DAN PAQUIN, P.E.
facilities planning & design

Agricultural Engineering Institute
3131 Maile Way
Room 121
Phone: (808) 956-7259
Fax: (808) 956-9269
Email: paquin@hawaii.edu

Areas of Interest

• Bioremediation/phytoremediation
  
• Waste Management
  
• Machine Design

Education

• M.S. Agricultural Engineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.,1984.
  
• B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.,1980.

Research Interests

I am interested in all research that the MBBE Department generates. As a “resource engineer” for the faculty, I am requested to assist in many aspects of engineering, process and systems, bioremediation, waste management, and traditional agriculture involving items such as machine and stuructural designs, horticultural and agronomic activities.

Current ongoing research work includes the following:

• Phytoremediation of acutely hazardous pesticides (dioxin super fund site).
  
• Growth hormone crop and sprouting studies using natural plant extracts.
  
• Anaerobic digestion heating of pilot scale reactors for organic wastes.
  
• Composting optimization of swine waste for vegetable crop use.
  
• Reduction of chlorinated compounds by switching aerobic and anaerobic.
  
• Non-point source pollution prevention w/water and nutrient management.
  
• Managing departmental machine shop activities.

Course Instructor

• • BE 351 (Lab) Energy Conversion and Power Units

Activities and Memberships

• Vice-chair, American Society for Agricultural Engineers, Hawaii Section (2000-Present)
  
• Facities Management and Design, Bioengineering program, UH Manoa, (1985-Present)
  
• Registered Professional Engineer, State of Hawaii, 1997 (#9167)

Selected Publications

Paquin, D. G. 1998. Ultraviolet Disinfection Potential of Treated Swine Waste Water. Paper presentation at the ASAE Annual International Meeting, Orlando, Florida, July 13-16, 1998.

Paquin, D. G. 1999. Gas Heating and Mixing a Pilot Scale Anaerobic Digester for Swine Waste Treatment. Paper presentation at the ASAE Annual International Meeting, Toronto, Canada, July 18-21, 1999.

Paquin, D. G. 2001. Bench Scale Phytoremediation of PAH Contaminated Sediment with Tropical Plants. Paper presentation at the Eleventh Annual West Coast Conference on Contaminated Soils, Sediments and Water, San Diego, California, March 19-22, 2001.

Campbell, S., D. Paquin, J. Awaya and Q. Li. 2002. Remediation of Benzo[a]pyrene and Chrysene Contaminated Soil with Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa). International Journal of Phytoremediation. 4(2), 157-168.

Paquin, D.G., et al. 2002. Bench Scale Phytoremediation of PAH Contaminated Marine Sediment with Tropical Plants. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 4(4), 297-313.

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