08/09/2025

Journal Articles

 

1. Zhan, Y., Zuo, B., Cao, X., Xiao, Y., & Zhu, J. (2024). Biochar enhanced anaerobic co-digestion of poultry litter and wheat straw: Performance, microbial analysis, and multiple factors’ interaction. Renewable Energy, 231, 120907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.120907


2. Paneru, D., Sharma, M. K., Goo, D., Shi, H., Applegate, T. J., Chai, L., ... & Kim, W. K. (2025). Interactive effects of dietary deoxynivalenol and coccidial infection on growth performance, immune response, oxidative status, and gut health in pullets. Poultry Science, 105462.


3. Paneru, B., Bist, R. B., Yang, X., Dhungana, A., Dahal, S., & Chai, L. (2025). Deep Learning Methods for Automatic Identification of Male and Female Chickens in a Cage-Free Flock. Animals, 15(13), 1862.


4. Yang, X., Lu, G., Zhang, J., Paneru, B., Dhungana, A., Dahal, S., Bist, R. B., & Chai, L. (2025). Tracking Poultry Drinking Behavior and Floor Eggs in Cage-Free Houses with Innovative Depth Anything Model. Applied Sciences, 15(12), 6625.


5. Yang, X., Zhang, J., Paneru, B., Lin, J., Bist, R. B., Lu, G., & Chai, L. (2025). Precision Monitoring of Dead Chickens and Floor Eggs with a Robotic Machine Vision Method. AgriEngineering, 7(2), 35. (Cover story).


6. Subedi, S., Bist, R. B., Yang, X., Li, G., & Chai, L. (2025). Advanced Deep Learning Methods for Multiple Behavior Classification of Cage-Free Laying Hens. AgriEngineering, 7(2), 24.


7. Yang, X., Bist, R. B., Subedi, S., Guo, Y., & Chai, L. (2025). The Application of Probiotics and Prebiotics in Poultry Production and Impacts on Environment: A Review. Encyclopedia, 5(1), 35.


8. Islam, M. N., I. H. Mahdy, L. Chen, S. Wu, and B. He. 2024. Enhanced phosphorus bioavailability and reduced water leachability in dairy manure through hydrothermal carbonization: effect of processing temperature and CaO additive. Environmental Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2024.2430802


9. Erickson, M., Rovai, M., Villamediana, P., Schmidt, A. M., Stowell, R. R., & Cortus, E. L. (2025). Building value for dairy farmers and advisors in the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management Environmental Stewardship Program. Translational Animal Science, 9, txaf038. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txaf038


10. Uguz, S., Sahin, Y.S., Kumar, P., Yang, X., Anderson, G. (2025). Real-time algal monitoring using novel machine learning approaches. Big Data and Cognitive Computing, 9(6), 153.


11. Alahe, M. A., Chang, Y., Kemeshi, J., Won, K., Yang, X., Wei, L. (2025). Real-time agricultural image encryption algorithm using AES on edge computing devices. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 237, 110594.


12. Haleem, N., Yuan, J., Uguz, S., Ucok, S., Gu, Z., Yang, X. (2025). Direct current (DC)-initiated flocculation of Scenedesmus dimorphus. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 32(17), 11292-11298.


13. Ucok, S., Yang, X. (2025). Chemical composition and methane production potential of agricultural residues: Olive pomace, cottonseed meal, and red pepper processing waste. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 22 (1), 195-204.


14. Gong, A., Wang, G., Qi, X., He, Y., Yang, X., Huang, X., Liang, P. (2025) Energy recovery and saving in municipal wastewater treatment. Nature Sustainability, 8, 112-119.


15. Kumar, P., Tiwari, S., Uguz, S., Li, Z., Samuel, S., Gonzalez, J., Zhang, Y., Yang, X. (2024). Bioaerosol downwind from animal feeding operations: A comprehensive review. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 480, 135825.


16. Alahe, M. A., Wei, L., Chang, Y., Gummi, S. R., Kemeshi, J., Yang, X., Won, K., Sher, M. (2024). Cyber security in smart agriculture: Threat types, current status, and future trends. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 226, 109401.


