Keywords

  • biological and environmental engineering
  • controlled environment agriculture
  • energy efficiency
  • energy management
  • greenhouse engineering
  • greenhouses
  • indoor environment
  • lighting
  • renewable energy

Albright, Louis Demont

Professor
Dr. Albright is a professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering where he is Director of the Controlled Environment Agriculture program. His research specialty is environmental control and energy management in agricultural buildings, primarily greenhouses and plant growth chambers. His teaching focuses primarily on sustainable and renewable energy system design and operation.

research

research and scholarship focus

Environmental control and energy management in agricultural buildings, primarily greenhouses and plant growth chambers

research areas

domestic geographic focus

submitted impact statement

affiliations

head of

faculty appointment in

member of graduate field

service

outreach focus

controlled environment agriculture

current professional activities

  • Member, American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE)
  • Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
  • Member, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
  • Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).

background

educational background

BSAE, Cornell University, Agricultural Engineering, 1963
MS, Cornell University, Food Science, 1965
PhD, Cornell University, Agricultural Engineering, 1972

professional background

After receiving his Ph.D., Albright was an assistant professor of agricultural engineering at the University of California at Davis for two years before coming to Cornell.

awards and distinctions

  • Young Researcher of the Year Award, 1979
  • Henry Giese Structures and Environment Award, given by ASAE, 1994
  • He has been awarded several prizes from the ASAE for his research papers, as well as several teaching awards from the Colleges of Agriculture & Life Sciences and Engineering.

publications

selected publications (listing in progress)

