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RESUME

Palaniappa Krishnan

Applied Economics and

Statistics Department

207 Townsend Hall

University of Delaware

Newark, DE 19716-2130

Email:baba@udel.edu

Ph:302-831 1502, 302 584 7344 (M)

Palaniappa Krishnan’s Website: https://sites.udel.edu/apec-pkrishnan

EDUCATION:

1979 Ph.D in Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

1976 M.S. in Agricultural Engineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii

1974 B.Tech. (Hons) in Agricultural Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

EXPERIENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

7/13-present. Associate Professor, Department of Applied Economics and Statistics, University of

Delaware.

6/98-7/13. Associate Professor, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Delaware,

Newark, DE.

7/96- 6/07. Director, Operations Research Program, Department of Food and Resource Economics

University of Delaware, Newark, DE.

7/91-6/98. Associate Professor, Department of Bioresources Engineering, University of Delaware,

Newark, DE

6/85 - 6/91. Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Delaware,

Newark, DE.

6/86 – 6/96. Member of the graduate faculty, Operations Research Program, University of Delaware,

Newark, DE

7/83-6/85. Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Oregon State University,

Corvallis, Oregon

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Statistical Association (ASA)

INFORMS - Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

American Society for Quality (ASQ)

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AWARDS and HONORS

Nominee, Outstanding Graduate Advising and Mentoring Award, 2001-02, 2002-03.

Academic Advising Award for Excellence. University of Delaware. 1997. Life Member, Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley, Philadelphia, PA (#1890), 1996.

Nominee, Teaching Award for Excellence, University of Delaware, 1994, 1997, 2006.

Co-inventor of a patent for a method for obtaining purified fraction from a mixture using magnetic fluid.

Patent no. 4765486 issued on 23 August, 1988. One claim.

Hunter Fellow, University of Illinois, 1977-78.

Best All Rounder, Agricultural Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur,

1973-74.

Elected to membership in:

Alpha Epsilon (1978), Gamma Sigma Delta (1978), Sigma Xi (1980)

International Who’s Who Historical Society (2004)

Incumbent listed in:

Marquis Who's Who in the East, 23rd ed, 1990; 24th ed. 1992

Marquis Who's Who Among Young American Professionals,2nd ed., 1992-

1993.

Marquis Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America, 4th ed., 1993 Marquis Who's Who in the World, 18th ed., 2000

Marquis Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2004-2004

Marquis Who's Who in America, 56th ed., 2001; 57th ed., 2002; 58th ed., 2003,65th

ed 2010.

Marquis Who's Who Top Educator, 2020

Incumbent inducted in:

Marquis Who’s Who roster of Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement 2020.

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TEACHING (2015-present)

Time allotted: 55 %

Teaching philosophy, goals and methods

My teaching philosophy is to believe that every individual can succeed and be responsible and have a

productive career. I as a teacher am constantly working to make that happen. I infuse this idea in my

students all the time. My goal is to see that they learn the material -may it be an engineering course or

statistics- in a fun way. I do not ask them to memorize equations or formulas. However, I teach them to

think critically to find solutions. For example: If you have one equation and 4 variables, I tell them you

can solve for only one variable. You have to find the values of the remaining 3 variables one way or

other. I tell them that they are data detectives and it brings out a laughter.

I continue to teach two sections of STAT 200 in each semester since Spring 2015. I have at least 100

students in each section. I truly enjoy teaching Basic Statistics to the undergraduates from various

colleges across the campus. At the first day of class I tell them that I want each and every one of them to

be a millionaire. (Please see attached article from “THE WEEK” dated August 18-August 25, 2017,

page 37”)

I include PBLs in my classroom teaching. I have a working paper on this topic.[sites.udel.edu/apec-

pkrishnan]

TEACHING (till 2015)

Time allotted: 50 %

(teaching undergraduate courses in Bioresources Engineering Dept. (till S13) and graduate courses in

the FREC dept., including internship of graduate students in the Operations Research Program and

graduate seminar, advising undergraduate and graduate students with their academic coursework and

research; teaching Introductory Statistics Courses since Fall 2013)

My contribution to teaching includes the extensive work in the OR CORP internship program (1996-

2008). This allocation of time for internship under teaching has been negotiated with the chair based

on the recommendation of the FREC P&T committee. I was the instructor for the internship course

for which the students get credits (1- 6) till Spring 2008.

STAT 200 050 and 051 (each 3 credits) (Fall 2012 to present, taught both Spring and Fall semesters)-

Number of students – 49 (050-Fall 2012), 62 (050-Spring 2013), 51(050) and 58(051) - Fall 2013,

75(050) and 75(051) – Spring 2104, 77(050) and 80(051)- Fall 2014, 76(050) and 75(051)-Spring

2015.

Courses taught (since promotion in 1991 till 2012)

EGTE 112 (3 credits) Personal Computers in Technology (99S, 00S, 01S, 02S, 03S) -- Average number

of students has been 33 over the years.

EGTE 311/BREG 311 (3 credits) Fundamentals of Thermodynamics (91-present, Newark; 93F, Dover;

95-present, Online/Focus using videotape; 01-present, web stream) -- Average number of students has

been 20 over the years.

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EGTE 331 (4 credits) Mechanical Power Units

(94S) EGTE 365 (1 credit) Junior Seminar (96S,

98S) EGTE 266/366 (1 –3 credits) Independent

Study

EGTE 435 (4 credits) Machine Design & Development (91F,92F, 94F)

EGTE 416 (3 credits) Engineering Economic Analysis (05S, 06J,07S)

EGTE 467 (3 credits) Statistical Quality Control (06S)

FREC 240 (3 credits) Introduction to Quantitative Methods (09Fall)

ORES 603 (3 credits) Introduction to Simulation (2010, 2011, 2012) –average 6 students

ORES 664 (1-6 credits) Internship (96F - present)

Average number of students who have interned annually with the corporations has been 5 over the

years. I have brought in over 1.5 Million dollars since1996 for internship. This

internship has led to 100%

job placement from 1997 to Spring 2008 on my watch.

ORES 690 (0 credits) Operations Research Seminar (92S- 11F) -- Average number of students has

been 8 over the years. Includes: ProModel workshop, Neural Network workshop, Resume

preparation etc.

ORES 866 (1 - 3 credits) Independent Study

ORES 869 (6 credits) Masters Thesis

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STAT 200 050 and 051 (each 3 credits) (Fall 2012 to present, taught both Spring and Fall semesters)-

(# students – 49 (050-Fall 2012), 62 (050-Spring 2013), 51(050) and (051)28 - Fall 2013, 75(050) and

75(051) – Spring 2104, 77(050) and 80(051)- Fall 2014, 76(050) and 75(051)-Spring 2015.

Undergraduate Student Advisement

1. Served as advisor to undergraduate students of the class of 1996.

2. Serve/served as advisor to undergraduate students on independent projects over the years. My students

have won student paper awards in the NABEC- ASAE student paper (design) competition during this

time. They are: Dale Seemans (1991); Stephen White (1992); Andrew Brown, Joseph Salinski, Tim

Stephens (design) (1993); Nasreen Faqiri (1994); and Vince Savini (1997).

Graduate Student Advisement

1.I have served as thesis advisor to the following students in the OR program: Kishore Ballal (1997),

Padma Jayanthi (1998), and Saengla Chaimongkol (1999). I am serving as Ph.D disseratation advisor for

Greg Liu. He defended his dissertation during May 30, 2011.

2. I have served as advisor to the following students on Independent Study: Pooja Dewan, Sangarsh Nigam,

Nishant Tiwary, Sandeep Behari, Vaancheswar Sankaranarayanan, Sharon Tang, Mukundhan

Krishnaswamy, Sema Elbeyli, Sutedjo Iskander, Ning Meng, Vivek Rattan, Prachi Sudhakar, Nacha

Ramasamy, Monal Chand, Udit Mahensaria, Sharmila Das, Shreeram Keerthi, Gaurav Gupta, Niharika

Rapur, Meghna Parthasarathy, Varsha Bane, Tanushree Bhattacharya, Mike Dawson, Kunal Patel,

Ramanathan Annamalai,Kushal Sheth, Priya Mohankumar, Priyanka Jain, Manish Bajpai.

3. I advised Kishore Ballal on his thesis research on Nozzle Selection and Replacement Based on Nozzle

Wear Analysis (1997). Kishore was a recipient of the Otto. E. Trefz Memorial Scholarship for 1995-96

awarded by the Society of Logistics Engineers (SOLE), Washington, DC. His work resulted in a conference

proceeding.

I also advised Guang Xiao for his case study titled “Wachovia Bank Service Simulatiuon Using ProModel.”