17. Akdeniz, N. L. Polzin. 2025. Ventilation fans offset potential reductions in milk margin from heat stress in Wisconsin dairy farms. Agriculture, 15(9): 955. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15090955


18. Yi, Y., N. Akdeniz, JM. Shutske, CY. Choi. 2025. Mitigating heat stress for agricultural workers using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Energy and Buildings, 328, 115186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.115186


19. Jiang, L. Y. Yi, N. Akdeniz. 2024. Energy-saving cooling strategies for tunnel-ventilated dairy buildings: Computational fluid dynamics simulations and validation. Smart Agricultural Technology, 100576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2024.100576


20. Yang, D., Y. Wang, N. Akdeniz. 2024. Developing and field testing an unmanned aerial mapping method to measure air emissions from dairy pastures. Remote Sensing, 16 (16), 3007. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16163007


21. Jiang, L. Y. Yi, N. Akdeniz. 2024. CFD simulations of supplemental cooling techniques in cross-ventilated dairy buildings and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 108480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2023.108480


22. Gunawardana, D., Wang, X., Mahdaviarab, A., McCubbins, O. P., Landaverde, R., & Liu, Z. (2025). Virtual reality videos for delivery of extension educational materials on manure and mortality management: A pilot-study. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 1-23


23. Mahdaviarab, A., Pahlavanyali, K., Cheng, R., Wang, X., Doria, J., Howe, J. A., Pineiro, J. M., Spencer, J., & Liu, Z. (2025). Emergency mass disposal of milk: Options and considerations. Journal of Environmental Management, 376, 124420.


24. Zhang, Y., Lei, B., Mahdaviarab, A., Wang, X., & Liu, Z. (2025). Robust biochar yield and composition prediction via uncertainty-aware ResNet-based autoencoder. Biochar, 7(1), 1-16

 

Conference Proceedings

 

1. Islam, M. N., B. He., and L. Chen. 2025. Phosphorus recycling from dairy manure via hydrochar-experience from the lab-scale to pilot-scale hydrothermal carbonization prototype. Waste to Worth 2025, Boise, ID, April 8-11, 2025


2. Das, A. K., and L. Chen. 2025. Ammonia recovery from anaerobically digested dairy manure using electrodialysis coupled with a hydrophobic gas-permeable membrane for stripping. Waste to Worth 2025, Boise, ID, April 8-11, 2025.


3. Das, A. K., and L. Chen. 2025. Modeling of electrochemical ammonia removal from anaerobically digested dairy wastewater. Waste to Worth 2025, Boise, ID, April 8-11, 2025.


4. Chen, L., M. N., Islam, and B. He, 2025. Hydrochar carbonization of dairy manure for phosphorus recovery and runoff risk mitigation. 2025 WSCS Annual Conference, Walla Walla WA, June 24-25, 2025


5. Chen, L., and A. K. Das, 2025. Ammonia recovery from anaerobically digested dairy wastewater facilitated by in-situ acid and base generation in a transmembrane electro-chemisorption system. 2025 WSCS Annual Conference, Walla Walla WA, June 24-25, 2025


6. Chen, L., M. N., Islam, and B. He. 2025. Phosphorus recycling from dairy manure via hydrochar-experience from the lab-scale to pilot-scale hydrothermal carbonization prototype. Waste to Worth 2025, Boise, ID, April 8-11, 2025


7. Das, A. K., and L. Chen. 2025. Ammonia recovery from anaerobically digested dairy manure using electrodialysis coupled with a hydrophobic gas-permeable membrane for stripping. Waste to Worth 2025, Boise, ID, April 8-11, 2025.


8. Das, A. K., and L. Chen. 2025. Modeling of electrochemical ammonia removal from anaerobically digested dairy wastewater. Waste to Worth 2025, Boise, ID, April 8-11, 2025.


