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| 7:30am - 8:15am | Breakfast 2: Breakfast Location: University Centre Multi-Purpose Room |
| 8:30am - 9:30am | Plenary 4: Wicked Problem #4: Generative AI Location: University Centre Multi-Purpose Room Presentation Title: "Generative AI: From Threat to Thought" |
| 9:30am - 10:45am | Plenary 5: Wicked Problem #5: Truth & Reconciliation – The Role of Engineering Location: University Centre Multi-Purpose Room Topic: Decolonizing Engineering Education |
| 10:45am - 11:00am | Refresh 3: Refreshment Break & Follow-up Discussion Location: University Centre Multi-Purpose Room |
| 11:00am - 12:00pm | Plenary 6: The Role of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering in Solving Wicked Problems Location: University Centre Multi-Purpose Room Session Chair: Dr. Danny Mann, University of Manitoba |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Lunch 2: Lunch Location: University Centre Multi-Purpose Room |
| 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Tech 3A: Concurrent Technical Session 3A: Soil & Water Engineering 2 Location: E2-320 EITC Bldg Session Chair: Dr. Afua Adobea Mante, University of Manitoba |
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1:00pm - 1:15pm
ID: 241 / Tech 3A: 1 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Water and Soil Management Keywords: nitrous oxide, nitrogen, inhibitors, freeze-thaw Effects of freezing and thawing on nitrous oxide emissions from a stabilized urea-based fertilizer University of Manitoba, Canada 1:15pm - 1:30pm
ID: 169 / Tech 3A: 2 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Water and Soil Management Keywords: Soybean, subirrigation, tile drainage, seasonal ETa. Soybean yield and phenological response to subirrigation through tile drains in a heavy clay soil in the Canadian Prairies 1Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada; 2Prairie East Sustainable Agriculture Initiative and Manitoba Agriculture, Manitoba, Canada 1:30pm - 1:45pm
ID: 102 / Tech 3A: 3 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Water and Soil Management Keywords: Threshold events, precipitation, surface runoff, water quality Comparative analysis of spatio-temporal threshold event patterns in Southern Ontario, Canada 1University of Guelph, Canada; 2Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Etobicoke, ON, Canada 1:45pm - 2:00pm
ID: 279 / Tech 3A: 4 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Water and Soil Management Keywords: Subsurface drainage, water table depth, long-term average Impact of water table depth on soybean yield in heavy clay soils in Manitoba 1University of Manitoba, Canada; 2Prairie East Sustainable Agriculture Initiative and Manitoba Agriculture, Manitoba, Canada 2:00pm - 2:15pm
ID: 181 / Tech 3A: 5 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Water and Soil Management Keywords: Nanoparticles, Agriculture, Soil Organic Matter, Nutrient retetion, Sustainabiltiy, Iron oxide nanoparticles, Soil mamagement Development and application of iron oxide nanoparticles as soil amendments to improve soil quality and agricultural productivity: A sustainable approach for the agri-food sector. University of Guelph, Canada 2:15pm - 2:30pm
ID: 133 / Tech 3A: 6 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Water and Soil Management Keywords: CMIP5, Soil and Water Assessment Tool, General Circulation Models, Agricultural Sustainability, Newfoundland & Labrador Assessing Climate Change Effects on Agricultural Sustainability in the Upper Humber River Watershed: A SWAT Modeling Approach Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada 2:30pm - 2:45pm
ID: 159 / Tech 3A: 7 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Water and Soil Management Keywords: remote sensing, subirrigation, drain tile, clay soil, wheat yield, soil moisture, water management, groundwater table Soil moisture dynamics impact on wheat yield under subirrigation/tile draiange in a heavy clay soil. University of Manitoba, Canada 2:45pm - 3:00pm
ID: 174 / Tech 3A: 8 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Water and Soil Management Keywords: Synthetic hydrogel, Natural hydrogel, Nutrient leaching, Biodegradability, Environment-friendly Natural Hydrogel Increases Green Pepper Yield and Reduces Nutrient Losses 1McGill Univ, Ste Anne de Bellevue, Canada; 2University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada; 3University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada; 4University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada |
| 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Tech 3B: Concurrent Technical Session 3B: Environment Location: E2-330 EITC Bldg Session Chair: Dr. Jason Morrison, University of Manitoba |
