Journal articles

Fernandez Pulido, C.; Femeena, P. V.; and Brennan, R. A. (2024) . Nutrient cycling with duckweed for the biofertilization of root, fruit, leaf, and grain crops: impacts to plant-soil-leachate systems. Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action. Agriculture. 14(2): 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14020188.

Femeena, P. V., Costello, C., and Brennan, R. A. (2023). Spatial optimization of nutrient recovery from dairy farms to support economically viable load reductions in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Agricultural Systems. 207: 103640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103640 

Femeena, P. V., Roman, B., and Brennan, R. A. (2023). Maximizing duckweed biomass production for food security at low light intensities: Experimental results and an enhanced predictive model. Environmental Challenges.11: 100709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2023.100709 

Doaemo, W., Betasolo1, M, Montenegro, J. F., Pizzigoni, S., Kvashuk, A ., Femeena, P. V., Mohan, M. (2023). Evaluating the impacts of environmental and anthropogenic factors on water quality in the Bumbu River Watershed, Papua New Guinea. Water, 15, 489. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15030489..

Femeena, P. V., House, G. R., and Brennan, R. A. (2022) “Creating a circular nitrogen bioeconomy in agricultural systems through nutrient recovery and upcycling by microalgae and duckweed: past efforts and future trends.” Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Special Collection: Circular Food and Agricultural Systems, 65 (2): 327-346.

Femeena, P. V., Karki, R., Cibin, R., Sudheer, K. P. (2021). "Reconceptualizing HRU threshold definition in the Soil and Water Assessment Tool. Journal of Water Resources Association". Journal of the American Water Resources Association. Technical Note. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13000 

Calicioglu, O., Sengul, M. Y., Femeena, P.V., and Brennan, R. A. (2021) “Duckweed growth model for large-scale applications: optimizing harvesting regime and intrinsic growth rate via machine learning to maximize biomass yields.” Journal of Cleaner Production, 324, 15: 129120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129120  

Calicioglu, O.; Femeena, P.V., Mutel, C.; Sills, D. L.; Richard, T. L.; and Brennan, R. A. (2021) “Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of an integrated wastewater-derived duckweed pond and biorefinery.” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c02539.

Arenas, M. A., Femeena, P.V., and Brennan, R. A. (2021) “The Water-Energy-Food Nexus Discovery Map: linking geographic information systems, academic collaboration, and large-scale data visualization.” Sustainability, 13: 5220. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13095220

Cherkauer, K. A. Bowling, L., Chaubey, I., Chin, N., Ficklin, D., Kines, S., Lee, C., Pignotti, G., Rahman, S., Singh, S., Femeena, P.V., Williamson, T. (2021). Climate  Change  Impacts and  Strategies for Adaptation  for Water  Resource Management  in  Indiana. Climatic Change 165, 21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-021-02979-4.

Femeena, P V., Chaubey, I., Aubeneau, A., McMillan, S., Wagner, P. D., Fohrer, N. (2020). An improved process‐based representation of stream solute transport in the soil and water assessment tools. Hydrological Processes. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13751

Femeena, P V., Chaubey, I., Aubeneau, A., McMillan, S., Wagner, P. D., Fohrer, N. (2020). Developing an improved user interface for a physically-based stream solute transport model. Environmental Modelling & Software, 129, 104715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104715

Femeena, P.V., Chaubey, I., Aubeneau, A., McMillan, S., Wagner, P.D., Fohrer, N. (2019). Simple regression models can act as calibration-substitute to approximate transient storage parameters in streams. Adv. Water Resour. 123, 201–209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.11.010

Femeena, P V., Sudheer, K. P., Cibin R., Chaubey, I. (2018). Spatial optimization of cropping pattern for sustainable food and biofuel production with minimal downstream pollution. J Environ Manage. 12:198-209. Epub 2018 Feb 22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.01.060

Book chapter

Ale, S., Femeena, P V., Mehan., S., Cibin, R. (2018). Environmental impacts of bioenergy crop production and benefits of multifunctional bioenergy systems. Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage: Using Natural Resources for Sustainable Development. Academic Press, pp. 195-217, ISBN 9780128162293. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-816229-3.00010-7

Conference Presentations

Femeena, P. V., Costello, C., and Brennan, R. A. (2022). Identifying optimal locations for advancing the circular bioeconomy on dairy farms using manure-grown duckweed: A case study of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Presented at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, Houston, TX, USA. (July 19, 2022). 

Femeena, P. V., Roman, B., and Brennan, R. A. (2022). The effect of light intensity on duckweed growth: Improving an intrinsic growth model using new experimental data. Presented at the American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, Houston, TX, USA. (July 19, 2022). 

