BAERDEMAEKER, Josse De
Title: Professor
Address: Department of Biosystems, division MeBioS,
          Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
          Kasteelpark Arenberg 30 Box 2456 B-3001
          LEUVEN-HEVERLEE, Belgium
Tel: ++32-16321445
Email: josse.debaerdemaeker@biw.kuleuven.be
Education Background:
    1975  Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University
    1973  M. Sc. degree in Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University
    1968  B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering (with high honors), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Working Experiences:
    1987–present K.U.Leuven, Belgium, Professor in Biosystems Engineering
    1983 K.U.Leuven, Associate Professor in Agricultural Engineering
    1977 Research Manager and lecturer, K.U.Leuven, Agricultural Engineering Department
    1977 Visiting Assistant Professor, Agricultural Engineering Dep.t, Michigan State University
    1976 K.U.Leuven, Belgium, research engineer (National Research Fund, Belgium)
Research Interests:
Mechanics and optics of agricultural crops including modeling of bio-physical processes
Efficiency of grain and forage harvesting through loss reduction in field and in storage
Development of flow measurement systems for granular materials
Precision agriculture for field and orchard crops
Professional Activities:
Member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, ASABE
Chairman of Section Board 6, 1979-1985 (Post Harvest Technology) of CIGR, The International Commisson for Agricultural Engineering
Past Member of section board 7 (Information technology) and section Board 3 (agricultural machinery) of CIGR, The International Commisson for Agricultural Engineering
Member of the Club of Bologna, an international study and advisory group on future developments in agricultural engineering
Corresponding member of the ‘Accademia dei Georgofili’ – Agricultural Sciences Academy- Firenze, Italy
Member of the International Advisory Board of the Centre of Excellence AGROPHYSICS, Lublin Poland