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ID: 154 / Tech 3B: 1 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Water and Soil Management Keywords: wetlands, drainage, yield index, nuisance cost, sectional control Economic and Agronomic Costs of Wetland Mitigation PAMI 1:15pm - 1:30pm
ID: 156 / Tech 3B: 2 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Waste Management Keywords: food waste, waste management, carbon emissions, life cycle assessment, environmental sustainability Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Food Loss and Waste in the Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Sectors McGill University, Canada 1:30pm - 1:45pm
ID: 173 / Tech 3B: 3 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Waste Management Keywords: Landfill, Methane estimation, Municipal solid waste, Sustainable engineering solution Quantifying Methane Emissions from Canadian Landfills Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, Canada 1:45pm - 2:00pm
ID: 188 / Tech 3B: 4 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Environment Keywords: Nanocellulose, Nanocomposite, Nutrient recovery, Nutrient release Development of sustainable nanocellulose based nanocomposites for the recovery of nutrients from wastewater 1School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; 2Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign II, 61801, United States 2:00pm - 2:15pm
ID: 195 / Tech 3B: 5 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Water and Soil Management Keywords: GHG, Emissions, Swine, High-moisture, Corn, Stover, Soybean, Cover crop, Manure, Digestion A Holistic Systems Approach to Reducing GHG Emissions in Integrated Swine and Corn/Soybean Production Systems 1The University of Tennessee, United States of America; 2Iowa State University 2:15pm - 2:30pm
ID: 202 / Tech 3B: 6 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: sustainable diets, dietary intake, environmental impacts, diet cost, nutrition Impact of demographic composition and spatial distribution on the environmental, nutritional, and economic costs trade-offs of Canadian diets 1McGill University, Canada; 2Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada; 3International Food Policy Research Institute, United States of America 2:30pm - 2:45pm
ID: 234 / Tech 3B: 7 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Bioenergy Keywords: Biomass, Biofuel briquettes, Physical property; Combustion characteristic; Hydrothermal pretreatment; Ozonation pretreatment Effects of hydrothermal and ozonation pretreatments on thermal and physical characteristics of charcoal briquette prepared from pine cone and wood dust University of Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Tech 3C: Concurrent Technical Session 3C: Agricultural Machinery 2 Location: E3-270 EITC Bldg Session Chair: Dr. Uduak Edet, University of Manitoba |
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ID: 139 / Tech 3C: 1 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Agriculture Engineering Keywords: Automation, Control system, harvest, vegetable, fruits, hydraulic Minimizing the gap in agricultural automation for fruits and vegetable production California Polytechnic State University, United States of America 1:15pm - 1:30pm
ID: 172 / Tech 3C: 2 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Agriculture Engineering Keywords: Precision agriculture, Standardization in agriculture, Implement bus, ISOBUS, ISO 11783, CAN bus Development of an ISOBUS Compatible Electronic Control Unit for machine vision systems Using Open Source Library Dalhousie Univeristy, Canada 1:30pm - 1:45pm
ID: 230 / Tech 3C: 3 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Agriculture Engineering Keywords: Precision agriculture, deep learning, convolutional neural network, weed detection, mechanized systems An ISOBUS Machine Vision Smart Sprayer for Targeting Weeds in Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) Fields 1Department of Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, Canada; 2Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL, USA; 3School of Climate Change and Adaptation, University of Prince Edward Island, St. Peters Bay, PE, Canada; 4Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, Canada 1:45pm - 2:00pm
ID: 183 / Tech 3C: 4 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Agriculture Engineering Keywords: Machinery, precision agriculture, mechanized systems, field efficiency, wild blueberry Effect of Wild Blueberry Harvester Head Width on Accumulated Yield Dalhousie University, Canada 2:00pm - 2:15pm
ID: 104 / Tech 3C: 5 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Precision Agriculture Keywords: warning methods, comprehension, remote supervision, autonomous agricultural machines. Comprehension of Warning Modalities during Remote Supervision of Autonomous Agricultural Machines University of Manitoba, Canada 2:15pm - 2:30pm