His case study was selected as one of the finalists for case presentation at the 2009 INFORMS meeting in San

Diego.

4. I have served on the Master of Science Thesis/Dissertation Committee of the following students in the

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OR/FREC program: Dimphna Catharina Dolk-Etz (MS 1992), Indu Sundaresan (MS 1992) , Guodong Wu

(MS 1995), Joseph Brian Adams ( Ph.D 1997), Amy Hasegawa (1999), Radavenko Okenko (MS 2001),

Xiongkan Ke (MS 2002), Ning Meng (MS 2002)

5. I have advised over 100 OR graduate students who have a non-thesis option over the years.

6. I co-advised Ms. Nacha Ramasamy on her research pertaining to Modeling Nitrate Concentration in

Ground Water using Regression and Neural Networks. This paper was nominated for the Best

Paper Award consideration at the 2003 Northeast Decision Sciences Institute's annual

conference held at Westin Hotel, Providence, RI, March 27-29.

7. I served on the Ph.D dissertation committee of Li Sizheng (2011-2012), Jiazheng Peng (2012-

2013) of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.

8. I advised Manish Bajpai, an OR student, on an independent study titled “Future Energy Trending and

Cost benefit Analysis with zero emission vehicles during S11.

9.I was Prof in charge of Greg Liu’s Ph.D Dissertation titled “ Comparison of Regression and Arima Models

with Neural Network Models to Forecast the Daily Streamflow of White Clay Creek”. Greg successfully

defended his dissertation in May 2011. His dissertation is available online.

10. I have advised my TA’s (2015 to present) with their coursework, resume preparations, and mock

interviews.

TEACHING GRANT PROPOSALS PREPARED:

*Indicates the work/contribution by the incumbent since being promoted to Associate Professor in

1991.

*1. Krishnan, P. 1996. An Internship for Y. Pan, graduate student in Operations Research Program

with Du Pont Co. Amount $ 22,000.0 (funded)

*2. Krishnan, P. 1997. Presidential Fellowship for Amy Hasegawa. Amount $10000.0 (funded)

*3. Krishnan, P.1997. Presidential Fellowship for Diedra Middlebrooks. Amount $10000.0 (funded)

*4. Krishnan, P.1997, 1998, 2000. Presidential Recruitment Award. Amount $1500.0 (funded)

*5. Krishnan, P. 2003. University Fellowship for Monal Chand. Amount $11000.0 (funded)

*6 Krishnan, P. 2016. A Pilot Hybrid Model of PBL to teach STAT200. Mini grant from CANR.

(Amount $1816.00)

SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT

Time allotted: 35 %

This time allotted includes time spent on writing refereed journal articles, book chapters,

conference proceedings, papers presented at professional meetings, invited and oral

presentations, research grant activity, manuscript and research proposal reviews, and

professional society activities.

{APEC P&T document clearly specifies that the Professional Society activities should be

considered under Scholarly Achievement for promotion and tenure}

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RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. Modeling Nozzle Wear using Neural Network and Regression Techniques, 1994 – 2012.

The objectives of this research were to predict the nozzle wear rates for 8004 fan nozzles using regression

and neural network techniques and drawing comparisons between the two techniques from the prediction

results.

Both regression and neural network methods were applied for modeling nozzles made of four different

materials, namely, brass, nickel-coated brass, plastic, and stainless steel. The model relates wear rates to

used to represent different nozzle types. One hundred and sixty-eight observations were used to build a

regression model. Forty-four observations, chosen from within the sample data, were used for model

validation. One of the USDA-ARS' data set was considered to be out-of-sample data used for model

validation. Using SAS, a log-log linear model was used to build the regression model. A Neural

Network software, NeuroShell Easy Predictor, was chosen to develop a neural network model. Model

adequacy was established both by visual inspection and statistical techniques. Part of the actual data,

which was not used for model building, was applied to the model for its validation. A comparison of the

regression model and neural network model shows that the regression and the neural network models

perform equally well for the predictions made with both sets of validation data. This is a novel approach

using dummy variables for predicting nozzle wear (1 journal article in Biosystems Engineering).

2. Modeling Water Quality Problems using Regression and Neural Networks, 2001-present

The objectives of this project were to model nitrate concentration in ground water and nitrogen loading

rate to lakes and streams using regression and neural networks. This research will be of benefit to the

policy makers to make decisions pertaining to water quality problems.

3.Spray Pattern Displacement Studies of Agricultural Spray Nozzles, 1986-2012

The objectives of this project were: 1) to evaluate the spray patterns of flooding flat fans, low pressure

flat fans, and twin-orifice flat spray nozzles at varying pressures, spacing, and boom heights in

the laboratory for wind velocities from 0 to 15 mph, 2) to evaluate spray pattern displacements from

field trials using spray nozzle with good spray patterns. Preliminary tests revealed that pertinent spray

pattern displacement data could be gathered within the laboratory under dynamic conditions.

Presently spray pattern data gathered is being analyzed. (To date, 6 peer reviewed journal articles in

premier journals (Trans. ASAE) in the Agricultural Engineering discipline.)

4. Chemical Spray Application Using Statistical Process Control, 1992-2012

The objective of this research was to develop a methodology to evaluate the quality of the spraying

process. One specific objective was to collect nozzle flow rate data in the laboratory for selected

nozzles at selected nozzle pressures. Another specific objective was to apply reliability techniques to

analyze the failure distribution and the change in the failure rate during the life of the nozzle. ( 4

refereed articles.)

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5. Development and Evaluation of Kenaf Harvesting Technology, 1995 - 2000.

Laboratory and field tests have demonstrated that a component approach to harvesting kenaf and

separating the fiber and core has a lot of potential, Machines used for harvesting kenaf required only

minor modifications. The straw walker from a combine proved to work very well to separate the kenaf

fiber and core. More work is needed to expand the proto-type separator into a production unit.

Transportation of the whole stalk material from field sites to the processing facility proved to be

expensive due to the low density of the material. In-field separation could reduce this cost by 50

percent. This crop has the potential for being as useful as Jute crop. It is a cost-effective approach of

modifying off the shelf machinery for use with new crops (1 refereed article in JAER/Biosystems

Engineering)

6. Effect of Harvesting Methods on Amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus) seed germination, 1987-1994

The overall objective of this project was to determine if the present mechanical harvester was doing

an adequate job of harvesting the seed crop. The specific objectives of this project were 1) to

determine the germination percentages of seeds mechanically harvested and manually harvested, and

2) to study the mechanically and hand harvested seeds under the scanning electron microscope

(SEM) for damage.Results indicated that the present mechanical harvester is not doing an adequate

job of harvesting the seed crop. The cylinder speed in the combine should further be reduced below

438 r/min.This research has resulted in a paper (#87-6509) presented at the 1987 Winter meeting of

the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, in Illinois, December 15-18. More research is

needed to modify the existing mechanical harvester. (2 refereed articles in HortScience.)

7. Weed Wiper Application Project for Roadside Vegetation Control (w/Ritter, Kemble, Balascio and

VanGessel), 1996 - 2001.

The objectives of this project were to investigate alternative methods to mowing and broadcast spraying

for controlling noxious weeds, brush and plant growth along roadways that will be cost effective,

environmentally friendly and visually pleasing. To date the wiper unit has performed over 100 miles of

treated area on tax ditches involving a variety of plants and varying degrees of vegetation growth. Initial

cost figures comparing the weed wiping concept to other methods have demonstrated cost savings with

the wiper approach.

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8. A Study of Foreclosures in Delaware and US, 2011-present

The nation continues to brace for an emerging spike in foreclosures, which continues to impale

Delaware and United States. While many factors have been cited, the principal ones have been the

predominance of high-risk loans, basically from subprime lenders. A cross-sectional analysis of state

foreclosure rates in 2008 indicates that the main factor accounting for foreclosure is the unemployment

rate. There are other factors that are described and analyzed here, but after analysis, it is concluded that

they are not large enough to have had much of a substantive effect on the overall foreclosure picture.

These factors among others are described and analyzed using R software and stepwise regression

processes.

Key words: foreclosure rates, recession, Delaware, subprime loans, regression analysis

9. Patient Safety in Hospitals in the US, 2015-present

A seminal paper in 1999 by the Institute of Medicine reported that between 44,000 to 98,000 people died

in hospitals each year as a direct result of medical errors. Over the past decade-2004 to 2014-it has not

improved much. The true number of premature deaths associated with preventable harm to patients was

estimated at more than 400,000 per year [JOPS, 2013]. Serious harm seems to be 10-to-20 fold more

common than lethal harm.

