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Biological Systems Engineering Department

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David Jones

David D. Jones

Professor of Biological Systems Engineering

Office: 215 L. W. Chase Hall
(402) 472-6716

email: djones1@unl.edu

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Refereed articles (2000 - 2009)
Symposium or workshop proceedings
Book chapters
Professional society papers
Departmental/District/Agency publications or bulletins
NebGuides
Popular publications
Technical and other publications
Patent/Patent disclosure

REFEREED ARTICLES

2009 Kumar, A., D. Jones, M. Hanna. 2009. Thermochemical biomass gasification: a review of Current status of technology. Energies, 2(3):556-581.
  Wang, L., A., M. Hanna, C. Weller, D. Jones. 2009. Technical and economical analyses of combined heat and power generation from distillers grains and corn stover in ethanol plants. Energy Conversion and Management, 50(7):1704-1713.
  Wang, L. A. Kumar, M. A. Hanna, C. L. Weller, and D. Jones. 2009. Thermal
degradation kinetics of distillers grains in nitrogen and air
. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 31(10):797-806.
  Kumar, A., K. Eskridge, D. Jones and M. A. Hanna. 2009. Steam-air fluidized bed gasification of distillers grains: effects of steam to biomass ratio, equivalence ratio and gasification temperature. Bioresource Technology, 100(6):2062-2068.
  Wang, L., C. Weller, D. Jones. 2009. Contemporary issues in thermal gasification of biomass and its application to electricity and fuel production. Biomass and Bioenergy, 32(7):573-581.
2008 Lee, S.Y., M.A. Hanna, and D. Jones. 2008. An adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system for modeling mechanical properties of tapioca starch-poly (lactic acid) nanocomposite foams. Starch, 60:159-164.
  Kumar, A., L. Wang, D. Yuris, D. Jones and M. A. Hanna. 2008. Thermogravimetric characterization of corn stover as gasification/pyrolysis feedstock. Biomass and Bioenergy, 32:460-467.
  Miller, D., C. Nelson, D. Oleynikov, D. Jones. 2008. Pre-operative ordering of
minimally invasive surgical tools: a fuzzy inference system approach.
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, 43:35-45.
  Kumar, A., G. M. Ganjyal, D. Jones and M. A. Hanna. 2008. Modeling residence time distribution in a twin-extruder as a series of ideal steady-state flow reactors. Journal of Food Engineering, 84:441-448.
  Keshwani, D.R., David D. Jones, George E. Meyer, Rhonda M. Brand. 2007. Rule-based Mamdani-type fuzzy modeling of skin permeability. Applied Soft Computing. (Elsevier). 8:285-294.
  Sethuramasamyraja, B., V. I. Adamchuk, D. B. Marx, A. Dobermann, G. E. Meyer, D. Jones. 2008. Analysis of an ion selective electrode based methodology for integrated on the go mapping of soil pH, potassium, and nitrate contents. Transactions of the ASABE, 50(6):1927-1935.
2007 Sethuramasamyraja, B., V. I. Adamchuk, D. B. Marx, A. Dobermann, G. E. Meyer, D. Jones. 2007. Agitated soil measurement method for integrated on-the-go mapping of soil pH, potassium and nitrate contents. Computers and Electronics in Agricultural, 60:212-225.
  Kumar, A., G.M. Ganjyal, D. Jones, and M.A. Hanna. 2007. Experimental
determination of longitudinal expansion during extrusion of starches.
Cereal
Chemistry, 84(5):480-484.
 
