Poster Session

2023 M.S. Competition Winners

1st Place:
  • Shekhar Thapa ( Advisor: Glen Rains) UGA School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering
    • Title: Performance Evaluation of an End-Effector Designed Based on Harvesting Multiple Cotton Bolls at a Time
2nd Place (tie):
  • Peyton Palsha (Advisor: Dr. Rhuanito Ferrarezi) UGA Horticulture
    • Title: Chlorophyll Fluorescence Imaging: Monitoring Growth, Morphology, and Physiology of Hydroponic Lettuce in Response to Photosynthetic Photon Flux Desnities Under Sole-Source Lighting
  • Coleman Byers (Advisor: Dr. Simer Virk) UGA Crop and Soil Sciences
    • Title: Spray Performance Assessment of a DJI Agras T30 Drone Sprayer to Optimize Application Efficiency

2023 Ph.D. Competition Winners

1st Place:
  • Jasia Jannat (Advisor: Dr. George Vellidis) UGA Crop and Soil Sciences
    • Title: Quantifying the Frequency of Flash Drought in the Southeastern United States and Estimating its Effect on Yield of Rainfed Corn and Cotton
2nd Place:
  • Amrinder Jakhar (Advisor: Dr. Leo Bastos) UGA Crop and Soil Sciences
    • Title: Impact of Biochar on Water Quality in Cotton Production System in the Mississippi Delta
3rd Place:
  • Angel Adhikari (Advisor: Dr. Alicia Peduzzi) UGA Forestry
    • Title: Assessment of Understory Vegetation in a Plantation Forest of the Southeastern United States Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning
2023 Poster PresentersTitlePoster #
Alan PeperThe Role of Calcite-Dissolving Bacteria in Promoting Sustainable Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Production20
Amrinder JakharImpact of Biochar on Water Quality in Cotton Production System in the Mississippi Delta21
Amrit PokhrelPredicting Yield-Contributing Physiological Parameters of Cotton Using UAV-Based Imagery7
Andrew AhlersmeyerA Machine Learning Method to Improve Potassium Fertilizer Recommendations for Corn in South Dakota8
Angel AdhikariAssessment of Understory Vegetation in a Plantation Forest of the Southeastern United States Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning36
Ayoub HeydarzadeUSDA Pecan Postharvest - Industry 4.029
Canicius MwittaAutonomous Navigation in Cotton Fields Using Deep Learning26
Cody MathisLaboratory Testing of Fluted Wheels as a Metering System for Poultry Litter1
Coleman ByersSpray Performance Assessment of a DJI Agras T30 Drone Sprayer to Optimize Application Efficiency10
Emily BedwellEstimating Sweet Corn Evapotranspiration in the Southeastern United States to Improve Irrigation Scheduling Efficacy17
Fatemeh MozaffarUSDA Pecan Postharvest - Moisture30
Ioannis GaliosDeveloping Easier-to-Use Applications for Peanuts Irrigation Scheduling19
Jasia JannatQuantifying the Frequency of Flash Drought in the Southeastern United States and Estimating its Effect on Yield of Rainfed Corn and Cotton16
Jonathan CárdenasLettuce Biomass Estimation and Stress Detection Using Multiple Remote Sensing Technologies39
Joseph LaForestEDDMapS: A Platform for Data Aggregation, Collection, and Sharing of Occurrence and Management Data33
Kai ShenInnovative Digital Twin and Machine Vision Approaches for Molluscan Phenotyping4
Kaylyn ReaginUsing the Fieldprint Calculator to Evaluate Differences in Sustainability Metrics Across Various Cover Crop Treatments in Georgia18
Konstaninos GertsisEfficiency of Unmanned Aerial Spraying Systems (UASSs) for Specialty Crops in Greece Grown Under Nethouse and Hail Protection Nets35
Luke FuhrerIdentification of Palmer Amaranth in Cotton Utilizing Deep Learning24
Madan SapkotaSpray Deposition and Quality Assessment at Different Ground Speeds for a Boom Sprayer with and without a Rate Controller11
Mark JacksonUSDA Pecan Postharvest - Imaging31
Matt TuckerInfluence of Soil Sampling Grid Size on Application Accuracy and Economics of Site-Specific Nutrient Application in Row-Crops22
Miller HayesCotton Irrigation Scheduling: A Comparison of Irrigation Scheduling Strategies12
Morgan SysskindTemporal and Spatial Changes in Photosynthetic Parameters in Rainfed Peanut13
Nick GladdenDigital Literacy for Small to Mid-Sized Farms34
Niloofar RezaeiUSDA Pecan Harvest - Cracking32
Paul KudybaCheap, Robust, and Secure Wireless Sensing and Logistics: A Feasibility Study23
Peyton Lou PalshaChlorophyll Fluorescence Imaging: Monitoring Growth, Morphology, and Physiology of Hydroponic Lettuce in Response to Photosynthetic Photon Flux Desnities Under Sole-Source Lighting38
Ramesh B BistEarly Detection of Bumblefoot in Poultry: A Novel Approach to Improve Welfare5
Ramviyas ParasuramanBroiler Mortality Detection Using Robotic Vision and Deep Learning6
Ravi MeenaAssessing Spray Droplet Spectra to Develop Spray Technologies for Precision Pesticide Applications14
Runu DasUSDA Pecan Postharvest - Shelling28
Sachin SubediMultiple Behavior Classification of Cage-Free Laying Hens Using Deep Learning2
Shekhar ThapaPerformance Evaluation of an End-Effector Designed Based on Harvesting Multiple Cotton Bolls at a Time27
Sudhir PayareEvaluation of Relationships Between Crop Height and Image Spectral Reflectance in Peanut Crops Through the Length of Rotation Using UAV-Derived Lidar and Optical Imagery in South Central Georgia, U.S.9
Sunaab KukalDeveloping a Mathematical Model for detecting Aflatoxin Hotspots in Peanut Fields15
Vaishnavi ThesmaDevelopment of a Distributed Computing Architecture for Spatiotemporal Mapping of Cotton Using Hadoop and Deep Learning25
Xiao YangA Computer Vision Based Automatic System for Egg Grading and Defect Detection3
Xue ZhouRapid Identification of Strawberry Runners Using AI Techniques37