CAIA Affiliate Members

Use this page to search for CAIA affiliate members by keywords (e.g. remote sensing, pest) or filter by department and/or CAIA platform.

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Abhilash Chandel , bio
remote sensing | drones | plant protection | soil mapping | IOT | edge and cloud computing | non-invasive sensing | smartphone applications
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Alan L. Grant , redirect
Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Administrator
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Alejandro Del-Pozo , bio
IPM | pest remote monitoring | remote sensing | precision spraying | UAVs
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Amanda Stewart , bio
fruit chemistry | wine | cider | cocoa | fermented foods & beverages | phytochemicals and health | polyphenols | food science education
- tag: Food Science and Technology
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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Anna Duraj-Thatte , bio
sustainable biomaterials | biosensors | therapeutics
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Anne M. Brown , bio
molecular modeling | drug discovery | computational biochemistry | applied data science | experiential education
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Anubhab Gupta , bio
agricultural markets | market power | technology adoption | climate migration | refugees | welfare analysis
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Arash Rashed , bio
high-throughput imaging | artificial intelligence | drones | IPM | pest control
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Arianna Schuler Scott , bio
security | information systems | technology development | data use | responsible innovation
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Azahar Ali , bio
biosensors | microfabrication | 3D printing | wearable sensors | sustainable agriculture | animal biosensing | livestock farming
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Bastiaan Bargmann , bio
new plant breeding technologies | crop improvement | tissue culture
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Bingyu Zhao , bio
LED light | pest control
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Biswarup Mukhopadhyay , bio
anaerobic | microbiology | microbiome | genetics | enzymology | biochemical engineering | high temperature systems | metabolism | genomics | metagenomics | proteomics | bioconversion | bioreactor technology | scale-up | large-scale | ruminants | food and agriculture wastes | dairy manure | biotechnology industry
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Bo Zhang , bio
row crops
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Boris A. Vinatzer , bio
emerging diseases | disease diagnostics | biosecurity | big data | databases | genomics | metagenomics
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Bradford Mills , bio
farm impacts | remote sensing | climate
- tag: Agricultural and Applied Economics
- tag: SmartTechnologies
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Brian D. Badgley , bio
microbiome | biogeochemistry | plant-microbe interactions | soil health | water quality
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Brian Mayer , bio
artificial intelligence | machine learning | data analytics
- tag: Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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Brian Wiersema , bio
hygienic Design | food | beer | wine | cider | distillation | food engineering | food processing | food unit operations | packaging | study abroad | experiential learning | fermentation | collaboration | industry engagement
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Brianna B. Posadas , bio
human-computer interaction | user-centered design | big data | precision agriculture | agricultural technology policy
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Carol A. Wilkinson , bio
plant-pathogen interactions | crop improvement | precision agriculture | experiential learning
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Chanita Holmes , bio
applied data | rural development | human behavior | education | health | data analytics
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Chi Ta , bio
data analytics | sustainability | energy | environment
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Chreston Miller , bio
machine learning | deep learning | natural language processing | data sensemaking
- tag: University Libraries
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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Claire Gleason , bio
behavior tracking | biosensors | ruminant nutrition
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Clay Wright , bio
plant development | hormone signaling | genetic engineering of yield/resistance/added-value crop traits | genetic variation | protein engineering | biosensors
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Cristina Watkins , bio
social science | aquaculture | stakeholder preferences | non-market economics | structural equation modeling
- tag: Virginia Seafood AREC
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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D. Lee Wright , bio
hair sheep | beef cattle | forages | animal nutrition | animal health | genetics | genomics | data analysis
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Daniel Capelluto , bio
protein isolation and characterization | molecular interactions
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David G. Schmale III , bio
drones | UAS | pathogen | transport | fungus | toxin | robotics | unmanned
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David Holshouser , bio
soybean production | double-crop systems | controlled traffic farming | pest management
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David McCall , bio
precision agriculture | precision turfgrass management | plant stress detection | pest mapping
- tag: SmartTechnologies
- tag: School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
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Dong Ha , bio
wireless | wired sensors | edge computing at sensor nodes
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Donna Faltin , bio
applied economic analytics | forecasting | applied econometrics
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Donna M. Westfall-Rudd , bio
diversity & inclusion | program & project evaluation
- tag: Cyberbiosecurity and Biosecurity
- tag: Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education
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Douglas S. Higgins , bio
vegetables and row crops | epidemiology | fungal biology | pesticide resistance management | etiology | molecular diagnostics | integrated pest management strategies
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Durelle Scott , bio
water quality | water quantity | restoration | non-point source pollution
