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 NCSU Department of Biological and Agriclutural Engineering

Graduate Faculty

Water and Air Quality

Meet the Faculty

Our faculty is nationally and internationally recognized for excellence in their fields. To learn more about their individual research please visit their personnel page.

Bio & Ag researchers work with teams of people to further their efforts.Teams include; faculty, post docs, graduate students, department engineering and support staff. Often their work is multi-disciplinary and industry collaborative.

Francois Birgand Biogeochemistry & Water Quality
Mike Burchell Ecosystem Restoration & Protection
Garry Grabow Irrigation & Water Management
Rod Huffman Ground Water Quality
Bill Hunt Storm Water & Urban Watershed Management
Praveen Kolar Catalytic Treatment of Air & Water Pollutants
Otto Simmons Environmental & Ecological Microbiology
Wayne Skaggs Drainage & Water Management
Jean Spooner Water Quality
Lingjuan Wang Ambient & Indoor Air Quality
Mohamed Youssef Drainage & Water Management
Bioprocessing
  Mike Boyette Bioprocessing & Environmental Control
Jay Cheng Fermentation Processes & Biofuel Production
Mari Chinn Bio-based products, Fermentation, & Process Control
Andy Hale Bioprocessing & Controls
Ratna Sharma Biofuels, Bio-products & Food Safety
Otto Simmons Pre- & Post-Harvest Food Safety
Larry Stikeleather Biomechanical Systems
Matthew Veal Process Controls
Tom Whitaker Process Engineering & Food Safety
  Wayne Yuan Bioenergy and Bioproducts
Machine Systems
  Mike Boyette Machine Systems
  Grant Ellington Agricultural Machinery Systems
  Gary Roberson Agricultural Machinery Systems
  Larry Stikeleather Machine Systems
  Wenqiao (Wayne) Yuan Engines and Power Transfer
Controlled Environment Agriculture
  OPEN Fish Production Facilities
  Praveen Kolar Aquacultural Engineering
  Sanjay Shah Air Quality in Animal Production Facilities
  Lingjuan Wang Animal Housing & Environmental Management
Animal Waste Management
  Jay Cheng Wastewater Treatment & Bioresource Recovery
  John Classen Waste Management & Bioresource Recovery
  Garry Grabow Animal Waste Management/Land Application
  Praveen Kolar Advanced Oxidation Processes for Animal Air Quality Mgmt.
  Otto Simmons Microbial Reduction by Waste Management Systems
  Sanjay Shah Animal Air Quality & Poultry Litter Management
  Lingjuan Wang Agricultural Air Quality