Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment

Website: http://ecocomplex-biodiesel.blogspot.com/

Education: 

• Ph.D., Energy & Environmental Systems, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
• M.A.,Appropriate Technology, Appalachian State University
• B.S., Natural Resources, North Carolina State University

Teaching Specialties: 

• Solar Thermal Energy
• Biofuels & Biosystems
• Appropriate Technology in the Developing World

Professional Affiliations or Organizations: 

• International Society for Industrial Ecology
• North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
• Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel 

Research Interests: 

• Industrial Ecology and Eco-Industrial Park Development
• Biofuels and biomass energy systems
• Sustainable Transportation Technology
• Closed-loop system design
• Life Cycle Assessment
• Permaculture design
• Appropriate Technology in lesser income countries
• Transdisciplinarity

Publications: 

• Ferrell, J., & Shahbazi, A. (2015). County Government Led EIP Development using Municipal Biomass Resources for Clean Energy Production, a case study of the Catawba County North Carolina EcoComplex. Progress in Industrial Ecology. Accepted January 2015.
• Ferrell, J.C. (2014). A distributed model of oilseed biorefining, via integrated industrial ecology exchanges. ProQuest Dissertation. Published May 2014.
• Ferrell, J. (2013). Overcoming Economic barriers to Distributed Biodiesel Manufacturing through value-added co -products, near-term technology, and system integration. National Biodiesel Board, Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel Conference Proceedings.
• Raichle, B., Sinclair, R., Ferrell, J. (2012). Design and construction of a direct hydro powered coffee depulper. Energy for Sustainable Development. 
• Ferrell, J., Hobbs, Z., Ramsdell, J. (2012). Integrating Co-Generation for Renewable Fuel Production at the Catawba County North Carolina EcoComplex. EPA LMOP conference proceedings.
• Akyeampong, J., Ferrell, J. The EcoComplex: Economic Study of Biodiesel Production with Heterogeneous Catalysis. Proceedings of the 2012 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference.
• Ferrell, J., Cockerill, K. (2011). Closing Coffee Production Loops with Fair Trade Ethanol in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Energy for Sustainable Development.
• Ferrell, J., Edwards, B. (2010). Biomass Energy Potential at the Catawba County North Carolina EcoComplex. NC A&T Green Energy Conference Proceedings.
• Ferrell, J. (2009). Testing Modular Biodiesel Processing, Oilseed Feedstocks, and Combustion Emissions at the EcoComplex in Catawba County, North Carolina. Proceedings from 1st Biofuels Technology Shortcourse, Fulbright Commission-Brazil, Sao Paulo.

Courses Taught: 

• Solar Thermal Energy, TEC 4628/5628
• Contemporary Problems in Appropriate Technology, TEC 4638
• Biofuels Technology, TEC 4700/5700
• Ecological Design in Peru TEC 3532
• Sustainable Technologies in Nicaragua TEC 3536