Title
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Biosystems EngineeringOffice Building
Raven Precision Agriculture CenterOffice
206Mailing Address
Raven Precision Ag Building 206Ag and Biosystems Engineering-Box 2100
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Education
- B.S. in agricultural engineering | South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University | 1975
- M.S. in agricultural and structural engineering | Iowa State University | 1985
- Ph.D. in agricultural engineering | Iowa State University | 1987
Academic Responsibilities
- ABE 324 Agricultural Structures
- ABE 463 Applied Instrumentation
- ABE 763 Instrumentation
Committees and Professional Memberships
Committees
- Advise agricultural and biosystems engineering students
- Major professor for graduate students
- Thesis advisor for graduate students
- 1987-1990, ASAE student branch advisor
- 1988-1991, 1994, engineering phonathon
- 1996-1999, University Student Affairs Committee
- 1997-2002, University Academic Appeals Committee
- 1995, University Publications Council
- 1992, ad hoc Graduate School Proposal Review Committee
- Served on several departmental committees
- 1999, University Master Plan Committee
- 1999-2001, President’s representative on the Student Activities Advisory Council
- 2001-2004, Hazardous Materials and Laboratory Safety Committee
- 2000-2005, Engineering College Scholarship Committee
- 2000-Present, Engineering College Briggs Scholarship Committee
- 2000-2004, Engineering College Distinguished Engineer nominating Committee chair 2004
- 2004, Evaluated thesis for Midwest Association of Universities
- 2005-2007, Aided a M.S. student in his thesis work at Colorado State University
- 2013-2014, Aided M.S. student in thesis work from Washington State University
- 2013-2014, University Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Committee, chair
- 2013-2014, Editor of Journal on Agricultural Engineering published by Global Scientific and Technology Forum
- 2006-2014, Technical Editor for Frame Building News
- 2012-2018, Member of the Faculty Senate
- 2016-2018, Faculty Senate Executive Committee
- Member of the Library Committee
Professional Memberships
- American Society of Agricultural Engineers
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers
- National Frame Building Association
à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãs and Honors
- 2014, Certificate of appreciation, USDA review panel
- 2009, Outstanding Reviewer à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã,ASABE
- 2009, Certificate of appreciation, USDA review panel
- 2003, Elected chair of the ASAE Membership Development Council
- 2001-2003, Appointed to the ASCE National Energy Policy Committee
- 2002, Nominated for ASAE Henry Geise Structures and Environment à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã
- 2002, Elected vice chair of the ASAE Membership Development Council
- 2000, College of Engineering Researcher of the Year à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã
- 1999, Elected as the membership development council representative for the 5th District of ASAE
- 1997, Elected to the Rural Builder Hall of Fame
- 1995, Edition of Dictionary of International Biography, International Biography Centre, Cambridge, England
- 1994, Edition of Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, Marquis Publishing
- 1994, Edition of Who’s Who in the Midwest, Marquis Publishing
- Iowa Chapter of Alpha Epsilon
- South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta
- 1989, Outstanding Young Men of America
- 1991, Outstanding reviewer for ASAE Structures and Environment Division
- 1980, Army Commendation Medal
- 1975, Order of the Engineer
Work Experience
- 1999-present, teaching and research professor, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
- 2009-2012, professor and METLAB research engineer, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University Mechanical Engineering
- 1993-1999, teaching and research associate professor, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
- 1987-1993, teaching and research assistant professor, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
- 1985-1986, research and teaching, Lab Prep and Research Agricultural Engineering, ISU
- 1982-1985, assistant professor, General Engineering, ISU
- 1981-1982, research assistant, ISU
- 1980-1981, teaching assistant, ISU
- 1976-1979, company grade training officer, Quarry/Asphalt OIC, Battalion Maintenance, Heavy Equiptment Officer, Platoon Leader Executive Officer, U.S. Army
Areas of Research
- Light Frame Structures
- Development of a full scale Photobioreactor
- Vegetable Oil Filters
Department(s)
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering