livestock Systems

Evaluation and Implementation of OFFSET (Odors from Feedlot Setback Estimation Tool) in Selected Minnesota Counties

Aerial Pollutant Emissions from Animal Confinement Buildings

National Center for Manure and Animal Waste Management

Air Quality from (Animal) Housing Units

Predicting Ambient Hydrogen Sulfide Concentrations Near Animal Feedlots

Development of a Hydrogen Sulfide Model for Animal Production Sites in Minnesota

Particulate Matter (PM10), Hydrogen Sulfide, Ammonia, and Odor Emissions from Minnesota Pig Farrowing Facilities

Hot Climate Temperature and Moisture Variations in Tunnel and Naturally Ventilated Pig Gestations Buildings

Dairy Milkhouse Wastewater Treatment

Ventilating Systems for Enhancing Indoor Environmental Quality

Influence of Aeration Rates on Ammonia Emissions Under Different Liquid Temperatures

A Pilot-Scale Surface Aeration System to Control Manure Odor from Open Storage Facilities

A Bench-Scale Study on Swine Manure Stabilization by Aeration in Batch Reactor for Odor Control

Development of a Full-Scale Surface Aeration System for Manure Storage Odor Control

Advancing Utilization of Manure Methane Digester Electrical Generation

Odor, Total Reduced Sulfur, and Ammonia Emissions from Animal Housing Facilities and Manure Storage Units in Minnesota

Geotextile Covers to Reduce Odor and Gas Emissions from Swine Manure Storage Ponds

Machinery Systems

Development of Machinery Systems and Sensors for Site-Specific Farming

Biosensor Development