Scientific Articles

  1. Choi, H.L. and L.D. Albright. 1989. Modeling the effects of obstructions in slot-ventilated enclosures. Proceedings, Symposium on Building Systems: Room Air and A Contaminant Distribution. Am. Soc. Htg., Refrig. and Air Cond. Engrs., Atlanta, GA. pp. 127-130.
  2. Saunders, D.D. and L.D. Albright. 1989. A quantitative air-mixing visualization technique for two-dimensional flow using aerosol tracers and digital imaging analysis. Proceedings, Symposium on Building Systems: Room Air and Air Contaminant Distribution. Am. Soc. Htg., Refrig. and Air Cond. Engrs., Atlanta, GA. pp. 84-87.
  3. Albright, L.D. 1989. A summary of research needs. Proceedings, Symposium on Building Systems: Room Air and Air Contaminant Distribution. Am. Soc. Htg., Refrig. and Air Cond. Engrs., Atlanta, GA. pp. 8-9.
  4. Wolfe, D.W., L.D. Albright and J. Wyland. 1989. Modeling row cover effects on microclimate and yield: I. Growth response of tomato and cucumber. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 114(4):562-568.
  5. Albright, L.D., D.W. Wolfe and S. Novak. 1989. Modeling row cover effect on microclimate and yield: II. Thermal model and simulations. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 114(4):569-578.
  6. Albright, L.D. 1989. Slotted inlet baffle control based on inlet jet momentum numbers. Trans. of the ASAE 32(5):1764-1768.
  7. Choi, H.L., L.D. Albright and M.B. Timmons. 1990. An application of the k-epsilon turbulence method to predict how a rectangular obstacle in a slot-ventilated enclosure affects air flow. Trans. of the ASAE 33(1):274-281.
  8. Marsh, L.S. and L.D. Albright. 1991. Economically optimum day temperatures for greenhouse hydroponic lettuce production, Part I: A computer model. Trans. of the ASAE 34(2):550-556.
  9. Marsh, L.S. and L.D. Albright. 1991. Economically optimum day temperatures for greenhouse hydroponic lettuce production, Part II: Results and simulations. Trans. of the ASAE 34(2):557-562.
  10. Seginer, I., G. Shina, L.D. Albright and L.S. Marsh. 1991. Optimal temperature setpoints for greenhouse lettuce. J. Agr. Engr. Res. 49:209-226.
  11. Adre, N. and L.D. Albright. 1994. Criterion for establishing similar two-dimensional wall jet air flow patterns in confined spaces. ASHRAE Trans. 100(1):1170-1181.
  12. Adre, N. and L.D. Albright. 1994. Criterion for establishing similar air flow patterns (isothermal) in slotted-inlet ventilated enclosures. Trans. of the ASAE 37(1):235-250.
  13. Albright, L.D. 1995. Controlling greenhouse ventilation inlets by pressure difference. HortTechnology 5(3):260-264.
  14. Rousseau, A.N. and L.D. Albright. 1996. An alternative kinematic similarity criterion for slot-ventilated enclosures. Trans. of the ASAE 38(6):1887-1889.
  15. Rousseau, A.N. and L.D. Albright. 1996. Computational fluid dynamics study of incomplete air mixing in a slot-ventilated enclosure, Part I: Flow field characteristics. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A, 29:809-824.
  16. Rousseau, A.N. and L.D. Albright. 1996. Computational fluid dynamics study of incomplete air mixing in a slot-ventilated enclosure, Part II: Mass transfer processes. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A, 29:825-842.
  17. Both, A.J., A.R. Leed, E. Goto, L.D. Albright and R.W. Langhans. 1996. Greenhouse spinach production in a NFT system. Acta Horticulturae No. 440:187-192.
  18. Goto, E., A.J. Both, L.D. Albright, R.W. Langhans and A.R. Leed. 1996. Effect of dissolved oxygen concentration on lettuce growth in floating hydroponics. Acta Horticulturae No. 440:205-210.
  19. Both, A.J., C.A. Chou, L.D. Albright and R.W. Langhans. 1997. A microwave powered light source for plant irradiation. Acta Horticulturae No. 418:189-194.
  20. Both, A.J., L.D. Albright, R.W. Langhans, R.A. Reiser and B.G. Vinzant. 1997. Hydroponic lettuce production influenced by integrated supplemental light levels in a controlled environment agricultural facility: Experimental results. Acta Horticulturae No. 418:45-52.
  21. Both, A.J., L.D. Albright, R.W. Langhans, B.G. Vinzant and P.N. Walker. 1997. Electric energy consumption and light output of nine 400 Watt high pressure sodium luminaires and a greenhouse application of the results. Acta Horticulturae No. 418:195-202.
  22. Rousseau, A.N. and L.D. Albright. 1997. A short comparison of damping functions of standard low-Reynolds number k-? models. J. Fluid Engineering. 119(2):460-463.
  23. Ciolkosz, D.E., L.D. Albright and A.J. Both. 1998. Characterizing evapotranspiration in a greenhouse lettuce crop. Acta Horticulturae No. 456:255-262.
  24. Both, A.J., L.D. Albright and R.W. Langhans. 1998. Coordinated management of daily PAR integral and carbon dioxide for hydroponic lettuce production. Acta Horticulturae No. 456:45-52.
  25. Spinu, V.C., L.D. Albright and R.W. Langhans. 1998. Electrochemical pH control in hydroponics systems. Acta Horticulturae No. 456:275-282.
  26. Spinu, V.C. and L.D. Albright. 1998. Electrotechnology for water conditioning: a simulation model. Acta Horticulturae No. 456:283-290.
  27. Thompson, H.C., R.W. Langhans, A.J. Both and L.D. Albright. 1998. Shoot and root temperature effects on lettuce growth in a floating hydroponic system. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 123(3):361-364.
  28. Ciolkosz, D.E. and L.D. Albright. 1998. Microwave lamp characterization. (in press)
  29. Both, A.J., L.D. Albright and R.W. Langhans. 1998. Controlling the greenhouse light environment: Part 1, Consistent light for plant production. Trans. of the ASAE (submitted)
  30. Albright, L.D. and A.J. Both. 1998. Controlling the greenhouse light environment: Part 2, Supplemental lighting. Trans. of the ASAE (submitted)
  31. Albright, L.D. and A.J. Both. 1998. Controlling the greenhouse light environment: Part 3, Movable shade systems. Trans. of the ASAE (submitted)
  32. Albright, L.D. and A.J. Both. 1998. Controlling the greenhouse light environment: Part 4, Consequences and conclusions. Trans. of the ASAE (submitted)
  33. Ciolkosz, D.C. and L.D., Albright. 1998. Use of small scale evaporation pans for evaluation of whole plant evapotranspiration. Trans. of the ASAE (submitted).

