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Dr. Lester O. Pordesimo » Profile
Dr. Lester O. Pordesimo
PhD,
Penn State
Associate Professor
Primary Affiliation: UT Biosys Eng
Expertise: Food Engineer
Office/Contact Address:
307 Agr. Eng. Office Bldg.
2506 E J Chapman Drive.
Knoxville. TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-7266
Email: pordesim@utk.edu
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[ Preparation / Appointments / Publications / Awards / Activities / Collaborators ]
Professional Preparation:
[1] University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Agricultural Engineering, B.S. Ag Eng, 1980
[2] Asian Institute of Technology, Food Process Engineering, M.Eng., 1981
[3] Silsoe College, Cranfield Institute of Technology, Agric. Systems Engineering, M.Phil., 1987
[4] The Pennsylvania State University, Food Engineering, Ph.D., 1991
[5] The Pennsylvania State University, Food Engineering, 90-91
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Appointments:
1999-Present :: Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Knoxville, Tennessee
1997-1999 :: Senior Process Scientist, MoorMan’s, Inc., Quincy, Illinois
1996-1997 :: Visiting Research Engineer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Urbana, Illinois
1993-1996 :: Extension Agricultural Engineer, Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, DeKalb, Illinois
1991-1993 :: Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska
1990-1991 :: Post-Doctoral Research Associate, The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University Park, Pennsylvania
1988-1990 :: Graduate Research Assistant, The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University Park, Pennsylvania
1987-1988 :: Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Biosystems Engineering, Lincoln, Nebraska
1985 :: Technical Consultant, United Nations Development Program
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Publications:
(3 in last 5 years)
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.
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Synergistic Activities:
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.
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Collaborators:
Michael J. Buschermoehle, Mike Gao, Bruce Moechnig, Forbes R. Walker, Robert T. Burns, H. Charles Goan, William C. Morris, John C. Waller, Michael Connell, David G. Golden, John R. Mount, Erin B. Wilkerson, Catherine N. Cutter, Gregory J. Hulbert, Marvin R. Paulsen, James B. Willis, Jr., F. Ann Draughon, Sharon L. Melton, Bradford R. Reddick, Alvin R. Womac, Binying Ye
Raul D. Robillard - The Pennsylvania State University
Carlos A. Zuritz - Argentina
David H. Noble - Staffordshire University, U.K.
Vinod K. Jindal - Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor – none yet
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Profile last updated on: 6/18/2003 1:06:39 PM
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