2006 Kumar, Ajay, Girish M. Ganjyal, David D. Jones, Milford A. Hanna. 2006. Digital image processing for measurement of residence time distribution in a laboratory extruder. Journal of Food Engineering. (Elsevier) 75:237-244.
  Wang, L., D. Jones, C. Weller, M. Hanna. 2006. Modeling of transport phenomena and melting kinetics of starch in a co-rotating twin-screw extruder. Advances in Polymer Technology. (Wiley Periodicals, Inc.) 25:22-40.
  Ganjyal, G., M.A. Hanna, P. Supprung, A. Noomhorm, and D. Jones. 2006. Modeling selected properties of extruded rice flour and rice starch by neural networks and statistics. 2006. Cereal Chemistry. (AACC International, Inc.) 83:223-227.
  Brand, R.M., D.D. Jones, H.T. Lynch, R.E. Brand, P. Watson, R. Ashwathnayaran, H.K. Roy. 2006. Risk of colon cancer in hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer patients as predicted by fuzzy modeling: Influence of smoking. World Journal of Gastroenterology. (The WJG Press) 12 (28):4485-4491.
  Neto, J.C., G.E. Meyer, and D. Jones. 2006. Individual leaf extractions from young canopy images using Gustafson—Kessel clustering and a genetic algorithm. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 51:66-85.
2005 Neto, J.C., G. Meyer, D.D. Jones, A.J. Surkan. 2005. Intensified fuzzy clusters for classifying plant, soil, and residue regions of interest from color images. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (Elsevier) 42: 161-180.
  Kumar, A., G. Ganjyal, D. Jones, M. Hanna. 2005. Digital image processing for measurement of residence time distribution in a laboratory extruder. Journal of Food Engineering. 75(2006):237-244
  Neto, J.C., G. Meyer, D. Jones, A.K. Samal. 2005. Plant species identification using Elliptic Fourier leaf shape analysis. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 50(2005):121-134.
  Wang, L., G. Ganjyal, D. Jones, C. Weller, M. Hanna. 2005. Modeling of bubble growth dynamics and nonisothermal expansion in starch-based forms during extrusion. Advances in Polymer Technology. (Wiley Periodicals, Inc.) 24:29-45.
  Brown-Brandl, T.M., D.D. Jones, W.E. Woldt. 2005. Evaluating Modeling Techniques for Livestock Heat Stress Prediction, Biosystems Engineering. (Elsevier) 91:513-524.
  Keshwani, Deepak R., David D. Jones, Rhonda M. Brand. 2005. Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Modeling of skin permeability. Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology. (Taylor & Francis) 24:149-163.
  Neto, Joao Camargo, George E. Meyer, David D. Jones. 2005. Individual leaf extractions from young canopy images using Gustafson--Kessel clustering and a genetic algorithm. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. (Elsevier) 51(2006):66-85.
2004 Wang, L. G.M. Ganjyal, D.D. Jones, C.L. Weller, and M.A. Hanna. 2004. Finite element modeling of fluid flow, heat transfer and melting of biomaterials in a single-screw extruder. Journal of Food Science 69(5): (In Press.)
  Meyer, G.E., T.W. Hindman, D.D. Jones and D.A. Mortensen. 2004. Digital camera operation and fuzzy logic classification of plant, soil, and residue color images. Engineering in Agriculture. 20(4):519-529.
  Meyer, G.E., J. Camargo Neto, D. Jones and T.W. Hindman. 2004. Intensified fuzzy clusters for determining plant, soil, and residue regions of interest from color images. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 42(2004):161-180.
2003 Ganjyal, G., M. Hanna, and D. Jones. 2003. Modeling selected properties of extruded waxy maize cross-linked starches with neural networks. Journal of Food Science 68(4):1384-1388.
  Koopman, A., D. Schulte, D. Jones, and B. Tieszen. 2003. Getting from anecdotal to real info. In: Engineering Education: Visions of Century II, Conference Proceedings, ASEE Midwest Section 38th Annual Meeting, University of Missouri-Rolla. September 12, 2003.
  Pannier, A., R. Brand, and D. Jones. 2003. Fuzzy modeling of skin permeability coefficients. Pharmaceutical Research. 20(2):143-148.
  Merino, G.G., D. Jones, L.D. Clements, and D. Miller. 2003. Fuzzy compromise programming with precedence order in the criteria. Applied Mathematics and Computation 134(1):184-205.
2001 Merino, G.G., D.D. Jones, L.D. Clements, and D. Miller. 2001. Fuzzy compromise programming with precedence order in the criteria. Applied Mathematics and Computation. ARD Journal Series No. 13195. (in press)
  J.L. Arumi and D. Jones. 2001. Methodology for the analysis of risk analysis of irrigation structures. Hydraulic Engineering in Mexico (in Spanish) Volume XVI (3):67- 74, July - Sept 2001.
  Merino, G.G., D. Jones, D. Stooksbury, and K.G. Hubbard. 2001. Determination of semivariogram models to krige hourly and daily solar irradiance in Western Nebraska. Journal of Applied Meteorology. 40(6):1085-1094. ARD Journal Series No. 12746.
2000 Jones, D., E.M. Barnes. 2000. Fuzzy composite programming to combine remote sensing and crop models for decision support in precision crop management. Agricultural Systems 65(3):137-158 ARD Journal Series No. 12846.
  Jones, D., R. Chinnaswamy, Y. Tan, and M. Hanna. 2000. Physiochemical properties of ready-to-eat breakfast cereals. Cereal Foods World 45(4):164-168. ARD Journal Series No. 10067.
  D. Jones, R. Chinnaswamy, Y. Tan and M. Hanna. 2000. Physiochemical properties of ready-to eat breakfast cereals. Cereal Food World. Volume 45, No. 4 164-168.
  Jones, D., R. Chinnaswamy, Y. Tan, and M. Hanna. 2000. Physiochemical properties of ready-to-eat breakfast cereals. Cereal Foods World 45(4):164-168. ARD Journal Series No. 10067.
  Merino, G.G., D. Jones, and L.E. Stetson. 2000. Performance of a grid-connected photovoltaic system using actual and kriged hourly solar radiation. Transactions of the ASAE 43(4):1011-1018. ARD Journal Series No. 12879.

