Greenhouse Engineering: Software-driven Design and Modelling for Optimal Microclimate Control (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781032713953)

Dr V.P. Sethi has thirty years of experience in teaching and research in the areas of greenhouse design, thermal modeling, micro-climate control, efficient solar cooker designs, Photovoltaic mathematical models for maximum power output and Biomass energy (paddy straw management). He has developed several affordable and field-worthy greenhouse technologies for higher economic gains, indigenous substrate hydroponics technologies (soil-less farming) and urban rooftops vertical farming. He has published more than 100 research and review papers in highest impact factor journals in the areas of greenhouse engineering, thermal modelling techniques, solar and renewable energy. In recognition of his research contributions, The Institution of Engineers (India) has awarded him two National awards (i) K F Antia Memorial award-2008 and (ii) President of India's Award-2010 for best published work. He was invited as Visiting Research Faculty to the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University (NDSU) twice, USA for collaborative research work in greenhouse thermal modeling and micro-climatic control. He was invited as guest faculty by university of Guelph, Canada and keynote speaker at international conferences held in China. He was conferred with the International Fellow Award for outstanding research contributions by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut in 2019. Due to his productive and useful research publications, Stanford University, USA included his name in the list of the top 2% best scientists working at global level since 2019 till date.