ID: 109 / Tech 3C: 6 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Agriculture Engineering Keywords: semi-autonomous tractors, tractor cabs, ergonomic assessment, discomfort factors, ergonomic triggers From cab to office: redefining tractor cab ergonomics for semi-autonomous tractors 1University of Manitoba, Canada; 2Buhler Versatile |
| 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Tech 3D: Concurrent Technical Session 3D: Food Engineering 3 Location: E2-351 EITC Bldg. Session Chair: Dr. Wen Zhong, University of Manitoba |
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ID: 215 / Tech 3D: 1 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: protein extraction, pulsed ultrasound-based extraction, navy beans, amino acid profile, physicochemical properties, functional properties, structural analysis, sustainable technology Amino acid profile, physicochemical, functional, and structural properties of navy bean protein concentrate extracted using pulsed-ultrasound School of Engineering, University of Guelph 1:15pm - 1:30pm
ID: 227 / Tech 3D: 2 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Refractive window drying, convective drying, drying kinetics, papaya puree, Model fitting Comparative study of papaya puree using refractive window and conventional drying techniques: Kinetic approach 1Lethbridge college, Canada; 2Punjab Agricultural university, India; 3Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engineering and Technology, India 1:30pm - 1:45pm
ID: 236 / Tech 3D: 3 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: glass transitions temperature, differential scanning calorimetry, grains, freeze drying, state diagram. Applications of state diagrams and differential scanning calorimetry for low temperature processing of grain kernels - a review 1Department of Biosystem Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, R3T 5V6.; 2Department of Food & Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, R3T 5V6 1:45pm - 2:00pm
ID: 255 / Tech 3D: 4 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Volatile profile, E-nose, machine learning, data analysis, real-time analysis Application of Electronic nose in artificial smelling of milk School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1 2:00pm - 2:15pm
ID: 170 / Tech 3D: 5 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Paper microfluidics, pH indicator, design, simulation, optimization, food safety An Easy and Cost-effective Stamp-based Manufacturing Method for the Fabrication of Paper-based Microfluidic Device for Food Safety Analysis 1Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; 2Optical-Bio Microsystems Laboratory, Micro-Nano-Bio Integration Center, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada 2:15pm - 2:30pm
ID: 100 / Tech 3D: 6 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Drying, Vegetables, Solar, Nutrient, Pepper, Tomatoes COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TWO DRYING METHODS OF VEGETABLES (Solanum Lycopersicum and Capsicum Chinense) UNIVERISTY OF UYO, Nigeria |
| 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Tech 3E: Concurrent Technical Session 3E: Bioenergy Location: E2-304 EITC Bldg. Session Chair: Dr. Warren Andrew Blunt, Warren.Blunt@umanitoba.ca |
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ID: 208 / Tech 3E: 1 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Bioenergy Keywords: Renewable Energy, Biomass, Panama, Agricultural residues, GIS Development of a framework to assess the amount of agricultural residues as a source of energy in Panama University of Alberta, Canada 1:15pm - 1:30pm
ID: 252 / Tech 3E: 2 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Pea Starch, Fermentation, Biobutanol, Bacterial Strains. Fermentative butanol production – a timely bioengineering solution for the utilization of abundant starch side streams from pea protein fractionation Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre, Canada 1:30pm - 1:45pm
ID: 199 / Tech 3E: 3 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Bioenergy Keywords: bioenergy, biomass, pyrolysis, hydrogen, waste management, greenhouse gas mitigation Hydrogen production through intermediate pyrolysis of pelletized agricultural and forest biomass residues University of Alberta, Canada 1:45pm - 2:00pm
ID: 126 / Tech 3E: 4 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Bioenergy Keywords: Rhodosporidium toruloides, Adaptive laboratory evolution, Lipid accumulation, Biofuel, Bioenergy Unlocking Potential of Efficient Xylose Utilization in Rhodosporidium toruloides York University, Canada 2:00pm - 2:15pm
ID: 148 / Tech 3E: 5 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Bioenergy Keywords: autotroph, C1 fermentation, bio-products, carbon capture, valorization Exploring chemolithoautotrophic microbes for carbon capture and valorization: challenges and status University of Manitoba 2:15pm - 2:30pm