9. Islam, M.N., B. He, and L. Chen. 2025. Hydrochar carbonization of dairy manure for phosphorus recovery and runoff risk mitigation. Western Nutrient Management Conference, Reno, NV, March 4-6, 2025


10. Das, A. K., and L. Chen. 2025. Ammonia recovery from anaerobically digested dairy wastewater facilitated by in-situ acid and base generation in a transmembrane electro-chemisorption system. Western Nutrient Management Conference, Reno, NV, March 4-6, 2025.


11. Kumar, P., Uguz, S., Tiwari, S., Chang, Y., Yang, X. (2025). Field testing of low-cost PM sensors in animal production facilities. In 2025 Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology Conference, Aurora, CO.


12. Yang, Y., Thaler, R., Yang, X. (2025). Developing an odor footprint tool for animal agriculture in North Dakota. In 2025 ASABE North Central Regional Section Meeting, Fargo, ND.


13. Khan, T., Yang, X. (2025). LoRaWAN-enabled IoT solution for smart farming. In 2025 ASABE North Central Regional Section Meeting, Fargo, ND.


14. Yang, X. (2024). Particulate matter in swine barns. In Midwest Regional Agricultural Safety and Health 2024 Conference, Ames, IA.


15. Ly, N. N. Akdeniz, Z. Zeng, C. Choi. 2025. Testing the efficacy of positive-pressure ventilation systems (PPTV) for indoor calf housing using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations, ASABE Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Canada.


16. Jiang, L., N. Akdeniz. 2025. Ventilation design for calf hutches using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations, ASABE Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Canada.


17. Froelich, E. N. Akdeniz. 2025. Optimizing microaeration rates in anaerobic digesters: comparative analysis under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions, ASABE Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Canada. 


18. Akdeniz, N. 2025. Online calculators for computing ventilation requirements of dairy buildings. ASABE Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Canada. 


19. Yang, D. N. Akdeniz. 2025. Direct air emission measurements using small-unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) from livestock pastures in Wisconsin. ASABE Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Canada. 


20. Yang, D., N. Akdeniz. 2025. Direct measurement of spatial greenhouse gas emissions from livestock pastures. Midwest Climate Summit, Madison, WI.


21. Yang, D., N. Akdeniz. 2024. Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from dairy pastures using a flying air analyzer. ASABE Annual International Meeting, Anaheim, CA.


22. Froelich, E., N. Akdeniz. 2024. Improving anaerobic digestion of dairy manure by reducing hydrogen sulfide production through microaeration. ASABE Annual International Meeting, Anaheim, CA.


23. Li, J., N. Akdeniz. 2024. Ventilation design for automated milking system (AMS) buildings. ASABE Annual International Meeting, Anaheim, CA.


24. Cheng, R., Mahdaviarab, A., Pahlavanyali, K., Wang, X., Wang, H., and Liu, Z. Optimizing Biogas Production Through Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Poultry Carcasses and Litter. 2025. ASABE Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Canada.


25. Pahlavanyali, K., Mahdaviarab, A., Cheng, R., Kincaid, N., Habib, M. R., Wang, X., Wang, H., and Liu, Z. Valorizing Organic Waste: Assessing the Fertilization Potential of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) By-Products in Tomato Cultivation. 2025. ASABE Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Canada.

 

Thesis/Dissertations

 Cherotich, S. (2025). Depositions of Gas Phase NH3 and Particle Phase NH4+ in the Vicinity of Poultry Production Facilities. Ph.D. dissertation. Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

1. Jones, K. (2025). Technical and Economic Considerations of Anaerobic Digestion in Partially Nitrified Swine Manure. M.S. thesis. Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.


2. Khan, T. (2025). LoRaWAN-enabled IoT solutions for smart farming. M.S. thesis, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.


3. Froelich, E. (2025). Optimizing microaeration in anaerobic digesters: A comparative study of batch and continuous systems under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions, M.S. thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.  

