IllinoisCollege of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental SciencesEngineering at Illinois
Department of Agricultural and Biological EngineeringDepartment of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
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Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois

Kent D. Rausch

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Associate Professor
360 AESB, MC-644
1304 W. Pennsylvania Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
Ph: (217) 265-0697
Fax: (217) 244-0323
E-mail: krausch@illinois.edu

Research Areas

  • Nutrient recovery in coproducts made from corn processing
  • Membrane filtration for improved nutrient content and value of coproducts
  • Process research to improve value of coproducts

Courses Taught

  • ABE 483 - Eng Properties of Food Mat
  • ABE 485 - Food and Process Eng Design

Education

  • Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois, 1993
  • M.S., Agricultural Engineering, University of Missouri, 1989
  • B.S., Agricultural Engineering, University of Missouri, 1987

Professional Experience

  • Associate Professor, August 2006-date, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, University of Illinois
  • Assistant Professor, March 21, 2000-August 2006, Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Illinois
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, July 30, 1997-March 20, 2000, Food and Bioprocess Engineering - Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Illinois
  • Assistant Professor, Dec 19, 1994-July 29, 1997, Food Engineering Specialist - Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, Kansas State University
  • Product Development Engineer, Aug 1993 to Nov 1994, Cerestar USA, Hammond, IN.

Honors and Awards

  • Phi Tau Sigma, Honor Society of Food Science, initiated 1995
  • Order of the Engineer, inducted 1998
  • An Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, UIUC: Spring 1999, 2000, 2001 and Fall 1999, 2000
  • Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising, UIUC, March 2002

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