ID: 205 / Tech 3E: 6 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Bioenergy Keywords: Acidogenic fermentation, Butyric acid, Volatile fatty acid, Psychrophilic Butyric acid accumulation by food waste fermentation under psychrophilic temperature 1York University, Canada; 2University of Guelph, Canada 2:30pm - 2:45pm
ID: 103 / Tech 3E: 7 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Agriculture Engineering Keywords: Circular Bioeconomy, Stakeholder engagement, Circular Bioeconomy Index, Multicriteria decision analysis, Employment Index Circular Bioeconomy Accounting Tool (C-BEAT): A Comprehensive Framework for Improving Agro-Industrial Circularity Practice Université McGill, Canada |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Poster: Refreshment Break & Poster Session Location: EITC Atrium |
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Camellia sinensis, L-theanine, caffeine, HPLC, DPPH Comparative effects of Freeze-drying and spray drying applied to tea-based extracts during storage on antioxidant activity, L-theanine and caffeine levels McGill University, Canada ID: 123
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Agriculture Engineering, Precision Agriculture Keywords: Badger claw, Furrow opener, CFD-DEM, Model, Calibration. Optimal design of bionic furrow opener for paddy field based on CFD-DEM coupling method 1College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510642, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 5V6, Canada ID: 124
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Frying, Texture, Fracture, Scaling, Singularity spectra, Rényi spectra. Multifractal analysis of meat-analog based coated fried foods texture profile McGill University, Canada ID: 132
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Sea algae, Green extraction, DPPH radical scavenging activity, Total phenolic contents, Response surface methodology Effect of Different extraction Technologies on the Antioxidant Changes of Algae 1Interdisciplinary Program in Senior Human Ecology, Major in Food and Nutrition, Changwon National University; 2Department of Food and Nutrition, Changwon National University ID: 134
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Climate Change, Environment Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), Streamflow Prediction. A Comparative Evaluation of Streamflow Prediction Using the SWAT Model and Artificial Intelligence Techniques in the Upper Humber River Watershed in Boreal Climate. Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada ID: 136
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Agriculture Engineering Keywords: Canola fibre, fibre properties, mechanical damage, threshing. The effect of combining and baling on the textile properties of fibre extracted from canola stems 1University of Manitoba, Canada; 2University of Manitoba, Canada; 3University of Manitoba, Canada; 4University of Manitoba, Canada ID: 142
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Other Keywords: GC-MS/MS, Brominated Flame Retardants, Food safety, Liquid foods, Method validation Simultaneous GC-MS/MS Method for Brominated Flame Retardants in Liquid foods 1Department of Food Science and Technology, Dong-Eui University, Busan 47340, South Korea; 2College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, South Korea; 3College of Pharmacy, Dankook University, Cheonan, Chungnam 31116, South Korea; 4College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, South Korea ID: 145
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Agriculture Engineering Keywords: online detection; corn moisture; double capacitors; simulation optimization; temperature compensation; porosity The Design and Experimentation of a Corn Moisture Detection Device Based on Double Capacitors School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, China, People's Republic of ID: 164
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing, Climate Change Keywords: single cell protein (SCP), hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria, carbon capture and utilization, food security Aerobic fermentation of CO2 by hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria: a circular economy toward food security University of Manitoba ID: 166
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing, Environment Keywords: Biopolymer, Microbial, Flax Oil, Renewable, Compostable Production of polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymers from flax oil University of Manitoba, Canada ID: 167
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing, Waste Management Keywords: Bioconversion, Sustainability, Rhamnolipids, Nanoparticles Bioprocess development for production of bio-based surfactants from agri-food resources University of Guelph, Canada ID: 171
