Articles: All presenters at the conference are encouraged to pre-pare a written article to accompany their poster or oral presenta-tion. Full articles must be formatted using the Article Template that will be available on the NABEC-CSBE/SCGAB 2012 conference website and submitted through the website.

Additional Information:

Dates to Remember:

Check Registration infor-mation for housing dead-lines for NABEC 2012

June 8: Deadline for Early Bird Conference Registra-tion

July 29 – August 1: ASABE Annual Meeting 2012, Dallas, TX

June 16 – June 19: NABEC 2013, Altoona, PA

July 21-24: ASABE Annual Meeting 2013, Kansas City, MO

NABEC-CSBE/SCGAB 2012

Where: Orillia, Ontario When: July 15-18, 2012 On-line registration and further information are available at the NABEC-CSBE/SCGAB web site: www.bioeng.ca/nabec-

csbe2012

Volume 23, Number 1

Inside this issue:

NABEC PE Certification Program 2

Undergraduate Student Paper

and Design Competition

(deadline: May 18, 2012)

3

Graduate Student Competition

Registration deadline (June 8,

2012)

3

Award Nominations (deadline:

May 18, 2012)

4

NABEC 2012 registration infor-

mation

9

NABEC 2012 Program Summary 13

Meeting Highlights:

The organizing committee has the pleasure of inviting you to the 2012 NABEC-CSBE/SCGAB joint meeting and Technical Confer-ence on ecological engineering. This meeting and technical confer-ence will take place at the Orillia campus of Lakehead University, located in Orillia, Ontario.

This is the time to relax and develop professionally, socialize with your peers at evening receptions, and contribute to your profes-sion. The technical tours will include opportunities to visit the re-search farms, greenhouses, and other facilities leading the way in renewable energy.

Northeast Agricultural and Biological Engineering Conference

Newsletter

Details and updated/final program is available at: www.bioeng.ca/nabec-csbe2012 Interested in the names of past chairs of NABEC and the NAR con-ferences? nabec.asabe.org/pastchairs.htm Interested in past locations of NABEC and NAR conferences? nabec.asabe.org/pastconferences.htm

nabec.asabe.org

Many years ago NABEC (maybe it was Art Johnson) noted that our conference is made up of engineers working in the many broad areas of agricultural and biological engineering and that our purpose is to share a little about what we are doing, not go into all the details of the work. Writing a short paper to dis-

tribute allows more details to be shared and this is encouraged.

Thus, the “tech short” was born! Each oral paper speaker is given 10 minutes to be introduced, pre-sent the body of the presentation, take questions and return to their seat. Over the years, folks have come to think they had 10 minutes to talk and 20 slides could be rushed through. Well, a few have.

For 2012, with a large number of papers to hear, we ask that speakers plan to talk 8 minutes and

use only 8 – 10 slides so the listener gets to see all the slides and hear all the report without there

being a rush to finish, without time to take a question or two. Plan an 8 minute talk! Use summary

slides, not large tables of data. Thank you.

The “Tech Short” (how long your presentation can be)

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A NOTE ON TRAVELLING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES:

While US citizens do not require a visa or passport to come into Canada, they do require a passport to return to the US if travelling by air. If travelling by car or train, proof of citizenship is still required to reenter the US.

Earn your Continuing Education Credits (CEC) while attending the NABEC

Conference with over 15 hours of continuing education available. A CEC form will be included in regis-

tration materials. A certification letter containing the NABEC letter head for documentation of the CEC

will also be available if required. Come to Ontario and enjoy listening to the technical shorts and the

student presentations, viewing the posters, and attending the technical tours while earning those re-

quired CEC!!

NABEC PE Certification Program Trent Severn Waterway

The deadline for the annual NABEC undergraduate student paper and design competitions is quickly ap-proaching (5:00 PM, Friday, May 18, 2012). Individuals or teams may enter either competition. Entries for the paper competition should focus on technical topics of interest to the agricultural and biological engineering community and can, for example, be based on substantial class term projects, independent studies, or undergraduate research projects. Projects entered in the design competition must involve en-gineering design of a system, component, or process for applications in agriculture, forestry, engineering, or related fields. Design competition entries have frequently been but need not be limited to the product of senior design projects.

Cash prizes to first, second, and third place entries are awarded for both competitions and reimburse-ment for the travel expenses of winners to the NABEC meeting are available. For full details, see the NA-BEC website: nabec.asabe.org Last year we initiated mandatory electronic submittal of all entries, and that procedure worked very well. For 2012, we will again require electronic submittal for both competi-tions, preferably in pdf format. All entries must include summer contact information and mailing ad-dresses for the student authors. Please, encourage your students to enter the competitions. Also, please, consider volunteering your ser-

vices as a reviewer! You will not be asked to review more than a few entries, and the review process is

fairly painless. You’ll be pleasantly surprised by the quality of the entries and your efforts will be greatly

appreciated. Contact the Student Paper and Design Competition Committee Chair, Carmine Balascio, to

volunteer or for more information (email: carmine@udel.edu; phone: 302-831-8872).

NABEC Student Paper and Design Competition

Graduate Student Competition Conference Registration Deadline

Once again, the competition among the graduate students is stiff this year. We added a third concurrent

session to accommodate the numbers of submittals. Due to an overwhelming response, all slots are cur-

rently full in the oral graduate student competition.

There were more students who wanted to give an oral presentation than spots available! Some contest-

ants were asked to present a poster, instead. This ensures that everyone has the opportunity to compete,

even if it is not in the preferred format.

Registering by the Early Bird Deadline will allow as many students as possible to compete, in their pre-

ferred format. Graduate students must register for the conference by the Early Bird Deadline (June 8th)

to confirm their spot in the graduate student competitions. Those who do not register on time will auto-

matically be deferred to a non-competition poster presentation. They may still present their paper as a

poster at the meeting, but they will not participate in the competitions.

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Do you know a young engineer (industry, government or academic) that deserves recognition due to his/her contribution to the profession? Let us know!!!

Each year NABEC offers an award for Young Engineer of the Year. This award honors NABEC members for outstanding contributions to the advancement of the Agricultural/Biological Engineering Profession. Awards are made on the basis of nominations submitted by colleagues.

The award consists of an engraved plaque presented in person at the NABEC Annual Awards Banquet. Eligibility: Those eligible are NABEC members who have not passed their 40th birthday on July 1 of the year in which they are selected.