This on-going research is to review the statistics pertaining to the top 10 sentinel events as reported by the

Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations [ JCAHO]. The question is – What

can be done to improve patient safety in hospitals.

I have collected data till 2017 and carried out a Pareto analysis. I have a working paper.

10. Problem-Based- Learning-(PBL) to teach Introductory Statistics, 2017-present

Some students feel overwhelmed by a large class and lecture type instruction only. They would like to do

the problems with some mentoring from the instructor and /or tutors. However, the appropriation and

assimilation of knowledge of subject matter- statistics- can be done by no one but the learner, the student.

The teacher’s part here is that of a facilitator or guide. In the end the student teaches herself/himself with

the help of the teacher/tutor (Armstrong,1991).

Ambrose (2010) explains in How Learning Works that students need a lot of practice and feedback in

order to master a subject. Students, sometimes, seem to miss some step in the process of acquiring

component skills, integrating and applying them to solve problems. Problem-solving sessions enables the

students the chance to practice integrating skills they learn during lectures.

Problem-based learning-PBL- is an appropriate strategy for helping students get this kind of practice. The

method requires students to work together understand a complex problem, list what they know about

solving it and what they need to know. As they work through this process, they review and practice skills

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acquired during lecture and learn to integrate them together.

Ultimately, my hope is to use this time to support students who struggle as well as connect and mentor

marginalized students. Personalized attention has been shown to engage and retain students (Kuh, 2008),

and I want to ensure that these particular students have a chance to deeply explore statistics, be exposed

to various majors within CANR, and choose majors within the college.

My objective here is to develop a Hybrid Model of PBL to teach Statistics to diverse group of students.

The new pathway – i.e. the hybrid model would include both classroom lecture type discussions using

ppt slides and working solo and in groups using EXCEL, etc.

I obtained a mini-grant for this research and I have a working paper. (see attached)

11. Opportunities for Operations Research in Agriculture: The Time is Ripe Now, 2016 -Present

The time right now is ripe for applying Operation Research (OR) Techniques to improve the Overall

Food production in the World. Presently, OR techniques and Data analytics are helping save companies

billions of dollars in moving billions of packages and people across the world. Advanced Mathematical

techniques have proved very valuable across diverse industries; however, operations research as a

discipline has yet to move in and dominate the field of Agriculture. OR can play a pivotal role in feeding

billions of people who may otherwise lack food security.

My research discusses Data Analytics and Agriculture Today, the Need for Practicality and the Scale of

Opportunities in Agriculture that exists. (Presented a paper at the NABEC- ASABE conference)

12. Environmental Devastation Comparisons between Animal Agriculture and Transportation Systems. 2016-present [Download] Rearing Cattle produces more greenhouse gases than transportation systems including cars and trucks- warns a 2009 UN report. Can we as Agricultural and Biological Engineers do something about it. The causes of climate change is due to (1) fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal and (2) life cycle and supply chain of domesticated animals raised for food. The aim of this research is to look at methods to reduce the carbon footprint due to fossil fuels and supply chain of domesticated animals and their life cycle. One such method to reduce the carbon footprint would be to have electric cars and trucks. One can take a look at the reduction of carbon footprint due to their usage. I have a conference proceeding and an accepted paper. [Download paper]

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:

*Indicates the work/contribution by the incumbent since being promoted to Associate Professor

in 1991.

+, # Indicates undergraduate student in Bioresources Engineering Dept. and Operations

Research Program graduate student, respectively

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1.Krishnan, P., L. V. Tawre, and A. C. Datta. 1977. Design and Testing of Power-Operated

Flax Scutching Machine. Indian Journal of Agricultural Engineering 14 (2):1-5.

2.Hoag, D. L., and P. Krishnan. 1980. Simulation of Hook's Joint on the Analog Computer.

Transactions of Computers in Education Division of the American Society of Engineering

Education 12 (1):1-12.

3.Krishnan, P., J. D. Alexander, B. J. Butler, and J. W. Hummel. 1980. Reflectance Technique

for Predicting Soil Organic Matter. Transactions of the Soil Science Society of America 44

(6):1282- 1285.

4.Krishnan, P., B. J. Butler, and J. W. Hummel. 1981. Close Range Sensing of Soil Organic

Matter. TRANSACTIONS of the ASAE 24 (2):306-311.

5.Krishnan, P., N. R. Brandenburg, D. M. Bilsland, and A. G. Berlage. 1983. Magnetic Fluid-

aided Separation of Contaminants from Crop Seeds. TRANSACTIONS of the ASAE 26 (2):610-

612 & 616.

6.Krishnan, P., and M. Ray Smith. 1983. Evaluation of Auger Plow for Digging Wetland

Taro. TRANSACTIONS of the ASAE 26 (6):1608-1609 & 1613.

7.Krishnan, P., and A. G. Berlage. 1984. Separation of Shells and Walnut Meats Using

Magnetic Methods. TRANSACTIONS of the ASAE 27 (6):1990-92.

8.Krishnan, P., and A. G. Berlage. 1984. Magnetic Fluid Conditioning of Onion (Allium cepa) Seed

Lots to Increase Germination. Journal of Applied Seed Production 2 (1):50-53.

9.Krishnan, P., and A. G. Berlage. 1985. Separation of Flower Parts From Onion Seeds Using

Magnetic Methods. TRANSACTIONS of the ASAE 28 (1):242-245.

10.Krishnan, P., and A. G. Berlage. 1985. Electrostatic Separation of Flower Parts From Onion Seeds.

TRANSACTIONS of the ASAE 28(5):1676-1679.

11.Krishnan, P., and A. G. Berlage. 1986. Magnetic Conditioning of Seedlots of Leek (Allium porrum

L.) to Increase Germination. Journal of Seed Technology 10(1):74-80.

12.Krishnan, P., N. E. Collins and S. K. Upadhyaya. 1987. Use of Lawn Mowers to Teach Principles

of Farm Machinery. International J. Appl. Engng. Ed. 3(5):505-508.

13.Gunasekaran, S., A. G. Berlage, T. M. Cooper, and P. Krishnan. 1987. Image Processing of Stress

Cracks in Corn Kernels. TRANSACTIONS of the ASAE 30(1):266-271.

14.Turnbull+, R. A., P. Krishnan, M. R. Teel and N. E. Collins. 1988. Educational Yield Estimation

Subroutines (EYES): Corn Yield Prediction. International J. Appl. Engng. Ed. 4(2):123-127.

15.Krishnan, P., T. H. Williams and L. J. Kemble. 1988. Spray Pattern Displacement Measurement

Technique for Agricultural Nozzle Using Spray Table. TRANSACTIONS of the ASAE 31(2):386-

389.

16.Krishnan, P., T. H. Williams and L. J. Kemble. 1988. Spray Pattern Displacement Measurements

of XR8004 and 8004 Fan Nozzles Under Dynamic Conditions Using Spray Table. TRANSACTIONS

of the ASAE 31(6):1660-1663.

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17.Krishnan, P., A. Velasco+, T. H. Williams, and L. J. Kemble. 1989. Spray Pattern Displacement

Measurements of TK-SS2.5 Flood Tip Nozzles. TRANSACTIONS of the ASAE 32(4):1173-1176.

18.Krishnan, P. 1989. Spray Displacements of Two Agricultural Nozzles Using Spray Patternator.

9th Symposium on Pesticide Formulations and Applications Systems "International Aspects." ASTM

STP1036 James Hazen and David A. Hovde, editors, American Society for Testing and Materials,

Philadelphia 9:254-261.

19.Krishnan, P., and T. R. Bolin+. 1989. Computer Aided Design of V-Belt Drives With Two

Sheaves. International J. Appl. Engng. Ed. 5(4):515-526.

20.Krishnan, P., J. Herrera+, L. J. Kemble, and S. Gottfried. 1990. Effect of Sprayer Bounce and Wind

Conditions on Spray Pattern Displacement of Two Agricultural Nozzles. Pesticide Formulations and

Application Systems: 10th Volume, ASTM STP 1078, L. E. Bode, J. L. Hazen, and D. G. Chasin,

Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia 10:226-235.

Since being promoted in 1991:

*21.Krishnan, P., I. Gal, L. J. Kemble, and S. Gottfried. 1992. Effect of Sprayer Bounce and Wind

Condition on Spray Pattern Displacement of TJ-608004 Fan Nozzles. TRANSACTIONS of the

ASAE, 36(2):261-264.

