Stuart J Birrell
- Associate Professor
Main Office
208 DavidsonAmes, IA 50011-3080
Phone: 515-294-2874
Fax: 515-294-6633
Interest Areas
Dr. Birrell's research focuses is concentrated in two areas (1) the development of sensors and controls that can be applied in advanced machinery control and in precision agricul- ture, and (2) Harvest technologies and biomass harvesting and logistics. Present projects include developing a real-time soil nitrate sensor system for precision nitrogen applica- tions, development of sensors based on dielectric measurements, industry sponsored combine harvesting projects and development of biomass harvesting systems.
Brief Biography
Honors and Awards
Chairman, College Engineering Curriculum Committee, 2006
Chairman of ASAE PM 54 Precision Agriculture Committee, 2001-2003
Secretary of the Iowa Section of the ASAE, 2001-2002
Iowa Section of the ASAE Newcomer of the Year, 2001
Selected Publications
Hoskinson R. L., D.L. Karlen, S.J. Birrell, C.W. Radtke and W. W. Wilhelm, 2006. Engineering, soil fertility, and feedstock conversion evaluations of four corn stover harvest scenarios. Biomass and Bioenergy (In press).
*Yildirim, S., S.J. Birrell and J.W. Hummel. 2006. Laboratory evaluation of an electro-pneumatic sampling method for real-time soil sensing. Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 49(4): 845-850.
Kim, H.J., J. W. Hummel, and S. J. Birrell. 2006. Evaluation of Nitrate and Potassium Ion-Selective Membranes for Soil Macronutrient Sensing. Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 49(3): 597-606.
*Isaac, N.E., G. R. Quick, S. J. Birrell, W. M. Edwards, B. A. Coers. 2006. Combine Harvester Econometric Model with Forward Speed Optimization. Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 22(1):25-31
Price R.R., J.W. Hummel, S.J. Birrell, and I.S Ahmad. 2003. Rapid nitrate analysis of soil cores using ISFETs. Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 46(3): 601-610.
Birrell S.J. and J.W. Hummel 2001. Real-time multi ISFET/FIA soil analysis system with automatic sample extraction. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 32(1): 45- 67.
Birrell S.J. and J.W. Hummel 2000. Membrane selection and ISFET configuration evaluation for soil nitrate sensing. Transactions of the ASAE 43(2):197-206.