Campus: UW-Platteville
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Evaluation of dairy fiber as an organic addendum to horticultural media used for growing native plants
This project will evaluate the effectiveness of hot composted dairy fiber as an organic addendum to horticultural growing medium, usually sphagnum moss peat, used in the production of native plant…
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Quality assessment of dairy products after cold plasma treatments through texture, color, and microbial analysis
This project aims to establish research capacities in quality evaluation of dairy products after cold plasma treatments using texture, color, and microbial analysis using additional equipment. These equipment are: a…
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Equipment needs for the evaluation of dairy management practices on soil health and water quality
This project aims to expand the capabilities of UW–Platteville to measure properties related to soil health and water quality, specifically soil wet aggregate stability and water infiltration, with the purchasing…
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Evaluating trends in female to male ratios in dairy science and related programs throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest region and the translation into post-secondary employment
There is a large presence of women in dairy science and other agriculture related programs within Wisconsin’s four-year, two-year, and technical college programs. Current data in Wisconsin indicates that for…
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Dairy protein biocomposites development using selective laser sintering 3D printing process
Obielodan’s project will investigate the use of casein for engineering products manufacturing using a 3D printing process called selective laser sintering. Previous investigations demonstrates that casein can be used as…
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Enhancing the safety and growth of alfalfa by the utilization of novel non-thermal technology – high voltage atmospheric cold plasma
Wan’s project aims to utilize plasma-activated-water (PAW) treatment on alfalfa seeds to eliminate microbial contamination and enhance the growth of alfalfa by increasing seed germination and plant growth. The effect…
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Towards optimized usage of the milking robot using data analytics
Ashrafuzzaman’s project will collect data generated by milking robots and create a curated dataset. This dataset will be used to perform machine learning based data analytics to uncover and better…
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Exploring high liver triglyceride content heritability and genetic architecture in early lactation Holstein cows
Bovine fatty liver syndrome (bFLS) is a metabolic disorder in early lactation dairy cows that reduces cow productivity and fertility, as well as increases morbidity risk. Pralle developed a blood…
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Land and water resource resilience: Key metrics of water quality and soil health
Busch’s project will update some of the surface-water runoff and soil health monitoring equipment at Pioneer Farm at UW–Platteville. These updates address farmer-led watershed group requests for better data collection…
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Equipment for measuring the rheological properties of ice-cream to predict its mouth-feel sensations
PI: Bidhan Roy Roy is a professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at UW–Platteville. He specializes in continuum mechanics, biofluid mechanics, applied mathematics and computational methods. royb@uwplatt.edu(608) 342-6133https://www.uwplatt.edu/profile/royb PI: Tom…
