David Blersch
Assistant Professor
Department of Biosystems Engineering
Auburn University
United States of America
Biography
Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama, USA) Biosystems Engineering Department Assistant Professor of Ecological Engineering 8/13- Present Research focused on ecological and biological engineering and aquatic ecosystem restoration engineering. Research initiatives currently in development: ï‚· Ecological engineering in aquatic systems; ï‚· Algae cultivation for aquatic pollution control and biomass production; ï‚· Reactor design for benthic algal cultivation for nutrient recovery from aquaculture ï‚· Aquaculture and aquaponics engineering; ï‚· Additive manufacturing for hydroponics component support; ï‚· Fermentation production of lactic acid from aquaculture organic wastes; ï‚· Anaerobic digestion for biogas production from aquaculture organic wastes; ï‚· Sustainability and economic analysis of ecological engineered systems. State University of New York at Buffalo (Buffalo, New York, USA) Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Research Assistant Professor
Research Interest
Ecological engineering Ecosystem restoration Nutrient recovery Wastewater Non-point source pollution Phycoremediation Aquaculture engineering Ecosystem modeling 3-D printing A lgae
Publications
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. Blersch, D.M., Kangas, P., Adey, W. 2016. Freshwater marsh community structure in a Florida Everglades mesocosm. Transactions of the ASABE 59(5): 1305-1312. DOI 10.13031/trans.59.11599.
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Blersch, D.M., Kardel, K., Carrano, A.L., Kaur, M. 2017. Customized 3D-printed surface topography governs species attachment preferences in a fresh water periphyton community. Algal Research 21: 52-57. DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2016.10.027.
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Elliott, O., Gray, S., McClay, M., Nassief, B., Nunnelly, A., Vogt, E., Ekong, J, Kardel, K., Khoshkhoo, A., Proano, G. Blersch, D.M., Carrano, A.L. 2017. Design and manufacturing of high surface area 3D-printed media for moving bed bioreactors for wastewater treatment. Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education 160: 144-156