1. Zhou, Run. Novel Ag-Containing Photocatalysts and Their Performance Regulation and Applications to Hazard Organic Degradation. PhD diss., Water Management and Hydrological Science, 2025. Chairs: Zong Liu and Virender K. Sharma

 

Extension and Outreach

 

1. Chai, L (July 8, 2025). Machine Vision Technologies for Automatic Identification of Male and Female Chickens.


2. Chai, L (June 26, 2025). The 4th U.S. Precision Livestock Farming Conference.


3. Chai, L (June 16, 2025). Tracking Poultry Drinking and Floor Eggs with an Innovative Depth Anything Model.


4. Chai, L (April 27, 2025). Deep Learning Systems for Automatic Egg Grading.


5. Chai, L (February 28, 2025). A Robotic Machine Vision System for Tracking Dead Chickens.


6. Chai, L (January 31, 2025). Monitoring Perching Behavior of Cage-free Hens with Machine Vision.


7. Erickson, M., Sharara, M., & Cortus, E. (2025). Moving the “Sustainability” Needle. Workshop In Proceedings of the 2025 Waste to Worth Conference, Boise, ID. April 7-11, 2025. https://lpelc.org/moving-the-sustainability-needle/


8. Erickson, M., Sharara, M., & Cortus, E. (2025). Building Value in Baseline Sustainability Assessments. Workshop In Proceedings of the 2025 Waste to Worth Conference, Boise, ID. April 7-11, 2025. https://lpelc.org/building-value-in-baseline-sustainability-assessments/


9. Wang-Li, L. (2024) The Role of Agriculture in Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition: Sources, Impacts, and Management. Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Community (LPELC) Monthly Webinars. September 23, 2024. Recording link: https://lpelc.org/the-role-of-agriculture-in-atmospheric-nitrogen-deposition-sources-impacts-and-management/


10. Zhao, L.Y. 2025. Engineering technologies for air quality control in poultry houses. Invited presentation at 2025 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference-Virtual. May 6, 2025.


11. Zhao, L.Y., T. Lim, and L. Chai.  2025. A review of dust and pathogen control technologies in poultry production facilities. Invited presentation at Virtual Forum-Dust & Disease in Egg Production. June 12, 2025      


12.  Zhao, L.Y.  2025. A new ventilation system to improve indoor environment and abate pathogen transmission in layer houses. Invited presentation at Virtual Forum-Dust & Disease in Egg Production. June 12, 2025   


13. Zhao, L.Y. 2025. Measurement, Modeling, and Mitigation of Indoor Environment, Air Quality, and Air Emissions at Poultry Facilities. Invited presentation at the Ohio Poultry Association Summitt, Oct. 10, 2024.


14. Yang, X., Nafchi, A., Brennan, J., Mehan, S., Vandermark, L., Sellars, S., Smart, A., Chang, Y., Wang, Y. (2025). Protecting Your Data: The Role of Authentication and Encryption in Agricultural Cybersecurity, SDSU Extension.


15. Brennan, J., Vandermark, L., Mehan, S., Nafchi, A., Sellars, S., Yang, X. (2025). Be Cyber Aware: Text Message Cyber-Attacks (SMS Phishing - Smishing), SDSU Extension.


16. Yang, X., Nafchi, A., Brennan, J., Mehan, S., Sellars, S., Vandermark, L. (2024). Choosing the Right Wireless Network Technologies for Agricultural IoT Applications. SDSU Extension.


17. Brennan, J., Vandermark, L., Sellars, S., Mehan, S., Nafchi, A. M., Yang, X. (2024). The Growing Threat of Cyber Attacks in Agriculture. SDSU Extension.


18. Nafchi, A., Smart, A, Yang, X., Mehan, S., Brennan, J. (2024). Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Precision Agriculture. SDSU Extension.