*22.Krishnan, P., D. Seemans+, S. Gottfried, and L. J. Kemble. 1993. Development of Process

Control Charts (X and R) for Evaluating Performance of 8004 Fan Nozzles. Pesticide Formulations

and Application Systems: 13th Volume, ASTM STP 1183, Paul D. Berger, Bala N. Devisetty, and

Franklin R. Hall, eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA. 13:280-290.

*23.Krishnan, P., T. A. Evans, and W. G. Pill. 1994. Threshing Cylinder Speed Affects Germination

of Amaranthus cruentus L. Seeds. Hort Science. Vol. 29 (6):652-654.

*24.Pill, W. G., T. A. Evans and P. Krishnan. 1994. Priming Invigorates Combine - Harvested

Amaranthus cruentus L-Seeds. Hort Science. Vol. 29 (6):655-658.

Since becoming the director of the Operations Research Program in 1996:

*25. Kemble, L.J., P. Krishnan, K.J.Henning+, and D. T. Tilmon.2001- 2002. Development and

Evaluation of Kenaf Harvesting Technology. Biosystems Engineering, 81(1): 49-56

*26. Krishnaswamy#, M., and P. Krishnan. 2002. Nozzle Wear Rate Prediction using Regression and

Neural Network. Biosystems Engineering, 82(1): 53-64.

*27. Krishnan, P., T. Evans, K. Ballal#, and L.J.Kemble. 2004. Scanning Electron Microscopic studies

of New and Worn Fan Nozzles for Agricultural Sprayers. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 20(2):

133-137.

*28. Faqiri+, N., and P. Krishnan. 2005. Effect of Nozzle Pressure and Wind Condition on Spray

pattern Displacement of RF5 and 110-5R Nozzles. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 21(5):747-

750.

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*29. Krishnan, P., L.J. Kemble, and I.Gal.2005. Dynamic Spray pattern Displacement of Extended

Range Nozzles. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 21(5): 751:753.

*30 Bane, V., and P. Krishnan. 2006. Econometric Study of Home Loan Approvals using Statistical

Methods. AIMS - International Journal of Quantitative Management. 12(3): 231-256.

*31 Chitra, S, and P. Krishnan. 2007. Evolving Operational Decision Models in the Pharmaceutical

Industry.AIMS – International Journal of Quantitative Management. 13(1):1-15.

*32 L.D. Baskar, N. Lobo, P. Ananth, and P. Krishnan.2016. Big Data Analytics: Cloud Supported

Machine Learning Services. In: Analytics Magazine. INFORMS. May/June 2016:1-6.

*33 Bajpai,M and P. Krishnan. 2020. Energy Forecasting for Cost Benefit Analysis of Implementing

Zero Emission Vehicles in USA. International Journal of Management and Applied Sciences,

ISSN:2394-7926. 4(2):23-27. February.

Papers worked on till 2015:

*Krishnan, P., and A. Rombach. 2015. Corporate Applied Economics and Statistics Program – a

Formal Internship Program at University of Delaware. INFORMS Transactions on Education,

Manuscript ID:ITE-2015-02-0008.

*Jain, P, A. Rombach, and P. Krishnan. 2015.Foreclosures in Delaware: A Cross-sectional Analysis.

Submitted to International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management- IJOQM. (

previously submitted to Austin Statistics ( August 2014) and withdrawn for more analysis based on

reviewers’ comments)

*Dawson, M and P. Krishnan. 2015. Determination of a Replacement Cycle for Nozzles in

Agricultural Applications. (Submitted to Applied Engineering in Agriculture and Rejected as it was

more applied economics and statistics related. Plan to resubmit to another journal that will look

kindly at Statistics related to engineering applications).

*Kasturi, P. P. Krishnan, S. Dharmapuri, and Q Li. 2014-2015. Flood Disaster Management in

Uttarakhand and the Himalayan Region, (needs to be submitted to the Journal of Natural Resources

Policy Research – Manuscript ID RJNR-2014-0034)

BOOK CHAPTERS

Since being promoted in 1991:

* 1.Krishnan, P. 1993. Pesticides. In: MAGILL'S SURVEY OF SCIENCE: APPLIED SCIENCE,

Salem Press, Pasadena, CA. 91101.

* 2.Krishnan, P. 1993. Internal Combustion Engines. In: MAGILL'S SURVEY OF

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SCIENCE: APPLIED SCIENCE, Salem Press, Pasadena, CA. 91101.

* 3.Krishnan, P. 1994. T. G. N. Haldane Builds the First Heat Pump. In: THE TWENTIETH

CENTURY: GREAT SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS, Salem Press, Pasadena, CA. 91101.

* 4.Krishnan, P. 1995. Radon is Recognized as an Indoor Air Hazard. In: Great Events from

History II: Ecology and the Environment, Salem Press, Pasadena, CA 91101

* 5.Krishnan, P., 1995. Scientists Develop Biopesticides. In: Great Events From History II: Ecology

and the Environment, Salem Press, Pasadena, CA 91101.

*6. Krishnan, P. 1995. The EPA Publicizes the Dangers of Second Hand Smoke. In: Great Events

From History II: Ecology and the Environment, Salem Press, Pasadena, CA 91101.

*7.Krishnan,P.2001. Fertilizer Applicators and Equipment for Protection from Diseases and Pests. In:

Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS)-UNESCO FOOD AND AGRICULTURE THEME

5.11 MECHANIZATION AND AUTOMATION, EOLSS Publishers Co. Ltd., Baldwin House, 6 St.

Aldates Courtyard, 38, St. Aldates, Oxford 0X1 1BN, UK. (Invited) (Refereed)

*8 Krishnan, P. 2007. Environmental Impact of Food Production and Consumption. In: Encyclopedia

of Life Support Systems (EOLSS)-UNESCO – SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND MODELING IN

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. Edited by: K.C. Ting, Department of Agricultural and Biological

Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA; David H. Fleisher, United States

Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Alternative Crops and Systems Laboratory,

USA; Luis F. Rodriguez, University Space Research Association, USA. .Publishers Co.Ltd., Baldwin

House, 6 St. Aldates Courtyard, 38, St. Aldates, Oxford 0X1 1BN, UK. (Invited) (Refereed)

PATENT

Patent #4765486 issued on August 23, 1988: "Method for obtaining a purified fraction from a

mixture using magnetic fluid." Co-inventors - A. G. Berlage, D. M. Bilsland and N. R. Brandenburg.

One claim.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

*Indicates the work/contribution by the incumbent since being promoted to Associate Professor in

1991. + , #

Indicates undergraduate student in Bioresources Engineering Dept. and Operations Research

Program graduate student, respectively

1.Krishnan, P., A. G. Berlage, and N. R. Brandenburg. 1983-84. Belt Threshing of Guayule. El

Guayulero. A publication of the Guayule Rubber Society, Inc., Winter 5 (4):9-13.

2.Krishnan, P., R. Turnbull , M. R. Teel, and N. E. Collins. 1986. EYES-EDUCATIONAL YIELD

ESTIMATION SUBROUTINES. In: 1986 Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Society

of Engineering Education, 1:39-43.

3.Gunasekaran, S., P. Krishnan, and T. H. Williams. 1988. Nozzle Selection for Boom Sprayers

Using Personal Computers. In: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computers in

Extension Programs, Orlando, FL.

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4.Krishnan, P., S. Gunasekaran, and T. H. Williams. 1988. Annual Cost Estimation for Agricultural

Machinery Using Personal Computers. In: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on

Computers in Extension Programs, Orlando, FL.

5.Krishnan, P., and A. G. Berlage. 1988. Magnetic Fluid Conditioning of Seeds of Onion (Allium

cepa L.) to Increase Seed Lot Germination Percentage. In: Proceedings of the International

Conference on Stand Establishment, Lancaster, PA.

6.Krishnan, P., and A. G. Berlage. 1988. IDS Method for Separating Filled-Dead Seeds from a

Sample of Dead and Live Seeds. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Stand

Establishment. Lancaster, PA.

Since being promoted in 1991:

*7. Dewan, P#., P. Krishnan, A. Issler, A. Hari, and L.J. Kemble. 1994. Weibull Analysis for Wear

Rate Data of 8004 Fan Nozzles for Spray Applications. In: Proceedings of the 10th

International

Conference of the Israel Society for Quality; Editors Isaac Sheps, Henry Horwitz, Aryeh Lewis, pp

276-283.

*8. Ballal, K

#., P. Krishnan, J. Kemble, A. Issler. 1996. Nozzle Selection and Replacement Based on

Nozzle Wear Analysis. In: Proceedings of the 3rd

International Conference on Precision Agriculture.

Editors P.C. Robert, R.H. Rust, and W.E. Larson. Published by ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, pp 795-804.

