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Biographical Sketch of
Lester O. Pordesimo
Preparation
...Appointments
...Publications
...Activities ...Collaborators
Professional
Preparation up
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University of the Philippines at Los
Baños
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Agricultural Engineering
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B.S. Ag Eng
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1980
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Asian Institute of Technology
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Food Process Engineering
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M.Eng.
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1981
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Silsoe College, Cranfield Institute
of Technology
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Agric. Systems Engineering
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M.Phil.
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1987
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The Pennsylvania State University
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Food Engineering
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Ph.D.
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1991
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The Pennsylvania State University
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Food Engineering
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90-91
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Appointments
up
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1999-Present
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Associate Professor, The University
of Tennessee, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering,
Knoxville, Tennessee
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1997-1999
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Senior Process Scientist, MoorMan’s,
Inc., Quincy, Illinois
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1996-1997
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Visiting Research Engineer, University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Agricultural Engineering,
Urbana, Illinois
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1993-1996
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Extension Agricultural Engineer,
Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, DeKalb, Illinois
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1991-1993
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Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS Roman
L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska
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1990-1991
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Post-Doctoral Research Associate,
The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Agricultural
and Biological Engineering, University Park, Pennsylvania
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1988-1990
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Graduate Research Assistant, The
Pennsylvania State University, Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, University Park, Pennsylvania
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1987-1988
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Graduate Research Assistant, University
of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Biosystems Engineering, Lincoln,
Nebraska
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1985
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Technical Consultant, United Nations
Development Program
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Publications (3
in last 5 years) up
Pordesimo, L. O., E.
G. Wilkerson, A. R. Womac, and C. N. Cutter. 2000. Developments in
spray washing meat and produce. Paper No. 00-6057. American Society
of Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan.
Paulsen, M. R., L. O.
Pordesimo, and B. Ye. 1998. Maize starch yield calibration with NIR.
Paper No. 98-F065. In: Proceedings of Ag. Eng. Oslo ’98: Int. Conf.
Agric. Eng., August 24-27, Oslo, Norway.
Pordesimo, L. O. and
M. R. Paulsen. 1997. Harvest moisture content and drying temperature
effects on corn protein, oil, starch, and density. In: Proceedings
NC-213 Annual Meeting, February 4-6, Columbus, Ohio.
Pordesimo, L. O., C.
A. Zuritz, and M. G. Sharma. 1994. Rheological behavior of coarse
solid-liquid food mixtures. Journal of Food Engineering 21:495-511.
Synergistic
Activities up
- Reviewed current research on the engineering
aspects of spray washing meat and produce.
- Developed calibrations of maize starch
yields for use in NIR spectroscopy.
- Developed simulation odel of pork production
in SLAM integrating housing and environmental effects on pork production.
- Involved in reviewing manuscripts for
scientific journal publication and engineering standards in the area
of agricultural and food process engineering.
- Developed Powerpoint presentations
for teaching biosystems engineering courses.
Collaborators
& Other Affiliations up
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Michael J. Buschermoehle
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Mike Gao
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Bruce Moechnig
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Forbes R. Walker
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Robert T. Burns
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H. Charles Goan
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William C. Morris
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John C. Waller
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Michael Connell
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David G. Golden
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John R. Mount
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Erin B. Wilkerson
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Catherine N. Cutter
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Gregory J. Hulbert
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Marvin R. Paulsen
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James B. Willis, Jr.
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F. Ann Draughon
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Sharon L. Melton
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Bradford R. Reddick
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Alvin R. Womac
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Binying Ye
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Raul D. Robillard
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The Pennsylvania State University
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Carlos A. Zuritz
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Argentina
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David H. Noble
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Staffordshire University, U.K.
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Vinod K. Jindal
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Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
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- Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar
Sponsor – none yet
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