Dennis P. Wiesenborn, Professor


Dennis P. Wiesenborn, Professor
	Ph.D. Chemical Engineering Rice University, 1989 B.S. Chemical Engineering Texas A&M, 1980 Room 206, Ag and Biosystems Engineering Building North Dakota State University NDSU Dept. 7620 PO Box 6050 Fargo ND 58108-6050 Phone: 701-231-7277 Fax: 701-231-1008 E-mail: D.Wiesenborn@ndsu.edu

RESPONSIBILITIES
Research Extension
EXPERTISE AREAS
Refining, fractionation and conversion of fats and oils from plants, especially for bio-based polymers and fuel Effect of ozone and other fumigants on grain handling and storage equipment Process modeling for biofuels and renewable products Processing of canola, soybean, flaxseed, crambe, and other oilseed crops Development of prototype processes for new uses of crops produced on the Northern Plains Publications and Presentations
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
ABEN 263, Biological Materials Processing -- Spring ABEN 458/658, Food Process Engineering -- Fall of even-numbered years
SERVICE
Southern Regional USDA-CSREES Project S-1041, "The Science and Engineering for a Biobased Industry and Economy," since 2005, Vice-chair in 2008, Chair-elect for 2009. http://nimss.umd.edu/homepages/home.cfm?trackID-9057 American Oil Chemists' Society, Associate Editor of J. of the Am. Oil Chemists' Society 2002-2007, Publications Steering Committee 2003-2005 Red River Valley Section of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers and active participant in North Central Section of ASABE/CSBE.
RECOGNITION
Fulbright Senior Scholar Award to University College Cork, Ireland, 1997-98 NDSU University Senate, 1996-97, 1999-2001 NDSU College of Engineering & Architecture Outstanding Researcher Award, 1995 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, 1985-88
A favorite verse of mine: For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. (John 3:16 of Good News Bible)

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