- tag: Biological Systems Engineering
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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Elinor Benami , bio
remote sensing | environment | risk management | machine learning
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Emmanuel Torres , bio
sensors | drones | irrigation | protective structures
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Enette Larson-Meyer , bio
human nutrition | human health | iodine | biofortification | nutrient content
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Eric Kaufman , bio
leadership development | professional learning | stakeholder engagement | workforce training | durable skills
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Erika Bonnett , bio
STEM-education | computer science education | computational thinking in education | STEM skill development | STEM career pathways | learner centered curriculum design | program development for underrepresented audiences
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Erin Ling , bio
drinking water quality
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Feras A. Batarseh , bio
AI for agricultural economics | AI for public policy | precision agriculture
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Fernando Biase , bio
molecular phenomics | systems genomics | data analytics | sustainability
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Fernando H. Goncalves , bio
oceanography | fisheries | aquaculture | supply chains | marketing | sustainability indicators | governance | socioeconomics
- tag: Virginia Seafood AREC
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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Ford Ramsey , bio
insurance | crop modeling | production economics | bayesian statistics
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Gabriel Pent , bio
forage | livestock | land management
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Gonzalo Ferreira , bio
dairy production | dairy management | decision-making | precision dairy farming
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Gota Morota , bio
computer vision | data science | high-throughput phenotyping | machine learning | quantitative genetics
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Gretchen L. Matthews , bio
- tag: Cyberbiosecurity and Biosecurity
- tag: Commonwealth Cyber Initiative
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Haibo Huang , bio
sustainability | process development | technoeconomic analysis | food waste
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Hannah Sunderman , bio
social science | leadership development | assessment and evaluation | community engagement
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Hasan Seyyedhasani , bio
robotics and automation for agricultural applications | sensing systems and data analytics for precision agriculture | machine systems and machines management
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Ismini Lourentzou , bio
artificial intelligence | machine learning | natural language processing | computer vision | data science
- tag: Computer Science
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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J. Leighton Reid , bio
community ecology | ecological succession | landscape ecology | tropical forest | southeastern grasslands
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Jacob Lahne , bio
machine learning | data science | food science | sensory science | natural language processing
- tag: Food Science and Technology
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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James Chen , bio
animal behavior | phenomics | computer vision | statistical genomics
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James D. Harder , bio
blockchain | food-supply chains | cybersecurity | computer science | provenance
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Jayesh Samtani , bio
row | crop | robotics | sensors
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Jeffrey Alwang , bio
agricultural development | technology adoption | poverty reduction | data analysis
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Jeffrey Derr , bio
lightbox | digital analysis | growth chambers | drones
- tag: HRAREC Testbed
- tag: CAIA Testbed Facility - HRAREC
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Jennifer H. Van Mullekom , bio
data visualization | communicating data science | results | experimental design | machine learning | data science as a process | case based experiential learning
- tag: Statistics
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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Jim Westwood , bio
plant perception and signaling | crop improvement | weed control
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Jingqiu Liao , bio
sustainable agriculture | food safety | microbiomes | foodborn pathogens | machine learning
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Johan Osorio , bio
animal health | sensor systems | dairy cows | genomics
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John Bovay , bio
economics | data analytics | food markets | consumers and human health | environment | farm viability and resilience | food safety | biotechnology | animal welfare | food loss and waste | COVID-19
- tag: Agricultural and Applied Economics
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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John Fike , bio
agrophotovoltaics | animal sensors | land management apps
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John Ignosh , bio
farm energy management | renewables | on-farm adoption | demonstration | evaluation | needs assessment
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John McGee , bio
sUAS | drones | geospatial | decision support
- tag: Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
- tag: SmartTechnologies
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Jonathan Czuba , bio
agricultural floodplains | water quality | sediment | environmental data and analysis
- tag: Biological Systems Engineering
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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Jonathan D. Eisenback , bio
plant-parasitic nematodes | automatic identification | genomics identification
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Jonathan van Senten , bio
production economics | farm business management | marketing | consumer preferences | economic impact assessment | technology adoption | aquaculture
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Joseph Oakes , bio
drones | imagery | sensors | phenotyping | precision agriculture
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Joseph Simpson , bio
privacy | security | trust
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Juhong Chen , bio
food safety | biosensors | diagnostics for low-resource settings
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Julie Shortridge , bio
