FABE Seminar Series
Each semester, the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering hosts a seminar series for graduate students, faculty, and guests. Speakers include Ohio State faculty and staff, international experts in current topics, and students sharing updates on their research.
SPRING 2022 Series
The FABE Seminar is conducted Tuesdays from 1:50 - 2:45pm (ET) in a hybrid format both in person in Agricultural Engineering 219 and via Zoom.
Date |
Topic |
Speaker |
23- Jan |
Biological Waste Treatment and Valorization Techniques |
Dr. Beenish Saba |
30-Jan |
Innovations and future trends of pesticide application technologies for specialty crops |
Dr. Carla Roman |
6-Feb |
Lettuce Tipburn Management in Controlled Environment Agriculture |
John Ertle |
13-Feb |
Measuring shifts in hydrometeorological extremes relative to pre-Industrial climate by merging observations, tree-ring proxies, and global climate model output |
Dr. Jim Stagge |
20-Feb |
Electrostatic Precipitation Air Cleaning Technologies for Dust and Pathogen COntrol at Poultry Production Facilities |
Dr. Lingying Zhao |
27-Feb |
Multiscale big data analytics for sustainable production agriculture |
Dr. Sami Khanal |
6-Mar |
TBD |
Dr. Gonul Kaletunc |
13-Mar |
Spring Break |
Spring Break |
20-Mar |
Biological Soil Health and Water Quality in Long-term Conservation Agroecosystems |
Chris McNabb |
27-Mar |
TBD |
TBD |
3-Apr |
Simply Prepared: Interesting Observations with Common Gels and Elastomers |
Dr. Gary E. Wnek, CWRU |
10-Apr |
Advanced bioregenerative life support in the emerging bioastronautics era of pioneering space |
Dr. Marshall Porterfield, Purdue |
17-Apr |
Lessons learned in equine research and extension efforts |
Dr. Morgan Hayes, University of Kentucky |
24-Apr |
TBD |
TBD |
Autumn 2022 Series
Date |
Topic |
Speaker |
23-Aug* |
Introduction |
Victoria Chen |
30-Aug |
The engineer’s role in public policy |
Karen Mancl, FABE |
6-Sep |
Humanitarian engineering – FABE involvement overview and engagement opportunities |
Patrick Sours, CEGE/FABE |
13-Sep* |
Fate of non-conventional contaminants in green infrastructure |
Elodie Passeport, Univ. of Toronto |
20-Sep |
Rubber production in the US – why and how? |
Cornish Katrina, FABE |
27-Sep |
Effect of electric fields on microorganisms, bacterial spores and enzymes |
Sudhir Sastry, FABE |
4-Oct* |
Circularity in construction & demolition waste management: Managerial and engineering perspectives |
Ruoyu Jin, London South Bank Univ. |
11-Oct* |
Indigenous community practices in engineering |
Qualla Jo Ketchum,Virginia Tech |
18-Oct* |
Industry partnerships in academic research |
Matthew Darr, ISU |
25-Oct |
Circular biobased systems |
Ajay Shah, FABE |
1-Nov |
Geothermal system for farmstead applications |
Pat/Greg Nortz, Otisco Engineering |
8-Nov |
Photovoltaic solar energy systems and sustainability |
Frederick Michel, FABE |
15-Nov |
A design approach to working landscapes |
Forbes Lipschitz, Knowlton School |
22-Nov |
Library resources and services for FABE research |
Florian Diekmann, OSU Library |
29-Nov |
Technologies and approaches for safe, efficient and effective application of pesticides in orchards and vineyards |
Javier Campos, FABE |
6-Dec |
TBA |
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