Manuscripts and presentations at conferences

Chopra, S, N Mueller, D Dhingra, P Pillai, T Kaushik, A Kumar, and R Beaudry (2022) Design and performance of solar-refrigerated, evaporatively-cooled structure for off-grid storage of perishables, Postharvest Biology and Technology, 197, 112212.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2022.112212

Chopra, S, N Mueller, D Dhingra, I Mani, T Kaushik, A Kumar, and R Beaudry (2021) A mathematical description of evaporative cooling potential for perishables storage in India, Postharvest Biology and Technology, 183: 111727. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2021.111727

Mahangade, P.S., I. Mani, R. Beaudry, N. Müller, and S. Chopra. 2020. Using Amaranth as a Model Plant for Evaluating Imperfect Storages: Assessment of Solar-refrigerated and Evaporatively-cooled Structures in India. HortScience https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI15249-20.

Beaudry, Randolph, Sangeeta Chopra, Norbert Mueller (2020) Off-grid solar refrigeration: Technical innovations for the storage of perishables for smallholder farmers. International Horticultural Conference, Feb. 26-28, 2020, Lahore, Pakistan.

Mahangade, Priyanka S., Indra Mani, Sangeeta Chopra, Randolph Beaudry, Norbert Mueller (2020) Using amaranth as a model plant for evaluating imperfect storages: Evaluating the functionality of solar refrigerated and evaporatively cooled (SREC) structures. International Horticultural Conference, Feb. 26-28, 2020, Lahore, Pakistan.

Chopra, Sangeeta, Randolph Beaudry, Norbert Mueller, Indra Mani (2019) Solar refrigerated evaporatively cooled structures for storage of perishables for smallholder farmers, US India, Campus Tech Connect, January 3-6, 2019. (Poster) Chopra, Sangeeta, Randolph Beaudry, Norbert Mueller (2019) Amaranth: A Model Crop for Testing Imperfect Storages. American Society for Horticultural Science, July 21-25, 2019, Las Vegas, Nevada, (abstract #26418). HortScience 54(9) Supplement – 2019 ASHS Annual Conference.

Chopra, Sangeeta, Randolph Beaudry, Norbert Mueller (2019) Amaranth: A Model Crop for Testing Imperfect Storages. 2019 (American Society of Horticulture Sciences) ASHS Annual Conference, July 21-25, USA. (oral presentation). https://ashs.confex.com/ashs/2019/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/31356.

Chopra, Sangeeta and Randolph Beaudry (2018) Innovative composite wall designs for evaporative cooled structures for storage of perishable. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 88 (11):1692-95.

Chopra, Sangeeta and Beaudry Randolph (2018). Redesigning evaporatively cooled rooms to incorporate solar powered refrigeration in India. Acta Horticulturae 1194, 609-616; DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1194.88. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1194.88.

Beaudry, R., S. Chopra, and N. Mueller (2018) Off-grid solar refrigeration: Technical innovations for the storage of perishables for smallholder farmers in India. Seminar for the MSU Department of Horticulture, March 1, 2018, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Chopra, Sangeeta, Randolph Beaudry, Norbert Mueller (2017) Innovative evaporatively-cooled solar-refrigerated structures for storage of perishables in India. 2017 (American Society of Horticulture Sciences) ASHS Annual Conference, September 19-22, 2017, USA. (oral presentation).

Chopra, Sangeeta, Norbert Mueller, Randolph Beaudry (2017) Innovative evaporatively-cooled solar-refrigerated structures for storage of perishables in India. American Society for Horticultural Science, Sept. 16-20, Kona, HI, (abstract #26418).

Beaudry, Randolph, Sangeeta Chopra, Norbert Mueller (2017) Innovative evaporatively-cooled/solar-refrigerated structures for storage of perishables in arid and semiarid environments. CAMA (Controlled Atmosphere Modified Atmosphere Conference) 2017. October 16-20, 2017, Madrid, Spain (abstract).

Beaudry, R.M., S. Chopra, N. Mueller (2017) Solar powered storage solutions for farmers in India, Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI, December 13, 2017