Air and climate
Date posted: April 6, 2012
Dee Shore photoResearchers from N.C. State University (including Dr. Sanjay Shah, above) and West Virginia University have developed a new technology that not only reduces air pollutant emissions from some chicken and swine barns but also reduces their energy use by recovering and possibly generating heat. The team designed, built and evaulated a proof-of-concept unit that incorporates a biofilter and a heater exchanger to reduce ammonia from livestock barns, while also tempering -- or heating up -- the fresh air that is pumped into the barns. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Environmental Experts
Robert I. Bruck
Professor
Plant Pathology
919-515-2086
bob_bruck@ncsu.edu
Teaches courses in environmental technology and global climate change as it impacts food and fiber production
Montse Fuentes
Professor and Department Head
Statistics
919-515-1921
montse_fuentes@ncsu.edu
Focuses on modeling air pollution and the impact of pollution on human health, weather and climate
Edgar O. Oviedo
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
Poultry Science
919-515-5391
edgar_oviedo@ncsu.edu
Evaluates and implements ways to reduce gas emissions from broiler facilities, to improve efficiency of energy use in the poultry industry and to optimize mineral use in broiler nutrition to minimize excretion
Wayne Robarge
Professor
Soil Science
919-515-1454
wayne_robarge@ncsu.edu
Conducts research related to determining the impact on air quality of gaseous and particulate emissions from animal, row crop, horticultural and forest agroecosystems
Carole Saravitz
Research Associate Professor and Phytotron Director
Plant Biology
919-515-2778
carole_savitz@ncsu.edu
Studies the growth of plants in controlled environmental conditions, including physiological responses of crop plants to nutrition, light and temperature
Sanjay Shah
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
919-515-6753
sbshah3@ncsu.edu
Develops and evaluates cost-effective engineering solutions to mitigate environmental impacts associated with livestock production
Otto “Chip” Simmons
Research Assistant Professor
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
919-515-6756
odsimmon@ncsu.edu
Focuses on the measurement and modeling of airborne microbial contaminants from animal operations and investigates disinfection of irrigation water using copper ionization
Lingjuan Wang-Li
Associate Professor
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
919-515-6762
lwang5@ncsu.edu
Conducts research in monitoring, modeling and mitigating air emissions from agricultural operation systems for enhancement of agricultural sustainability
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