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Theses and Dissertations--Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Improving Indoor Arenas for the Equine Industry, Staci McGill

Nanopesticide Influence on Nitrogen Cycling in Soils, Jacob Richardson

FATE AND TRANSPORT OF NANOPESTICIDES IN AGRICULTURAL FIELD PLOTS IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY, William D. Rud

Fate and Transport of Emerging Contaminants Entering, Leaving, and Flowing Past Wastewater Treatment Plants in Central Kentucky, Kyra Sigler

Microalgae Immobilization with Filamentous Fungi: Process Development for Sustainable Food Systems, Suvro Talukdar

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

The Response of Beef Cattle to Disturbances from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Gabriel Abdulai

EXPLORATION OF LIGNIN-BASED SUPERABSORBENT POLYMERS (HYDROGELS) FOR SOIL WATER MANAGEMENT AND AS A CARRIER FOR DELIVERING RHIZOBIUM SPP., Toby Adjuik

Classifying and Mapping Aquatic Vegetation in Heterogeneous Stream Ecosystems Using Visible and Multispectral UAV Imagery, Rozalia Agioutanti

USING STREAM RESTORATION TO MITIGATE STORMWATER RUNOFF IN AN URBAN WATERSHED: A CASE STUDY, Jonathan M. Brantley

SEDIMENT NITROGEN DYNAMICS IN BACKWATER WETLAND CONFLUENCES OF A REGULATED RIVER, Gina DeGraves

Nondestructive Multivariate Classification of Codling Moth Infested Apples Using Machine Learning and Sensor Fusion, Nader Ekramirad

Assessing Machine Learning Utility in Predicting Hydrologic and Nitrate Dynamics in Karst Agroecosystems, Timothy McGill

LIGNIN VALORIZATION VIA REDUCTIVE DEPOLYMERIZATION USING PROMOTED NICKEL CATALYSTS AND SUB- AND SUPERCRITICAL METHANOL, Julia Parker

IMPLICATIONS TO TAP AND STREAM WATER CHEMISTRY DUE TO VARIATIONS IN SAMPLING LOCATIONS AND WATERSHED LAND USE, Dayana Rodriguez

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Evaluating the Biotic Condition of Restored Streams in Kentucky’s Inner Bluegrass Region, Charles Cole Crankshaw

Extraction of Micro- and Nano-Plastic Particles from Water Using Hydrophobic Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents, Jameson R. Hunter

COMPARING BEOPT (EnergyPlus) ENERGY PREDICTIONS TO MEASURED CIRCUIT LEVEL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF 12 SIMILAR SMALL ENERGY-EFFICIENT SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES, Braydi McPherson-Hathaway

IMPACT OF PREFERENTIAL FLOW, SOURCE WATER CONNECTIVITY, AND AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON SEDIMENT AND PARTICULATE PHOSPHORUS DYNAMICS IN MIDWESTERN TILE-DRAINED LANDSCAPES, Saeid Nazari

QUANTIFYING THE SOURCE AND PATHWAY OF DISSOLVED REACTIVE PHOSPHATE IN KARST DRAINAGE OF THE INNER-BLUEGRASS, Cory Radcliff

ASSESSING THE USE OF LIDAR AND UAV TECHNOLOGY FOR MONITORING GROWING ALFALFA, Stuart Tucker Sheffield

MODELING ENERGY FLOWS IN FLOATING IN-POND RACEWAYS UTILIZING SOLAR POWER BACK-UP, Bo Smith

CHARACTERIZATION AND UPGRADE OF ENDOCARP BIOMASS DERIVED LIGNIN TO VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS, Makua Vin-Nnajiofor

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION, STRUCTURAL DETERMINATION, AND MOLECULAR DYNAMIC MODELING OF PROSO MILLET PROTEINS FOR ENHANCED FOOD FUNCTIONALITY, Felix Akharume

QUANTIFYING NITROGEN FATE IN KARST AGROECOSYSTEM STREAMS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY: DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF NUMERICAL MODELING AND INSIGHT FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION SENSORS, Nolan Lewis Bunnell

CHARACTERIZING AND PREDICTING THE ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF LIGNIN DERIVATIVES, Ryan Kalinoski