Research Areas
Dr. Zhao’s research interests focus on air quality and bioenvironmental engineering control including measurement, modeling, and mitigation of indoor environment, air quality and emissions. Alternative environmental control system using renewable energy is a new area of Dr. Zhao’s research. The on-going research projects are:
- NH3, PM, pathogen, and odor emissions from poultry facilities.
- Effects of indoor environment on prevalence of Salmonella in swine.
- Wireless monitoring systems for indoor environment of animal facilities.
- A wireless HVAC control system for residential homes
- Modeling NH3 emission from animal manure using mass balances
- Wet scrubbers for NH3 emission from animal facilities for fertilizer
- ESP for PM control in animal facilities
- Ceramic oxide electron mediators for enhanced MFC power generation
Courses Taught
- FABE 645 – Environmental
Controls for Agricultural Structures
- FABE 694 – Group Study on Agricultural Air Quality
Extension Programs
- Agricultural air quality and emissions
- Ventilation of animal facilities
- Renewable energy for animal facilities
Education
- Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, 2000
- M.S., Bioenvironmental Engineering, Beijing Agricultural Engineering University (BAEU), China, 1990
- B.S., Structural and Environmental Engineering, BAEU, China, 1987
Professional Experience
- Associate Professor, Oct. 2008 - date, Department of Food, Agri. and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University (OSU)
- Assistant Professor, Oct. 2001-Oct. 2008, Department of Food, Agri. and Biological Engineering, OSU
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Aug. 2000 - Sep. 2001, Department of Agri. and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)
- Agricultural Project Engineer, Aug. 1998 - Aug. 2000, American Technology Products, Inc.
- Graduate Research Assistant, Aug. 1995 - May 1999, Agricultural Engineering, UIUC
- Researcher and Instructor, Aug. 1990 - Aug. 1995, National Bio-environmental Engineering Kay Lab of the Ministry of Agriculture of China, BAEU, Beijing, China.
Honors and Awards
- Alpha Epsilon, inducted 1998
- Gamma Sigma Delta, inducted 1998
- Honorable Mention Paper Award, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2006
- Price Chair Advising Award, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University, 2007
- Information and Electrical Technologies (IET) Division Select Paper Award, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 2008
- Lumley Research Award, College of Engineering, OSU, 2008
- Clean Air Award, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, 2008
Professional Memberships
- AEAE--American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Member, since 1997
- ASHRAE--American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Associate member, Since 2000
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