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Other Keywords: NIR, dyes, concentration, cover factor, PCA, PLS-DA Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) Classification of Near-Infrared (NIR) Dyed Cotton Fabrics for Military Uniforms. University of Manitoba Biosystems Department ID: 178
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing, Waste Management Keywords: Fungal mycelium biomaterials, Submerged fermentation, Sustainability, Bioeconomy, Tailored material properties. Valorization of agri-food residues into vegan leather and packaging material using fungi 1School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Canada; 2Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Canada ID: 184
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing, Waste Management Keywords: Nanoparticles, Agri-Food, Waste valorization, Sustainability, Extraction, Green synthesis Development and application of a co-precipitation green synthesis model for inorganic nanoparticles utilizing agri-food waste: A sustainable approach for the agri-food sector 1University of Guelph, Canada; 2University of Illinois at Urbane-Champaign, United States ID: 185
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Waste Management, Environment Keywords: anaerobic digestion, digestate, manure management, water quality, greenhouse gas emissions A circular solution to manure management: Can biodigesters improve water quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions? 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada; 2Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada; 3Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada ID: 186
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing, Agriculture Engineering Keywords: Food and Bioprocessing, Meat alternatives, Non-destructive food quality, Smart Sensing, Shelf-life estimation Shelf-life assessment of plant-based meat prototypes through on-package spectral imaging and spectra-based kinetic models University of Manitoba, Canada ID: 187
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Agriculture Engineering, Precision Agriculture Keywords: Precision agriculture, Variable rate application, Individual nozzle control, flow control valves Flow regulation in agricultural boom sprayers with individual nozzle control for spot application Dalhousie University, Canada ID: 192
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Waste Management, Environment Keywords: ammonia, measurement, aerodynamic, efficiency Development of a Sampler for measurement of Ammonia Emissions During Manure Fertilization 1McGill University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Bioresource Engineering; 2Institut de Recherche et Développement en Agroenvironnement -IRDA ID: 193
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing, Waste Management Keywords: Nanocellulose, Packaging, Biodegradable, Shelf life Development and application of nanocellulose-based sustainable nanocomposites for food packaging 1School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; 2Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign II, 61801, United States ID: 211
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Agriculture Engineering Keywords: Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Film development, Polypropylene, Nanotechnology Properties of Polypropylene Nanocomposite Packaging Films with Antimicrobial and Antioxidative Properties 1North Dakota State University, United States of America; 2Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India ID: 231
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Agriculture Engineering, Precision Agriculture Keywords: Deep learning, machine vision, crop protection, precision agriculture, digital technologies Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) Flower Bud Stage Determination Using Convolutional Neural Networks 1Department of Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, Canada; 2Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL, USA; 3School of Climate Change and Adaptation, University of Prince Edward Island, St. Peters Bay, PE, Canada; 4Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, Canada ID: 235
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Water and Soil Management, Precision Agriculture Keywords: EMI depth inversion, GPR depth slices, geophysical techniques, integration, stratigraphy Soil Profile Investigation with Integrated Ground-penetrating Radar and Electromagnetic Induction Techniques 1Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada; 2Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium ID: 240