SYMPOSIUM OR WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS

2006 Miller, D.J., C. Nelson, D. Oleynikov, D. Jones. 2006. A Fuzzy Inference System for the Ordering of Laparoscopic Tools in Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2006 Summer Bioengineering Conference Amelia Island, Florida. BIO2006-156583, June 21-25.
2004 Schulte, D., D. Jones, A. Koopmann, and B. Tieszen. 2004. Getting from Anecdotal to Measured Outcomes Assessment for Out of Class Experiences. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.
2003 Brown-Brandl, T.M., D.D. Jones, and W.E. Woldt. 2003 Evaluating modeling techniques for livestock heat stress prediction. ASAE Paper Number 034009, July, 2003.
  Koopman, A., D. Schulte, D. Jones, B. Tieszen. 2003. Getting from Anecdotal to Measured Outcomes Assessment for Out of Class Experiences, In: Engineering Education: Visions of Century II, Conference Proceedings, ASEE Midwest Section 38th Annual Meeting, University of Missouri-Rolla. September 12, 2003.
  Lin, X., K.G. Hubbard, D.D. Jones and G. Merino. 2003. Fuzzy Rule-Based Approach to Evaluate Air Temperature Errors in Weather Station. 13th Conference on Applied Climatology, May 13-16, 2002, Portland, OR
  Meyer, G.E. and D. Jones 2003. Thermodynamics of living systems: a fundamental course for biological engineering. The 2003 Annual International Meeting, Institute of Biological Engineering, Athens, GA, January 17-19, 2003.
2002 Merino, G.G., F.E. Novoa, and D. Jones. 2002. Fuzzy compromise programming with precedence order in the criteria. XI CLAIO. Congreso Latino Iberoamericano de Investigacion de Operaciones, Concepción-Chile, 27-31 de Octubre de 2002.
  X. Lin, K.G. Hubbard, D. Jones, and G. Merino, 2002. Fuzzy rule-based approach to evaluate air temperature biases in weather stations. The 13th Conference on Applied Climatology. American Meteorological Society, Page J82-J83. 13-16 May 2002. Portland, Oregon.
  Jones, D. 2002. Graduate education for the bio-based products industry. American Chemical Society, 223rd National Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 7-11, 2002.
  Pannier A.K., Brand R.M., Jones D. 2002. Modeling skin permeability coefficients with fuzzy logic. Perspectives in Percutaneous Penetration. 8:27.
2001 Hoffman, G. and D. Jones. 2001. Assessment of senior design experience by clients and consultants. The 2001 Annual International Meeting, Institute of Biological Engineering, Seattle, WA, July 27-29, 2001.

BOOK CHAPTERS

1996 Kuhn, G.N., W.E. Woldt, D.D. Jones and D.D. Schulte. 1996. Solid waste disposal site characterization using non-intrusive electromagnetic survey techniques and geostatistics. ASTM Special Technical Publication 1283, Geostatistics for Environmental and Geotechnical Applications, (Eds. S. Rouhani, R.M. Srivastava, A.J. Desbarats, M.V. Cromer, and A.I. Johnson), pp.162-180, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA.
1995 Kuhn, G.N., W.E. Woldt, D.D. Jones and D.D. Schulte. 1995. Solid waste disposal site characterization using non-intrusive electromagnetic survey techniques and geostatistics. Geostatistics for Environmental and Geotechnical Applications, ASTM STP 1283, R.Mohan Srivastava, Shahrokh Rouhani, Marc V. Cromer, A. Ivan Johnson, Ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA.
  Von Bargen, K. and D.D. Jones. 1995. A dual-path course in equipment systems. Shaping curricula in agriculture and natural resources: program at three land grant universities, Anker Publishing Company.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY PAPERS

2007

Wang, L., Kumar, A., Jones, D., and Hanna, M.A. 2007. Co-production of Chemical and Energy Products from Distillers Grains Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Thermochemical Conversion Technologies, ASABE Meeting Presentation; Minneapolis, Minnesota. Paper Number: 076064 June 17-20.

 

Brown-Brandl, T., D. Jones. 2007. Development and Validation of an Animal Susceptibility Model, ASABE Meeting Presentation; Minneapolis, Minnesota. Paper Number: 074081, June 17-20.