irrigation | water | machine learning | climate | decision analysis and support
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Kang Xia , bio
environmental chemistry | analytical chemistry | organic compounds | environmental occurrence, fate, and impact | soil quality | water quality | machine learning | wastewater treatment | biosolids | animal manure
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Karen Vines , bio
social science | engagement scholarship | systems approach
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Kaylee A. South , bio
horticulture | controlled environment agriculture | plant growth promoting microbes | greenhouse | indoor vertical farm | hydroponics
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Kevin Rice , bio
pest control | pest monitoring | UAV's | invasive species
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Kim Niewolny , bio
sustainability | food systems | human-centered decision | community-based participatory research
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Klaus Moeltner , bio
environmental valuation | bayesian statistical methods | benefit transfer | meta-analysis | housing market analysis | electricity and water demand
- tag: Agricultural and Applied Economics
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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Ksenia Onufrieva , bio
IPM | population ecology | gypsy moth | mating disruption | pheromone trapping | pheromone detection
- tag: SmartTechnologies
- tag: Entomology
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Laura K. Strawn , bio
source-tracking | foodborne pathogens | food safety | remote sensing | machine learning | predictive modeling
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Lenwood S. Heath , bio
data science | computational biology and bioinformatics | computational genomics | computational epidemiology
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Leonie Jacobs , bio
animal welfare | animal behavior | precision animal | poultry | pigs
- tag: Animal and Poultry Sciences
- tag: Precision Animal
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Liesel Ritchie , bio
adoption of innovative technologies | decisions | communities
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Lifu Huang , bio
Artificial Intelligence (AI) | natural language processing | machine learning | knowledge discovery
- tag: Computer Science
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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Liqing Zhang , bio
bioinformatics | computational genomics | machine learning
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Lorena Lopez , bio
IPM |spatio-temporal distribution | prediction models | interpolation
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Luciana Rosso , bio
soybean | AI | breeding | molecular tools
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Mannin Dodd , bio
data engineering | location intelligence | decision support | mapping and visualizations | DevOps | information systems
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Maria Balota , bio
abiotic stress physiology | aerial high-throughput phenotyping | photogrammetry | peanut
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Mark A. Williams , bio
plant growth promotion | soil | microbiomes | crops and plants | microbial ecology | ecosystem ecology
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Mark J. Estienne , bio
sow nutrition | reproductive physiology | computerized sow feeder | manure management
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Mark S. Reiter , bio
fertilizers | soil | nitrogen | phosphorus | potassium | sulfur | nutrients | precision ag
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Marta Lima , bio
phytochemicals | micronutrients | health & nutrition | chronic disease prevention | food security | sustainable agriculture | plant-based foods and feeds | fruits & legumes
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Mathieu Joerger , bio
autonomous operations | safety-aware robots | surveillance | monitoring | sensors
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Matt Holt , bio
data analytics | forecasting | predictive analytics | nonlinear time series models
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Matthew Chappell , bio
plant breeding & genetics | sensors | sUAS | IPM | abiotic stress
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Matthew Hull , bio
ecotoxicology | emerging contaminants | nanotechnology | nanomaterials | environmental science | safety
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Meredith Steele , bio
macrosystems | water quality | development | geospatial sciences
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Michael Flessner , bio
harvest weed seed control | cover crops | herbicide resistance | weed control | weed management
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Michael J. Stamper , bio
data visualization and information design | certified professional in accessibility core competencies (CPACC) | design thinking & implementation | project management
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Michael Schwarz , bio
precision farming | food and agriculture systems | aquaculture | aquaponics | hydroponics | water quality
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Mike Evans , bio
controlled environment agriculture | horticulture | hydroponics
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Mizuho Nita , bio
plant diseases | grapes | decision support system | big data | machine learning
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Nicholas Santantonio , bio
genomic selection | high-throughput phenotyping | longitudinal trait models | breeding program optimization
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Qing Jin , bio
sustainability | agricultural and food waste | bio-processing | value-added product | technoeconomic analysis
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Randall S. Murch , bio
biosecurity | cyberbiosecurity | advanced forensics | systems analysis
- tag: Cyberbiosecurity and Biosecurity
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Rebecca R. Cockrum , bio
metagenomics | animal health | genomics | bio-based plastics
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Reza Ovissipour , bio
smart food | AI and ML | cultivated meat
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Rich Helm , bio
biomarkers | mass spectrometry | metabolomics | proteomics
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Robin White , bio
livestock | sustainability | sensors | robotics | data analytics
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Rodrigo Sarlo , bio
smart cities | distributed sensing | sensor and signal analytics
- tag: Civil and Environmental Engineering
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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Ryan M. Gerdes , bio