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Water and Soil Management, Agriculture Engineering Keywords: Soil-Plant Interactions, Discrete Element Method (DEM), Agricultural Engineering, Simulation Methods, Environmental Sustainability Review on DEM Simulation of Soil-Plant Interactions: Challenges and Opportunities 1South China Agricultural University, China; 2University of Wisconsin-River Falls, USA ID: 249
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Waste Management, Environment Keywords: Canola fibre, water footprints, GHG emission, retting, retting machine Why should engineers be intrigued by canola fibre? University of Manitoba, Canada ID: 250
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Climate Change, Waste Management Keywords: Compost, cardboard, organic waste, climate change Can cardboard replace woodchips as bulking agent in a northern Compost Biovator? University of Manitoba, Canada ID: 259
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Plant proteins, TribPlant proteins, Tribo-electrostatic separation, Dry fractionation, Food engineering. Pulse Fractionation: Dry and Sustainable Approach Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Canada ID: 261
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing, Bioenergy Keywords: Mechanical retting, flax fibers, bio-based materials, fiber extraction, retting process. Evaluating The Viability of Mechanical Processes for Flax Fiber Retting 1Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB Canada; 2Prairies Agricultural Machinery Institute, Portage la Prairie, MB Canada; 3Manitoba Agriculture, Winnipeg MB Canada ID: 265
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing, Environment Keywords: Canola Fiber, Utilization of biomass, Bio-composites, Individualization, Fiber property. Multifaceted Optimization of Canola Fiber Individualization for Enhanced Textile and Bio-composite Performance University of Manitoba, Canada ID: 271
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: green synthesis, nanoparticles, sustainability, food quality, food packaging Plant extract-mediated synthesis of selenium nanoparticles and their application for antimicrobial food packaging 1School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; 2Department of Agriculture and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbane-Champaign IL, 61801, United States ID: 273
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Precision Agriculture Keywords: GAN, ML, NDVI, Drone, RGB Nature’s Palette: AI Transforms RGB Drone Imagery into Advanced Vegetation Maps University of Prince Edward Island, Canada ID: 274
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Precision Agriculture Keywords: Precision Agriculture, Automation, Robotics, Deep learning, Artificial Intelligence AgriScout: Revolutionizing Sustainable Agriculture with Autonomous Precision Robotics 1Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, UPEI; 2School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, UPEI; 3School of Climate Change and Adaptation, UPEI ID: 275
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Agriculture Engineering, Precision Agriculture Keywords: Herbicide, Spot application, Granular, Blueberry, Mechanization Evaluation of a Novel Precision Spot Applicator for Spot Specific Treatment of Hair Fescue (Festuca filiformis) in Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) 1Dalhousie University, Canada; 2University of Prince Edward Island, Canada ID: 276
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Agriculture Engineering, Precision Agriculture Keywords: Image generation, DALLE 2, dataset augmentation, computer vision Optimizing Data Collection Requirements of Image-Based Machine Learning Models for Improved Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) Ripeness Detection Department of Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University ID: 277
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Climate Change, Precision Agriculture Keywords: Wild blueberry quality, temperature, harvesting methods, bruising, fruit quality, farm profitability Optimal Temperature Range and Time of Harvest to Optimize Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait) Fruit Quality for the Fresh Market Dalhousie University, Canada ID: 278
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Regular submission (POSTER) Topics: Precision Agriculture Keywords: Sustainable agriculture, Soil health, Organic fertilizers, Greenhouse gas emissions, Li-Cor Soil gas Flux system and Li-Cor Portable photosynthesis system Effect of Sugar Kelp (Saccharina Latissima) on Potato (Solanum Tuberosum) Yield, Soil Health, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus, Canada; 2University Of Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| 4:00pm - 5:45pm | Tech 4A: Concurrent Technical Session 4A: Imaging Technology Location: E2-320 EITC Bldg Session Chair: Prof. David Bernard Levin, University of Manitoba |