*9. Krishnan, P, N. Tiwary#, and A. Hari.2000. Improvement of Chemical Spray Application Using

Statistical Process Control. In: Productivity & Quality Management Frontiers – 1X, Editors Ezey Dar-

El, Amos Notea, and Amihud Hari, Published by MCB University Press 60/62 Toller Lane, Bradford,

West Yorkshire, England BD8 9BY, pp 364- 374.

*10.Elbeyli#,S and P.Krishnan.2001. In-Patient Flow Analysis Using ProModel

TM Simulation

Package. In: Simulation in the Health and Medical Sciences 2001, Edited by Dr. James G. Anderson

and Dr. Meyer Katzper, Published by The Society for Computer Simulation International, P.O.Box

17900, San Diego, CA 92177 USA, ISBN: 1-56555-222-9, pp 3-6.

*11. Ramasamy#, N., P.Krishnan, J.C. Bernard and W.F. Ritter.2003. Modeling Nitrate Concentration

in Ground Water using Regression and Neural Networks. In: Northeast Decision Sciences Institute,

32nd Annual Meeting Proceedings, Edited by Fariborz Partovi, Drexel University, pp 370-375. (peer

reviewed).

*12. Sudhakar#, P., P.Krishnan, J.C. Bernard and W.F. Ritter.2003. Modeling Nitrogen Loading Rate

to Delaware lakes and Streams using Regression Analysis and Neural Networks. In: Northeast

Decision Sciences Institute, 32nd Annual Meeting Proceedings, Edited by Fariborz Partovi, Drexel

University, pp 376-380. (Peer reviewed)

*13. Chand #, M, P.Krishnan, J.C. Bernard and W.F. Ritter.2004. Modeling Stream flow Rate using

Regression Analysis. In: Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, 33rd Annual Meeting Proceedings,

Edited by Fariborz Partovi, Drexel University, pp 332-338. (Peer reviewed)

*14. Parthasarathy #, M. N.Rapur

#, and P.Krishnan. 2005. Criteria that Influence the Quality of Higher

Education – A Student’s Perspective. ITHET 6th

Annual International Conference Proceedings of

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IEEE.pp F3C-7 to F3C-13.

*15. Patel, K, R. Annamalai, P. Krishnan, and W. F. Ritter. 2007. Estimating Reference

Evapotranspiration Using Artificial Neural Networks. In: Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, 36th

Annual Meeting Proceedings, Edited by Douglas White, Roger Williams University, pp 234-241. (Peer reviewed) *16 Bajpai,M and P. Krishnan. 2019. Energy Forecasting for Cost Benefit Analysis of Implementing Zero emission Vehicles in USA. Proceedings of the ITR International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data Analytics and Information Technology (ICITBDIT -2019), 3 Nov. 2019, Hyderabad, India. Pg 5-9.

REPORTS:

1.Berlage, A. G., P. Krishnan, T. M. Cooper and D. M. Bilsland. 1984. Seed Conditioning Research.

In 1984 Seed Production Research at Oregon State University, USDA-ARS Cooperating, Edited by

Harold H. Youngberg. Dept. of Crop Science EXT/CRS 54, 11/84, pp 4-5.

2.Berlage, A. G., P. Krishnan, T. M. Cooper and D. M. Bilsland. 1984. Harvesting and Processing

Seed Crops. AES Project 182. In 1983-84 Annual Report of Research, Department of Agricultural

Engineering, Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University, USDA-ARS and Georgia

Pacific Cooperating, pp 29-31.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT:

1.Krishnan, P., R. A. Turnbull+, M. R. Teel, and N. E. Collins. 1987. Educational Yield Estimation

Subroutines Software package IJAEE-012-S87. Int. J. Appl. Engng. Ed. 4(2):J-IV.

PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS:

*Indicates the work/contribution by the incumbent since being promoted to Associate Professor in

1991. + , #

Indicates undergraduate student in Bioresources Engineering Dept. and Operations Research

Program graduate student, respectively

1.Krishnan, P., B. J. Butler, and J. W. Hummel. 1979. Close Range Sensing of Soil Organic Matter.

Paper No. 79-1505, presented at the 1979 Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural

Engineers, New Orleans, LA.

2.Krishnan, P., J. W. Hummel, and B. J. Butler. 1980. The Microcomputer and Its Use for Organic

Matter Sensing. Paper No. 80-5023, presented at the 1980 Summer Meeting of the American Society

of Agricultural Engineers, San Antonio, TX.

3.Krishnan, P., G. C. Shove, G. W. Burton, and M. D. Hall. 1980. Bin-In-Building Solar Grain

Drying System. Paper No. 80-3544, presented at the 1980 Winter Meeting of the American Society of

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Agricultural Engineers, Chicago, IL.

4.Krishnan, P., and M. Ray Smith. 1981. Auger Plow for Digging Wetland Taro. Paper No. 81-1559,

presented at the 1981 Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Chicago, IL.

5.Krishnan, P., N. R. Brandenburg, and A. G. Berlage. 1982. Electrostatic Separation of Seed

Mixtures. I. High-Voltage Exposure Effects on Seed Germination. Paper No. 82-3072, presented at

the 1982 Summer Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Madison, WI.

6.Krishnan, P., N. R. Brandenburg, D. B. Bilsland, and A. G. Berlage. 1982. Magnetic Fluid-Aided

Separation of Contaminants from Crop

Seeds. Paper No. 82-3073, presented at the 1982 Summer Meeting of the American Society of

Agricultural Engineers, Madison, WI.

7.Krishnan, P., A. G. Berlage, and N. R. Brandenburg. 1983. Belt Threshing of Guayule. Presented at

the Fourth Annual Guayule Rubber Society Conference in Riverside, CA.

8.Krishnan, P., and A. G. Berlage. 1983. Separation of Shells From Walnut Meats Using Magnetic

Methods. Paper No. 83-6538, presented at the 1983 Winter Meeting of the American Society of

Agricultural Engineers, Chicago, IL.

9.Krishnan, P., and A. G. Berlage. 1984. Electrostatic Separation of Flower Parts From Onion Seeds.

Paper No. 84-3568, presented at the 1984 Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural

Engineers, New Orleans, LA.

10.Krishnan, P. and S. Gunasekaran. 1986. Hiring International Graduates for Academic

Employment. Paper No. 86-5008, presented at the 1986 Summer meeting of the American Society of

Agricultural Engineers, San Luis Obispo, CA.

11.Gunasekaran, S., A. G. Berlage, T. M. Cooper, and P. Krishnan. 1986. Image Processing of Stress

Cracks in Corn Kernels. Paper No. 86-3034, presented at the 1986 Summer Meeting of the American

Society of Agricultural Engineers, San Luis Obispo, CA.

12.Berlage, A. G., D. M. Bilsland, and P. Krishnan. 1986. Conditioning Guayule Seeds. Paper No.

86-3063, presented at the 1986 Summer Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers,

San Luis Obispo, CA.

13.Krishnan, P. 1987. MACSYMA for Agricultural Engineers. Paper No. 87-3011, presented at the

1987 Summer Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Baltimore, MD. June 28-

July 1.

14.Krishnan, P., P. Kasturi, B. Beeson, A. G. Berlage, L. E. Weber and C. S. Kauffman. 1987. Effect

of Harvesting Methods on Amaranth Seed Germination. Paper No. 87-6509, presented at the 1987

Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Hyatt Regency Chicago in Illinois

Center, Dec. 15-18.

15.Cronk, B. J.+, T. H. Williams, P. Krishnan and L. J. Kemble. 1987. Optimal Width Equations for

Various Tillage Implements. Paper No. 87-1612, presented at the 1987 Winter Meeting of the

American Society of Agricultural Engineers.

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16.Gunasekaran, S., P. Krishnan, and T. H. Williams. 1988. Nozzle Selection for Boom Sprayers

Using Personal Computers. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Computers in

Agricultural Extension Programs, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), FL. February 10-11. Sponsored by the

Florida Cooperative Extension Service and Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of

Florida.

17.Krishnan, P., S. Gunasekaran and T. H. Williams. 1988. Nozzle Selection for Boom Sprayers

Using Personal Computers. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Computers in

Agricultural Extension Programs, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), FL. February 10-11.

18.Krishnan, P. and A. G. Berlage. 1988. IDS Method for Separating Filled-dead Seeds from a

Sample of Dead and Live Seeds. Paper presented at the International Conference on Stand

Establishment for Horticultural Crops, Willow Valley Family Resort, Lancaster, PA. April 27-29.

19.Krishnan, P. and A. G. Berlage. 1988. Magnetic Fluid Conditioning of Seeds of Onion to Increase

Seed Lot Germination Percentage. Paper presented at the International Conference on Stand

Establishment for Horticultural Crops, Willow Valley Family Resort, Lancaster, PA. April 27-29.