If you know a young engineer who deserves consideration for this honor you are urged to submit a nomination for him or her. Nominations will remain active for a period of three years. The nomination should be accompanied by the following documentation:

a letter of nomination, including date of birth. an up-to-date resume for him or her, (not exceeding 2 pages in length). a 300 to 500 word narrative suitable for publication and use in the presentation of the award. 3 letters of support for the nomination. the nominee should be able to attend the conference to receive the award.

Further information is available on the NABEC web site (nabec.asabe.org).

Nominations and questions concerning the nomination may be directed to:

Heather Smeltz NRCS – Lebanon Technical Center 2120 Cornwall Road, Suite 4 Lebanon, PA 17026 heather.smeltz@pa.usda.gov Phone: (717) 274-2597, extension 126 Fax: (717) 272-5222

NABEC Young Engineer of the Year

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1979 Norman Collins 1990 Unknown 2001 Terry Lynn Ruch

1980 Fred Wheaton 1991 Richard Jennings 2002 Michael Ngadi

1981 William Ritter 1992 Donald Pit 2003 Ali Demirci

1982 No Award 1993 Gene Giacomelli 2004 Hubert Montas

1983 David Ross 1994 Chandra Madramootoo 2005 Jennifer Becker

1984 Andrew Higgins 1995 Paul Heinemann 2006 Valérie Orsat

1985 Michael Walters 1996 Wayne Bogovich 2007 David Tilley

1986 Abdel Ghaly 1997 Dennis Buckmaster 2008 Jeffrey Catchmark

1987 Barry Frey 1998 Timothy Royer 2009 Su-Ling Brooks

1988 Herschel A. Elliott 1999 Cristina Ratti 2010 Andrew Wedel

1989 James Garthe 2000 Joseph Irudayaraj 2011 Deron Davis

Past recipients of the Young Engineer Award:

Deadline for nominations is May 18, 2012

And for those who gave great service to NABEC? They won’t be forgotten!!! A special award is presented annually to individuals who have contributed outstanding service to NABEC. The award shall consist of a plaque with appropriate inscription and will be presented at the NABEC An-nual Awards Banquet. Nominations may be held over for two years. The criteria for the award are: con-tribute as an officer, local arrangements, program committee, tour arrangements or other significant effort to NABEC; support NABEC by encouraging colleague participation; professional activities in the Northeastern US / Eastern Canada area. Nominations for the award should be:

a one page (maximum) completed nomination form, a letter detailing the qualifications and specific activities and contributions.

Please use the nomination form which can be found on the NABEC web site, nabec.asabe.org Please send your nominations or related questions to:

Heather Smeltz, Awards Chair USDA NRCS 2120 Cornwall Road, Suite 4 Lebanon, PA 17042 (717) 274-2597, ext. 126; Heather.Smeltz@pa.usda.gov

Distinguished Service to NABEC

New Steps, New Strides and a New Website...

The New NABEC Website is the online companion for the upcoming 2012 NABEC Meeting in Orilla, On-

tario as well as all the forthcoming NABEC meetings every year. The new website will be available in the

URL "nabec.asabe.org" and the official launch date of this new website is 31st of March 2012. The site is

open to everyone for gaining insight into NABEC as an intellectual community, caring and sharing in a

relaxing fashion. The site targets the NABEC community for providing them with the all the necessary

information regarding the next NABEC meeting and will act as cyber home for all the NABEC activities.

Very much like the NABEC Meeting itself, the goal of the Web site is to inspire and facilitate, students

and faculty to explore science and engineering, while having fun in a relaxing environment."

-Satyanarayan R.S. Dev (NABEC Webmaster)

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1996 Eric Norris 2002 Abdel Ghaly 2007 F. Spencer Givens III

1996 William Roberts 2002 Arthur Johnson 2008 Allen Zimmerman

1997 Mark Singley 2003 David Ross 2008 Kenneth Lomax

1998 none 2003 William Ritter 2009 Robert Kok

1999 Jacob (Jack) Pos 2004 Paul Heinemann 2009 Wayne Bogovich

2000 none 2005 Bill Bowers 2010 Stanley A. Weeks

2001 Richard Peterson 2006 Julie Cayley 2011 Cristina Ratti

2001 Robert Aldrich 2006 Vijaya Raghavan

Past recipients of the Distinguished Service Award:

Deadline for nominations is May 18, 2012

The MDC met by conference call at 3:00 PM, Nov 17, 2011.

Initiative Funds 2011 & 2012

The Board of Trustees has taken the Finance Committee’s recommendation and approved up to $100,000 in Initiative Funds for 2012.

Membership Engagement Project Update

We’ve signed a contract with marketing consultant McKinley Advisors to help us understand why ag/bio engineering students and faculty do or don’t engage with ASABE. With the help of faculty and student leaders at three university sites, McKinley plans to visit each campus to conduct on-site interviews with non-member faculty and hold focus groups with non-member undergrads. They will also conduct phone interviews ahead of time with student and faculty members, as well as meeting face-to-face as time al-lows during campus visits. Three university sites selected are – Virginia Tech, Michigan State and Iowa.

Dues Review Process Update

President Jacobsen has appointed the Dues Review Committee, led by Gary Seibel, to take a close look at ASABE’s dues structure and categories to ensure all are still relevant and dues amounts are appropriate.

Focus Programs and Activities (Priorities of the Society for 2011)

“Outreach” was one of four focus activities identified as a “Priority of the Society for 2011.” Proposed ac-

tivities included fostering high school outreach. In keeping with this thrust, Dolores Landeck and Mark

Crossley travelled to Indianapolis to participate as first-time exhibitors at the FFA Convention's Career Fair

(October 19-22, 2011) to promote the profession. Each year, nearly 55,000 FFA members and guests gath-

er to learn about careers in the agriculture industry, compete for scholarships, volunteer in the communi-

ty and shape the future of the National FFA Organization. ASABE member volunteers, supported by

Dolores and Mark, hosted an exhibit that introduced attendees to Purdue’s 1/4-scale tractor and the Uni-

versity of Kentucky’s algal bio processor. The thought was to demonstrate both the agriculture and bio

sides of engineering. Both were very successful. Dolores, Mark and member volunteers engaged in many

good conversations with students, their advisors and parents.

