Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Design
A selection of recently published journal articles and book chapters from the faculty of the College of Agrcultural and Environmenta Sciences
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Recent Publications
Adelabu, A.O., Masasi, B., & Somefun, O.T. (2024). Analysis of the Status of Irrigation Management in North Carolina. Earth, 5(3), 463-476. https://doi.org/10.3390/earth5030025.
Aryal, N., & Osborn, S. (2024). Undergraduate Level Hands-on Ecological Engineering Course with Semester-Long Project and Laboratory Exercises. In 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
Atoloye, I.A., Rai, D., George, A., & Bhowmik, A. (2024). Long-term impact of farming systems on soil organic carbon restoration in sandy soil in the southeastern US. Soil Advances, 1, 2024.
Dingha, B.N., & Jackai, L.E. (2023). Chemical Composition of Four Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Pollen and Bee Preference. Insects. 14(8), 668. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14080668.
Gerald-Goins, T.M., Spence, P.L., & Goins, G.D. (2023). Development of a Low-Cost Affordable Inquiry-Based System-Thinking STEM Prospectus: Food, Water, and Energy Learning Module Workbooks. In J. Spott, L. Sobehrad, & R. Hite (Eds.), Developing and Sustaining STEM Programs Across the K-12 Education Landscape (pp 127-147). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7771-7.ch006.
Jasper M., Rafati, N., Schimmel, K., Shahbazi, A., Li, F., Mba-Wright, M., & Wang, L.J. (2022). Carbon negative transportation Fuels-A techno-economic-environmental analysis of biomass pathways for transportation. Energy Conversion and Management, X14, 100208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2022.100208.
Khajeh, A, Masoumi, S., Wang, L.J., & Shahbazi, A. (2023). Effects of various carbon-supported iron catalysts on tar removal efficiency and syngas yield during catalytic biomass gasification. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 11(5), 110884. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.110884.
Mali, A., Agbo, P., Mantripragada, S., Jadhav, V.S., Wang, L.J. & Zhang, L. (2024). Sustainable algae-derived carbon particles from hydrothermal liquefaction: an innovative reinforcing agent for epoxy matrix composite. Sustainability, 16(16), 6870. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16166870.
Naseri, M.Y., Snyder, C., Pérez-Rivera, K.X., Bhandari, S., Workneh, H.A., Aryal, N., ... & Xia, K. (2024). Integrating Data Science Into Undergraduate Science and Engineering Courses: Lessons Learned by Instructors in a Multiuniversity Research–Practice Partnership. IEEE Transactions on Education. doi:10.1109/TE.2024.3436041.
Robinson, J.C., & Yang, G* (2024). Analysis of micronutrients in Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa L.) grown in North Carolina as a potential herbal supplement. Journal of Biotech Research, 16:230-235 (February 2024), ISSN: 1944-3285. https://www.btsjournals.com/assets/2024v16p230-235.pdf.
Salehi, B., Zhang, B., Nowlin, K., Wang, L.J., & Shahbazi, A. (2023). A multifunctional cellulose- and starch-based composite hydrogel with iron-modified biochar particles for enhancing microalgae growth. Carbohydrate Polymers, 327, 121657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.12165
Thapa, A., Aryal, N., Reba, M.L., Teague, T.G., Payne, G.K., & Pieri, A. (2024). Effects of cover crop and filter strips on sediment and nutrient loads measured at the edge of a commercial cotton field. Journal of the ASABE, 67(2), 475–491. doi:10.13031/ja.15676.
Wang, L.J., Salehi, B., & Zhang, B. (2022). Chapter 16. Sustainable recycling and valorization of organic solid wastes for fuels and fertilizers. In: Fang, Z., Smith Jr., R.L. & Xu, L. (eds.) Production of Biofuels and Chemicals from Sustainable Recycling of Organic Solid Waste, pp. 453-485, Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6162-4_14.
Agbo, P., Mali, A., Kelkar, A.D., Wang, L.J. & Zhang, L. (2024). Injecting sustainability into epoxy-based composite materials by using bio-binder from hydrothermal liquefaction processing of microalgae. Molecules, 29(15), 3656. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29153656.
Atoloye, I., Adesina, I., Shahbazi, A., & Bhowmik, A. (2022). Response of Cannabidiol Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) varieties grown in the Southeastern United States to Nitrogen Fertilization. Open Agriculture 7(1), 373-381.
Bhaduri, D., Sihi, D., Bhowmik, A., Verma, B.C., Munda, S., & Dari, B. (2022). A Review on Effective Soil Health Bioindicators for Ecosystem Restoration and Sustainability. Frontiers in Microbiology. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.938481.
Dingha, B.N., Mukoko, G.N., Egbon, I.N., & Jackai, L.E. (2024). Intercropping Industrial Hemp and Cowpea Enhances the Yield of Squash — A Pollinator-Dependent Crop. Agriculture. 14(4), 636. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14040636.
Hashemisohi, A., Wang, L.J., & Shahbazi, A. (2023). Numerical analysis of tar and syngas formation during the steam gasification of biomass in a fluidized bed. Energies, 16(14), 5283. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16145283.
Jasper M., Shahbazi, A., Schimmel, K., Li, F., & Wang, L.J. (2023). Aspen plus simulation of chemical looping combustion of syngas and methane in fluidized beds. Discover Chemical Engineering, 3:4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43938-023-00020-x.
