Dr. Gene A. Giacomelli
Professor Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering, and Director of the Controlled Environment
Agriculture Program (CEAC)

Controlled Environment Agriculture Center
Phone: (520) 626-9566; Fax (520) 626-1700
Shantz Building, Room 504
Phone: (520) 621-1607
Email: giacomel@ag.arizona.edu
 

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Background and Interests
 
Gene Giacomelli is a professor and the Director of the CEAC, or interdisciplinary education, research and outreach program for greenhouse and other advanced technology systems.  He received a Ph.D. in Horticultural Engineering from Rutgers University in 1983. He also has a Master's degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of California-Davis and two bachelor's degrees in Horticultural Science and Biological and Agricultural Engineering from Rutgers University. Here at the University of Arizona he teaches Controlled Environment Systems which is an introduction to the technical aspects of greenhouse design, environmental control, nutrient delivery systems, hydroponic crop production, intensive field production systems, and post-harvest handling and storage of crops. His research interests include controlled environment plant productions systems [greenhouse and growth chamber] research, design, development and applications, with emphases on: crop production systems, nutrient delivery systems, environmental control, mechanization, and labor productivity. (To view a list of some activities that are in progress or have been completed within the past year within the CEA, Controlled Environment Agriculture, program, go to http://ag.arizona.edu/ceac)

 
Publications
 

Giacomelli, G.A., 2009. Engineering Principles Impacting High Tunnel Environments. HortTechnology 19(1):1-4.

Takakura, T, C. Kubota, S. Sase, M. Hayashi, M. Ishii, K. Takayama, H. Nishina, K. Kurata, G.A. Giacomelli, 2009. Measurement of evapotranspiration rate in a single-span greenhouse using the energy-balance equation. Biosystems Engineering (TBD)

Kim, K., J-Y. Yoon, H-J. Kwon, J-H. Han, J-E. Son, S-W. Nam, G.A. Giacomelli and I-B. Lee, 2008. 3-D CFD Analysis of Relative Humidity Distribution in Greenhouse with Fog Cooling System and Refrigerative Dehumidifiers. Biosystems Engineering, 100: 245-255.

Tignor, M.E., S.B. Wilson, G.A. Giacomelli, C. Kubota, E. Fitz-Rodriguez, T.A. Irani, E.B. Rhoades, M.J. McMahon, 2007. Multi-institutional Cooperation to Develop Digital Media for Interactive Greenhouse Education. Hort Technology 17(3):397-399.

Lefsrud, M. G., G. A. Giacomelli, H. W. Janes, M. H. Kliss. 2003. Development of the Micro Gravity Plant Growth Pocket. Transaction of the ASAE 46(6):1647-1651

Fitz-Rodríguez, E, G. A. Giacomelli, C. Kubota, and C. Pagliarulo. 2003. Asynchronous Education in Controlled Environment Agriculture. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Proceedings of E-Learn 2003, abstract pps. 27, manuscript on CD

Fleisher, D.H., J. Cavazzoni, G.A. Giacomelli, and K.C. Ting. 2003. Adaptation of SUBSTOR for Hydroponic Production of White Potato in Controlled Environments. Transactions of the ASAE 46(2):1-8.

Fleisher, D.H., K.C. Ting and G.A. Giacomelli, 2002. Decision Support Software for Phytoremediation Systems Using Rhizofiltration Processes. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering 18(5):210-215

Sadler, P.D. and G.A. Giacomelli. 2002. Mars Inflatable Greenhouse Analog, Life Support and Biosphere Science, 8(2):115-123.
Fleisher, D.H., J. Cavazzoni, G.A. Giacomelli, and K.C. Ting, 2000. Crop modeling for multiple crop production for advanced life support systems, Life Support and Biosphere Science, 7(1):119.

Choi, Christopher Y. and Gene Giacomelli. 1999. Freeze and Frost Protection with Aqueous Foam - Field Experiments. HortTechnology 9(4):662-667.

Monta, M., N. Kondo, K.C. Ting, G.A. Giacomelli, D.R. Mears and Y. Kin. 1998. Harvesting End-Effector for Inverted Single Truss Tomato Production Systems. Published in the Journal of Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery 60(6):97-104.

G.A. Giacomelli, P.P. Ling and J. Kole, 1998. Determining Nutrient Stress in Lettuce Plants with Machine Vision Technology. HortTechnology 8(3):361-365.

Ting, K.C., P.P. Ling and G.A. Giacomelli. 1995. Research on Flexible Automation and Robotics for Plant Production at Rutgers University. Advances in Space Research 18(1-2):175-180.

Ling, P.P., G.A. Giacomelli and T.P. Russell. 1995. Monitoring of Plant Development in Controlled Environment With Machine Vision. Advances in Space Research 18(4-5):101-112.

Takakura, T., T.O. Manning, G.A. Giacomelli and W.J. Roberts. 1994. Feedforward Control for a Floor Heat Greenhouse. Transactions of the ASAE 37(3):939-945.

Giacomelli, G.A., K.C. Ting and P.P. Ling. 1994. Systems Approach to Instrumenting and Controlling Plant Growth Systems. Advances in Space Research 14(11):(11)191-(11)197.

Fang, W. and G.A. Giacomelli. 1993. Equations and Rules for Optimal Design of Large-Scale Greenhouse Materials Flow System. Journal of Agricultural Machinery 2(2):1-14, June. Taiwan, R.O.C.

Giacomelli, G.A. and W.J. Roberts. 1993. Greenhouse Glazing Systems. HortTechnology 3(1):50-58, January-March. NJAES NO. D-03130-17-92.



 

       
 
 


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