Agricultural & Biological Engineering Department
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1146
Phone: (765) 494-1175
Fax: (765) 496-1356
E-mail: maier@ecn.purdue.edu
Homepage: http://abe.www.ecn.purdue.edu/ABE/Fac_Staff/maier 

Field of Specialization

    Post-harvest engineering and value-added processing of agricultural crops and biological products including ecosystem modeling, stored products protection (IPM), alternative crop storage systems, dehydration of biological products, bulk material (grain, feed) handling, facilities design and simulation, and feed manufacturing.

    Associate Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer. Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University, July 1997 - present.

    Fulbright Scholar. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias and Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria, Estacion Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, Argentina, January - July 2000.

    Assistant Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer. Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University, December 1991 - 1997.

    Research Associate. Michigan State Univ., Agricultural Engineering Department. June 1987 - 1991.

    Research Assistant. Michigan State Univ., Agricultural Engineering Department. April 1986 - May 1987.

    Engineering Aid. U.S.D.A., Michigan State University, Farrall Hall. January 1986 - April 1986.

    Ph.D.(92), M.S.(88), B.S.(87), Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

    A.S., Engineering, Grand Rapids Junior College, Grand Rapids, MI. May 1985.

Publications (Last 5 years only)

    Montross, M.D. and Maier, D.E. 2000. Conditioning corn and soybeans to optimum processing moisture. Accepted for publication in Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Purdue ARP No. 15973.

    Maier, D.E. and Bakker-Arkema, F.W. 2000. Chilled corn aeration and storage in Michigan. Accepted for publication in ASAE Transactions. Purdue ARP No. 13516.

    Briggs, J.L., Maier, D.E., Watkins, B.A., and Behnke, K.C. 1999. Effect of ingredients and processing parameters on pellet quality. Journal of Poultry Science. Purdue ARP No. 15838.

    Singh, P.P., Maier, D.E., Okos, M.R., Cattanach, E., and Trumble, K.P. 1999. The effect of physical properties and operating parameters on soybean flaking. Journal of the American Oil Chemist Society. Purdue ARP No.

    Rulon, R.A., Maier, D.E., and Boehlje. 1999. A post-harvest economic model to evaluate grain chilling as an IPM technology. Journal of Stored Products Research. 34(4):369-383. Purdue ARP No. 15722.

    Arthur, F.H., Throne, J.E., Maier, D.E., and Montross, M.D. 1998. Feasibility of aeration for management of maize weevil populations in corn stored in the southern United States: Model simulations based on recorded weather data. American Entomologist. Summer 1998. Pp. 118-123.

    Freeman, S.A., Kelley, K.W., Maier, D.E., and Field, W.E. 1998. Review of entrapments in bulk agricultural materials at commercial grain facilities. Journal of Safety Research. 29(2):123-134. Purdue ARP No. 15242.

    Maier, D.E., Rulon, R.A., and Mason, L.J. 1997. Chilled versus ambient aeration and fumigation of popcorn - Part 1: Temperature management. Journal of Stored Products Research. 33(1):39-49. Purdue ARP No. 14934

    Mason, L.J., Rulon, R.A., and Maier, D.E. 1997. Chilled versus ambient aeration and fumigation of popcorn - Part 2: Pest management. Journal of Stored Products Research. 33(1):51-58. Purdue ARP No. 15029.

    Maier, D.E., and Rulon, R.A. 1996. Evaluation and optimization of a new commercial chiller. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 12(6):725-730. Purdue AES No. 14840.