Fletcher, R. W. (2015, June), Using Undergraduate Engineering Students to Develop Practical Methods for Reducing Energy Costs at a Grain Receiving, Storage, and Transfer Facility Based on an Energy Study in the State of Michigan  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.25027

\bibitem{asee_peer_25027}
  Fletcher, R. W. (2015, June), \emph{Using Undergraduate Engineering Students to Develop Practical Methods for Reducing Energy Costs at a Grain Receiving, Storage, and Transfer Facility Based on an Energy Study in the State of Michigan}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.25027

Robert W Fletcher.  "Using Undergraduate Engineering Students to Develop Practical Methods for Reducing Energy Costs at a Grain Receiving, Storage, and Transfer Facility Based on an Energy Study in the State of Michigan".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/25027 Internet.  07 Jun, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_25027}
  Robert W Fletcher.
  "Using Undergraduate Engineering Students to Develop Practical Methods for Reducing Energy Costs at a Grain Receiving, Storage, and Transfer Facility Based on an Energy Study in the State of Michigan".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/25027 Internet.  07 Jun, 2024

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