20.Krishnan, P., A. Velasco+, T. H. Williams, and L. J. Kemble. 1988. Laboratory Studies of TK-

SS2.5 Flood Tip Nozzles Under Dynamic Conditions. Paper No. 88-1009, presented at the

International Summer Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.

21.Krishnan, P. 1988. Spray Pattern Displacement Measurement Technique for Agricultural Nozzles.

Presented at the 9th Symposium on Pesticide Formulation and Application Systems of the American

Society for Testing Materials, November 9-11. Atlanta, GA.

22.Krishnan, P., S. Gunasekaran, C. M. Gempesaw II, and N. E. Collins. 1988. Survey of Graduate

Student Enrollment and Faculty Positions in Agricultural Engineering. Paper No. 88-5506, presented

at the 1988 International Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Hyatt

Regency Chicago in Illinois Center, Dec. 13-16.

23. Krishnan, P., L. J. Kemble, T. H. Williams, and N. E. Collins. 1988. Draft Requirements of Disk

Harrows. Paper No. 88-1504, presented at the 1988 International Winter Meeting of the American

Society of Agricultural Engineers, Hyatt Regency Chicago in Illinois Center, Dec. 13-16.

24.Hari, A., and P. Krishnan. 1990. Application of Simulation Techniques in Complex R&D Project

Management. Paper No. 907009, presented at the 1990 International Summer Meeting of the

American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Columbus, OH, June 24-27.

25.Hari, A., and P. Krishnan. 1990. Predicting Time Durations Associated With Repair and

Maintenance of Combines. Paper No. 907011, presented at the 1990 International Summer Meeting of

the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Columbus, OH, June 24-27.

Since being promoted in 1991:

*26.Krishnan, P., I. Gal, L. J. Kemble, and S. L. Gottfried. 1992. Effect of Sprayer Bounce and Wind

Conditions on Spray Pattern Displacement of TJ-60 8004 Fan Nozzle. Paper No. 92-1082. Presented

at the 1992 International Summer Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers,

Charlotte, NC, June 21-24.

*27.Dewan, P.

#, P. Krishnan, A. Issler, A. Hari, and L.J. Kemble. 1994. Weibull Analysis for Wear

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Rate Data of 8004 Fan Nozzle for Spray Applications. Presented at the 10th

International conference of

the Israel Society for Quality, November 14-17, 1994 Jerusalem, Israel.

*28.Nigam, S#, P. Krishnan and L. J. Kemble. 1998. Software Development to Predict Nozzle Wear

Rates. Presented at the 1998 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Orlando, Florida, July 13-16.

*29.Jayanthi, P#, P. Krishnan and L. J. Kemble. 1998. Effect of Nozzle wear and Operating Parameters

on Spray Pattern Distribution of 8004 Fan Nozzles. Presented at the 1998 ASAE Annual International

Meeting, Orlando, Florida, July 13-16.

*30. Krishnan, P, K.Ballal#, T.Evans, and L.J.Kemble. 1999. Scanning Electron Microscope Studies

of New and Worn Fan Nozzles. Presented at the 1999 ASAE/CSAE –SCGR Annual International

Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. July 18-21.

*31.Krishnan,P., N.Tiwary#, A.Hari, and L.J.Kemble. 1999. Improvement of Chemical Spray

Application Using Statistical Process Control. Presented at the 1999 ASAE/CSAE –SCGR Annual

International Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. July 18-21.

*32.Chaimongkol, S#., P.Krishnan, and M. Krishnaswamy

#,2000. Modeling Nozzle Wear Using

Regression and Neural Network Methods. Presented at the 2000 ASAE Annual International Meeting ,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 9-12.

*33. Faqiri+, N and P.Krishnan. 2001. Effect of Nozzle Pressure and Wind Condition on Spray Pattern

Displacement of RF 5 and 110- 5R Nozzles. Presented at the 2001 ASAE International Meeting,

Sacramento, CA July 30- August 1.

*34 Krishnan, P. and R. Aull-Hyde. 2002. Operations Research Program at University of Delaware - A

Novel Approach. Presented at the INFORMS Annual Meeting , San Jose, CA Nov 17-20.

*35 Ramasamy #, N., P.Krishnan, J.C. Bernard and W.F. Ritter.2003. Modeling Nitrate Concentration

in Ground Water in Selected Areas of Sussex County, Delaware. Presented at the INFORMS Annual

Meeting , San Jose, CA Nov 17-20. Also presented at the 32nd Annual meeting of Northeast Decision

Sciences Institute, Providence, Rhode Island, March 27-29, 2003. Also presented at the Emerging

Technologies of Agricultural Engineering (etae 2004) conference at Indian Institute of Technology,

Kharagpur, W.Bengal. India, Dec 14-17, 2004.

*36. Sudhakar #, P., P.Krishnan, J.C. Bernard and W.F. Ritter.2003. Modeling Nitrogen Loading Rate

to Delaware lakes and Streams. Presented at the INFORMS Annual Meeting , San Jose, CA, Nov 17-

20. Also presented at the 32nd Annual meeting of Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, Providence,

Rhode Island, March 27-29, 2003.

*37 Chand #, M, P.Krishnan, J.C. Bernard and W.F. Ritter.2004. Modeling Stream flow Rate using

Regression Analysis. Presented at the thirty-third annual meeting of Northeast Decision Sciences

Institute, Tropicana Casino and Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 24-26, 2004

*38. Keerthi #

,S. P.Krishnan, J.C. Bernard and W.F. Ritter.2005. An Econometric Analysis of Stream

Flow Data. Presented at the thirty- fourth annual meeting of Northeast Decision Sciences Institute,

Philadelphia, PA, March 29- April 1, 2005. Also Presented at the Northeast Agricultural Biological

Engineering Conference (NABEC 2005), Lewes, DE. August 7-10, 2005

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*39. Parthasarathy

#,M, N. Rapur

#, and P.Krishnan.2005. Criteria That Influence The Quality of

Higher Education – A Student’s Perspective. Presented at the ITHET 6th

Annual International

Conference, Juan Dolio, Dominian Republic, July 7-9.

*40..Manicka #, V, P.Krishnan, J.C. Bernard and W.F. Ritter.2005. Regression Analysis of Streamflow

in Maryland and Delaware Regions. Presented at the Northeast Agricultural Biological Engineering

Conference (NABEC 2005), Lewes, DE. August 7-10,2005

*41 Patel, K

#, R. Annamalai

#, P. Krishnan, and W. F. Ritter. 2007. Estimating Reference

Evapotranspiration Using Artificial Neural Networks. Presented at the 36th

annual meeting of Northeast

Decision Sciences Institute, Baltimore MD, March 28-30.

*42 Krishnan,P. 2015.Hydro-electric Plants (HEPS) in the Himalayan Region- Planning, Designing,

and Construction. Paper #15-061. Presented at the Northeast Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Conference (NABEC 2015), Newark, DE, July 12-15.

*43 Krishnan, P. 2015. Patient Safety in Hospitals in the US over the decade: 2004:2014. Paper #15-

076. Presented at the Northeast Agricultural & Biological Engineering Conference (NABEC 2015),

Newark, DE, July 12-15.

*44 Krishnan,P and Guang Xiao. 2015. Bank Service Simulation Using ProModel. Presented at the

2015 INFORMS annual meeting in:Project Based Learning Cluster. Philadelphia, PA, Nov 1-4.

*45 Krishnan, P. 2016. Opportunities for Operations in Agriculture: The time is ripe now in 2016. Paper #16-

045. Presented at the Northeast Agricultural & Biological Engineering Conference (NABEC 2016),

University of Maine, Orono, Maine, July 31-August 3.

*46 Krishnan, P. 2017.Environmental Devastation Comparisons between Animal Agriculture and

Transportation Systems. Paper 17-077. Presented at the Northeast Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Conference (NABEC 2017), The Hilton Garden Inn, Groton, CT, July 30- August 3.

CASE STUDY:

1. Developed a Statistical Case study- Data Mining & Forecasting Project—Demand Prediction

based on Historical Paint Consumption. The data set is in an EXCEL file : US_Paint_data-04-10-

2018.

FACT SHEETS:

1. Krishnan, P., and T. H. Williams. 1985. Nozzle selection for boom sprayers. AE Fact Sheet No.

105 (6 pages). Cooperative Extension Service, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.

2.Krishnan, P., T. H. Williams, and L. J. Kemble. 1986. Sprayer calibration. AE Fact Sheet No. 107

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(4 pages). Cooperative Extension Service, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.