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ID: 224 / Tech 4A: 1 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Dill seeds, hyperspectral imaging, classification Varietal Discrimination of Dill (Anethum Graveolens L.) Seeds Using Hyperspectral Imaging 1Lethbridge College, Canada; 2G B Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India; 3University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada 4:15pm - 4:30pm
ID: 223 / Tech 4A: 2 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Chickpea, corn, hyperspectral imaging, machine learning, classification Rapid Identification of Corn Flour Adulteration in Chickpea Flour using SWIR Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning 1Lethbridge College, Canada; 2G B Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India; 3University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada 4:30pm - 4:45pm
ID: 246 / Tech 4A: 3 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Potato Flour, Chickpea Flour, NIR Hyperspectral Imaging, Machine Learning Prediction of protein and starch content in flour blends using NIR hyperspectral imaging and ML regression 1Lethbridge College, Alberta, Canada; 2University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI 4:45pm - 5:00pm
ID: 245 / Tech 4A: 4 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Russet Burbank, Hyperspectral Imaging, Machine Learning, Dry Matter A SWIR hyperspectral imaging approach to the classification of potato tubers based on dry matter and sugar content 1Lethbridge College, Alberta, Canada; 2University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI 5:00pm - 5:15pm
ID: 253 / Tech 4A: 5 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Glyphosate, Red lentil flour, NIR hyperspectral imaging, Machine learning. Detection of Glyphosate Residue in Red Lentil Flour using NIR Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning Methods 1School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1; 2Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Lethbridge College, Lethbridge T1K 1L6, Alberta, Canada; 3Industry Research Chair (Sustainable Food Automation), Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, 550 University Avenue, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3 CANADA 5:15pm - 5:30pm
ID: 260 / Tech 4A: 6 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Chickpea, Yellow pea, SWIR, HSI, modeling, prediction Prediction of Protein and Starch in Chickpea Flour Adulterated with Yellow Pea Flour using SWIR Hyperspectral Imaging 1University of Prince Edward Island, Canada; 2ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana, Punjab, India; 3Lethbridge College 5:30pm - 5:45pm
ID: 129 / Tech 4A: 7 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Agriculture Engineering Keywords: egg white, hydrogel, 3D-printing, biosensors 3D-printable egg white hydrogels for biosensors University of Manitoba, Canada |
| 4:00pm - 5:45pm | Tech 4B: Concurrent Technical Session 4B: Food Engineering 4 Location: E2-330 EITC Bldg Session Chair: Dr. Warren Andrew Blunt, Warren.Blunt@umanitoba.ca |
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ID: 161 / Tech 4B: 1 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Microwave, non-uniform distribution, real-time temperature measurement, packaging geometry, packaging orientation Effect of packaging geometry and orientation on temperature distribution in ready-to-cook foods during microwave cooking 1Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada; 2School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada 4:15pm - 4:30pm
ID: 225 / Tech 4B: 2 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Potato, Total glycoalkaloids (TGA), High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), Freeze drying Estimation of light-induced accumulation of TGA in creamer potato varieties using HPLC Advanced Post-Harvest Technology Center, Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Lethbridge College, Alberta, Canada 4:30pm - 4:45pm
ID: 168 / Tech 4B: 3 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Quality, shelf life, unripe plantain, pretreatments Quality and shelf life of pretreated deep-fried unripe plantain 1University of Guelph, Canada; 2University of Uyo, Nigeria 4:45pm - 5:00pm
ID: 175 / Tech 4B: 4 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Freeze drying; Infrared drying; Hot air drying; X-ray micro-CT; Microstructure; Potato quality. Evaluating the Impact of Drying Methods on Potato Microstructure and Energy Consumption: Insights from X-ray Micro-Computed Tomography Analysis University of Manitoba, Canada 5:00pm - 5:15pm
ID: 118 / Tech 4B: 5 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Ultrasound; Fish allergy; Cod protein; Allergenicity; Secondary structure Impact of High-Intensity Ultrasound on the Structural and Allergenic Characteristics of Atlantic Cod Parvalbumin McGill University, Canada 5:15pm - 5:30pm
