Group Members
Principal Investigator |
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Postdoctoral RA |
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Yumeng Zhao
Research: Grain dust dispersion characteristics
zhao650@purdue.edu |
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Graduate Students |
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Camila Jange
PhD Research: Surface composition and flow properties of powders
cjange@purdue.edu |
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Karthik Salish
PhD Research: Caking of powders
ksalish@purdue.edu |
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Zhengpu Chen
PhD Research: Developing a validated model for predicting grain damage using discrete element method
chen2057@purdue.edu |
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Undergraduate Students |
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Lab Alumni (Postdoctoral RA/Graduate students)
| Name | Research Project | Current Employment |
| Ben Plumier (RA) |
Modeling dust separation process during grain handling
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USDA ARS NCAUR, Peoria, IL |
| Vaibhav Pathak (MS) | Effect of starch-based hydrogel coating on early growth of seed corn | Continuing for PhD in IPPH, Purdue |
| Achint Sanghi (MS) | Modeling solar dryers | Telesense, CA |
| Yanjie Chen (MS) | Layer-wise agglomeration of urea | Family business, China |
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| Kaliramesh Siliveru (PhD) | Particle cohesion and its effect on flour sifting | Assistant Prof., Kansas State University |
| Abhay Patwa (MS) | DEM modeling of wheat milling | Kellogg's, Battle Creek, MI |
| Qi Bian (MS) | Effect of impurities on bulk wheat flow | COFCO, Beijing, China |
| Josephine Boac (RA) | DEM modeling of grain flow | KDHE, Topeka, KS |
Lab Alumni (Undergraduate Students)
| Jacob Bennett (BS ChE) | Germination of seed corn at stressed conditions |
| Michelle Dixon (BS BE, SURF Intern) | Compaction of food powders (ASABE K.K. Barnes Student Research Award) |
| Mishank Shah (BS ChE) | Adhesion of dust on corn kernels |
| Qijue Chen (BS ABE) | Compression behavior of corn kernels |
| Shuyi Peng (BS ABE) | Flow properties of pharma excipients |
| Hilal Kesim (BS ABE) | Quality sensing by image analysis |
| Adam Hemmelgarn (BS ABE) | DEM simulation of grain property (ASABE K.K. Barnes Student Research Award) |
| Xinruo Wang (BS ABE) | Fertilizer coating |
| Shiying Chen (BS ABE) | Effect of particle properties on powder unconfined yield strength |
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| Nathalia Periera Silva (BS UWRF) | Flow properties of food powders |
| Farrukh Ahmad (BS GSI) | Whole grain milling |
| Matt Santler (BS GSI) | Dust cloud in confined spaces |
| Daniel Buyonsky (BS FS) | Flour rheology |
| Sriram Perumal (BS IE) | Developing a wheat mill simulation model |
| Sam Cook (BS GSI) | Flow properties of tuber crop powders |
Lab Alumni (Visiting Scholars)
| Dr. Xiaoxi Kou | Assistant Professor, Northwest A&F University, China | Res: Moisture diffusion in corn kernels |
| Valentina Preciado | National University of Colombia, Colombia | Res: Flow properties of fruit powders |
| Jose Gamboa Gamboa | Universidad Nacional De Colombia, Colombia | Res: Image analysis of rice kernels |
| Jiajia Fang | Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China | Res: Modeling the compaction of alfalfa |
| Kelly Johanna Patarroyo | Universidad Nacional De Colombia, Colombia | Light sensitive coating for urea granules |
| Ghulam Murtaza | University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan | Modeling solar drying of paddy |
| Vinti Singla | NIFTEM, India | Modeling powder mixing |
| Dr. Mavis Owureku-Asare | Scientist, BNARI, Ghana | Solar drying of tomatoes |
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| Dr. M. R. Manikantan | CPCRI, ICAR, India | Flow properties of coconut powders |
| Lauriel Stewart | Tuskegee University | Coefficient of restitution of grain kernels |
| Jeevan Upreti | NIFTEM, India | PIV analysis of DDGS hopper flow |
| Vikas Kumar | IIT Kharagpur, India | Modeling the spray coating process |
| Michael Pordesimo | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Flour particle segregation |