Education

• Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, University of California - Davis, June 1990

• M.S., Agricultural Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, August 1974

• B.S., Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, June 1971

Research Areas

• Biological product quality detection and preservation

• Automation and mechanization of biological production systems

• Engineering of vertically integrated – seed to table – food production systems

Course Instructor

• BE 481 Senior Engineering Design I

• BE 482 Senior Engineering Design II

• BE 606 Instrumentation and Measurement

Activities and Memberships

• ASAE

Selected Publications

Kitamura, Y., Gautz, L.D., Paquin, D.G., and Liang, T. 2007. "A Rotational Hot Gas Heating System for Bioreactors” Biosystems Engineering (in press)

Gautz, L.D., P. Kaufusi, M. C. Jackson, H. C. Bittenbender, and C.S. Tang. 2006. "Determination of Kavalactones in Dried Kava (Piper methysticum) Powder using Near-infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy and Partial Least-Squares Regression" J of Agric and Food Chem 54(17); 6147-6152.

Jorio, R., Legendre, B., Gautz, L., and Abdellaoui. R., 2006. “Incorporation of sugarcane harvesting and transport variables into a mathematical programming sugarcane harvest and transport scheduling model.” In South African Sugar Technologists' Association 80th ANNUAL CONGRESS, July 18th –20th 2006, Durban, South Africa

Jorio, R., Legendre, B., Gautz, L., and Abdellaoui. R., 2006. “Simulation model to reduce the impact of rain stops and breakdowns on sugarcane harvesting, transport, and crushing system performances.” In South African Sugar Technologists' Association 80th ANNUAL CONGRESS, July 18th –20th 2006, Durban, South Africa

Gautz, L.D, and H.C. Bittenbender. 2005. “Effect of pruning coffee on mechanical harvesting efficiency.” In 7th International Symposium on Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Production Engineering. September 12-16, Montpelier, France.

Mauri , S., H.C. Bittenbender, L.D. Gautz, and K. Fleming. 2003.Economic evaluation of mechanized pruning of coffee in Hawaii. HortTech13(3) 468-472.

Gautz, L.D. and R. Nelson. 2006. “Energy and Economic Effectiveness of a Dehumidifier for Small Scale Coffee Drying.” Paper #061145, Annual International Meeting ASABE, Portland, OR, ASABE, 2950 Niles Rd, St Joseph, MI 49085-9659.