19. Akdeniz, N. Before You Buy: A Farm Tech Investment Planning Guide, 2025 (link)


20. Akdeniz, N. Balancing Technology and People: The Evolving Role of Farm Workers in Automation, 2025 (link)


21. Akdeniz, N. Balancing Ventilation Costs and Milk Production Losses on Wisconsin Dairy Farms, 2025 (link)


22. Akdeniz, N. Lighting in Dairy Buildings in Wisconsin, 2025 (link)


23. Akdeniz, N. Ventilation Fan Noise in Dairy Buildings, 2025 (link)


24. Akdeniz, N. Tunnel-ventilated dairy buildings, 2025 (link)


25. Akdeniz, N. Cross-Ventilation in Dairy Buildings, 2025 (link)


26. Akdeniz, N. Natural Ventilation in Dairy Buildings, 2025 (link)


27. Akdeniz, N. Air Quality in Calf Housing, 2025 (link)


28. Akdeniz, N. Renovating Tie-Stall Barns for Indoor Calf Housing, 2024 (link)


29. Akdeniz, N. Ventilation in Dairy Buildings, 2024 (link)


30. Dairy Manure Management Workshop. Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research. July 2025, Denver, CO


31. Manure Centrifuge & Dealing with Struvite. DOPA (Central TX), April 2025. Stephenville, TX


32. TAMU AGSM 337 Guest Lecture: Anaerobic Lagoons. April 2025. College Station, TX


33. Manure Happens: Dr. Zong Liu on Manure and Compost Management. Colorado State University AgNext podcast Ep.19. February 2025, Fort Collins, CO


34. Manure and Mortality Management. Colorado State University General Seminar, Department of Animal Science. February 2025, Fort Collins, CO


35. Advancing Manure Management in Texas. Seminar at Texas Tech CASFER, an NSF Engineering Research Center. January 2025, Lubbock, TX


36. Manure Management. NRCS Nutrient Management Training, November 2024, Canyon, TX


37. Digesters, Mortality Management, and Climate Smart Program Enrollment. DOPA (East Texas). October 2024, Sulphur Spring, TX

08/12/2025

1. Xiao, Y., Tian, Y., Xu, W., & Zhu, J. (2024). Photodegradation of microplastics through nanomaterials: Insights into photocatalysts modification and detailed mechanisms. Materials, 17(11), 2755. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17112755


2. Bist, R. B., Yang, X., Subedi, S., Bist, K., Paneru, B., Li, G., & Chai, L. (2024). An automatic method for scoring poultry footpad dermatitis with deep learning and thermal imaging. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 226, 109481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2024.109481


3. Yang, X., Dai, H., Wu, Z., Bist, R. B., Subedi, S., Sun, J., Lu, G., Li, C., Liu, T., & Chai, L. (2024). An innovative segment anything models for precision poultry monitoring. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 222, 109045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2024.109045


4. Yang, X., Bist, R. B., Liu, T., Applegate, T., Ritz, C., Kim, W., & Chai, L. (2024). Computer vision-based cybernetics systems for promoting modern poultry farming: A critical review. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 225, 109339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2024.109339


5. Yang, X., Bist, R. B., Subedi, S., Wu, Z., Liu, T., Paneru, B., & Chai, L. (2024). A machine vision system for monitoring wild birds on poultry farms to prevent avian influenza. AgriEngineering, 6(4), 3704–3718. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering6040219


6. Saeidifar, M., Li, G., Chai, L., Bist, R. B., Rasheed, K. M., Lu, J., Banakar, A., Liu, T., & Yang, X. (2024). Zero-shot image segmentation for monitoring thermal conditions of individual cage-free laying hens. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 226, 109436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2024.109436


7. Yang, X., Bist, R., Paneru, B., & Chai, L. (2024). Monitoring activity index and behaviors of cage-free hens with advanced deep learning technologies. Poultry Science, 103(11), 104193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.104193


8. Yang, X., Bist, R. B., Paneru, B., & Chai, L. (2024). Deep learning methods for tracking the locomotion of individual chickens. Animals, 14(6), 911. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14060911


9. Paneru, B., Bist, R. B., Yang, X., & Chai, L. (2024). Tracking dustbathing behavior of cage-free hens with machine vision technologies. Poultry Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.104289


10. Bist, R. B., Poudel, K., Yang, X., Paneru, B., Mani, S., Wang, D., & Chai, L. (2024). Sustainable poultry farming practices: A critical review of current strategies and future prospects. Poultry Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.104295


