Associate Professor
Department of
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
507 Shantz Building
Tucson,
AZ 85721
Phone: 520.621.7757
Fax: 520.621.3963
Dr. Cuello’s
research is focused on the application of engineering design and
principles in optimizing the performance of biological systems. His
collaborative research projects, sponsored by DOE, NASA and USDA, among
others, are divided into two major thrusts: Biological Engineering and
Controlled-Environment Engineering.
Controlled-Environment
Engineering. Concentrations are for both Earth and Space applications of
(1) design and mass/energy-balance analyses of novel lighting systems,
including hybrid solar-electric lighting systems, light-emitting diode
arrays, and water-cooled high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps; (2)
controlled-environment plant production systems, including hydroponics,
tissue culture, organ culture and somatic embryogenesis; and (3) modeling
of energy impact of lighting systems, hydroponic nutrient dynamics,
etc.
Dr. Joel Cuello teaches ABE 485/585 Engineering Biological
Processes.
Biological Engineering:
Concentrations are on (1) design and scale up of bioreactor systems for
chemical production from microbial and plant cells, treatment of microbial
and viral pathogens, and sequestration of carbon dioxide by algal
cultures; and (2) bio-based microelectromechanical systems (MEMs) and
nanoelctromechanical systems (NEMs), focusing on biomolecule-surface
interactions.
jcuello@ag.arizona.edu |
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