Lashley, W.E., Yang G*, & Robinson J.C. (2024). Comparative Study of Ginger Cultivars under Shading Conditions in a High Tunnel. HortScience, https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18024-24.
Masasi, J., Ng’ombe, J.N., & Masasi, B. (2024). Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture: Current Trends and Innovations. Big Data in Agriculture (BDA), 6(2), 96-99. https://bigdatainagriculture.com/bda-02-2024-96-99/.
Parris, K., Leggett, Z. & Spence, P. (2024). Undergraduate Students Scientific Confidence and Support Systems Based on Diversity in an Environmental Science Course. American Journal of Undergraduate Research. Vol. 21 (1): pp 61-69. https://doi.org/10.33697/ajur.2024.113.
Salehi, B. & Wang, L.J. (2022). Critical review on nanomaterials for enhancing bioconversion and bioremediation of agricultural wastes and wastewater. Energies, 15, 5387. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15155387.
Smith, D., Tang, Z., & Aryal, N. (2023). The removal of glyphosate in agricultural runoff by hybrid constructed wetland mesocosms. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the National Conference on Next-Generation Sustainable Technologies for Small-Scale Producers (NGST 202, pp.186–206. doi:10.2991/978-94-6463-282-8_21.
Valizadehderakhshan, M., Kazem-Rostami, M., Shahbazi, A., Todd, M.S., Bhowmik, A., Azami, M., & Wang, L. (2022). Refining cannabidiol (CBD) using wiped-film molecular distillation: experimentation, process modeling and prediction. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00290.
Wood, J.* Aryal, N.†, & Subedi, K. (2023). Wastewater treatment using poplar plants: Processes. Water, 15(21) doi:10.3390/w15213812.
Ajaz, A., Berthold, T.A., Xue, Q., Jain, S., Masasi, B., & Saddique, Q. (2024). Free Weather Forecast and Open-Source Crop Modeling for Scientific Irrigation Scheduling: Proof of Concept. Irrigation Science, 42(2), 179-195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-023-00881-8.
Atoloye, I.A., Adesina, I., Sharma, H., Subedi, K., Liang, C., Shahbazi, A., & Bhowmik, A. (2022). Hemp Biochar impacts on Selected Biological Soil Health Indicators across Different Soil Types and Moisture Cycles. PloS One. 17(2), e0264620.
Bolan, S. Sharma, S., Mukherjee, S., Kumar, M., Rao, S., Nataraj, K.C., Bhowmik, A., Sharma, H., Chang, S., Hou, D., Wang, H., & Bolan, N. (2023). Biochar Modulating Soil Biological Health. Science of The Total Environment, 169585.
Fouda, A., Bhowmik, A., Hassan, SED., & Hijri, M. (2023). Green Nanomaterials: Prospective Biotechnological Applications. Frontiers in Microbiology 14, 1280398.
Hashemisohi, A., Wang, L.J., & Shahbazi, A. (2024). Numerical analysis of biomass gasification in a fluidized bed reactor using a computational fluid dynamics model integrated with reduced-order reaction kinetics. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 206, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2024.04.042.
Kafle, A., Timilsina, A., Gautam, A., Adhikari, K., Bhattarai, A., & Aryal, N. (2022). Phytoremediation: Mechanisms, plant selection and enhancement by natural and synthetic agents. Environmental Advances, 8, 100203. doi:10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100203.
Li, X., Wang, L.J., & Shahbazi, A. (2023). Syntheses and applications of iron-based functional materials for bioenergy production: a review. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-05138-0.
Moore, T., Etheridge, J.R., Dale, G.T., McMillan, S.W., Aryal, N., Austin, D., & Thompson, T. (2024). An Ecological Engineering (EcoE) Body of Knowledge to Support Undergraduate EcoE Education. In 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
Robinson J.C., Yang G*, & Lu, Z.C. (2023). In vitro callus and shoot initiation of Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa. L) pre-incubated in darkness treatments. Australian Journal of Crop Science (AJCS), 17(1):83-89 (2023), ISSN:1835-2707, doi: 10.21475/ajcs.23.17.01.p3808, https://www.cropj.com/yang_17_1_2023_83_89.pdf.
Salehi, B., & Wang, L.J. (2023). Chapter 20. Nanomaterials for the enhancement of microalgae cultivation and bioremediation of wastewater. In: Hou, H.J.M. & Allakhverdiev, S.I. (eds.) Photosynthesis: from Plants to Nanomaterials, pp. 463-477, Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-98391-4.00011-3.
Spence, P. & Leggett. Z. (2024). A Pilot Program to Expand Career Opportunities in Conservation for Students of Color. Natural Sciences Education. 53: pp 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20136.
Wang, L.J., & Zhang, B. (2022). Chapter 10. Cultivation of microalgae on agricultural wastewater for recycling energy, water, and fertilizer nutrients. In: Demirer, G.N. & Demirer, S.U. (eds.) Integrated Wastewater Management and Valorization Using Algal Cultures, pp. 235-264, Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85859-5.00006-3.
Yang, G*, Robinson J.C., Lashley, W.E., & Minor R.C. (2024). Micropropagation of three ginger cultivars and the subsequent growth and rhizome yield assessment and phytochemical composition analysis. Australia Journal of Crop Science, 18(08):471-478 (2024), https://doi.org/10.21475/ajcs.24.18.08.pne68.