Femeena, P. V., Costello, C., and Brennan, R. A. (2022). A spatial optimization framework to identify hotspot counties to implement dairy manure-based duckweed farming for reduced eutrophication in the Chesapeake Bay. Presented at the International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technologies, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. (June 21-23, 2022). 

Calicioglu, O., Sengul, M. Y., Femeena, P. V., and Brennan, R. A. (2021). Incorporating harvesting regime into a duckweed growth model to predict optimal biomass production. Presented at American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Annual International Meeting- Virtual Conference. (July 15, 2021).

Roman, B., Femeena, P.V., Brennan, R. A. (2021). Economic and life cycle impacts of creating a circular nitrogen bioeconomy at dairy farms: nutrient recovery and protein-rich feed production by duckweed. Presented at International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology- Virtual Conference. (June 23, 2021).

Femeena, P.V., Chaubey, I., Aubeneau, A., McMillan, S., Wagner, P.D., Fohrer, N.  (2018). Process-based solute transport model to improve in-stream nutrient uptake prediction. Presented at ASABE Global Water Security Conference for Agricultural and Natural Resources, Hyderabad, India. (Oct 3-7, 2018).

Femeena, P.V., Chaubey, I., Aubeneau, A., McMillan, S., Wagner, P.D., Fohrer, N.  (2018). Predicting nutrient uptake in streams using an enhanced physically-based solute transport model. Presented at 17th Biennial Conference ERB (Euromediterranean Network of Experimental and Representative Basins) in Darmstadt, Germany. (Sep 11-14, 2018).

Femeena, P.V., Chaubey, I., Aubeneau, A., McMillan, S., Wagner, P.D., Fohrer, N.  (2018). Regression models for predicting calibration parameters in transient storage models. Presented at 8th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics, Notre Dame, USA. (Jun 4-7, 2018).

Femeena, P.V., Chaubey, I., Aubeneau, A., McMillan, S., Wagner, P.D., Fohrer, N.  (2018). Regression models to estimate transient storage parameters in streams. Presented at Agricultural and Biological Engineering Graduate Industrial and Research Symposium, Purdue University, Indiana, USA (Feb 8,2018).

Chaubey, I., Pignotti, G., Femeena, P.V., Cherkauer, K., Crawford, M.,Fohrer, N., Wagner, P.D. (2018). Developmental efforts in soil hydrology and instream water quality. Presented at International Soil and Water Assessment Tool Conference, Chennai, India (Jan 8-12, 2018).

Femeena, P.V., Chaubey, I., Fohrer, N., Wagner, P.D. (2017). Improved physical representation of in- stream processes for water quality models using tracer studies. Presented at American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Annual International Meeting, Spokane, Washington USA (Jul 16-19, 2017).

Pignotti, G., Singh, S., Femeena, P.V., Chaubey, I., Cherkauer, K. (2017) Climate change impacts on Indiana Water Quality. Poster presented at Annual Indiana Water Resources Association Symposium (Jun 28-30, 2017).

Femeena, P.V., Chaubey, I., Fohrer, N., Wagner, P.D. (2017). Developing an in-stream water quality model using tracer studies to improve representation of nutrient transport processes. Presented at Agricultural and Biological Engineering Graduate Industrial and Research Symposium, Purdue University, Indiana, USA (Feb 16, 2017).

Femeena, P V., Chaubey, I., Fohrer, N. (2015) Developing an in-stream water quality model for improved simulation of nutrient dynamics in SWAT. Poster presented at International Soil and Water Assessment Tool Conference, Purdue University, IN, USA (Oct 14-16, 2015).

Femeena, P V., Sudheer, K. P., Cibin R., Chaubey, I., Her, Y. (2014). Environmentally sustainable second- generation biofuel production through optimal land use planning. Poster presented at American Geophysical Union Science Policy Conference, Washington, USA (Jun 16-18, 2014) - Awarded AGU Berkner Fellowship.

Femeena, P V., Sudheer, K. P., Cibin R., Chaubey, I., Her, Y. (2013). Spatial optimization of cropping pattern in an agricultural watershed for food and biofuel production with minimum downstream pollution. Poster presented at American Geophysical Union Meeting of the Americas, Cancun, Mexico (Ma 14-17, 2013).

Femeena, P V., Sudheer, K. P., Cibin R., Chaubey, I., Her, Y. (2013). Optimization of cropping pattern in a watershed to maximize bio energy production with minimal water pollution. Paper accepted for American Geophysical Union Science Policy Conference, Washington, USA (Jun 22-24, 2013) - Selected for AGU Berkner Fellowship.