Faculty Profile


David Wagner

Assistant Professor (Lecturer)

Research Interests


Bioenergy

Combustion

Energy

Energy Efficiency

Gasification

Graduate Education

Process Modeling

Renewable Energy

Undergraduate Education

Awards & Honors

Publications

  • Jennifer Watt, Adrienne Cachelin, Rylie Rayner, Kelly Dolan, David R Wagner. (2026). Faculty Perspectives on Integrating Sustainability Education: Exploring Meanings, Barriers, and SDG Alignment. Sustainability, 18(12).
  • Mohamed T Bahr, Glen R Anderson, David R Wagner, Kody M Powell. (2026). Dynamic optimization of Electrified District cooling systems using model predictive control and borehole thermal energy storage.. Applied Thermal Engineering.
  • Turan Mammadli, David R WAGNER, Kody POWELL, Deisy FERNANDES DIXON. (2026). Comparative environmental assessment of graphene synthesis techniques: A cradle-to-gate life cycle analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production, 540.
  • Jiaxin Zhang, Valeria Perez, ThomasJae Garcia, Dan-il Yoon, David Wagner, Yanika Schneider, Min Hwan Lee, Sang-Joon John Lee, Dahyun Oh. (2024). Competing effects of low salt ratio on electrochemical performance and compressive modulus of PEO-LiTFSI/LLZTO composite electrolytes. Energy Advances, 3(11).
  • David R Wagner. (2024). Advanced Thermogravimetric Analyses of Stem Wood and Straw Devolatilization: Torrefaction through Combustion. Reactions, 5(2).
  • Yuthapong Wongmat, David R Wagner. (2022). Effect of Potassium Salts on Biochar Pyrolysis. Energies, 15(16).
  • Pei-En Weng, Alexander Gooyandeh, Muhammad Tariq, Tianyu Li, Avinash Godara, Jocelyn Valenzuela, Steven Mancini, Samuel Ming Tuk Yeung, Ruth Sosa, David R Wagner, Rohan Dhall, Nicole Adelstein, Katy Kao, Dahyun Oh. (2021). Microbe-Assisted Nanocomposite Anodes for Aqueous Li-Ion Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13(33).
  • Zoe Lavrich, David R Wagner, Zachary Taie, Devin Halliday, Christopher L Hagen. (2018). Design considerations for small scale rotating fluidized beds in static geometry with screens for fine particles. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 137.
  • David R Wagner, Per Holmgren, Nils Skoglund, Markus Broström. (2018). Design and validation of an advanced entrained flow reactor system for studies of rapid solid biomass fuel particle conversion and ash formation reactions. Review of Scientific Instruments, 89(6).
  • Zhechao Qu, Per Holmgren, Nils Skoglund, David R Wagner, Markus Broström, Florian M Schmidt. (2018). Distribution of temperature, H2O and atomic potassium during entrained flow biomass combustion – Coupling in situ TDLAS with modeling approaches and ash chemistry. Combustion and Flame, 188.
  • Per Holmgren, David R Wagner, Anna Strandberg, Roger Molinder, Henrik Wiinikka, Kentaro Umeki, Markus Broström. (2017). Size, shape, and density changes of biomass particles during rapid devolatilization. Fuel, 206.
  • Anna Strandberg, Per Holmgren, David R Wagner, Roger Molinder, Henrik Wiinikka, Kentaro Umeki, Markus Broström. (2017). Effects of Pyrolysis Conditions and Ash Formation on Gasification Rates of Biomass Char. Energy & Fuels, 31(6).
  • (2016). Structural Testing and Dissection of Carbon Fiber- Reinforced Polymer-Repaired Bridge Girders Taken Out of Service. ACI Structural Journal, 113(6).
  • David R Wagner, Markus Broström. (2016). Time-dependent variations of activation energy during rapid devolatilization of biomass. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 118.
  • David R Wagner, Kevin J Whitty. (2015). Extractive gas-phase sampling of the reaction zone of a pressurized entrained-flow coal gasifier. Fuel Processing Technology, 137.
  • Ritobrata Sur, Kai Sun, Jay B Jeffries, Ronald K Hanson, Randy J Pummill, Travis Waind, David R Wagner, Kevin J Whitty. (2014). TDLAS-based sensors for in situ measurement of syngas composition in a pressurized, oxygen-blown, entrained flow coal gasifier. Applied Physics B, 116(1).
  • David Ray Wagner, Kevin J Whitty. (2012). A pulse-width modulation controlled wire-mesh heater apparatus for investigation of solid fuel pyrolysis. Review of Scientific Instruments, 83(11).