Robert Hansen reported that he has been growing lettuce hydroponically at the Ohio Agricultural Re-

search and Development Center for the last three years as a part of a research program in the Food, Agri-

cultural and Biological Engineering Department. He has a hydroponic lettuce display unit that has worked

well at Ohio State and Purdue University’s Farm Science Review in late September that has been popular

and effective with FFA students, parents and advisors that attend the Review each year. Visitors are asked

trivia questions about hydroponic growing. Hansen proposed the display as an option for the FFA Conven-

tion's Career Fair to be held again in Indianapolis (October 24-27, 2012).

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Membership Development Council (MDC) Report — Robert Hansen, District 1

Page 6

ASABE Standard Council Report — Jude Liu, NABEC representative

Some interesting items discussed in the Standards Council conference call held in Jan 23rd, 2012.

Top 5 most frequently accessed standards in 2011 on the Tech Library: ANSI/ASABE S612, Performing On-farm Energy Audits ASAE S217.12, Three-Point Free-Link Attachment for Hitching Implements to Agricultural Wheel Tractors ASAE EP496.3, Agricultural Machinery Management ASAE D497.7, Agricultural Machinery Management Data ASAE S383.1, Roll-Over Protective Structures (ROPS) for Wheeled Agricultural Tractors

Sustainability Standards Council staff has been working with the National Initiative for Sustainable Agriculture (NISA) and commodity grower groups that are evaluating the need to develop agricultural practice methodology for on-farm sustainability assessments. ASABE has some member representation in these efforts (most with ties to the cotton industry). There may be a need for standards to be pursued from these discussions.

The first ISO standards proposal for agricultural equipment sustainability has been initiated by Germany but will be led by a US based ASABE Member.

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Meetings Council Report — David Ross

The Council has voted to sponsor several conferences by putting them onto our calendar and promoting the conference. Many of these are international.

No word has come out on future Annual International Meetings (AIM) of ASABE beyond 2014. A site for 2015 is being searched for currently.

2012 Dallas, TX July 29 – Aug 1 2013 Kansas City, MO July 21 - 24 2014 Montreal, QC July 12 – 17

As the local host of NABEC 2013, McLanahan Corporation is pleased to invite you well in advance to the NABEC Summer Meeting to be held 16-19 June 2013 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, located in the beautiful Laurel Mountains of Central PA. From farming to food processing to heavy manufacturing and transpor-tation, Altoona is home to many industries sure to interest agricultural/biological engineers. Families can enjoy beautiful state parks of historical significance, amusement parks of no historical significance, but instead just plain old fun, and minor league baseball (Pirates AA affiliate, the Altoona Curve). Details will continue to come together throughout the year, but we have confirmed the meeting location to be the Blair County Convention Center (www.pennsylvaniameetings.com/) situated adjacent to the Al-toona Courtyard by Marriott (www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/aoocy-courtyard-altoona/). Altoona is situated approximately two hours east of Pittsburgh and two hours west of Harrisburg, PA, and served by airports in both State Col-lege (SCE) and Martinsburg (AOO), PA. See you in Altoona!

NABEC 2013 Announcement!

NABEC 2011-2012 Committees

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Chair Michael Ngadi Department of Bio-

resource Eng McGill University (514) 398-7779 michael.ngadi@mcgill.ca

Chair-Elect (Honors/Awards) Heather Smeltz USDA NRCS 2120 Cornwall Road, Suite 4 Lebanon, PA 17042 (717) 274-2597, ext. 126 Heather.Smeltz@pa.usda.gov

1st Vice-Chair (Program) Anastasia Chirnside University of Delaware Townsend Hall, 531 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19716-2140 (302) 831-8871 aemc@udel.edu

2nd Vice-Chair (Newsletter) Su-Ling Brooks Dalhousie University Dept of Process Engineering & Applied Sciences P.O. Box 1000 Halifax, NS, Canada B3J 2X4 (902) 494-6482 Su-Ling.brooks@dal.ca

Secretary John Arnold Ohio State University 1328 Dover Rd Wooster, OH 44691 (330) 287 1367 arnold.596@osu.edu

Secretary-Elect Valerie Orsat Department of Bioresource Eng. McGill University (514) 398-7680 valerie.orsat@mcgill.ca

Treasurer Bill Ritter University of Delaware Townsend Hall 531 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19716-2140 (302) 831-2540 william.ritter@udel.edu

Past Chair David Ross University of Maryland Environmental Sci. and Tech. College Park, MD 20742-2315 (301) 405-1188 dsross@umd.edu

District I Representative Robert C. Hansen, CQE Dpt. of Food, Ag. & Biol. Engr. Ohio Agri. R & D Center The Ohio State University 1680 Madison Ave Wooster, OH 44691-4096 (330) 263-3860 hansen.2@osu.edu

Meetings Council Rep. David S. Ross University of Maryland Environmental Sci. and Tech. College Park, MD 20742-2315 (301) 405-1188 dsross@umd.edu

Publications Council Rep. Ali Demirci 231 Ag. Eng. Bldg. University Park, PA 16802 (814) 863-1098 demirci@psu.edu

MDC Rep. Bill Ritter University of Delaware Townsend Hall 531 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19716-2140 (302) 831-2540 william.ritter@udel.edu

Standards Council Rep. Jude Liu Penn State 227 Ag. Engineering Bldg. University Park, PA 16802 (814) 863-6844 jliu@engr.psu.edu

Undergrad Student Competi-tion Carmine Balascio Bioresources Engineering University of Delaware Newark, DE 19717-1303 (302) 831-2468 carmine@udel.edu

Webmaster Satyanarayan R.S. Dev Dept. of Bioresource Engineer-ing McGill University (514) 576-0163 Satyanarayan.dev@gmail.com

Newsletter editor Paul Heinemann 224 Ag. Engineering Bldg. University Park, PA 16802 (814) 865-2633 hzh@psu.edu

Parliamentarian Robert Thompson USDA-NRCS 356 Mountain View Drive Colchester, VT 05446 (802) 951-6796 ext. 232 Bob.thompson@vt.usda.gov

Local host NABEC 2012 Julie Cayley Ducks Unlimited, Canada J_cayley@ducks.ca

Local host NABEC 2013 Andrew W. Wedel McLanahan Corp, Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania (814) 695-9807 awedel@mclanahan.com

