Bartsch, James Allen
Associate Professor
Biological Engineer, Undergraduate advisor and Director of undergraduate programs in BEE, Teacher of Biological material properties course.
research
research and scholarship focus
Mechanical properties of biological materials.
research areas
- biological and environmental engineering | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- Undergraduate education in biological and environmental engineering | 2007 Impact statement
- Undergraduate teaching program in Biological and Environmental Engineering | 2006 Impact statement
- Undergraduate teaching program in Biological and Environmental Engineering (BEE) | 2005 Impact statement
- Undergraduate teaching program in Biological and Environmental Engineering (BEE) | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Biological and Environmental Engineering (BEE) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Biological and Environmental Engineering | graduate field
- International Development | graduate field
teaching
teaching focus
Freshman instruction in Engineering and CALS, biological materials.
teaches
- BEE 4970 - Individual Study in Biological and Environmental Engineering (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BEE 4980 - Undergraduate Teaching (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BEE 4990 - Undergraduate Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BEE 5951 - Master of Engineering Design Project (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BEE 6970 - Graduate Individual Study in Biological and Environmental Engineering (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BEE 8900 - Master's-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BEE 9900 - Doctoral-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BEE 3650 - Properties of Biological Materials (TR 12:20:PM-01:10:PM) | spring 2009 class
- BEE 5952 - Master of Engr Design Project (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- BEE 6970 - Graduate Individual Study in Biological and Environmental Engineering (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- BEE 8900 - Master's-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- BEE 9900 - Doctoral-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
service
outreach focus
Postharvest systems engineering
background
educational background
B.S. 1970 (Wisconsin)
M.S. 1973 (Wisconsin)
Ph.D. 1979 (Purdue)
M.S. 1973 (Wisconsin)
Ph.D. 1979 (Purdue)
professional background
Bartsch joined the Cornell faculty after receiving his doctorate. Previously, he worked with Sperry-New Holland, Stokely-Van Camp, and Ames Laboratory. He served with the U.S. Army Signal Corps in this country and in Vietnam. He also worked on his family's farm in Wisconsin. Bartsch spent a sabbatical leave in 1988-89 at the University of Limerick, in Ireland.
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
- Bartsch, J. A. 1989. Optimal use of air separation equipment for establishing a low oxygen controlled atmosphere. In Preservation processes and related techniques, ed. W. E. L. Spiess and H. Schubert, pp. 372-80. Engineering and Food, vol. 2. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier.
- Bartsch, J. A., and G. D. Blanpied. 1989. Refrigeration and controlled atmosphere storage for horticultural crops. Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service Bulletin. Ithaca, NY: NRAES, Cornell University.
- Brusewitz, G. H., and J. A. Bartsch. 1989. Impact parameters related to post harvest bruising of apples. Transactions of the ASAE 32(3):953-57.
- Gebremedhin, K. G., J. A. Bartsch, and M. C. Jorgensen. 1992. Predicting roof diaphragm and endwall stiffness from full-scale test results of a metal-clad, post-frame building. Transactions of the ASAE 35(3):977-85.
- Bartsch, J. A. 1993. Refrigeration without CFC's. In Proceedings, Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Association, vol. 99, pp.62-66. North Amherst: MFGA.
- Diefes, H. A., S. S. H. Rizvi, and J. A. Bartsch 1993. Rheological behavior of frozen and thawed low-moisture, part-skim Mozzarella cheese. Journal of Food Science 58(4):764-69.
- Maki, K. S., J. A. Bartsch, R. E. Pitt, A. C. Leopold. 1994. Viscoelastic properties and the glassy state in soybeans. Seed Science Research 4(1):27-31.
- Brent, J. L., Jr, Mulvaney, S. J., Cohen, C. and J. A. Bartsch. 1997. Thermomechanical glass transitions of extruded cereal melts. J. Cereal Science. 26(3):301-312.
- Brent, J. L., Jr, Mulvaney, S. J., Cohen, C. and J. A. Bartsch. 1997. Viscoelastic properties of extruded cereal melts. . J. Cereal Science. 26(3):313-328.
- Watkins, C. B., and J. A. Bartsch. 1998. Temperature management of packed apple fruit for maintenance of quality for local and export markets. NY Fruit Quarterly 6(3):4-7.
Keywords: bioligical materials, biological engineering, material properties, postharvest systems engineering, undergraduate education