Klein Ileleji
Professor, Extension Engineer, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Purdue University
Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
225 South University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2093
Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
225 South University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2093
Office: ABE 3012
Phone: +1 765 49-41198
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Areas of Interest
- Food, Pharmaceutical, and Biological Process Engineering
- Data Science and Digital Agriculture
Research Areas
Grain post-harvest handling & storage, powder technology and logistics with focus on post-harvest operations, storage and feedstock characterization for grains, oilseeds, bioprocessing coproducts and lignocellulosic biomass. https://engineering.purdue.edu/~biomass/index.html
Biography
Dr. Klein E. Ileleji is a Professor and Extension Engineer in Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Dr. Ileleji's research focus and interests at Purdue University are in the areas of grain & crop post-harvest technology, powder technology, and biomass feedstock systems engineering. He teaches Biomass Feedstock Systems Engineering (ABE59100K) and Electric Power and Controls (ASM42000). Dr. Ileleji also leads both the renewable energy and grain post-harvest extension efforts at Purdue, and has conducted extensive research on the storage and handling of distillers grains. He is a 27-year member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), and a 14-year member of the Grain Elevators and Processing Society (GEAPS). He has extensive international experience in Africa, Middle-East, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, China and Central Asia. He is also the co-founder, CEO and CTO of JUA Technologies International, a start-up company incubated at Purdue Foundry developing solar dehydration technologies and mobile off-grid power generators for everyday use, with focus on small and mid-size farms and businesses.
Publication reprints available upon request or at my Google Scholar page.
Publication reprints available upon request or at my Google Scholar page.