Ph.D. N.C. State University 1968 Biological & Agricultural Engineering
1984-9/85 Manager, Technology Planning and Development, Advanced Technology Center, Allis-Chalmers Corp.
1982-84 Manager, Machine Dynamics, Advanced Technology Center, Allis-Chalmers Corp.
1977-82 Manager, Product Planning, Agricultural Equipment Co., Allis-Chalmers Corp., Milw., WI.
1975-79 Manager, Vehicle Systems Technology, Advanced Technology Center, Allis- Chalmers Corp., Milw., WI.
1969-75 Staff Engineer/Manager Advanced Product Engineering, Bostrom Division, Universal Oil Products Co., Milw., WI.
Recipient of an SAE Technical Board Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to the SAE Human Factors Comm (1980)
Recipient of an Acoustical Society of America Certificate of Appreciation for "Significant Contributions to ANSI Standards" (June 1980)
ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 7 in the Tractor Design Series - 1981
Wang, Zi, Roger P. Rohrbach, and L.F. Stikeleather. 1993. Electron dose-depth calculation using Monte Carlo Code. ASAE Paper 933587 presented at the ASAE International Meeting, Chicago.
Singleton, J.A. and L.F. Stikeleather. 1993. Changes in the Phospholipids in Peanuts Subjected to Postharvest Temperature Stress. Abstract in INFORM, Vol. 4, 724, pp 538- 539.
Abrams, C.F., Jr., L.F. Stikeleather, L.G. Wilson, and M.E. Wright. 1992. Mechanization of field production. Fifty Years of Cooperative Sweetpotato Research, 1939-1989. Southern Cooperative Series, No. 369. pp. 119-131.
Boyette, M.D. and L.F. Stikeleather. 1992. Prospects for washing and grading sweetpotatoes before curing and storage. ASAE Paper #92-6011 presented at the ASAE International Meeting, June 21-24, Charlotte, N.C.
Rohrbach, R.P. and L.F. Stikeleather. 1991. Application of swift electrons for surface biodecontamination. ASAE Paper 91-3003. Presented at the International ASAE Meeting, Albuquerque, N.M.
Stikeleather, L.F. 1991. Seat vibration and ride comfort. Published by ASAE in Human Factors - a series of quality instructional teaching modules. Module 6, 22 pages.
Stikeleather, Larry. 1991. Progress Toward a Bulk System for Harvesting, Handling, Curing, and Storing Sweetpotatoes. Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Harvesting Mechanization. Denmark, Sweden, Norway. Young, J.H. and L.F. Stikeleather. 1991. Use of TK Solver in Agricultural Engineering Instruction. Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 34(1), pp 301-306.
Stikeleather, L.F. and T.L. Foutz. 1989. Simulation of Seat Ride Performance as Influenced by the Mechanical Impedance of the Test Load. Proceedings of the SAE Noise and Vibration Conference. Vol. P-222. p. 371-382.
Stikeleather, L.F. and Kent P. Harrell. 1989. The Development of a Research Facility for Bulk Sweetpotatoes. ASAE Paper 89-6515 presented at the International Winter Meeting of ASAE, New Orleans.
Stikeleather, L.F. 1981. "Operator Seats for Agricultural Equipment". ASAE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE presented to the ASAE National Meeting, Chicago, IL. Published as Lecture No. 7 in the Tractor Design Series.
Stikeleather, L.F. 1976. "Vibration Standards and Tolerance Criteria". SAE Paper 76-0413. TRANSACTIONS of the SAE. Vol. 85:1460-1467.
Stikeleather, L.F. 1975. "Overview: Application of Human Factors Engineering in Agriculture". ASAE Paper 75-5523. Presented in December 1975 at ASAE Chicago Meeting.
Stikeleather, L.F. 1973. "Evaluating the Vibration and Shock Qualities of Operator Seats for Construction Machinery". SAE Paper 73-0823 in TRANSACTIONS of the SAE, Vol. 82.
Stikeleather, L.F., G.O. Hall, and A.O. Radke. 1972. "A Study of Vehicle Vibration Spectra as Related to Seating Dynamics". SAE Paper 72-0001. TRANSACTIONS of the SAE, Vol. 81.
Stikeleather, L.F. 1970. "The Development of an Active Seat Suspension System for Off- Road Vehicles". TRANSACTIONS of the ASAE 13(1):99-106.
Suggs, C.W., L.F. Stikeleather, and C.F. Abrams, Jr. 1970. "Field Tests of an Active Seat Suspension for Off-Road Vehicles". Presented June 1969 and published in TRANSACTIONS of ASAE, Vol. 13, N. 5, pp. 608-611.
Suggs, C.W., C.F. Abrams, and L.F. Stikeleather. 1969. "Application of a Damped Spring- Mass Human Vibration Simulator in Vibration Testing of Vehicle Seats". Ergonomics, 12(1):79-90.
Suggs, C.W., C.F. Abrams and L.F. Stikeleather. 1969. "Application of a Damped Spring- Mass Human Vibration Simulator in Vibration Testing of Vehicle Seats". Presented at the 3rd Intern. Congr. on Ergonomics, Birmingham, England.
Stikeleather, L.F. 1968. "The Development of an Active Seat Suspension System for Off- Road Vehicles". Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina.
U.S. Patent 3,561,789 issued Feb. 9, 1971. Powered Upper Link for 3-Pt. Free-Link Hitch.
U.S. Patent 3,572,763 issued March 30, 1971. Three-Point Quick Hitch Coupler.
U.S. Patent 3,618,692 issued Nov. 9, 1971. Vehicle Cab Suspension.
U.S. Patent 3,977,725 issued Aug. 31, 1976. Fore and Aft Adjustment Mechanism and Seat Belt Anchorage for Suspension Seat. (Co-Inventor).
U.S. Patent 4,323,126 issued April 6, 1982. Ridge Mulch Tillage Method and Apparatus.
U.S. Patent 4,342,186 issued Aug. 3, 1982. Resonant Sickle Drive.
1993 Patent filed by USDA 4/22/94 (joint with John Singleton): "A High Performance Liquid Chromatography Injection System for the Simultaneous Concentration and Analysis of Trace Components"
Rohrbach, R.P. and L.F. Stikeleather. Irradiation sterilization of packaging materials prior to aseptic packaging $29,500. Funded 11/1/88 thru 10/31/89. CAPPS CALS-NCSU.
Rohrbach, R.P. and L.F. Stikeleather. Swift electron sterilization of packaging materials prior to aseptic packaging, $49,900. Funded 11/1/88 thru 10/31/89. CAPPS CALS-NCSU.
N.C. Agricultural Foundation Assistantship for M.S. Student (1988-1990) for "Semi- Automated Inspection and Grading of Sweetpotatoes".
N.C. Agricultural Foundation Assistantship for Ph.D. Student (1992 - ) for "Surface Sterilization of Food Commodities Using High Energy Ion Bombardment".