Dr. Loren D. Gautz
Associate Professor
- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering
- College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
University of Hawaii at Manoa
- 3150 Maile Way, AEI 119
Honolulu, HI 96822
- Phone: 808-956-8459/8384
- Fax: 808-956-9269/3542
- Email: lgautz@hawaii.edu
Research Areas
- Biological product quality detection and preservation
- Automation and mechanization of biological production systems
- Engineering of vertically integrated – seed to table – food production systems
Education
- Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, University of California - Davis, June 1990
- M.S., Agricultural Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, August 1974
- B.S., Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, June 1971
Course Instructor
- BE 606 Instrumentation and Measurement
Activities and Memberships
Selected Publications
Kitamura, Y., Gautz, L.D., Paquin, D.G., and Liang, T. 2007. "A Rotational Hot Gas Heating System for Bioreactors” Biosystems Engineering (in press)
Gautz, L.D., P. Kaufusi, M. C. Jackson, H. C. Bittenbender, and C.S. Tang. 2006. "Determination of Kavalactones in Dried Kava (Piper methysticum) Powder using Near-infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy and Partial Least-Squares Regression" J of Agric and Food Chem 54(17); 6147-6152.
Mauri , S., H.C. Bittenbender, L.D. Gautz, and K. Fleming. 2003.Economic evaluation of mechanized pruning of coffee in Hawaii. HortTech13(3) 468-472.
Jorio, R., Legendre, B., Gautz, L., and Abdellaoui. R., 2006. “Simulation model to reduce the impact of rain stops and breakdowns on sugarcane harvesting, transport, and crushing system performances.” In South African Sugar Technologists' Association 80th ANNUAL CONGRESS, July 18th –20th 2006, Durban, South Africa
Jorio, R., Legendre, B., Gautz, L., and Abdellaoui. R., 2006. “Incorporation of sugarcane harvesting and transport variables into a mathematical programming sugarcane harvest and transport scheduling model.” In South African Sugar Technologists' Association 80th ANNUAL CONGRESS, July 18th –20th 2006, Durban, South Africa
Gautz, L.D, and H.C. Bittenbender. 2005. “Effect of pruning coffee on mechanical harvesting efficiency.” In 7th International Symposium on Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Production Engineering. September 12-16, Montpelier, France.
Gautz, L.D. and R. Nelson. 2006. “Energy and Economic Effectiveness of a Dehumidifier for Small Scale Coffee Drying.” Paper #061145, Annual International Meeting ASABE, Portland, OR, ASABE, 2950 Niles Rd, St Joseph, MI 49085-9659.
