Tom Richard

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Research Summary

Applies fundamental engineering science to microbial ecosystems, developing innovative strategies for a more sustainable agriculture and the emerging bio-based economy. Particular emphasis is on microbial processes that occur in three-phase porous media. These porous media systems are referred to variously as solid-state fermentation in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and food processing industries; composting in the manure management and solid waste realms; ensilage on dairy and beef cattle farms; and soils in agroecosystems.

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Recent Publications

Compaction effects on greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from solid dairy manure

Chang, F., Fabian-Wheeler, E., Richard, T. L. & Hile, M., Apr 15 2023, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 332, 117399.

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Harvested winter rye energy cover crop: multiple benefits for North Central US

Malone, R. W., Radke, A., Herbstritt, S., Wu, H., Qi, Z., Emmett, B. D., Helmers, M. J., Schulte, L. A., Feyereisen, G. W., O’Brien, P. L., Kovar, J. L., Rogovska, N., Kladivko, E. J., Thorp, K. R., Kaspar, T. C., Jaynes, D. B., Karlen, D. L. & Richard, T. L., Jul 1 2023, In: Environmental Research Letters. 18, 7, 074009.

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IMPACT OF TORREFACTION AND ALKALI PRETREATMENT ON GLUCOSE PRODUCTION FROM WHEAT STRAW

Ciolkosz, D., Memis, B. & Richard, T. L., 2022, In: Journal of the ASABE. 65, 6, p. 1201-1209 9 p.

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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmaceuticals in wastewater treated for beneficial reuse: Two case studies in central Pennsylvania

Hayden, K. R., Jones, M., Elkin, K. R., Shreve, M. J., Clees, W. I., Clark, S., Mashtare, M. L., Veith, T. L., Elliott, H. A., Watson, J. E., Silverman, J., Richard, T. L., Read, A. F. & Preisendanz, H. E., Sep 1 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 51, 5, p. 1066-1082 17 p.

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Rye as an Energy Cover Crop: Management, Forage Quality, and Revenue Opportunities for Feed and Bioenergy

Herbstritt, S., Richard, T. L., Lence, S. H., Wu, H., O’Brien, P. L., Emmett, B. D., Kaspar, T. C., Karlen, D. L., Kohler, K. & Malone, R. W., Oct 2022, In: Agriculture (Switzerland). 12, 10, 1691.

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Meeting global challenges with regenerative agriculture producing food and energy

Schulte, L. A., Dale, B. E., Bozzetto, S., Liebman, M., Souza, G. M., Haddad, N., Richard, T. L., Basso, B., Brown, R. C., Hilbert, J. A. & Arbuckle, J. G., May 2022, In: Nature Sustainability. 5, 5, p. 384-388 5 p.

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Techno-economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of an Integrated Wastewater-Derived Duckweed Biorefinery

Calicioglu, O., Femeena, P. V., Mutel, C. L., Sills, D. L., Richard, T. L. & Brennan, R. A., Jul 19 2021, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 9, 28, p. 9395-9408 14 p.

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Redefining marginal land for bioenergy crop production

Khanna, M., Chen, L., Basso, B., Cai, X., Field, J. L., Guan, K., Jiang, C., Lark, T. J., Richard, T. L., Spawn-Lee, S. A., Yang, P. & Zipp, K. Y., Oct 2021, In: GCB Bioenergy. 13, 10, p. 1590-1609 20 p.

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A semi-commercial case study of willow biomass production in the northeastern United States

Montes, F., Fabio, E. S., Smart, L. B., Richard, T. L., Rodrigo Masip, A. & Kemanian, A. R., Mar 1 2021, In: Agronomy Journal. 113, 2, p. 1287-1302 16 p.

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The potential for expanding sustainable biogas production and some possible impacts in specific countries

Dale, B. E., Bozzetto, S., Couturier, C., Fabbri, C., Hilbert, J. A., Ong, R., Richard, T., Rossi, L., Thelen, K. D. & Woods, J., Nov 1 2020, In: Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. 14, 6, p. 1335-1347 13 p.

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Robust paths to net greenhouse gas mitigation and negative emissions via advanced biofuels

Field, J. L., Richard, T. L., Smithwick, E. A. H., Cai, H., Laser, M. S., LeBauer, D. S., Long, S. P., Paustian, K., Qin, Z., Sheehan, J. J., Smith, P., Wang, M. Q. & Lynd, L. R., Sep 8 2020, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 117, 36, p. 21968-21977 10 p.

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Technoeconomic and life-cycle analysis of single-step catalytic conversion of wet ethanol into fungible fuel blendstocks

Hannon, J. R., Lynd, L. R., Andrade, O., Benavides, P. T., Beckham, G. T., Biddy, M. J., Brown, N., Chagas, M. F., Davison, B. H., Foust, T., Junqueira, T. L., Laser, M. S., Li, Z., Richard, T., Tao, L., Tuskan, G. A., Wang, M., Woods, J. & Wyman, C. E., Jun 9 2020, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 117, 23, p. 12576-12583 8 p.

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Effects of ensiling time on corn silage neutral detergent fiber degradability and relationship between laboratory fiber analyses and in vivo digestibility

Hristov, A. N., Harper, M. T., Roth, G., Canale, C., Huhtanen, P., Richard, T. L. & DiMarco, K., Mar 2020, In: Journal of dairy science. 103, 3, p. 2333-2346 14 p.

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Anaerobic bioprocessing of wastewater-derived duckweed: Maximizing product yields in a biorefinery value cascade

Calicioglu, O., Richard, T. L. & Brennan, R. A., Oct 2019, In: Bioresource technology. 289, 121716.

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Economic comparative advantage of willow biomass in the Northeast USA

Langholtz, M., Eaton, L., Davis, M., Shedden, M., Brandt, C., Volk, T. & Richard, T., Jan 1 2019, In: Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. 13, 1, p. 74-85 12 p.

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