Historian Bill Ritter University of Delaware Townsend Hall 531 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19716-2140 (302) 831-2540 william.ritter@udel.edu

Program Committee Andrew Wedel McLanahan, Inc. Hollidaysburg, PA awedel@mclanahan.com

Program Committee Valerie Orsat Department of Bioresource Eng. McGill University (514) 398-7680 valerie.orsat@mcgill.ca

Program Committee Litha Sivanandan West Virginia University PO Box 6031 Morgantown, WV 26506 (304)293-7684 Litha.Sivanandan@mail.wvu.edu

Program Committee Carmine Balascio University of Delaware carmine@udel.edu

Officers of the Planning Committee

Other Members of the Planning Committee

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Registration fees

FULL REGISTRATION Before June 8, 2012 After June 8, 2012 Members NABEC/CSBE $200 $260 Non-members $220 $280 Retired Members $130 $170 Students $ 90 $120 Guests $ 20 $ 20 Student status: proof will be requested at the registration desk ONE-DAY REGISTRATION (Monday or Tuesday) Members NABEC/CSBE $120 $155 Non-members $130 $170 Retired Members $ 80 $110

The registration fee for registrants includes:

Access to all technical sessions

Sunday evening welcome reception

Lunch on Monday and Tuesday

Coffee breaks and poster sessions The registration fee for guests (accompanying persons) only includes the Sunday reception. Event, Tour and Workshop Fees Workshops (for meeting registrants) $30 each Workshops (for non-registrants) $60 each Extra tickets for Sunday reception $15 Monday Barbeque $25 Tuesday Awards Banquet*** $50 Technical Tour #1 , incl. lunch $45 Technical Tour #2 , incl. boxed lunch $45 Guest Tour Monday Option 1 $30** Guest Tour Monday Option 2 $30** Guest Tour Tuesday Option 1 $30** Guest Tour Tuesday Option 2 $30** **Note: The Guest Tour fees only cover the bus transportation; There will be additional charges for the boat tour, murder mystery matinee, Coldwater Museum, lunches and the day at the Horseshoe Resort. Charges for these events can be seen at the various websites (see descriptions in next column) and will be listed on the conference site. ***The Awards Banquet is limited to 180 participants; banquet tickets will be sold on a first come-first served basis.

Monday Barbeque

The evening BBQ will be held at the Bayview Memorial Park, Lakeshore Road E., Oro-Medonte.. It is on the shore of Lake Simcoe with a great picnic site and a covered pavilion. Bring your frisbee, basketball, any games you want to play and a bathing suit for beach. There is a playground for the kids. The park is 20 minutes from the university for those driving (a map will be provided). For those not driving, there will be a bus picking up at the university and the 2 conference hotels.

Tuesday Awards Banquet

Conveniently held at the Best Western Mariposa Inn. Please indicate your choice of beef OR chicken OR vegetarian on the registration form.

Wednesday Technical Tours including lunch

Technical Tour #1: The Holland Marsh Tour:

The tour starts at Lakehead University with pickups at the Best Western

Mariposa Inn and the Comfort Inn. We visit the Holland Marsh, view the drainage works and its $25 million improvements, the Holland Marsh muck research station and a greenhouse. We end up at the Holland Marsh Winery for lunch and a wine tasting

Technical Tour #2: The Muskoka Tour We start with a guided tour of LEED Platinum standard buildings on the Lakehead University campus. We then visit Matchedash Bay, a Ramsar wetland site, home to a series of Ducks Unlimited Canada wetland restoration projects. From there we will go to see the Big Chute Marine Railway which is Lock 44 of the Trent Severn Waterway. This railway has been lifting boats 60’ over the Big Chute rapids for a hundred years and is the only one of its kind in North America. We will have a boxed lunch on the waterfront at Gravenhurst and in the afternoon visit the Muskoka Boat and Heritage Centre..where we will see “Grace and Speed”, the only in-water exhibit of working antique boats in North America. Sunday Workshops Workshop 1: Biomass crop production for energy. Tim Rennie, P.Eng. Workshop 2: On-farm anaerobic digestors for energy. Jake DeBruyn, P.Eng. Workshop 3: Design of composting facilities for municipal organic waste management. Susan Antler Workshop 4: Nanotechnology: Exploring Practical Solutions in Agriculture, Food and Biological Systems. Dr. Suresh Neethirajan, PhD., P.Eng, CIM Guest Program for Accompanying Persons Monday: Morning Heritage Guided Walking Tour – Downtown Orillia and Stephen Leacock home 2 Hours (www.downtownorillia.org) Afternoon: Option 1: Boat Tour of Lake Couchiching on the Island Princess with Lunch on Boat (www.obcruise.com) OR Option 2: Lunch at a local restaurant and Murder Mystery Matinee at the historic Orillia Opera House (www.orilliaoperahouse.ca) Tuesday: Option 1: Morning: Coldwater Canadiana Museum (www.coldwaterheritagemuseum.com) Kerslake Pottery (www.kerslakepottery.com) Ego’s Farm Market (workshop) (www.egosgardencentre.com)

Afternoon:

Lunch at The Mill Restaurant (www.millstreetbistro.ca)

Hewitt’s Farm Market (www.hewittsfarmmarkets.com)

Option 2:

A Day at Horseshoe Resort (Adventure Park, Golf, Spa, Lunch, etc.) (horseshoeresort.com)

Registration information

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Cancellation

Registered participants who are unable to attend the conference will be entitled to a refund of their paid fees minus a processing fee of $25 provided written notice (by email or letter) is received by the conference organizers before June 20, 2012. All refunds will be made after the conference.

Liability and Insurance

Participants are advised to make their own personal travel and health insurance arrangements. Neither the Local Organizing Committee nor the Conference Organizers assume any responsibility for damage or injury to persons or property during the conference.

Changes

The Local Organizing Committee is entitled to make changes to the program, including technical and guest tours, as deemed necessary.

Payment Methods and Online Registration Submission

Online registration and payment:

These are securely processed through our online partner (Moneris, www.moneris.com) . Please register at:

www.bioeng.ca/events/online-registration/event/3/NABEC-CSBE-Conference-2012/

All credit card information is encrypted. Your registration will normally be confirmed and accepted when your payment will be completed by our processor. (NOTE: Upon receipt of the registration form, no verification will be made either by email or by phone if the cardholder name matches the registrants name.)

