China Research

• MA Thesis

     • Karen Mancl - MA Thesis: Environmental Technology Transfer to Rural China

     • Spencer Stewart - MA Thesis: Chinese Agricultural Extension and Uneven Economic Growth, 1903-1937: A Case Study of Shandong Province

     • Jane Powell - MA Thesis: Environmental and Economic Impacts of Chemical Fertilizer Use: A Case Study of the North China Plain

• Journal Articles

     • Sun, YC, WQ He, T Jin, JK Whalen, K Mancl, HH Gao, Q Liu, and CR Yan. 2025. Evaluating sustainability tradeoffs of agricultural plastic mulch films through a global meta-analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production. 523(2025)146445. doi.org/10.1016/j.clepro.2025.146445

     • Gao HH, CH Yan, JK Whalen, WQ He, HJ Liu, JX Cui, DZ Gong, K Mancl, Q Liu, and XR Mei. 2025. Biodegradable mulch films support root proliferation and yield in water-saving rice production. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 

     • Gao, HH, Q Liu, DZ Gong,HJ Liu, LJ Luo, JX Cui, HB Qi, F Ma, WQ He, K Mancl, CR Yan, XR Mei. 2023. Biodegradable film mulching reduces the climate cost of saving water without yield penalty in dryland rice production. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 197:107071

     • Gao, HH, Q Liu, CR Yan, K Mancl, DZ Gong, JX He and XR Mei. 2022. Macro-and/or microplastics as an emerging threat effect crop growth and soil health. Resources, Concervation and Recycling. 186(2022)106549. doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106549

     • Xu, L, SS Miao, YF Deng and K Mancl. 2020. Energy-environmental efficiency of clean energy in China: Integrated analysis with regional green growth. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 12(2):1-27 doi.org/10.1063/1.5143364

     •Deng, YF, L Xu and K. Mancl. 2019. Environmental disaster risk reduction-oriented centralized treatment of hazardous wastes: A novel approach for production distribution decision optimization in China. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 40:1 – 10. Doi.org/ 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101263

     • Mancl, K. and K. Lee. 2016. Mentoring East Asian Women Science and Engineering Faculty. Ohio Journal of Science. 116(2):28-33.

• Bulletins and Manuals

     • Sand Bioreactors for Onsite Wastewater Treatment (in Chinese)

     • Sand Bioreactors: Pressure Distribution of Wastewater Design and Construction (in Chinese)

     • Sand analysis for onsite wastewater treatment systems AEX 757.1 (in Chinese)

     • Cultivating US and Chinese Climate Leadership on Food and Agriculture: A Roadmap for Collaboration