Contact Information
Phone: 608-265-9354
Fax: 608-265-2595
Email: kaarakka@wisc.edu
Office: 60 Soils Building
Program Affiliations
Department of Soil Science
Education
Master of Science degree, Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin 1982.
Bachelor of Science degree, Biology, Minor in Physics, University of Arizona 1977.
Teaching and Research
I work with several software developers developing custom software products for the agricultural and life sciences. Most of our current work is desktop and web based software used by the agricultural industry in Wisconsin, however we also do software development for teaching, research, and data analysis for CALS, UW Extension and other groups.
Selected Publications and Commercial Software Products
Snap-Plus Software program designed for the preparation of nutrient management plans in accordance with Wisconsin's Nutrient Management Standard Code 590.
Wisconsin-Minnesota degree day calculator. Web calculator used to find degree day values used in plant and plant pest development models.
Cranberry Crop Manager V1.0 (CCM) Second generation of Wisdom software written for cranberry growers using Delphi and Paradox database tables, along with third party reporting and graphing tools.
WISDOM V1.0 - 1.3 Windows version of PCM with extended graphics, modeling, on-line help and data handling capability. Written using Paradox database and ObjectPal scripting language.
Potato Crop Manager V1.31upgrade (PCM) DOS software for implementing integrated pest management techniques for potato growers. Written in Pascal with a third party screen layout library.
Mitchell, G.S., and P. Kaarakka. 1990. Ventilatory Control During Exercise with Increased Respiratory Dead Space in Goats. Poster session abstract. FASEB J. 4:A 949.
Martin, P., K.J. Lange, P. Kaarakka, and G.S. Mitchell. 1990. Paired Exercise and Chemoreceptor Stimulation Alter Subsequent Ventilatory Responses to Exercise. Poster session abstract. FASEB J. 4:A 540.
Kaarakka, P., M.S. Kanarak, and J.R. Lawrence. 1989. Assessment and Control of Indoor Air Pollution Resulting From Wood Burning Appliance Use. Environment International 15:435-442.
Daisey, J.M., J.D. Spengler, and P. Kaarakka. 1989. A Comparison of the Organic Chemical Composition of Indoor Aerosols During Woodburning and Non-woodburning Periods. Environment International 15:635-642.
Kaarakka, P., M.S. Kanarek, and J.R. Lawrence. 1987. Assessment of Indoor Air Pollution Resulting from Wood Burning Appliance Use. Poster session presented at the 153rd national meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 14 - 18 February, 1987.
Quackenboss, J.J., M.S. Kanarek, and P. Kaarakka, et al. 1984. Residential Indoor Air Quality, Structural Leakage, and Occupant Activities for 50 Wisconsin Homes. In: Berglund B, Lindvall T, Sundell J, eds. Indoor Air. Vol 5. Buildings, Ventilation and Thermal Climate. Stockholm: Swedish Council for Building Research, 1984:411-20.
Totzke, D., J.J. Quackenboss, P. Kaarakka, and J. Flickinger. 1984. A Modified Tracer Gas Infiltration Method For Use In an Indoor Air Quality/Weatherization Study. In: Berglund B, Lindvall T, Sundell J, eds. Indoor Air. Vol 5. Buildings, Ventilation and Thermal Climate. Stockholm: Swedish Council for Building Research, 1984:459-64.
Kaarakka, P., P.R. Malischke, and J.F. Kreul. 1981. Alternative Sites for Measuring Breathing Zone N2O Levels. (Poster session abstract) Anes. 55(3):A139.
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