The online registration allows for offline payment by selecting “offline payment”. In that case please send your payment by cheque or money order

These should be mailed to Jan Jofriet, 98 Renfield Street, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1E 4A7. Cross-border mail can take weeks. Registrations received on or before June 8 will qualify for the early registration fee.

Payment by credit card will be available on-site during the conference for late registrants and for tours etc.

Need assistance? Contact John Ogilvie or Jan Jofriet jogilvie@uoguelph.ca or 519-836-9619 jjofriet@uoguelph.ca or 519-821-9792 More information about the conference is also available at: www.bioeng.ca/nabec-csbe2012

Hotel Reservations

Early registration (before June 8, 2012) is important to secure your hotel accommodations. Blocks of rooms have been reserved for NABEC-CSBE/SCGAB registrants at the Best Western Mariposa Inn & Conference Centre and at the Comfort Inn Orillia. This will be reviewed 60 days prior to the conference. Rooms are also available in the Lakehead University residences. Please make your own reservations at one of the following.

Best Western Mariposa Inn & Conference Center

400 Memorial Avenue, Orillia, ON L3V 6J3 Phone: (705) 325-9511 Fax: (705) 325-3682 Toll free (North America): 1-800-461-0283

www.bwmariposainn.com

Identify yourself as being with group reservation NABEC/CSBE to receive the discounted room rate. Please note that only 60 rooms have been blocked at this rate and all reservations must be made by Friday, June 8, 2012.

Guestroom Rates

Standard Guestrooms $89.95 + taxes single/double; this conference rate is applicable Sunday night July 15 up to and including Wednesday night July 18. Before & after those dates please call the hotel for rates.

Meals in hotel restaurant 10% discount for registered guests.

Wireless (no charge)

See website for other amenities

Comfort Inn Orillia 75 Progress Dr., Orillia, ON L3V 6H1 Phone: (705) 327-7744 Fax: (705) 327-1568 www.choicehotels.ca/en/comfort-hotel-cn284

Identify yourself as being with group reservation NABEC/CSBE to receive the discounted room rate. Please note that only 30 rooms have been blocked at this rate and all reservations must be made by Friday, June 15, 2012. Guestroom Rates Standard Guestrooms $105.95 + taxes single/double per night Includes Continental Breakfast See website for other amenities Lakehead University Residence 500 University Avenue, Orillia, ON L3V 0B9 Phone: (705) 330-4008 Fax: (705) 329-4648 orillia.lakeheadu.ca

Identify yourself as being with group reservation NABEC/CSBE to receive the discounted room rate. Please note that currently there are no rooms actually blocked, so they are considered “open and available”, however this is subject to change at any time. There is also no cut-off date at this point, but this is also subject to change any time.

Guestroom Rates (include parking, do not include taxes)

$35.00 Single occupancy (1 single bedroom and 1 shared bathroom) per night

$70.00 Double occupancy (2 single bedrooms and shared bathroom) per night

$70.00 Single occupancy (2 single bedrooms and private bathroom) per night

The above hotel and room rates do not include taxes. Current taxes are 13% Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). All taxes are subject to change.

Registration information

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Highlights of Orillia and Simcoe County, Ontario

As a background to your visit to Orillia in July, the following are some highlights of the area

you are visiting as well as the Province of Ontario.

Orillia (pop. 40,000) lies in Simcoe County, which

is 100 km north of Toronto, between Lake Simcoe

on the east and Georgian Bay on the west. The

largest town is Barrie (150,000 pop) where many

people commute to Toronto for work.

The south end of the county has the best

agricultural land while the north is part of the

Canadian Shield, more lakes, thin soils, heavily

forested with predominantly coniferous trees.

Ontario is the most populous province of Canada

with 13,000,000 people (40% of Canada’s

population). Although it is 1600 km from south to

north, the major of the population lives within an

hour’s drive of the US border. Ontario is the manufacturing center of Canada ($22 billion)

producing 50% of Canada’s manufactured goods. A large part of that is related to the auto

industry, which produces 2 million cars a year.

Agriculture in Ontario is diversified. There are 5 million hectares farmed in Ontario (5% of

the land mass). The predominant crops in order of acreage are hay, soya beans, corn,

winter wheat and corn silage. There are 300,000 dairy cows and about the same number of

beef cows. There are 5 million hogs grown a year and the province is self sufficient in

poultry and eggs. There are 13,000 hectares under glass or plastic in the greenhouse

industry, which generates $10 billion of horticultural products and nursery stock. There are

140 wineries with over 6000 hectares of grapes mainly in the Niagara region.

Simcoe County has 2 primary agricultural

commodities. On the lighter lands around Alliston

there are 13,000 acres of potatoes. This

represents over a third of all potatoes grown in

Ontario. Much of this acreage is irrigated.

Simcoe County

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Secondly, on the south edge of the county lies

the Holland Marsh, 8,000 hectares of organic

soils that has been supplying Toronto with

vegetables for the last 90 years. Production has

followed the immigration patterns – starting in

the 1920’s with onions, carrots, and celery for the

eastern Europeans, then Italian greens from the

50s to the 80s and more recently Asian greens

The largest industry in Simcoe County is the

Honda plant at Alliston. The first plant built

in 1986 was the first Japanese auto company

to build an assembly plant in Canada. Since

then they have added a second assembly

plant and a motor plant. They have a capacity

of 400,000 vehicles a year with 4000

employees producing Civics and CR-Vs.

Simcoe County with its close proximity to

Toronto is also well loved for its recreation.

Wasaga Beach is the longest fresh water beach

in the world (14 km). The largest and most

developed ski hill called Blue Mountain is at

Collingwood.

And just to the north, is the Muskoka area with its hundreds of small lakes and has been

cottage country for Toronto for over a hundred years.

NABEC 2012 Paper Template is also available on the NABEC website.

We encourage you to use this template for your paper to be presented at the 2012

conference. Please bring several copies of your paper for those interested.

NABEC/SCBE-SCGAB 2012 Preliminary Program Summary

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9:00 AM Workshop I – Biomass Crop Production for Energy, Tim Rennie, P. Eng., University of Guelph

9:00 AM Workshop II – On-farm Anaerobic Digesters for Energy, Jake DeBruyn, P. Eng., Ontario Min-istry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

12:00 PM Lunch for workshop participants

1:00 PM Workshop III – Design of Composting Facilities for Municipal Organic Waste Management, Susan Antler, Compost Council of Canada

1:00 PM Workshop IV – Nanotechnology: Exploring Practical Solutions in Agriculture, Food and Bio-logical Systems, Dr. Suresh Neethirajan, PhD., P. Eng., CIM; University of Guelph).

