Neslihan Akdeniz Onuki

Neslihan Akdeniz Onuki is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, focusing on controlled environments in dairy and greenhouse production within Agricultural and Veterinary Science. She holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering from Iowa State University, earned in 2008. Her research specializations encompass measuring air emissions using drone-based systems, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of livestock buildings and greenhouses, ventilation design for dairy buildings with automated milking systems, airborne disease control, and diseased animal tissue containment strategies. Akdeniz Onuki teaches BSE 367: Renewable Energy Systems and engages in extensive extension activities, producing articles on automated milking systems facility design considerations, dairy ventilation energy needs amid shifting seasonal temperatures, lighting in dairy buildings, tunnel-ventilated dairy buildings, natural ventilation, air quality in calf housing, and greenhouse designs for year-round crop production in Wisconsin.

Her recent peer-reviewed publications include "Practical guidelines to improve the sustainability of ventilation fan use in agricultural operations" (Sustainability, 2026), "Enhancing anaerobic digestion of agricultural by-products: Insights and future direction in microaeration" (Bioengineering, 2025), "Direct air emission measurements from livestock pastures using an unmanned aerial vehicle-based air sampling system" (Remote Sensing, 2025), "Assessing ventilation design of dairy buildings equipped with automated milking systems using computational fluid dynamics" (Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2025), "Ventilation fans offset potential reductions in milk margin from heat stress in Wisconsin dairy farms" (Agriculture, 2025), "Energy-saving cooling strategies for tunnel-ventilated dairy buildings: Computational fluid dynamics simulations and validation" (Smart Agricultural Technology, 2024), and "Field measurements of spatial air emissions from dairy pastures using an unmanned aircraft system" (Remote Sensing, 2024). Akdeniz Onuki contributes to the field as Associate Editor for Natural Resources & Environmental Systems (NRES) in the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) since 2023, and serves on ASABE committees including the 270X Livestock Ventilation Systems review committee and Plant, Animal, and Facility Systems (PAFS) 40 Animal Housing, Facilities and Systems. Her engineering solutions advance sustainability, ventilation efficiency, and environmental control in dairy and greenhouse operations through CFD modeling, online ventilation calculators, and on-farm evaluations.

Professional Email: nesli@wisc.edu