Sep 1, 2021 | News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES, SMARTFARM Project
Xiangmin “Sam” Sun is a postdoc focusing on field observation of greenhouse gas fluxes for biofuel crops, and has interests in eco-hydrology and data sciences in general. Sun graduated from Lanzhou University in China with a bachelor’s degree in Hydrology. He then...
Aug 10, 2021 | Crops in silico Project, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES
The architecture of a plant’s organs, such as leaves, stems, roots, and buds, plays a significant role in its growth and productivity. Even within a single species like sorghum, architectural differences due to genetic variation are common. Like many other genetic...
May 19, 2021 | iSEE Research, News Releases, Next-Gen Feedstock Project, RESEARCH PROFILES
Nictor Namoi could have studied anywhere in the world, and he chose to travel all the way from Kenya to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to maximize the sustainability of bioenergy crops. Namoi received his bachelor’s degree in Management of Agroecosystems...
Apr 8, 2021 | News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES, Sanitation Technology Projet
Reliable drinking water, grid electricity, and sewer connections are not a given; more than 4 billion people across the globe lack safely managed sanitation. Increasing access to sustainable sanitation systems in both resource-limited and technologically advanced...
Sep 10, 2020 | Crops in silico Project, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES
Crop researchers worldwide are constantly advancing our understanding of the plants we rely on. One approach that many scientists take is the development of in silico models — computational models meant to simulate the mechanics of biological systems. However, an...
Aug 10, 2020 | Multi-Paddock Grazing Project, News Releases, RESEARCH PROFILES
One of the biggest struggles of forging a sustainable path to the future is making sense of the complexity of the problems we face. It’s not enough to figure out how to produce enough food for 10 billion people — we must also rise to the challenge of producing that...