2:00 PM CSBE/SCGAB Executive Meeting Registration opens

4:00 PM NABEC Planning Meeting

6:00 PM Evening Welcome Reception

Sunday, July 15

12-013 Development and Modification of a Direct Passive Solar Dryer Akindele Folarin Alonge

12-016 Peach Kernel Oil Extraction Negin Esfandiarikahla, Azad University, Tehran

12-024 A Comprehensive Life Cycle Analysis for Environmental and Economic Assessment of Biochar Systems Baishali Dutta, McGill University

12-036 Field Evaluation and Hydrological Analysis of SWAT and MIKESHE Golmar Golmohammadi, McGill University

12-042 Role of Microwave in Processing of Hemp Fibre Gopu Raveendran Nair, McGill University

12-044 Effect of Hyperbaric Treatment on Respiration Rates and Quality Attributes of Sweet Corn Pansa Liplap, McGill University

12-048 Pulsed Electric Field as Pretreatment Method on Pomegranate Peel for Extraction of Bioactive Com-pounds Rojyar Moshrefi, McGill University

Monday, July 16

8:00 AM Registration

8:00 AM Plenary Session I

8:00 AM Welcoming Address

9:00 AM Key Note Speaker: Professor Karen Landman of Landscape Architecture, University of Guelph Urban Agriculture

10:00 AM Break

10:30 AM Technical Session IA – Graduate Student Poster Competition (concurrent session)

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12-058 Optimizing Process of Dry Matter Separation from Swine Manure by Centrifugation Using Response Surface Methodology Parminder Singh, University of Laval

12-059 Extraction from Grain Amaranth Siddhartha Joshi, McGill University

12-060 Effects of Popping on the Nutrient Availability of Little Millet Priyanka Kapoor, McGill University

12-065 Extraction of Cranberry Seed Oil Using Heat Reflux, Microwave and Ultrasound Extraction Palaniappan Thyagarajan, McGill University

12-067 Impact of Variable Rate Fertilization on Wild Blueberry Plant Growth and Fruit Yield Shoaib Rashid Saleem, Nova Scotia Agricultural College

12-071 Gaseous Emissions from Agricultural Biomass Combustion: a Modeling Approach Sebastien Fournel, Sherbrooke University

12-072 Mechanical Properties of Miscanthus (M. Giganteus) as Related to Fall Harvest Shuai Zhang, Penn State University

12-076 Efficacy and Quantification of Break-Point Doses of Clarithromycin on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylo-coccus Pseudintermedius Biofilm Growth Suresh Neethirajan, University of Guelph

12-078 Microwave Heat Processing Effects on Lentils Yamuna Sampathkumar, McGill University

12-086 Sequential Remediation Processes for a Low Level Pesticide Wastewater Mariam Al Hattab, Dalhousie University

12-087 Sequential Remediation Processes for Effective Removal of Oil from Contaminated Soils Deepika Dave, Dalhousie University

12-090 Effects of Process Parameters on Densification of Rice Husk at Medium and Low Die Pressures Mohammed Bakari, McGill University

12-094 Ecomimetics for Efficient Buildings. Mercedes Garcia-Holguera, McGill University

12-104 Sensor Integration on a Single Head Wild Blueberry Harvester for Crop Characteristics and Topograph-ic Features Mapping to Improve Crop Aitazaz F. Farooque, Nova Scotia Agricultural College

12-106 Role of Biochar–Soil Amendment in Reducing Hormone Pollution from Poultry Manure Sanaz Alizadeh, McGill University

12-111 Characterizing Airflow Paths in Grain Bulks Charles Nwaizu, University of Manitoba

12-113 Corn Yield Response to Drainage and Subirrigation in Southern Manitoba Ramanathan Sri Ranjan, University of Manitoba

12-116 Design of a Reusable Multilevel-TDR Probe for Measuring Soil Water Content Idris Adelakun, University of Manitoba

12-117 CFD Modeling of Liquid-Liquid Two Phase Flow in Biodiesel Production Peter Adewale, McGill University

12-118 Thermal Properties of Lignocellulosic Biomass Barley Straw Kingsley Iroba, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon

12-125 Biochar Reduces Nitrous Oxide Emission Through Denitrification: A Laboratory Experiment Hongyuan Deng, McGill University

12-128 Investigating the Impact of Multi-Day Residence Periods on Intermittently Operated Slow Sand Filters Candice Young-Rojanschi, McGill University

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12-010 Effect of Conditioning on the Drying of Alfalfa Tim Rennie, University of Guelph

12-011 Adapting RUSLE2 for Ontario Kevin McKague, OMAFRA

12-127 Steady-state Model for Ammonia Removal from Swine Facility Air with a Cross-flow Biotrickling Filter: Model Development and Sensitivity Analysis Stephane Lemay, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon

12-081 Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Glycerides Via Poly-Esterification of Free N-3 Fatty Acids in a Solvent Sys-tem Lizzette Moreno-Garcia, Universidad Politécnica de Guanajuato, Mexico

12-085 Effects of Chisel Plow Weight and Width, Depth of Tillage and Forward Speed on the Tillage Kinetic Parameters in a Sandy Soil Saleh Alsuhaibani, King Saudi University, Saudi Arabia

12-112 Engineering Partnerships for Dam Safety Christie-Lee Hazzard, Ducks Unlimited

12-041 Electrohydrodynamic Drying of Agricultural Products Ashutosh Singh, McGill University

10:30 AM Technical Session IB – Poster Presentations (concurrent session)

12:00 PM Lunch CSBE/SCGAB General Business Meeting

1:30 PM Technical Session IIA –Graduate Student Oral Competition (concurrent sessions)

12-008 Performance Characteristics of Small Scale Biomass Pelletizing Equipment David Rooney, Penn State University

12-017 Long-Term Drought Forecasting Using Wavelet-Neural Networks and Wavelet-Support Vector Regres-sion Anteneh Belayneh, McGill University

12-028 Uncertainty in Spatial Modeling of Soil Test Phosphorus Alaba Boluwade, McGill University

