Tom Mueller

Associate Professor

Faculty

Education

Staff: B. Mijatovic, Research Analyst

Graduate Research Assistant: Nathan Hamilton

A.C. Pike, MS in Plant and Soil Science. 2008.
- Thesis: Precision conservation, land-use, and management.
- Currently LIDAR Analyst for Photo Science in Lexington Kentucky
M.M. Poulette, MS in Plant and Soil Science, 2008.
- Thesis: Spatial variability of crop response to nitrogen.
- Currently Ph.D. student in the Department of Biology.
B. Mijatovic, MS in Plant and Soil Science, 2006
- Thesis: Relationships between soil properties, select spatial sensors, and terrain attributes for several Kentucky fields
- Currently a Research Analyst in the Precision Resource Conservation and Management Laboratory.
B.G. Sears, MS in Plant and Soil Science, 2005.
- Thesis: Corn grain yield variability across a central Kentucky landscape.
- Currently a Agricultural Extension Specialist for
A.C. Osborne, MS in Plant and Soil Science, 2003.
- Thesis: Soil microbial community structure indices for site-specific management.
- Currently a Senior Extension Associate for Environmental and Natural Resource Issues
N.J. Hartsock, MS in Plant and Soil Science, 2001.
- Thesis: In situ soil electrical conductivity variability in several Kentucky agricultural fields.
- Currently Strategic Marketing Manager for John Deere

Bae599 - Topics in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering: Precision Agriculture; Credits - 3
A course designed for students who desire to understand the acquisition and analysis of geographically referenced data for the management of crop production systems. Topics include: mapping, map projections, implementation of global positioning systems, data formats, geographic information systems, grid sampling, soil fertility and physical properties, yield monitoring, variable-rate application, crop modeling and economics. Class Web Page .
Instructors: Tom Mueller Carl Dillon

Pls468g - Soil Use and Management; Credits - 3
The application of principles related to soils and their management in planning the utilization of land and associated resources. Lecture and discussion. Prereq: PLS 366 or consent of instructor. Class Web Page .
Instructors: Tom Mueller

Refereed Journal Articles
Karathanasis, A.D., T.G. Mueller, B. Boone, and Y.L. Thompson. 2006. Effect of soil depth and texture on fecal bacteria removal from septic effluents. Journal of Water and Health. 4:395-195.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tom Mueller Yvonne Thompson Tasos Karathanasis

Barnhisel, R.I., A. Moberly, and T.G. Mueller. 2005. Variable seeding and nitrogen rates on rolling Kentucky terrains: Effects on corn yield. Proceedings, 7th International Conference on Precision Agriculture. ASA Misc. Publ., ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, Wis. Published on CD.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tom Mueller Richard Barnhisel

Cetin, H., J.T. Pafford, and T.G. Mueller. 2005. Precision agriculture using hyperspectral remote sensing and GIS. Proceedings, 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies-RAST2005, the Institute of Electrical.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tom Mueller

Hartsock, N.J., T.G. Mueller, A.D. Karathanasis, and P.L. Cornelius. 2005. Interpreting soil electrical conductivity and terrain attribute variability with soil surveys. Precision Agriculture.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tom Mueller Paul Cornelius Tasos Karathanasis

Mueller, T.G., H. Cetin, R.A. Fleming, C.R. Dillon, A.D. Karathanasis, and S.A. Shearer. 2005. Erosion probability maps: Calibrating precision agriculture data with soil surveys using logistic regression. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tom Mueller Tasos Karathanasis

Mueller, T.G., S.R.K. Dhanikonda, N.B. Pusuluri, A.D. Karathanasis, K.K. Mathias, B. Mijatovic, and B.G. Sears. 2005. Optimizing inverse distance weighted interpolation with cross-validation. Soil Science 170:504-515.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tom Mueller Brandon Sears Tasos Karathanasis Blazan Mijatovic

Sears, B.G., B. Mijatovic, T.G. Mueller, and R.I. Barnhisel. 2005. Interpreting yield variability with electrical conductivity and terrain attributes across a central Kentucky landscape. Crop Management. Published online September 2005: doi:10.1094/CM-2005-0928-01-RV.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tom Mueller Brandon Sears Richard Barnhisel

Mueller, T.G., N.B. Pusuluri, K.K. Mathias, P.L. Cornelius, and R.I. Barnhisel. 2004. Site-specific fertility management: A model for map quality. Soil Science Society of America Journal 68:2031-2041.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tom Mueller Richard Barnhisel Paul Cornelius

Mueller, T.G., N.B. Pusuluri, P.L. Cornelius, K.K. Mathias, R.I. Barnhisel, and S.A. 2004. Map quality for ordinary kriging and inverse distance weighted interpolation. Soil Science Society of America Journal.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tom Mueller Richard Barnhisel Paul Cornelius

Pils, J.R.V., A.D. Karathanasis, and T.G. Mueller. 2004. Concentration of six trace metals in Northern Kentucky soils. Journal Soil and Sediment Contamination 13:37-51.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tom Mueller Tasos Karathanasis

Spaulding, A., S. Saghaian, C. Dillon, T. Mueller, and S. Shearer. 2004. The value of soil electrical conductivity and topographical information for variable rate nitrogen application. 7th International Conference on Precision Agriculture.
Authors in PSS Dept.: Tom Mueller

PA-2 GUIDELINES FOR ADOPTING PRECISION AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES PDF: 85 kb, 4 pages HTML: 22 kb
PA-1 ELEMENTS OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE: BASICS OF YIELD MONITOR INSTALLATION AND OPERATION PDF: 234 kb, 10 pages HTML: 48 kb

This person page last updated on 2008-12-15