ID: 116 / Tech 4B: 6 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Mass transfer, Osmotic solution, Microwave pretreatment, Total soluble solid, Waxy skinned berries. The effect of pulsing microwave pretreatment on osmotic dehydration efficiency of waxy skinned highbush blueberries 1McGill university, Canada; 2Université Laval 5:30pm - 5:45pm
ID: 248 / Tech 4B: 7 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Food and Bioprocessing Keywords: Functional food, lactose intolerance, vegan, non-dairy, synbiotic Optimization of Spray Drying Conditions for Developing Nondairy Legume-Based Synbiotic Beverage Powder 1University of Guelph, Canada; 2Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India |
| 4:00pm - 5:45pm | Tech 4C: Concurrent Technical Session 4C: Controlled Environment Agriculture Location: E2-351 EITC Bldg. Session Chair: Dr. Qiang Zhang, University of Manitoba |
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ID: 131 / Tech 4C: 1 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Water and Soil Management Keywords: Artificial lighting, Plant factory, Lettuce Biomass, CO2 Enrichment, Hydroponic Growth, Plant Yield Optimization Optimal Growth Conditions for Lettuce in Indoor Farming: Evaluating CO2 Levels and Light Treatments for Enhanced Photosynthesis 1McGill University, Canada; 2RVEST 4:15pm - 4:30pm
ID: 117 / Tech 4C: 2 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Water and Soil Management Keywords: strawberry, greenhouse, autonomous navigation, machine vision Machine Vision Models for Identifying Seedbeds’ Region and Orientation Beneath Growing Strawberry Crops in Greenhouses Institute of Agricultural Machinery, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan 4:30pm - 4:45pm
ID: 262 / Tech 4C: 3 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Water and Soil Management Keywords: Root system architecture, Multi-view stereo, 3D reconstruction Optimizing 3D reconstruction methods for root system architecture in hydroponic cultivation: Overcoming distortion challenges 1McGill University; 2Laval University 4:45pm - 5:00pm
ID: 165 / Tech 4C: 4 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Precision Agriculture Keywords: Precision apiculture, smart beehive, data analysis, sensors Hive activity and trends monitored using interdigital capacitor smart frames and data analytics in a multi sensor beehive 1Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada; 2Dept. of Entomology, University of Manitoba, Canada 5:00pm - 5:15pm
ID: 203 / Tech 4C: 5 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Agriculture Engineering Keywords: Ultraviolet Radiation, Motion-Sensor Integration, Plant Growth Enhancement, Germicidal effects, Sustainable Agriculture Development of a user-friendly UV disinfection device integrated with automatic motion sensors for pathogen control and occupational safety Department of Bioresource Engineering, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada H9X 3V9 5:15pm - 5:30pm
ID: 272 / Tech 4C: 6 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Greenhouse Keywords: Controlled Environment Agriculture, Hydroponics, LED's, Porous Concrete, Biomass Production Grasses in Hydroponics: Oats and Barley McGill University, Canada 5:30pm - 5:45pm
ID: 270 / Tech 4C: 7 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Bioenergy Keywords: HVAC, dehumidification, moisture, ice particles. Fog Crystal Generation through Vortex Cooling and Cold Plate Dehumidification: A Breakthrough in HVAC Efficiency McGill University, Canada |
| 4:00pm - 5:45pm | Tech 4D: Concurrent Technical Session 4D: Water and Waste Location: E2-304 EITC Bldg. Session Chair: Dr. Nazim Cicek, University of Manitoba |
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ID: 158 / Tech 4D: 1 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Waste Management Keywords: wastewater, pH, neutralization, maple syrup Evaluation of manual neutralization to treat wastewater from osmosis membrane cleaning operation in maple syrup industry IRDA, Canada 4:15pm - 4:30pm
ID: 196 / Tech 4D: 2 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Waste Management Keywords: Antibitotic Restance Genes, Metal Resistance Genes, Engineered Wetland, Bioinformatics, Wastewater Biological treatment effects on microbial diversity and resitance in wastewater: A metagenomic investigation. University of Manitoba, Canada 4:30pm - 4:45pm
ID: 266 / Tech 4D: 3 Regular submission (ORAL) Topics: Environment Keywords: Drinking water, Nanofiltration, Membrane fouling, Biopolymers, Microorganisms Chemical and biological fouling in nanofiltration membranes for drinking water production University of Manitoba, Department of Civil Engineering, Canada |
| 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Dinner: Awards Banquet Location: Princess Auto Stadium |