Milling Journal - Q1 2008 - (Page 23)

Dirk Maier Named KSU Dept. Head Former Purdue University ag engineer to start April 1. Dr. Dirk Maier, professor and associate head of Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, has been tapped to lead Kansas State University’s Dirk Maier (KSU) Department of Grain Science and Industry. Maier will assume his duties at KSU on April 1. He replaces Richard Hahn, who was serving as interim department head since the resignation of Virgil Smail in February 2007. “We are so pleased to have someone of Dirk Maier’s caliber joining us to take the lead in educating our students to take on the challenges and opportunities in the industry and to help guide research and extension that will benefit Kansas and U.S. grain producers,” said Fred Cholick, KSU dean of agriculture and director of KSU Research and Extension. Maier’s career. Maier, who earned his bachelor, master, and doctorate degrees in agricultural engineering from Michigan State University, has been a professor and extension agricultural engineer at Purdue since 1991 and associate head since 2005. Maier’s research has focused on engineered technologies for the protection of stored products and the delivery of identity-preserved, traceable, and biosecure quality grains to the food, biofuels, and feed-processing industries. Maier was recently awarded the 2007 The Andersons/NC-213 Cereals and Oilseeds Award of Excellence in Research. He is also the co-founder of the Purdue Grain Quality Team, which offers free grain composition analysis for Indiana producers, elevators, and processors. KSU Dept. of Grain Science and Industry KSU’s Department of Grain Science and Industry is the only place in the United States where students can obtain a degree in baking, feed, and milling science and management. The department is in the process of Response No. 231 constructing a five-building, $60 million grain science complex on 16 acres north of the KSU campus. Thus far, the complex consists of the International Grains Program (IGP) Conference Center, the Bioprocessing and Industrial Value-Added Program (BIVAP), and the Hal Ross Flour Mill. A feed mill and teaching/research/ baking facility are still in the works. MILLING JOURNAL First Quarter 2008 23 http://www.screwconveyor.com http://www.screwconveyor.com

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Milling Journal - First Quarter 2008 Contents First Break Examining Fortification Standards IAOM 2008 Milling Short Courses 2008 IAOM Conference and Expo Melinda Farris Interview Designing a Purifierless Millflow Dirk Maier Named KSU Dept. Head NAMA’s 2008 Division Meetings Protecting Electrical Workers Miller Profiles Todd Bastean Interview Safety: How Serious Are We? Product Quality/Gwirtz Product Roundup: Magnets Pest Management/Subramanyam Explosion Protection Supplier Interview: Darin Stutler Product Reviews New IAOM Safety Award Criteria Don’t Forget OSHA Form 300A Milling Notes Great Lakes Regional Conference 4th Quarter 2007 Flour Production IAOM Reference Guide Hammermills Brushes Aspirators Level Indicators Product Reviews Magnets Mixers Packaging Purifiers Safety Equipment Screeners Separators Sifter Accessories Ad Index

Milling Journal - Q1 2008

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