RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current Projects
Multidisciplinary, Multi-campus, Internet-based Course Development: Bioprocess Engineering: Shahbazi, A., Y. Li. - USDA CSREES,
Biological Conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals. Shahbazi, A. Y. Li,
Composting of palletized wood used as bedding material in swine production: Shahbazi, A., Y. Li. - USDA-CSRS: Evans-Allen, (10/1/20054- 9/30/2005)
Solar Energy Technology Project (MURA): Shahbazi, A. - US Department of Energy, NREL. (5/1/2004 - 4/10/2007)
Production and Characterization of Low-Cost Biodegradable Poly-lactic acid using Cheese whey: Shahbazi A., J. Lou, S.A. Ibrahim.
Previous Projects
Assessment of Agricultural Crop Residues and Wood Wastes - Funded by State Energy Office, $59,000 (Extension to an existing project from the following year.)
Assessment of crop and forest residues in NC - Supported by North Carolina State Energy Office, $100,000
Assessing the Performance of Thin-Film Photovoltaic Modules in a Residential PV Application - Supported by North Carolina Energy Division, $50,000
Utilization of Wood Waste and Residue in North Carolina - Supported by North Carolina Energy Division, $70,000
Continuous Fermentation of Mixed Substrate to produce Lactic Acid with Immobilized Bacteria - Supported by USDA, CSREES, Evans-Allen Fund, $140,000
The Effect of pH and Substrate Concentration in the fermentation of sugars - Supported by USDA, CSREES, Evans-Allen Fund, $150,000
Course Development: Engineering Properties of Biological Materials - Subcontract from Purdue University, $8,871.
Enhancing Agricultural Engineering curriculum by incorporating Geographic Information System (GIS) - Supported by the USDA-CSRS, $193,000.
P otentials of the solar fruit drying cottage industry in Senegal - Supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development, $100,000.
Designing a low cost and practical solar fruit drying system for developing countries - Supported by the US Agency for International development, $100,000.
Producing Ethyl alcohol in a fluidized-bed bioreactor by immobilized hemophilic bacteria - Supported by USDA-CSRS, Evans-Allen Fund, and $100,000