2006 Brown-Brandl, T., D. Jones, J. Gaughan. 2006. Modeling the Components of Livestock Stress for Precision Animal Management. ASABE Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon. Paper No. 064204, July 9-12.
2005 Halverson, M.J., D.D. Jones, D.D. Schulte. 2004. Use of Fuzzy Set Theory to Describe Annoyance from Odors. Presentation at the 2005 Mid-Central ASAE Meeting (St. Joseph, MO)
2004 Meyer, G.E., J.C. Neto, D.D. Jones, T.W. Hindman. 2004. Intensified fuzzy clusters for classifing plant, soil, and residue regions of interest from color images, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 42(3):161-180
  Neto, J.C., G. Meyer, D. Jones. 2004. Advances in Color Image Segmentation of Plants for Weed Controls. ASAE. ASAE Paper Number 043060.
  Neto, J.C.,G. Meyer, D. Jones, A.J. Surkan. 2003. Adaptive Image Segmentation using a Fuzzy Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm for Weed Detection. ASAE. ASAE Paper Number 033088.
2003 Brown-Brandl, T.M., D.D. Jones, W.E. Woldt. 2003. Evaluating Modeling Techniques for Livestock Heat Stress Prediction, ASAE. ASAE Paper Number 034009.
2001 Merino, G.G., D. Jones, and L.E. Stetson. 2000. Performance of a grid-connected photovoltaic system using actual and kriged hourly solar radiation. Transactions of the ASAE 43(4):1011-1018. ARD Journal Series No. 12879.

PUBLICATIONS OR BULLETINS

  Jones, D. and P. Jasa. 1998. Grain cleaners and spreaders. In: Grain Storage, Handling, and Drying In-service Training Manual. University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension.

NebGuides

  Jones, D. and B. Grisso. 1995. Holding wet corn with aeration. NebGuide G87-862-A, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension. (Revised July 1995)
  Jones, D. and D.P. Shelton. 1994. Management to maintain stored grain quality. NebGuide G94-1199-A, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension.
  Jones, D.D. 1990. Oil Additives to Reduce Grain Dust. University of Nebraska, Cooperative Extension. G90-973
  Jones, D.D. 1990. Explosion Venting and Suppression of Bucket Elevator Legs. University of Nebraska, Cooperative Extension. G90-990

POPULAR PUBLICATIONS

  Jones, D. 1995. A non-intrusive landfill hazard ranking system. Focus on Infrastructure Research, 2(2).
  Jones, D. 1994. Wads of waste may fuel future. Research Nebraska!, Sept., pp. 8-9.
  Jones, D. 1994. Tips for managing stored grain through winter. Nebraska Farmer, January, 136(1):36,40.
  Jones, D. 1994. Ask the expert: cut sort loss to maximize profits. Pork Report, April/May 1994, 13(2):22

TECHNICAL AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

1999 Merino. G., D. Jones, and L. Stetson. 1999. Influence of kriged hourly solar radiation on the performance and economics of a PV-utility hybrid system. ASAE Paper No. 99-4020. 1999 ASAE/CSAE-SCGR Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Canada, July 18-21, 1999,
1998 Barnes, E.M., M.G. Baker, P.J. Pinter, Jr. and D.D. Jones. 1998. Integration of remote sensing data and crop models to provide decision support for precision crop management. Presented at the First International Conference on Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry. Orlando, FL, June 6, 1998.
  Barnes, E.M., P.J. Pinter, Jr. and D.D. Jones. 1998. Integrating remotely sensed data with CRESS-Wheat. 28th Annual Crop Simulation Workshop. Biological Systems Simulation Group, USDA, ARS, Remote Sensing and Modeling Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, April 5-8, 1998.
  Shelton, D.P., G. R. Bodman and D.D. Jones. 1998. Using existing buildings for temporary grain storage. In: Stored Grain In-service Training Notebook, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension, 3 pp.
  Shelton, D.P. and D.D. Jones. 1998. Management - the key to maintaining stored grain quality. In: Stored Grain In-service Training Notebook, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension, 7 pp.
  Shelton, D.P., D.D. Jones and G.R. Bodman. 1998. Emergency grain storage. In: Stored Grain In-service Training Notebook, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension, 5 pp.
  Shelton, D.P., D.D. Jones and K.J. Jarvi. 1998. Initial condition determines quality of stored grain. In: Stored Grain In-service Training Notebook, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension, 3 pp.
  Shelton, D.P., D.D. Jones and K.J. Jarvi. 1998. Prepare grain bins and equipment for harvest. In: Stored Grain In-service Training Notebook, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension, 2 pp.

PATENT/PATENT DISCLOSURES

  Eastin, J.D., D. Jones, D. Dux and H.E. Egger. 1998. Binder containing plant protein and densified refuse fuel cubes made using same and methods of making them. Patent Number: 5,763,509. Date of Patent: June 9, 1998.