Campus: UW-Platteville
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Software and hardware to perform dairy farm risk assessment
Wu’s project will conduct a cybersecurity risk assessment and management assessment of Pioneer Farm and UW–Platteville using new assessment software and equipment. Long term, this project will result in (a)…
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Selective laser sintering 3D printer acquisition for dairy protein-based composite materials development
Obielodan’s project will use a selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printing machine to explore 3D printing materials for engineering structures using dairy proteins such as casein and whey. This could…
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Benchtop X-Ray diffractometer for materials analysis
Fu’s project will use X-ray diffraction (XRD), which characterizes the components in dairy products, such as proteins and minerals. XRD is a rapid, powerful, and commonly used analysis technique for…
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Greenhouse gas monitoring equipment to expand research capacity
Sanford’s project will use a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission measurement instrument to measure key GHG emissions of concern to the dairy industry, including CO2, CH4, N2O, NH3, and OH. With…
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Design of a microgrid for the future dairy plant at UW-Platteville
A typical dairy plant uses large amounts of energy and manufacturers regularly seek out opportunities to reduce production costs without negatively affecting the yield or quality of their finished products.…
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Evaluation of biochar incorporation into manure systems for improving air quality and odor management
Manure from dairy facilities impacts water quality, greenhouse gas emissions and odor. Agriculture contributes 50 percent of global emissions of methane and 80 percent of nitrous oxide. Additionally, community complaints…
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Wood templated high efficiency and low-cost ceramic membranes for dairy wastewater treatment
Wastewater generated from the dairy industry contains high levels of chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, total suspended solids, turbidity etc. Direct disposal of such wastewater significantly influences the environment.…
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Decision making using DAIRI (Data Automation Interface and Real-time Interaction): A platform for connecting farmers to their data
The dairy community is undergoing rapid growth and change in data management and analytics. With sensing becoming increasingly accessible and inexpensive, dairies are finding new ways to optimize feed, milk…
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Performing a risk assessment for the dairy farm
Proposal Summary: Smart technologies are increasingly being adopted on dairy farms to streamline the process of herd management. A variety of cybersecurity threats and attacks targeting the dairy sector have…
