Professional Memberships:
Academic Degrees
- Ph.D. 2015, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University
- M.S. 2011, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University
- B.S. 2008, Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University
Certifications
Appointment
- 100% research
Areas of Research and Professional Interest
Application of image analysis in crop and livestock management
Advanced crop and livestock modeling
Internet of Things (IoT)
Precision Agriculture
Selected Publications
Liang, W.-Z., X. Qiao, I. Possignolo, K. DeJonge, S. Irmak, D. Heeren, and D. Rudnick. (2021). Utilizing digital image processing and two source energy balance model for the estimation of evapotranspiration of dry edible beans in western Nebraska. Irrigation Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-021-00721-7
Rudnick, D.R., M. Stockton, S. Taghvaeian, J. Warren, M.D. Dukes, A. Kremen, C.G. Henry, J. Aguilar, B. Ortiz, A. Andales, C.A. Burr, X. Qiao, W.-Z. Liang, S. Walthour, and S.H. Amosson. (2020). Innovative extension methods in the US to promote irrigation water management. Transaction of ASABE, 63(5): 1549-1558.
Liu, S, J.-Q. Ni, A.J. Heber, and W.-Z. Liang. (2019). Modeling of dynamic ammonia concentrations in two commercial layer hen houses. Environmental Informatics, 33(1):56-67.
Liang, W.-Z., K.R. Kirk, and J.K. Greene. (2018). Soybean leaf area, edge, and defoliation estimation using color image analysis. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 150:41-51.
Li, B., A.R. Pales, H.M. Clifford, S. Kupis, S. Hennessy, W.-Z. Liang, S. Moysey, B. Powell, K.T. Finneran, and C.J.G. Darnault. (2017). Preferential flow in the vadose zone and interface dynamics: impact of microbial exudates. Journal of Hydrology, 558:72-89.
Pales, A.R., B. Li, H.M. Clifford, S. Kupis, N. Edayilam, D. Montgometry, W.-Z. Liang, M. Dogan, N. Tharayil, N. Martinez, S. Moysey, B. Powell, and C.J.G. Darnault. (2017). Preferential flow systems amended with biogeochemical components: Imaging of a two-dimensional study. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 22:2487-2509.
Bai, L., C. Li, C. Korte, B.M.J. Huibers, A.R. Pales, L. Mu, W.-Z. Liang, D. Ladner, H. Daigle, and C.J.G. Darnult. (2017). Effects of silica-based nanofluids and surfactant on the interfacial befavior of light, medium, and heavy cuide oils at oil-aqueous interfaces. Applied Nanoscience, 7(8):947-972.
Li, B., W.-Z. Liang, L. Mu, W.C. Bridges, A.R. Jacobson, and C.J.G. Darnault. (2017). Influence of cerium oxide nanoparticles on the soil enzyme activities in a soil-grass microcosm system. Geoderma, 299:54-62.
Wang, K.-Y., Q.-F. Li, L. Wang-Li, E. Cortus, B.W. Bogan, I. Kilic, W.-Z. Liang, C.-H. Xiao, L.-L. Chai, J.-Q. Ni, , and A. J. Heber. (2016). National air emission monitoring study’s southeast layer site: part V. Hydrogen sulfide and volatile organic compounds. Transactions of ASABE, 59(2):681-693.
Liang, W.-Z., S.B. Shah, J.J. Classen, and R.R. Sharma-Shivappa. (2014). Drying temperature-duration impacts on moisture, carbon, and nitrogen losses from broiler litter. CIGR Journal, 16(4).
Liang, W.-Z., J.J. Classen, S.B. Shah, and R.R. Sharma-Shivappa. (2013). Ammonia fate and transport mechanisms in broiler litter. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 225:1812.
Liang, W.-Z., S.B. Shah, J.J. Classen, and R.R. Sharma-Shivappa. (2013). Modeling ammonium adsorption on broiler litter and cake. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 224:1405.