Curriculum Vitae
Michael Doyle Boyette, Ph. D., P.E.
Academic Title: Philip Morris Professor of
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Academic Rank: Professor - Dept. of Bio. and Agricultural Engineering
Associate Faculty - Dept. of
Horticultural Science
Associate Faculty - Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engr. Institute
Education: Ph.D.
‑ 1990. Biological and
Agricultural Engineering,
NCSU
M.S. ‑
1986. Wood and Paper Science, NCSU
B.S. ‑
1976. Biological and Agricultural
Engineering, NCSU
Professional Experience:
2001
- Present. Professor,
Biological and Agricultural Engineering,
1996 - 2002.
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Biological and
Agricultural Engineering,
1990 - 1996.
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Biological and
Agricultural Engineering,
1983 ‑ 1990. Extension Specialist, Biological and
Agricultural Engineering,
1979 ‑ 1983. Senior Design
Engineer, Nuclear Products Division, Rockwell International Corp.
1977 ‑ 1979. Design Engineer, Nuclear Products Division,
Rockwell International Corp.
Professional License: Registered
in 1980 as Professional Engineer in North Carolina.
(Registration Number ‑
9488)
Professional Society
Membership:
Member, Alpha Epsilon,
National Honor Fraternity for Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Member, Sigma Xi, Scientific
Research Society of North America
Member, American Society of
Agricultural Engineers
Member, American Society for
Horticultural Science
Member, Epsilon Sigma Phi,
National Extension Fraternity
Founding Member of the National Sweetpotato Hall of Fame
Founding Member of the
Academy of Outstanding Faculty Engaged in Extension
Teaching and Advising
Activities
Instructor of Record:
BAE
451, Engineering Senior Design, 3 credit hours, taught each fall semester
BAE 452, Engineering Senior Design, 2 credit hours,
taught each spring semester
C0-instructor:
BAE 495C/590D, Control Systems, 3 credit hours, taught
each spring.
HS
442, Postharvest Physiology, 3 credit hours, taught each spring.
Served as
Chair of Graduate Committee for 16 graduate students since 1990.
Selected Publications
Boyette, M.D. and R.P. Rohrbach. 1990. A low‑cost, portable, forced‑air
pallet cooling system. Applied
Engineering in Agriculture 9(1): 97-104.
Boyette, M.D. and R.P. Rohrbach. 1993. Increasing the energy efficiency of icemaking by continuous solidification and hydraulic
harvesting. Transactions of the ASAE 36(4)
1151-1158.
Boyette, M.D., D.F. Richie, S.J. Carballo,
S.M. Blankenship and D.C. Sanders.
1994. Chlorination and postharvest disease control. HortTechnology
3(4) 395-400.
Boyette, M.D. 1997. Forced-air cooling packaged blueberries. Applied Engineering in Agriculture
Vol. 12(2) 213-217.
Stewart,
H.E., B.E. Farkas, and M.D. Boyette. 2000. Physical and thermal properties of three
sweetpotato cultivars (Ipomoea batatas L.) International
Journal of Food Properties 3(3), 433-446.
Boyette, M.D., E.A. Estes. A.R. Rubin, K.A. Sorensen. 1997.
Postharvest Handling of Sweetpotatoes, AG-413-10B. N.C.
Cooperative Extension Service.
Bailey,
D.A. and M.D. Boyette. 1998. Postharvest Handling of Flowering Potted
Plants, AG-413-11. N.C. Cooperative Extension Service.
Bailey,
D.A. and M.D. Boyette. 1998. Postharvest Handling of Flowering Potted Plants
(poster) AG-413-11P. N.C. Cooperative Extension Service.
Boyette, M.D. and E.A. Estes. 1999.
Postharvest Transport of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, AG-414-9. N.C. Cooperative Extension Service.
Boyette, M.D., E.A. Estes, J. O’Sullivan and D.S. Sanders. 1999. Postharvest
Operations for Small Scale Growers. AG-414-10.
Sanders,
D.C., D.W. Monks and M.D. Boyette 2004. Competency Based Training Program for County
Extension Agents. Accta. Hort. (ISHS) 641:131-134.
OH, I.H. and M.D. Boyette 2003 NOx Gas Absorption in Green Tobacco. Journal of Korean Society of Tobacco Science. Vol 26, No 1, 64-72.