INVITED AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS:

1. Krishnan, P. June1980. Solar Energy in Agriculture. Tropical Center of Agriculture, Antony, France.

2. Krishnan, P.1980. Opto-electronic Sensing of Soil Organic Matter. Department of Agricultural

Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.

3. Krishnan, P. 1982.Magnetic Fluid Seed Conditioning Research. Biennial meeting of the California

Seed Industry Conference, Woodland, CA.

4. Krishnan, P. 1983. Seed Cleaning With Magnetic Fluid. Biennial meeting of the Oregon Seed

Industry Conference, Eugene, OR.

5. Krishnan, P. 1984. IDS Method for Separating Dead Seeds From Live Seeds. Biennial meeting of

the California Seed Industry Conference, Woodland, CA.

6. Krishnan, P. 1985. Separation of Flower Parts From Onion Seeds Using Electrostatic Methods.

Biennial Meeting of the Oregon Seed Industry Conference, Eugene, OR.

7.Weber, L. E., C. S. Kauffman, and P. Krishnan. 1987. Grain Amaranth - A High Nutritive Crop

with Special Needs for Development via Plant Breeding and Agricultural Mechanization (oral paper)

presented at the 1987 Summer Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Baltimore,

MD. June 28-July 1.

8.Krishnan, P. 1989. Spray Pattern Displacement Measurement of Agricultural Nozzles. 65th Annual

Meeting of the NAR-ASAE, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. July 23-26.

Since being promoted in 1991:

*9.Krishnan, P. 1991. Spray Droplet Measurement Using a PC Based Software. Second Annual

Conference of the NABEC-ASAE, McGill University, Macdonald Campus, Ste. Anne de Bellevue,

P.Q. H9X 1C0. Canada

*10.Krishnan, P., S. H. White+, S. L. Gottfried, and L. J. Kemble. 1991. Preliminary Studies on Spray

Droplet Analysis Using a PC Based System. Presented at the 12th Symposium on Pesticide

Formulations and Application Systems, San Diego, CA, October 16-17.

*11.Krishnan, P. 1992. Sprayer Bounce and Wind Condition Effects on SPD Values of TJ-608004

Fan Nozzle. Third Annual Conference of the NABEC-ASAE, Canaan Valley Conference Center,

Davis, West Virginia. July 26-29.

*12.Krishnan, P., D. Seemans+, S. Gottfried, and L. J. Kemble. 1992. Development of Process

Control Charts (X and R) for Evaluating Performance of 8004 Fan Nozzles. Presented at the 13th

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Symposium on Pesticide Formulations and Application Systems, Miami, FL, November 18-19, 1992.

*13.Krishnan, P., I. Gal, L. J. Kemble, and S. L. Gottfried. 1993. Spray Pattern Displacement

Measurements of XR 11004 Fan Nozzles Under Dynamic Conditions. Presented at the 14th

Symposium on Pesticide Formulations and Application Systems, Fort Worth, TX, October 12-13,

1993.

*14.Krishnan, P. N. Faqiri

+, and L. J. Kemble. 1994. Effect of Nozzle Pressure and Wind Condition

on Spray Pattern Displacement of Selected Drift Reducing Nozzles. Presented at the 14th

Symposium

on Pesticide Formulations and Application Systems, Phoenix, Arizona, October 18-19, 1994.

*15.Faqiri, N.L.+, P. Krishnan and L.J. Kemble. 1994. Spray Pattern Displacement Measurements of

RF-5 and 110-SR Nozzles. Presented at the 1994 NABEC_ASAE meeting in Guelph, Canada July

25-28, 1994.

*16.Krishnan, P., T.E. Stephens

+, A.L. Brown

+, J.P. Salinski

+, and L.J. Kemble. 1995. Design of

Portable Powered Soil Sampler. Presented at the 1st

Symposium on Sampling. Environmental Media,

Denver, Colorado, April 5-7, 1995.

*17.Ballal,K #, , A. Issler, L.J. Kemble, and P. Krishnan. 1995. Effect of Nozzle Coatings on Nozzle

Wear. Presented at the 6th

Annual Northeast Agricultural/Biological Engineering Conference, Bar

Harbor, Maine, July 30 - August 2, 1995.

*18.Krishnan, P., L.J. Kemble and K. Hennings+

and H.D. Tilmon. 1997. Development of Kenaf

Harvesting Technology. Presented at the NABEC 97 meeting of ASAE, College Park, Maryland. July

14-16, 1997.

*19.Krishnan,P., N.Tiwary#.1999. Improvement of Chemical Spray Application Using Statistical

Process Control. Presented at the 1999 INFORMS meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

*20.Krishnan,P. 2000. Operations Research Program at University of Delaware, College of Agriculture

Faculty in Cairo University, Egypt. July 2. (Invited)

*21. Krishnan, P. 2001. Obtaining Good Pesticide Coverage. 2001 Mid_Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable

Convention. Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, PA (Invited)

CONFERENCES ATTENDED:

1. Attended the Fintech Conference – Transferring the Future of Business, Dec 11, 2018; Arsht Hll,

2700 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19806.

RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSALS PREPARED:

Since being promoted to Associate Professor, I have written/co-written grant proposals totaling over

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$1,346040.00. My success rate in getting grants has been 12.7 % amounting to $171,008.0. This is

greater than my success rate of 5% ($22728.0/$420381.0) before tenure. These are shown below:

*Indicates the work/contribution by the incumbent since being promoted to Associate Professor in

1991.

1.Electrostatic Separation of Seed Mixtures - Oregon State University Research Council. 1982.

Amount $728.0 (funded)

2.Contaminant Removal From Soybeans - American Soybean Association. 1982. Amount $22,000.

3.Seed Conditioning Research - Georgia Pacific Corporation. 1983. Amount $1,600.0(funded)

4.Spray Characteristics and Deposition Patterns for Different Agricultural Nozzles University of

Delaware Research Foundation. 1985. Amount $9,500.00.

5.Post-harvest Conditioning of Herb and Spice Plants - United States/IsraelBinational Agricultural

Research and Development Fund (BARD) - Proposal No. US-723-83. Amount $197,000.

6.Deposition and Drift Studies of Agricultural Spray Nozzles - Hatch 274, Agricultural Experiment

Station, College of Agriculture, University of Delaware. 1986-88. Co-investigators: T. H. Williams

and L. J. Kemble. Amount $6,000.0 (funded)

7.Crop Machinery Selection Algorithm for the Delmarva Region - University of Delaware Research

Foundation. 1986. Amount $7,070.

8.Application of Post-Emergence Herbicides With Ground Driven Chemical Applicators Delaware

Soybean Board. 1986. Co-investigators: T. H. Williams, L. J. Kemble, and F. Webb. Amount

$2,000. 0 (funded)

9.Effect of Harvesting Methods on Amaranth Seed Germination - Radford Foundation. 1986. Co-

investigators: B. Beeson, and P. Kasturi, Department of Economics, College of Business and

Economics, Radford University, Radford, VA. Amount $300. 0 (funded)

10.University of Delaware, Agricultural Engineering REU Program - National Sciences Foundation.

1988. Amount $44,075.

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11.Personal Computer-Aided Spray Droplet Size Analyzer - University of Delaware Research

Foundation. 1988. Amount $12,960.

12.Amaranth Grain Production Trials Under Delaware Dryland Conditions - Delaware Department of

Agriculture. 1989. Amount $6,380.

13.Spray Pattern Displacement Measurements of Agricultural Nozzles Using Spray Table - Hatch 319,

Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture, University of Delaware. 1989-94. Co-

investigators - L. J.Kemble and S. Gottfried Amount $10,000. 0 (funded)

14.Economic Analysis of Composting Poultry Processing Sludge - University of Delaware Research

Foundation. 1989 (Amount $17,248), 1991 (Amount 19,101.0).

15.Spray Pattern Displacement Measurement of Agricultural Nozzles Using Spray Table and PC-Aided

Drop Size Measurement - Spraying Systems, Inc., Wheaton, IL. 1990. Amount $24,180.

16.Improvement of Chemical Spray Application Using Statistical Process Control - Spraying Systems,

Inc., Wheaton, IL. 1990. Amount $60,655.

17.Chemical Spray Application Using Statistical Process Control. NE NAPIAP Proposal. 1990.

Amount $17,460.

Since being promoted in 1991:

*18.University of Delaware Agricultural Engineering REU program for training undergraduates to

carry out research in water quality and waste management. NSF proposal. 1991. Amount $98,794.