11. Bist, R. B., Yang, X., Subedi, S., Paneru, B., & Chai, L. (2024). Enhancing dust control for cage-free hens with electrostatic particle charging systems at varying installation heights and operation durations. AgriEngineering, 6(2), 1747–1759. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering6020100


12. Bist, R. B., Yang, X., & Subedi, S., & Chai, L. (2024). Automatic detection of bumblefoot in cage-free hens using computer vision technologies. Poultry Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.103780


13. Bist, R. B., Yang, X., Subedi, S., Ritz, C. W., Kim, W. K., & Chai, L. (2024). Electrostatic particle ionization for suppressing air pollutants in cage-free layer facilities. Poultry Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.103494


14. Paneru, B., Bist, R., Yang, X., & Chai, L. (2024). Tracking perching behavior of cage-free laying hens with deep learning technologies. Poultry Science, 103(12), 104281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.104281


15. Bist, R. B., Yang, X., Subedi, S., Paneru, B., & Chai, L. (2024). An integrated engineering method for improving air quality of cage-free hen housing. AgriEngineering, 6(3), 2795–2810. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering6030178


16. Saeidifar, M., Li, G., Lu, J., Chai, L., Bist, R., & Yang, X. (2024). Automatic segmentation of birds using a combination of object detection and foundation image segmentation models. International Journal of Advances in Electronics and Computer Science, 11(7), 2394–2835.


17. Das, A. K.  and L. Chen. 2024. A Review on Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Treatment of Dairy Wastewater. Environments 2024, 11(6), 124; https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11060124


18. Sapkota, S., A. Reza, and L. Chen. 2024. Optimization of Ammonia Nitrogen Removal and Recovery from Raw Liquid Dairy Manure Using Vacuum Thermal Stripping and Acid Absorption Process: A Modeling Approach Using Response Surface Methodology. Nitrogen 2024, 5(2), 409-425: https://doi.org/10.3390/nitrogen5020026


19. Reza, A., L. Chen. and X. Mao. 2024. Response surface methodology for process optimization in livestock wastewater treatment: A review. Heliyon (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30326)


20. Das, A.K., A. Reza, and L. Chen. 2024. Optimization of pollutants removal from anaerobically digested dairy wastewater by electro-oxidation process: a response surface methodology modeling and validation. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry (DOI: 10.1007/s10800-024-02113-z)


21. Xiao, Y., Tian, Y., Xiong, H., Shi, A., & Zhu, J. (2024). Compact solar-powered plasma water generator: Enhanced on-site aged seed germination with the corona dielectric barrier discharger. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2024573


22. Zhan, Y., & Zhu, J. (2024). Response surface methodology and artificial neural network-genetic algorithm for modeling and optimization of bioenergy production from biochar-improved anaerobic digestion. Applied Energy, 355, 122336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122336


23. Yin, Y., Qi, X., Gao, L., Lu, X., Yang, X., Xiao, K., Liu, Y., Qiu, Y., Huang, X., & Liang, P. (2024). Quantifying methane influx from sewer into wastewater treatment processes. Environmental Science & Technology, 58, 9582–9590.


24. Rubel, R. I., Wei, L., Alanazi, S., Aldekhail, A., Cidreira, A. M., Yang, X., Wasti, S., Bhagia, S., & Zhao, X. (2024). Biochar-compost-based controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer intended for an active microbial community. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 11(2), 2376366.


25. Uguz, S., Anderson, G., Yang, X., Simsek, E., Osabutey, A., & Min, K. (2024). Microalgae cultivation using ammonia and carbon dioxide concentrations typical of pig barns. Environmental Technology, 45, 5899–5911.


26. Rubel, R. I., Wei, L., Wu, Y., Brozel, V., Gupta, S., Alanazi, S., Ameer, S., Sobhan, A., Das, B., Osabutey, A., & Yang, X. (2024). Greenhouse evaluation of biochar-based controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer in corn production. Agricultural Research, 13(1), 113–123.


