Edwin Brokesh

Biography

Brokesh is an adviser for the award-winning Helwig Farms Quarter-Scale Tractor Team and the K-State Biodiesel Initiative. He has advised several student design teams that have competed in national engineering design competitions, with one team winning the ASABE’s Gunlogson Environmental Design Competition in 2015. Brokesh is a member of several ASABE standards writing committees for safety and design. He is currently the vice chair of ASABE Lighting and Marking committee which is responsible for the standard (S279) that the United States Agricultural Machinery Illumination and Safety Act is based upon.

Research Interest

Brokesh is currently pursuing a doctorate in engineering. His research is focused on the costs associated with the harvest of biomass for energy. He is currently analyzing data from a DOE High-Tonnage Logistics Project utilizing the Integrated Biomass Supply Analysis and Logistics (IBSAL) model. He has also worked on Discrete Element Modeling projects related to the flow of grain within grain augers, specifically looking at the efficacy of corn screens in grain augers. Additionally, Brokesh has proposed research projects related to the impact of vibrations on commercial livestock being transported over long distances.