12-034 Development and Perfermance Testing of a Commercial Variable Rate Sprayer for Spot-Application of Agrochemicals in Wild Blueberry Fields Travis Esau, Nova Scotia Agricultural College

12-038 Electricity Generation from Carbon Monoxide and Synthesis Gas in a Microbial Fuel Cell Abid Hussain, McGill University

12-040 Development of a Process for the Decentralized Pre-treatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass Joby Kurian, McGill University

12-045 Water Absorption Characteristics of Minor Millets Ramesh Murugesan, McGill University

12-089 Evaluation of Biochar Soil Amendments in reducing Soil and Water Pollution from Pathogens in Poul-try Manure Shoieb Akaram Arief Ismail, McGill University

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1:30 PM Technical Session IIB – Graduate Student Oral Competition (concurrent sessions)

12-050 Effect of Different Water Application on Yield and Water Use of Bell Pepper under Greenhouse Conditions Olanike Aladenola, McGill University

12-051 Modelling pharmaceutical concentration in the soil profile using HYDRUS 1D Daniel Gillis, McGill University

12-052 Mapping Depth to Gravel Using Electromagnetic Induction Method in Wild Blueberry Fields Fahad Khan, Nova Scotia Agricultural College

12-055 Fate and Transport of Herbicides used in Growing Transgenic Canola in Quebec Harvinder Singh Syan, McGill University

12-063 Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water for Cleaning-In-Place of Milking Systems on Dairy Farms – Performance Evaluation and Assessment, An Update Xinmiao Wang, Penn State University

12-064 Microwave-Assisted Extraction Of Phenolic Compounds From Blueberry Leaves Winny Routray, McGill University

12-070 Influence of Selected Electron Acceptor On Glycerol Fermentation By E. Coli Sebastien Fournel, Sherbrooke University

12-075 Protocol for Measuring the Impact of Agriculture on Local Air Quality David Wood, University of Guelph

1:30 PM Technical Session IIC – Graduate Student Oral Competition (concurrent sessions)

12-077 The Development of Emissions Factors for a Poultry Layer Facility Robert Morgan University of Guelph

12-079 The use of Wavelet Transform in Trend Analysis of Streamflow and Precipitation in Quebec and Ontario During 1954 – 2008 Deasy Nalley, McGill University

12-080 The Assessment of Aren (Arenga Pinnata Merr) Syrup Inneke Victor, McGill University

12-082 In Pursuit of Happiness: Re-thinking Sustainable Community Development Scott Cloutier, Cornell University

12-083 Influence of Pre-Drying on Oil Distribution Fractions in Fried Batter Coating Jamshid Rahimi, McGill University

12-084 Determination of Pork Marbling Based on Image Texture Analysis Hui Huang, McGill University

12-097 Correlation Between Physical Compost Parameters and Gaseous Emissions BrendenPeachey, McGillUniversity

12-114 Potato Yield under Tile Drainage, Overhead Irrigation and Subirrigation Ramanathan Sri Ranjan, University of Manitoba

3:00 PM Break

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4:00 PM Technical Session IIIA – 10-minute presentations (concurrent sessions)

12-066 MRI Compatible Treadmill Update John Arnold, The Ohio State University

12-006 Vermont Streambank Remediation in Response to TS Irene Robert Thompson, USDA-NRCS, Vermont

12-007 Harvest-assist technologies for improving efficiency in apple production Paul Heinemann, The Pennsylvania State University

12-031 Assessment of a spot-specific spraying algorithm for fungicide application in wild blueberry fields Qamar Zaman, Nova Scotia Agricultural College

12-015 All-Season, Remote Monitoring of Subsurface Tile Flow Richard Brunke, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

12-095 Cryogenic pretreatments of blueberries: Impact on omsotic dehydration and quality Christina Ratti, Laval University

4:00 PM Technical Session IIIB – Biological Engineering (concurrent sessions)

12-020 Nine x 7 Years of Innovative Extension Agricultural Engineering in Ontario since 1948 Hugh Fraser, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

12-054 Odorant Emissions from the Storage and Combustion of Agricultural Biomasses René Morissette, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

12-115 Removal of Swine Odours using a Biotrickling Filter Philippe Savoie, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

12-126 Steady-state Model for Ammonia Removal from Swine Facility Air with a Cross-flow Biotrickling Filter: Calibration and Validation Philippe Savoie, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

4:00 PM Technical Session IIIC – Ecological Engineering (concurrent sessions)

12-074 Applying Reed Bed Technology to Treat Septage under Canadian Climatic Conditions. Christopher Kinsley, University of Guelph

12-099 Pullen Mill Natural Constructed Pool and Weir Fish Passage Project Neil McLaughlin, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

12-098 Bioretention systems in Montreal tree pits. Maryam Kargar, McGill University

12-119 Finite element modelling and simulation of a natural ventilation greenhouse. Satyanarayan Dev, McGill University

4:00 PM Technical Session IIID – Soil/Water (concurrent sessions)

12-068 Mitigating Manure Contaminated Drain Discharge with Controlled Drainage Larry Geohring, Cornell University

12-102 Analysis Of Groundwater Contamination With Nitrate Using Gleams: Case Study Kourosh Mohammadi, Coffey Geotechnics

12-122 Modeling runoff water from wintering pens in cold regions Frédéric Pelletier, IRDA

12-124 Effects of agricultural water management systems on greenhouse gas emissions in Eastern Canada Eduardo Ganem Cuenca, McGill University

Picnic at Bayview Memorial Park, Lake Simcoe

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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

8:00 AM Registration- Lakehead University

8:00 AM Plenary II-Lakehead

8:00 AM Welcome/Housekeeping

8:15 AM Undergraduate student presentations

9:00 AM Keynote Speaker: Helmi A. Ansari, Director of Sustainability and Productivity for PepsiCo Foods Canada in Mississauga, Ontario. Helmi will talk about the sustainable production program at Frito Lay.