27. Haleem, N., Kumar, P., Uguz, S., Jamal, Y., McMaine, J., & Yang, X. (2023). Viability of artificial rain for air pollution control: Insights from natural rains and roadside sprinkling. Atmosphere, 14(12), 1714.


28. He, Y., Gong, A., Osabutey, A., Gao, T., Haleem, N., Yang, X., & Liang, P. (2023). Emerging electro-driven technologies for phosphorus enrichment and recovery from wastewater: A review. Water Research, 246, 120699
    

    Conference Proceedings

    
    

     

    
    
    
    
    1. Das, A. K., A. Reza, and L. Chen. 2024. Pollutants removal from anaerobically digested dairy wastewater by electro-oxidation process: A RSM optimization and modeling, ASABE AIM 2024, Anaheim, CA. July 28-31, 2024.
    
    
    2. Das, A. K. and L. Chen. 2024. Ammonia removal from dairy waste stream using combined chemical coagulation and photoelectron-Fenton process: A GRA-Taguchi, RSM, and ANN based optimization and modeling, ASABE AIM 2024, Anaheim, CA. July 28-31, 2024.
    
    
    3. Mohammad Nazrul, Islam, L. Chen, and B. Brian He. 2024. Mitigating phosphorus runoff risk and enhancing bioavailability in dairy manure via hydrothermal carbonization with CaO addition, ASABE AIM 2024, Anaheim, CA. July 28-31, 2024.
    
    
    4. Chen, L. and A. Reza. 2024. Ammonia removal and recovery from anaerobically digested liquid dairy manure using vacuum thermal stripping-acid absorption process. 64th Idaho Academy of Science and Engineering Symposium-17th Intermountain Conference on the Environment Joint Symposium-Sustainability & The Earth’s Climate, Pocatello, ID. April 5-6, 2024.
    
    
    5. Chen, L. and Reza, A. 2023. Ammonia removal and recovery from anaerobically digested liquid dairy manure using vacuum thermal stripping-acid absorption process: a GRA-Taguchi, RSM, and RSM-ANN based optimization and modeling. 2023 Northwest Bioenergy Summit, Kennewick, WA. October 10-12, 2023.
    
    
    6. Xiao, Y. and Zhu, J. 2024. Enhanced seed germination with solar-powered plasma water generator. ASABE 117th Annual International Meeting. Paper#: 2400189. Anaheim, CA. July 28-31, 2024.
    
    
    7. Cherotich, S., Wang-Li, L., Anderson, K., Classen, J., & Shi, W. (2024, July 28–31). Ammonia concentrations, deposition, and soil properties as impacted by the deposition in the near fields of a poultry production facility (Presentation No. 2400324). Paper presented at the 2024 ASABE Annual International Meeting (AIM), Anaheim, CA.
    
    
    8. Li, P., Herkins, M., Knight, R., Zhao, L., Akter, S., & Wang-Li, L. (2024, July 28–31). Comparison of three on-field measurement methods for low-level ammonia concentrations at ambient locations of a poultry layer production facility. Paper presented at the 2024 ASABE Annual International Meeting (AIM), Anaheim, CA.
    
    
    9. Zhu, H., E. Ozkan, J. Theodoro, H. Jeon, J. Campos, and L.Y. Zhao. 2024. Modified Design of Open-Circuit, Centrifugal-Fan Driven Wind Tunnel to Produce Uniform Laminar Air Flows. Presentation (No. 2401309) at 2024 ASABE Annual International Meeting, Anaheim, CA, July 28-31, 2024.
    
    
    10. Li, P., M. Herkins, R. Knight, L.Y. Zhao, S. Akter, L. Wang-Li, J.Q. Ni, and A. Heber. 2024. Comparison of three on-field measurement methods for low-level ammonia concentrations at ambient locations of a poultry layer production facility. Presentation (No. 2401175) at 2024 ASABE Annual International Meeting, Anaheim, CA, July 28-31, 2024.
    
    
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