*19.Educational Training Video for Reducing Spray Drift - National Research and Education Program

on Sustainable Agriculture, NE. 1991. Amount $13,247; Delaware Estuary Program and Delaware

Coastal Management Program. 1991. Amount $8400 each.

*20.Spray Pattern Displacement Measurement of Selected Agricultural Nozzles Using Spray

Patternator. NE NAPIAP Proposal. 1991. Amount $18,420.

*21.University of Delaware Agricultural Engineering REU program for training undergraduates to

carry out research in water quality and waste management. NSF proposal - 1992 (with Ritter, Collins,

Glancey, Balascio and Lomax). Amount $118,013.

*22.Use of Wetlands to Improve Water Quality. 1992. Water Environment Research Foundation.

(with Ritter). Amount $426,407.

*23.Reduction of Bacterial Contamination of Broiler Chickens During Transport. 1993. College of

Agricultural Science Competitive Grants Program. University of Delaware. (with Kotula). Amount

$25,000.

*24.Statistical Process Control to Improve Chemical Spray Application. 1993. University of Delaware

Research Foundation. Amount $21,686.00.

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*25.Spray Pattern Displacements of Selected Fan Nozzles Under Dynamic Conditions. 1993.

Delavan-Delta, Inc. Amount $500.00. (funded)

*26.Design, Development, Fabrication and Testing of Kenaf Crop Harvesting Equipment. 1995. (with

Kemble and Tilmon). New Holland N.A. Inc. New Holland. Amount $65,000 (funded); Delaware

Department of Agriculture, Amount $6,000 (funded); College of Agriculture Sciences Competitive

Grants Proposal, Amount $25,000.

*27.Weed Wiper Application Project for Ditch Bank Brush Control. 1996. (with Kemble).

Sustainable Development Challenge grant program, Amount $30,000.

*28.Weed Wiper Application Project for Ditch Bank and Roadside Noxious Weed Control. 1997.

(with Kemble). College of Agricultural Science Competitive Grants Proposal, Amount $11,665; First

State Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc., Amount $5,000 (funded); Division of Fish

and Wildlife, DNREC, Amount $5,000 (funded); Sussex Conservation District, Amount $17,488

(funded).

*29.Weed Wiper Application Project for Roadside Vegetation Control. 1997. (with Kemble, Ritter,

Balascio and VanGessel) Delaware Transportation Institute, Amount $65,000. (funded)

*30. Development and Commercializationof an Improved Drip Irrigation System.2014-2015. (with R.

W. Ritter and K.S. Gopal (Joint proposal with Indian partner))- submitted to USAID. Amount

requested -$370000.00 [$295000.00 and $75000.00, India and US, respectively] (not funded)

Professional Activities and Development:

Manuscript and Research Proposal Reviewer for

International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Small Business Innovation Research Program

Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research/ Biosystems Engineering

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

American Society for Testing and Materials - STP on Pesticide Formulations and Application Systems

U.S. Department of Agriculture - National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program

Offices and Committee Assignment held in Professional Societies

Treasurer, American Statistical Association - Delaware Chapter, 2019 – Present

Chair, INFORMS Case Competition, INFORMS, 2012-2018

In 2018, developed INFORMS CASE COMPETITION AWARD COMMITTEE’S Policy and

Procedures numbered 6.23. I was the main point person to develop this P&P. Others helped me in this

project.

Chair, Project Based Learning session, INFORMS-ED cluster, 2015 INFORMS annual meeting,

Philadelphia, PA, Nov 1-4.

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Member, Secretary, Chair, Student Design Competition Committee of ASAE, 2001-2011.

Sponsorship Chair, 33rd

and 34th

Annual Delaware Quality Conference, 2005-06, 2006-07

Conference Chair, 30th Annual Delaware Quality Conference- Designing for Success, 2002-2003

Chair, Delaware ASQ Section #506, 2001-2002

Vice Chair, Delaware ASQ Section #506, 2000-2001

Newsletter Editor, Delaware ASQ Section #506, 1995-2000

Member, Agricultural Pest Control and Fertilizer Application Committee of the ASAE, 1998-present

Section - Foundation Liaison Leader of ASAE, 1992-2011.

Student/Section Liaison of the North Atlantic Section of ASAE, 1993-2011

Chair, Career Guidance Committee for Northeast Agricultural/Biological Engineering Conference,

ASAE, 1990-1998

Chair, Student Paper Competition Committee for Northeast Agricultural/Biological Engineering

Conference, ASAE, 1998-2011

Chair, Agricultural Pest Control and Fertilizer Application Committee of the ASAE, 1990-92.

Vice Chair, Agricultural Pest Control and Fertilizer Application Committee of the ASAE, 1989-90.

Secretary, Agricultural Pest Control and Fertilizer Application Committee of the ASAE, 1986-88.

Member, Physical Properties of Agricultural Products Committee of the ASAE, 1986-88.

Member, Farm Machinery Management Committee of the ASAE, 1987-90.

Member, Secretary, Vice Chair, Chair, Special Crops Processing Committee of the ASAE, 1982-86.

Member, Physical Properties of Agricultural Products Committee of theASAE, 1985-89.

Vice Chair, Chair, Pacific Northwest Region Electric Power and Processing and Food Engineering

Division of the ASAE, 1983-84. Vice President, Illinois Delta Chapter of Alpha Epsilon, 1978-79.

President, Agricultural Engineering Society, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 1973-74.

Conference Assignments

Chair, PM 41 Technical or Poster Session for Agricultural Pest Control and Fertilizer Application,

(on a regular basis), 1992- 2002.

Chair, WC33 Technical Session at the INFORMS Meeting in Philadelphia, Fall 1999.

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Time allotted: 15% reduced to 10%

The allocation of service of 15% was given for my work as Director of the Operations Research

Program, including overall leadership and policy development for the program and administering the

OR program on a day to day basis. It also includes supervising and processing of graduate students

and conducting regular meetings of the OR committee. Afterwards it was reduced to 5 to 10%.

University and College Service:

Member, College Minority Committee, 1987

Member, Chair, Committee on Undergraduate Records and Certification, 1986-88, 1989-90.

Member, Library Committee, 1988-92.

Member, Committee on Student and Faculty Honors, 1993

Chair, Committee on Academic Appeals, 1993-94.

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Member, College Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1992-93;1998-2000; 2004-2005.

Chair, College Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1993-94, 2013-2015

Member, Search Committee for Soil Biochemist, 1993.

Participant, Agribusiness Training Session for DuPont Employees, February 8&9, 1993.

Scholarship reader for the university, 1994 & 1995

Member, Faculty Welfare and Privilege Committee, 1995-96.

Member, University Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1996-98.

Chair, College Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1998-1999, 2014-2015

Member, University of Delaware task force to study institutional strategies for measuring outcomes and

effectiveness, 2000.

Member, Dean Nye’s review committee, 2000-2001.

Member, Committee on Undergraduate Studies, 2000-2003.

Member, AAUP Undergraduate Student Scholarship Award Committee, 2003- present.

Member, AAUP Steering Committee, 2019-present

Member, CANR Space Committee, 2018-present

Departmental Service:

Advisor, Agricultural Engineering Technology Club, 1985-90

Member, Department Promotion and Tenure Committee for Dr. J.N. Scarborough, 1988

Member, Search Committee to hire replacement for Dr. S.Gunasekaran, 1989

United Way Solicitor, 1989

Member, Department Promotion and Tenure Committee for Dr. C. C. Balascio, 1991-92

Member, Search Committee for the chair of the Agricultural Engineering Department, 1992-93.

Chair, Periodic Review Committee for Dr. W. F. Ritter, Dr. K. M. Lomax and Dr. J. L. Glancey, 1993 Chair, Operations Research Faculty Search Committee, 1999

Chair, Operations Research Graduate Student Admissions Committee, 1996-present

Member, Department Promotion and Tenure Committee for the Food and Resource Economics

Department, 2001-2013.

Member, Search Committee for Statistics Faculty, 2014

Member, Search Committee for Deputy Dean of CANR, 2014-2015.

Faculty representative of the APEC Department during Blue & Gold and Discovery Days, 2013-

present

Member, Department Promotion and Tenure Committee for the Applied Economics and

Statistics Department, 2015-present. Helped with evaluating the junior faculty for their 2-year and 4-

year reviews. Also been mentoring statistics graduate students for job interviews including resume

preparation and mock interviews.

Community Service:

Member, Newark Lions Club, 1989- Present.

1st Vice President, Newark Lions Club, 1990-1991, 1997-1998,2002-2003.

President, Newark Lions Club, 1991-1992, 1998-1999, 2003-2004

Board of Directors, Newark Lions Club, 1990-1992, 1994-1996,1997-1999, 2002-2004.