Other Published Articles

  1. Albright, L.D. and A.J. Both. 1990. Screening materials for thrips exclusion in greenhouses. Proceedings, Fifty-Second Annual New York State Pest Management Conference. pp. 21-27.
  2. Albright, L.D. 1991. Controlling the greenhouse environment. Proceedings, New York State Vegetable Conference, Syracuse NY. Cornell Cooperative Extension. pp. 59-61.
  3. Both, A.J., L.D. Albright, R.W. Langhans, B. Vinzant and P.N. Walker. 1992. Research on energy consumption of HID lighting. Proceedings, National Agricultural Demand-Side Management Conference. Syracuse, NY. Oct. 20-22, 1992. NRAES-65 Publication. pp. 125-134. NRAES, Riley-Robb Hall, Ithaca NY.
  4. Albright, L.D. 1992. The effect of insect screens on ventilation system design. Proceedings, Cornell Greenhouse Conference. October, 1992. 1 p.
  5. Albright, L.D. and A.J. Both. 1994. Comparisons of luminaires: efficacies and system design. Proceedings, International Lighting Workshop, Madison, WI. NASA Conference Publication CP-3309, NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL. pp. 281-297.
  6. Albright, L.D. 1994. Fan operating costs for controlled environment agriculture. Proceedings, National Agricultural Demand-Side Management Conference, Albany, NY. NRAES, Riley-Robb Hall, Cornell University. pp. 51-60.
  7. Albright, L.D. 1994. Fundamentals of environmental control for plants. Proceedings, Greenhouse Systems Conference: Automation, Culture and Environment. NRAES, Riley-Robb Hall, Cornell University. pp. 140-152.
  8. Wheeler, E.F., J. Kossowski, E. Goto, R.W. Langhans, G. White, L.D. Albright and D. Wilcox. 1995. Considerations in selecting crops for the Human-Rated Life Support System: A linear programming model. Advances in Space Research 12(1):233-236.
  9. Albright, L.D. 1995. Animal production in enclosed environments. Proceedings, International symposium on livestock waste: A renewable resource. Korean Society of Animal Science, Seoul, Korea. pp. 25-56.
  10. Albright, L.D. 1996. Importance of design and control of light in high-productivity controlled environment agriculture (CEA). Proceedings, International Conference on Agricultural and Biological Environment (ICABE), Beijing, China, 15-19 August. pp. I-15 to I-20.
  11. Albright, L.D. 1996. Weather space concepts to link design and operation of confined animal housing systems. Proceedings, International Conference on Agricultural and Biological Environment (ICABE), Beijing, China, 15-19 August. pp. III-43 to III-48.
  12. Albright, L.D. 1996. Controlled-environment lettuce-production modules. Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth National Agricultural Plastics Congress and the American Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Association Conference. June 14-18, Atlantic City, NJ. pp. 265-270.
  13. Albright, L.D. 1997. Ventilation and shading for greenhouse cooling. Proceedings, International Seminar on Protected Cultivation in India. Bangalore, India, Dec. 18-19, 1997. pp. 16-24.
  14. Albright, L.D. 1997.Specifications, functioning and maintenance of equipment for forced cooling of greenhouses. Proceedings, International Seminar on Protected Cultivation in India. Bangalore, India, Dec. 18-19, 1997. pp. 25-32.
  15. Setiawan, A, L.D. Albright and R.M. Phelan. 1998. Simulation of greenhouse air temperature using PI and PDF algorithms. Proceedings, 1st IFAC workshop on control applications and ergonomics in agriculture. Athens, Greece. June 15-17, 1998.
  16. Both, A.J., S.S. Scholl, L.D. Albright and R.W. Langhans. 1998. Comparing continuous lettuce production in nutrient film technique and floating hydroponics. Proceedings

