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Tom Pearson
Mark Casada
Paul Armstrong
Elizabeth Maghirang
Student Employees
Floyd Dowell - Research Leader
Dan Brabec
Dennis Tilley
Hubert Lagae
Fred Fox, Jr.
John Tatarko
Larry Wagner
 

Paul R Armstrong
Engineering and Wind Erosion Research Unit
Agricultural Engineer

Phone: (785) 776-2728
Fax: (785) 537-5550
Room 217
USDA-ARS, GMPRC
1515 COLLEGE AVENUE
MANHATTAN, KS, 66502

Projects
Objective Grading and End-Use Property Assessment of Single Kernels and Bulk Grain Samples
Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 417944
Improved Handling and Storage Systems for Grain Quality Maintenance and Measurement
Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 417946
Improved Sensing Systems for Grain Quality Measurement and Storage
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 412371
Physical and Chemical Properties of Shelled Corn Related to Conditioning, Drying, and Processing
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 411982

Publications
Prediction of maize seed attributes using a rapid single kernel near infrared instrument - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (10-Aug-09)
Wheat moisture measurement with a fringing field capacitive sensor - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Casada, M., Armstrong, P.R. 2009. Wheat moisture measurement with a fringing field capacitive sensor. Transactions of the ASABE. 52(5):1785-1791
High-Throughput Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy for Predicting Quantitative and Qualitative Composition Phenotypes of Individual Maize Kernels - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Spielbauer, G., Armstrong, P.R., Baier, J., Allen, W.B., Richardson, K., Shen, B., Settles, M. 2009. High-Throughput Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy for Predicting Quantitative and Qualitative Composition Phenotypes of Individual Maize Kernels. Cereal Chemistry. 86(5):556-564.
Simultaneous Monitoring of Stored Grain With Relative Humidity, Temperature, and Carbon Dioxide Sensors - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gonzales, H., Armstrong, P.R., Maghirang, R.G. 2009. Simultaneous Monitoring of Stored Grain With Relative Humidity, Temperature, and Carbon Dioxide Sensors. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 25(4):595-604.
The Effect of Moisture Content on Determining Corn Hardness from Grinding Time and Grinding Energy, and Hardness Prediction Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Armstrong, P.R., Lingenfelser, J., Mckinney, L. 2007. The Effect of Moisture Content on Determining Corn Hardness from Grinding Time and Grinding Energy, and Hardness Prediction Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Vol. 23(6):793-799.
Design and Testing of an Instrument to Measure Equilibrium Moisture Content of Grain - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Armstrong, P.R., Weiting, M. 2008. Design and Testing of an Instrument to Measure Equilibrium Moisture Content of Grain. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 24(5):617-624.
Rapid Single-Kernel Nir Measurement of Grain and Oil-Seed Attributes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Armstrong, P.R. 2006. Rapid single-kernel nir measurement of grain and oil-seed attributes. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Vol. 22(5):767-772.
Comparison of Dispersive and Fourier-Transform NIR Instruments for Measuring Grain and Flour Attributes. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Armstrong, P.R., Maghirang, E.B., Xie, F., Dowell, F.E. 2006. Comparison of Dispersive and Fourier-Transform NIR Instruments for Measuring Grain and Flour Attributes.. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 22(3): 453-457.
Prediction of Equilibrium Moisture Behavior for Different Wheat Varieties and Classes - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (01-Jan-06)
Accuracy of Grain Moisture Content Prediction Using Temperature and Relative Humidity Sensors - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Armstrong, P.R., Uddin, S., Zhang, N. 2006. Accuracy of grain moisture content prediction using temperature and relative humidity sensors. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 22(2): 267-273.
High Throughput Grain Quality Analysis - (Abstract)
Dowell, F.E., Pearson, T.C., Armstrong, P.R. 2004. High throughput grain quality analysis. Meeting Abstract.

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