Dr. Rahman's research mainly focus on increasing the yield and quality of agricultural products using minimum resources and reducing environmental degradation with minimal carbon footprint by applying different innovations, optimizations, waste management, and renewable techniques in controlled environment agricultural (CEA) systems. Dr. Rahman's research interest includes but not limited to:
> Innovation and improvement of novel sustainable HVAC technologies in CEA.
> Innovative substrate and hydroponic systems development for indoor farming and green buildings.
> Thermal/moisture balance modeling, and energy optimizations of agricultural buildings.
> Integrating renewable sources in the indoor environment controlling systems for agricultural buildings.
> Innovative systems development for integrating waste-recovering technologies in CEA production.
Dr. Rahman's Engineering for Agri-Environment (EAE) Lab is a multi-disciplinary lab where they are trying to overcome each specific challenge of controlled environment agriculture (CEA), from the substrate to the roof cover and anything in between, through sustainable technologies.
Courses Taught
- SAFS 632: Urban Agriculture
- SAFS 689: Greenhouse Mgmt & Operation
Selected Publications
Ahamed, M. S., Sultan, M., Monfet, D., Rahman, M. S., Zhang, Y., Zahid, A., . . . Achour, Y. (2023). A critical review on efficient thermal environment controls in indoor vertical farming. Journal of Cleaner Production, 425, 138923. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138923
Rahman, M. S., & Guo, H. (2023). Sensitivity analysis of the DehumReq model to evaluate the impact of predominant factors on dehumidification requirement of greenhouses in cold regions. Information Processing in Agriculture, 10(2), 216-228. doi:10.1016/j.inpa.2022.01.004
Rahman, M. S., MacPherson, S., & Lefsrud, M. (2023). Experimental investigation of a novel evaporative cooling pad made of cement-free porous concrete. Building and Environment, 228, 109867. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109867
Rahman, M. S., MacPherson, S., & Lefsrud, M. (2022). Prospects of porous concrete as a plant-growing medium and structural component for green roofs: a review. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 37(5), 536-549. doi:10.1017/s1742170522000138
Rahman, M. S., MacPherson, S., Akbarzadeh, A., Guerini, A., Chapelat, J., & Lefsrud, M. (2022). A study on heat and mass transfer through vegetated porous concrete for environmental control. Journal of Cleaner Production, 366, 132984. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132984
Rahman, M. S., Chauvin-Bossé, T., Akbarzadeh, A., Guerini, A., Chapelat, J., & Lefsrud, M. (2022). Experimental investigation of heat and moisture transfer with ventilation through porous concrete with embedded coils for air conditioning. Building and Environment, 222, 109370. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109370
Nehar, L., Rahman, T., Tuly, S. S., Rahman, M. S., Sarker, M. R. I., & Beg, M. R. A. (2022). Thermal performance analysis of a solar still with different absorber plates and external copper condenser. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 17, 100763. doi:10.1016/j.gsd.2022.100763
Rahman, M. S., Guo, H., & Han, J. (2021). Dehumidification requirement modelling and control strategy for greenhouses in cold regions. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 187, 106264. doi:10.1016/j.compag.2021.106264
Tuly, S. S., Sarker, M. R. I., Das, B. K., & Rahman, M. S. (2021). Effects of design and operational parameters on the performance of a solar distillation system: A comprehensive review. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 14, 100599. doi:10.1016/j.gsd.2021.100599
Tuly, S. S., Rahman, M. S., Sarker, M. R. I., & Beg, R. A. (2021). Combined influence of fin, phase change material, wick, and external condenser on the thermal performance of a double slope solar still. Journal of Cleaner Production, 287, 125458. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125458