security | sensors | actuators | control
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Ryan Stewart , bio
soils | sensors | modeling
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
- tag: School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
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Saghai Maroof , bio
crop improvement | plant genomics | disease resistance | microbiome
- tag: SmartTechnologies
- tag: School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
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Saied Mostaghimi , bio
environmental assessment and remediation | precision agriculture | systems modeling | water quality
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Sally E. Johnson , bio
motion capture technologies | biomedical sensor development | precision exercise programs | equine energy expenditures
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Sally Taylor , bio
agronomic crops | pest management | plant-insect interactions
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Sanaz Shafian , bio
remote sensing | drone | machine learning | decision making tool
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Sarah Misyak , bio
food systems | food security | food environment
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Sean O'Keefe , bio
food chemistry | food components | shelf life
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Shane Ross , bio
dispersion modeling | spread | drones | dynamic modeling | aerobiology | motion analysis | complex systems | mathematical biology | data-driven modeling | pathogens | time series | data science | fluid dynamics | applied mathematics
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Sherif M. Sherif , bio
frost mitigation | hormone signaling | genetic modification | biofungicides | tree fruits
- tag: Alson H. Smith Jr. AREC
- tag: SmartTechnologies
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Song Li , bio
plant genomics and bioinformatics | machine learning | high throughput phenotyping
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Sook Shin Ha , bio
bioinformatics | computational biology | data science | machine learning | polypharmacy side effect predictions | scientific web tools | DBMS
- tag: Electrical and Computer Engineering
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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Srdjan G. Acimovic , bio
plant pathogen identification and detection | pathogen DNA quantification | plant disease control | plant protection | disease prediction models | plant pathology and disease management
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Stella Lucia Volpe , bio
chronic disease prevention | nutrition | exercise | energy expenditure | mineral metabolism
- tag: Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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Steve Rideout , bio
vegetable | plant pathology | weather | detection
- tag: SmartTechnologies
- tag: School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
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Susan Chen , bio
data analytics | data science for the public good | rural development
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Tait Golightly , bio
agriculture enterprise management | solar energy | pasture management | land stewardship | equine and livestock management
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Thidapat (Tam) Chantem , bio
resource-constrained system-level design | cyber-physical systems | dynamic adaptation | reliability and resilience
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Thinh Doan , bio
artificial intelligence | machine learning | robotics | distributed multi-agent systems
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Tiffany Drape , bio
social science | human behavior | technology adoption | evaluation | education
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Tim Kring , bio
integrated pest management | biological control | beneficial insects
- tag: SmartTechnologies
- tag: Entomology
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Tracy Rutherford , bio
food and agriculture systems | consumer engagement | social systems | communication
- tag: Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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Vernon B. Meacham , bio
CALS Advancement
- tag: CAIA Faculty Leadership Group
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Vijay Singh , bio
precision weed management | unmanned aerial systems | digital library
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Vitor R. G. Mercadante , bio
biosensors | automated systems | hyperspectral imaging | actionable information | animal health | fertility
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W. Cully Hession , bio
streams | rivers | water quality monitoring | remote sensing from drones | laser scanning | plant biomass | riparian vegetation
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Wade Thomason , bio
precision agriculture | remote sensing
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Wei Zhang , bio
data analytics | econometrics | sustainability | environment
- tag: Agricultural and Applied Economics
- tag: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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Xi He , bio
agricultural trade | food and nutrition
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Xuan Wang , bio
Natural Language Processing | Data Mining
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Xueqian Su , bio
food processing | food engineering | food byproducts | sustainability | health systems
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Yifan Cheng , bio
machine learning | food packaging | food contact surfaces | nanoengineering | polymer coatings
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Yuan Zeng , bio
molecular plant-pathogen interactions | epidemiology | environmental sensing | statistics | computational biology
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Yun Yin , bio
flavor | aroma | data analytics
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Zachary Easton , bio
modeling | environmental biophysics | climate change | agricultural management | water quality | environmental policy
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Zeb Bowden , bio
data science | computer vision | machine learning | sensors | robotics and automation | transportation
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Zhiwu (Drew) Wang , bio
sustainability | wastewater | bioenergy | biofuel | pollution | greenhouse gas | fertilizer

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Faculty interested in Center affiliation should contact the Center's Interim Director (Kang Xia) to discuss expectations and benefits of affiliate status. The Center will also contribute to developing skills of early career faculty who are aligned with CAIA goals.

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