10:00 AM Break

10:30 AM Technical Session IVA – 10-minute presentations (concurrent sessions)

12-130 Biological Optimization Art Johnson, University of Maryland

12-021 Optimization of Growth Parameters of Kluyveromyces lactis K7 for Human Lysozyme Production in Bio-film Reactor Ali Demirci, The Pennsylvania State University

12-022 Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of a Turbulent Multiphase Flow System for Optimization of Clean-In-Place (CIP) Technique for Pipelines Using Farm Milking System as a model Satyanarayan Dev, The Pennsylvania State University

12-129 Do we need new approaches for hydrologic design? Glen Warner, University of Connecticut

12-027 Using a Web-Based Peer Evaluation Tool for Engineering Technology Team Projects Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware

12-037 Compost vessel with heat recovery and heat redistribution Eyad Jamaleddine, McGill University

12-088 Saving Energy with Natural-Air Grain Drying Robert Hansen, The Ohio State University

12-062 Study of Process Parameters for the Radio Frequency Extraction of Apple Peel Phenolic Compounds Valerie Orsat, McGill University

10:30 AM Technical Session IVB – Food and Bioprocessing 1 (concurrent sessions)

12-012 Some Engineering Properties Of Coconut Relevant To Its Cracking. Akindele Folarin Alonge, University of Uyo

12-105 Quality assessment poultry egg using Spectroscopy and Maximum Liklihood(ML) Classifier. Mohammad Aboonajmi, University of Tehran

10:30 AM Technical Session IVC – Buildings 1 (concurrent sessions)

12-018 The Use of Robotic Slat Cleaners to Clean Slatted Floor Dairy Barns Harold House, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

12-019 The Use of Evapourative Cooling Panels in Tie Stall Dairy Barns Harold House, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

12-100 Guelph Intelligent Greenhouse Automation System Medhat Moussa, University of Guelph

12-109 Airflow in Broiler Houses for Salmonella Risk Reduction: Measurements and Simulations Hubert Montas, University of Maryland

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10:30 AM Technical Session IVD – Biomass 1 (concurrent sessions)

12-107 Sugar Loss In Pipeline Transportation Of Agricultural Biomass. Amit Kumar, University of Alberta

12-053 Evaluation of Different Lignocellulosic Biomass Feedstocks for Biogas Production via Solid State Anaer-obic Digestion Yebo Li, Ohio State University

12-026 Energy Independent Farms Ram Shrivastava, Larsen Engineers

12-047 Natural drying and dry matter loss of willow round bales during storage Philippe Savoie, Laval University

12-033 Overview of the final Complimentary Energy Decision Support Tool (CEDST). Stephanie Shaw, University of Guelph

12:00 PM Lunch

1:30 PM Technical Session VA – 10-minute presentations (concurrent sessions)

12-069 Development of a System for Improved Resolution of Magnetic Resonance Elastography Francis Lee, The Ohio State University

12-025 Production of transglutaminase by Streptoverticillium ladakanum using sodium caseinate, glycerol and noncrystallized carbohydrates from sugar cane molasses Oscar Manuel Portilla Rivera, Universidad Politécnica de Guanajuato

12-096 Comparison of biomass handling options: round bales and rectangular bales Jude Liu, The Pennsylvania State University

12-110 Shelf-life extension in preformed pizza using pulsed ultraviolet light Stanley Weeks, Stanley A. Weeks, LLC

12-049 Assessment of the Impacts of Best Management Practices on Surface Water Quality Within a Small Agricultural Watershed Anastasia Chirnside, University of Delaware

1:30 PM Technical Session VB –Food and Bioprocessing 2 (concurrent sessions)

12-091 Environmental Metrics of Sustainable Food Manufacturing. Oscar Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Rodriguez-Gonzalez Services

12-092 Is GM Food Safe? Wei Que, McGill University

12-121 Detection Of Callosobruchus Maculatus (F.) Infestation In Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) Using Thermal Imaging Technique. Vellaichamy Chelladurai, University Of Manitoba

1:30 PM Technical Session VC – Machinery (concurrent sessions)

12-014 7-Steps to Solving Noise Nuisance Complaints About Stationary Farm Equipment Hugh Fraser, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture

12-035 Modeling Best Management Practices on Representative Farms in Southeastern Pennsylvania Rene Morissette, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

12-039 Effect previous tillage and crop rotation on tillage implement draft in a loam soil Neil McLauglin, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

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1:30 PM Technical Session VD - Biomass 2 (concurrent sessions)

12-046 Biomass particle size measurement in one, two and three dimensions Philippe Savoie, Laval University

12-108 Variation In Moisture Content And Inorganic In Forest Harvest Residues Piles. Amit Kumar, University of Alberta

12-030 Gaseous emissions comparison from agricultural and forest biomass combustion Patrick Brassard, IRDA

2:15 PM Break

2:45 PM Technical Session VIA – 10-minute presentations (concurrent sessions)

12-032 Wintering beef cattle on woodchip pads with subsurface drainage: Hydrologic design and effluent char-acteristics Joshua Faulkner, West Virginia University

12-061 Use of Biodiesel Co-Products in Poultry Composting Applications Rob Nicol, The University of Guelph – Ridgetown

12-023 In Field Fuel Consumption and Engine Wear of a Diesel Tractor using Straight Vegetable Oil Fuel Douglas Schaufler, The Pennsylvania State University

12-112 Engineering Partnership for Dam Safety Christie-Lee Hazzard, Ducks Unlimited

12-131 Berries Grown on Sweet Aire Farm Art Johnson, SweetAire Farms

12-101 A logistics roadmap for biomass in Saskatchewan Joy Agnew, Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute

12-043 Technical and economic analysis of spring harvest of dry corn stover Philippe Savoie, Laval University

2:45 PM Technical Session VIB – Waste Utilization (concurrent sessions)

12-056 Solid-liquid dairy manure separation and composting equipment for bedding recycling. Yves Choinière, Les Consultants Yves Choinière Inc.

12-093 Measurement of Environmental Impacts from the Land Application of Raw and Digestion Manure Anna Crolla, University of Guelph

12-123 Technical and economical comparison of manure characterization methods for proper field applica-tion. Martin Belzile, Research and Development Institute for the Agri-Environment

2:45 PM Technical Session VIC – Biogas (concurrent sessions)

12-029 Agricultural Biogas Safety Roundup. Terrence Sauvé, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

12-057 Biofiltration of greenhouse gases from a swine liquid manure storage by an active composting pro-cess. Yves Choinière, Les Consultants Yves Choinière Inc.

12-120 Air-steam gasification of dried manure-straw mixture Samy Sadaka, University of Arkansas

2:45 PM Technical Session VID – Biomass 3 (concurrent sessions)

3:45 PM NABEC Business Meeting

6:00 PM Reception & Awards Banquet