Presented Papers, with written copy

  1. Adre N. and L.D. Albright. 1989. A comparison of the ASHRAE crack method and ASAE standard data for predicting air infiltration into a barn. ASAE Paper No. NAR89-104. American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph, MI. 11 pp.
  2. Adre, N. and L.D. Albright. 1991. Establishment of desired air flow patterns in slotted-inlet ventilated enclosures. ASAE Paper No. 91-4022. American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph, MI. 38 pp.
  3. Albright, L.D., N. Adre and A. Rousseau. 1992. System characteristic graphs as a basis for ventilation system control. ASAE Paper No. 92-4045. American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph, MI. 24 pp.
  4. Adre, N. and L.D. Albright. 1992. Criterion for establishing similar air flow patterns in slotted-inlet ventilated enclosures. ASAE Paper No. 92-4530. American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph, MI. 45 pp.
  5. Albright, L.D. 1994. Predicting greenhouse ventilating fan duty factors and operating costs. Paper No. 944576. ASAE, The society for engineering in agricultural, food and biological systems, St. Joseph, MI. 20 pp.
  6. Goto, E., L.D. Albright, R.W. Langhans and A.R. Leed. 1994. Plant spacing management in hydroponic lettuce production. Paper No. 944574. ASAE, The society for engineering in agricultural, food and biological systems, St. Joseph, MI. 13 pp.
  7. Wheeler, E.F., L.D. Albright, L.P. Walker, R.M. Spanswick and R.W. Langhans. 1994. Plant growth and nitrogen uptake, Part I: Beyond the Michaelis-Menten relationship. Paper No. 947506. ASAE, The society for engineering in agricultural, food and biological systems, St. Joseph, MI. 15 pp.
  8. Wheeler, E.F., L.D. Albright, L.P. Walker, R.M. Spanswick and R.W. Langhans. 1994. Plant growth and nitrogen uptake, Part II: Effects of light level and nitrate nutrition. Paper No. 947505. ASAE, The society for engineering in agricultural, food and biological systems, St. Joseph, MI. 14 pp.
  9. Wheeler, E.F. and L.D. Albright. 1995. Quantification of lettuce growth in relation to environmental stress. Paper No. 954461. ASAE, The society for engineering in agricultural, food and biological systems, St. Joseph, MI. 25 pp.
  10. Albright, L.D. 1995. Greenhouse lighting control to a daily PPF integral, with energy and cost consequences. Paper No. 954487. ASAE, The society for engineering in agricultural, food and biological systems, St. Joseph, MI. 22 pp.
  11. Adre, N., L.D. Albright and M.L. Hellickson. 1995. Control of nonisothermal airflow patterns in livestock confinement facilities equipped with slotted-inlet ventilation systems (SIVS). Paper No. 954643. ASAE, The society for engineering in agricultural, food and biological systems, St. Joseph, MI. 21 pp.
  12. Albright, L.D. and H.I. Henderson. 1996. Air conditioning greenhouses to increase effectiveness of carbon dioxide enrichment. Paper No. 964007. ASAE, The society for engineering in agricultural, food and biological systems, St. Joseph, MI. 15 pp.
  13. Ciolkosz, D.E. and L.D. Albright. 1997. Evaluation of whole plant transpiration as affected by greenhouse air movement. Paper No. 974029. ASAE, The society for engineering in agricultural, food and biological systems, St. Joseph, MI. 18 pp.
Keywords: biological and environmental engineering, controlled environment agriculture, energy efficiency, energy management, greenhouse engineering, greenhouses, indoor environment, lighting, renewable energy