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David J. Erickson is affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans the fields of engineering and veterinary sciences, with a focus on specialized subfields such as small animals, automotive engineering, and civil and structural engineering.

The scientist's work intersects major topics, including animal behavior and welfare studies, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, and soil mechanics and vehicle dynamics.

David J. Erickson has contributed to publications in notable venues including:

  • Frontiers in Animal Science

The most recent paper published by Erickson in 2025 is titled "Improved durability of 3D-printed ear tags for virtual fencing in cattle: mechanical and field performance", appearing in Frontiers in Animal Science.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Erickson include:

  • Hannah James
  • C. Rial
  • Darke Hull
  • John Taylor
  • Theopisti Nikolaou

Their research contributions demonstrate a combination of applied and theoretical approaches within their fields, especially pertaining to the use of advanced manufacturing technologies in animal welfare contexts and the analysis of mechanical properties relevant to engineering applications.

Best Publications

  • A global model of natural volatile organic compound emissions

    Alex Guenther;C. Nicholas Hewitt;David Erickson;Ray Fall

  • Transient Simulation of Last Deglaciation with a New Mechanism for Bølling-Allerød Warming

    Z. Liu;B. L. Otto-Bliesner;F. He;E. C. Brady

  • Composite global emissions of reactive chlorine from anthropogenic and natural sources: Reactive Chlorine Emissions Inventory

    William. C. Keene;M. Aslam K. Khalil;David. J. Erickson;Archie McCulloch

  • Global oceanic emissions of nitrous oxide

    Cynthia D. Nevison;Ray F. Weiss;David J. Erickson

  • Interactive effects of solar UV radiation and climate change on biogeochemical cycling

    R. G. Zepp;D. J. Erickson;N. D. Paul;B. Sulzberger

  • Natural emissions of chlorine‐containing gases: Reactive Chlorine Emissions Inventory

    M. A. K. Khalil;R. M. Moore;D. B. Harper;J. M. Lobert

  • Soil Moisture and the Persistence of North American Drought

    Robert J. Oglesby;David J. Erickson

  • On the contribution of CO2 fertilization to the missing biospheric sink

    P. Friedlingstein;I. Fung;E. Holland;J. John

  • Effects of enhanced solar ultraviolet radiation on biogeochemical cycles

    R.G. Zepp;T.V. Callaghan;D.J. Erickson

  • Relative performance of mutual information estimation methods for quantifying the dependence among short and noisy data.

    Shiraj Khan;Shiraj Khan;Sharba Bandyopadhyay;Auroop R Ganguly;Sunil Saigal

  • Variations in modeled atmospheric transport of carbon dioxide and the consequences for CO2 inversions

    R. M. Law;P. J. Rayner;A. S. Denning;D. Erickson

  • A stability dependent theory for air‐sea gas exchange

    David J. Erickson

  • A general circulation model based calculation of HCl and ClNO2 production from sea salt dechlorination: Reactive Chlorine Emissions Inventory

    David J. Erickson;Christophe Seuzaret;William C. Keene;Sun Ling Gong

  • Seasonal estimates of global atmospheric sea‐salt distributions

    D. J. Erickson;J. T. Merrill;R. A. Duce

  • Global ocean‐to‐atmosphere dimethyl sulfide flux

    David J. Erickson;Steven J. Ghan;Joyce E. Penner

  • Higher trends but larger uncertainty and geographic variability in 21st century temperature and heat waves

    Auroop R Ganguly;Karsten J K Steinhaeuser;David J Erickson Iii;Marcia L Branstetter

  • Global CO2 transport simulations using meteorological data from the NASA data assimilation system

    S. R. Kawa;D. J. Erickson;S. Pawson;Z. Zhu

  • Responses of energy use to climate change: A climate modeling study

    Stanton W. Hadley;David J. Erickson;Jose Luis Hernandez;Christine T. Broniak

  • Interactive effects of ozone depletion and climate change on biogeochemical cycles

    Richard G. Zepp;Terry V. Callaghan;Terry V. Callaghan;David J. Erickson

  • A sea-state based source function for size- and composition-resolved marine aerosol production

    M. S. Long;W. C. Keene;D. J. Kieber;D. J. Erickson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Oglesby
Robert J. Oglesby University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Forrest M. Hoffman
Forrest M. Hoffman Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Richard G. Zepp
Richard G. Zepp Environmental Protection Agency
Steven J. Ghan
Steven J. Ghan Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Nigel D. Paul
Nigel D. Paul Lancaster University
William C. Keene
William C. Keene University of Virginia
Steven Pawson
Steven Pawson Goddard Space Flight Center
Donat-P. Häder
Donat-P. Häder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Janet F. Bornman
Janet F. Bornman Curtin University
Carlos L. Ballaré
Carlos L. Ballaré University of Buenos Aires

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