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Dr. Daniel (Dan) Brabec
Research Agricultural Engineer

USDA-ARS-CGAHR-SPIERU
ATTN: Dan Brabec
1515 College Avenue
Manhattan, KS  66502

daniel.brabec@usda.gov
Telephone: 785.776.2731
www.ars.usda.gov/pa/cgahr/spieru/brabec

  Dr. Daniel Brabec
EDUCATION
M.S., Grain Science, Kansas State University
Ph.D., Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dan Brabec is a Research Agricultural Engineer with the USDA ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research in Manhattan, KS. His research interest include grain fumigation monitoring methods for railcars and grain bins, pesticide spray application methods, spray aerosol characterizations, seed sorting instruments, seed testing method including wheat hardness and single seed imaging measurements, and grain dust monitoring and control.

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
• Phosphine concentration fluctuations in freight railcars during “in transit” fumigations - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Brabec, D.L., Athanassiou, C., Campbell, J., Arthur, F. 2026. Phosphine concentration fluctuations in freight railcars during “in transit” fumigations. Journal of Stored Products Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2026.103124.
• Volume and density measurements of single sorghum grains versus sample test weight - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Brabec, D.L., Grothe, S.M., Neilsen, M., Zhao, K., Bean, S.R., Baker, N.J., Scully, E.D., Yeater, K.M. 2025. VOLUME AND DENSITY MEASUREMENTS OF SINGLE SORGHUM GRAINS VERSUS SAMPLE TEST WEIGHT. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.13031/aea.16397.
• Numerical simulation of pyrethrin aerosol deposition - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Asuncion, F., Casada, M.E., Maghirang, R., Schumacher, K.R., Elsayed, S., Brabec, D.L., Arthur, F.H., Campbell, J.F., Zhu, K. 2024. Numerical simulation of pyrethrin aerosol deposition. Journal of the ASABE. 67(4):1013-1022. https://doi.org/10.13031/ja.15679.
• Potential of flatbed scanner for evaluation of flour samples for dark specks and flour color - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Brabec, D.L., Grothe, S.M., Perez-Fajardo, M.A., Pordesimo, L.O., Yeater, K.M. 2024. Potential of flatbed scanner for evaluation of flour samples for dark specks and flour color. Cereal Chemistry. 101:508–517. https://doi.org/10.1002/cche.10758.
• Aerosolize insecticide spray distributions and relationships to storage insect efficacies - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Brabec, D.L., Lanka, S., Campbell, J.F., Arthur, F., Scheff, D.S., Zhu, K. 2023. Aerosolize insecticide spray distributions and relationships to storage insect efficacies. Insects. 14(12). Article 914. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14120914.
• Quantification of methoprene aerosol deposition using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Norton, A.E., Brabec, D.L., Tilley, M., Yeater, K.M., Scheff, D.S. 2022. Quantification of methoprene aerosol deposition using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Journal of Stored Products Research. 99: Article 102039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2022.102039.
• Estimating chalkiness in endosperm of typical and bleached durum kernels from transmission scanned images - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Brabec, D.L., Pordesimo, L.O. 2022. Estimating chalkiness in endosperm of typical and bleached durum kernels from transmission scanned images. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 38(4):651-658. https://doi.org/10.13031/aea.15023.
• Fumigation monitoring and modeling of hopper-bottom railcars loaded with corn grits - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Brabec, D.L., Kaloudis, E., Athanassiou, C., Campbell, J.F., Agrafioti, P., Scheff, D.S., Bantas, S., Sotiroudas, V. 2022. Fumigation monitoring and modeling of hopper-bottom railcars loaded with corn grits. Journal of Biosystems Engineering. 47:358-369. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42853-022-00148-8.
• Evaluation of dosimeter tubes for monitoring phosphine fumigations - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Brabec, D.L., Morrison III, W.R., Campbell, J.F., Arthur, F.H., Bruce, A.I., Yeater, K.M. 2021. Evaluation of dosimeter tubes for monitoring phosphine fumigations. Journal of Stored Products Research. 91. Article 101762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2021.101762.
• Scaling recovery of susceptible and resistant stored product insects after short exposures to phosphine by using automated video-tracking software - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Agrafioti, P., Brabec, D.L., Morrison III, W.R., Campbell, J.F., Athanassiou, C.G. 2021. Scaling recovery of susceptible and resistant stored product insects after short exposures to phosphine by using automated video-tracking software. Pest Management Science. 77(3):1245-1255. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6135.
• Spray characterization of aerosol delivery systems for use in stored product insect facilities - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Asuncion, F.B., Brabec, D.L., Casada, M.E., Maghirang, R.G., Arthur, F.H., Campbell, J.F., Zhu, K., Martin, D.E. 2020. Spray characterization of aerosol delivery systems for use in stored product insect facilities. Transactions of the ASABE. 63(6):1925-1937. https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.14010.