Department of Food

Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering

	Robert C. Hansen Adjunct Assistant Professor Research Scientist Vita
Contact Information
Address:	108 Agricultural Engineering Building 1680 Madison Avenue OSU-OARDC Wooster, Ohio 44691
Phone:	330-263-3860
Fax:	330-263-3670
Email:	hansen.2@osu.edu
Website:	http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/fabe/hansen.htm
Education
The Ohio State University, B.S., Agricultural Engineering 1962 The Ohio State University, M.S., Agricultural Engineering 1962 University of California, Davis, Ph.D., Engineering 1968
Employment History
Research Scientist, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, OARDC/OSU, Wooster, Ohio 1987 - present Instructor, Statistical Quality Control, Terra Community College, Fremont, Ohio 1986-1987 Manager, Gray Haven Grain/Farm, Bellevue, Ohio 1973-1987 Vice President/Treasurer., Hansen Enterprises, Inc., Columbus, Ohio 1971-1973 Assistant Professor, Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 1968-1971
Professional Activities
Chairman, NE 164 Multistate Research Committee: "Decision Support for Design and Control of Plant Growth Systems," 2002-2003. *Associate Editor, Structures and Environment Division, Transactions of the ASAE and Applied Engineering in Agriculture,* 2001-2005.**
Honors and Awards
Texas A&M University Honor Professor Award candidate - College of Agriculture American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) Blue Ribbon Award, 1989. Extension Bulletin. Modern Composting - A Natural way to Recycle Wastes. Blue Ribbon Award, 1990. Extension Bulletin. Natural-Air Drying - Guidelines for Ohio. Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) Faculty Research Award, 1998. Awarded to Compost Team Team members: Harold Keener, David Elwell, Robert Hansen, and Harry Hoitink
Research Assignments - OARDC (1987 to present)
Poultry manure composting Post-harvest grain quality as affected by drying, storage and handling Growing, harvesting, drying, storage, and handling of medicinal plants with emphasis on Taxol production from Taxus cultivars Computer-controlled micro-irrigation and fertigation of container-grown landscape nursery plants
Refereed Publications
Glynn, C., D.A. Herms, M. Egawa, R.C. Hansen, and W.J. Mattson. 2003. Effects of nutrient availability on biomass allocation as well as constitutive and induced herbivore resistance in poplar. Oikos 101: 385-397. Prenger, J.J., R.P. Fynn and R.C. Hansen. 2002. A comparison of four evapotranspiration models in a greenhouse environment. Transactions of the ASAE 45(6): 1779-1788. Kirnak, H., R.C. Hansen, H.M. Keener and T.H. Short. 2002. An evaluation of physically based and empirically determined evapotranspiration models of nursery plants. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 26: 355-362. Hansen, R.C. (Editor). 1999. Taxus and Taxol - A Compilation of Research Findings. Special Circular 150. 68 pp. Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. Hansen, R.C. and C.C. Pasian. 1999. Using tensiometers for precision microirrigation of container-grown roses. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 15(5):483-490. Short, T.H., A. Irvim and R.C. Hansen. 1999. Transpiration of container-grown Acer Rubrum under conditions of high evaporative demand. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 15(5):553-557.