Leadership

Director

George Vellidis standing with his precision agriculture irrigation invention that is connected to an irrigation pivot on the University of Georgia's Tifton campus on August 15, 2024.

George Vellidis

University Professor George Vellidis was named the first permanent director of the Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture (IIPA) for a three-year term beginning November, 2024.  Dr. Vellidis holds joint appointments in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and the School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering.

Associate Director

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Liang Dong

Dr. Dong is the Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Precision Agriculture. He holds joint appointments in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

Steering Committee

The members of the Steering Committee collectively provide guidance in how the IIPA is managed. Members of the committee represent the broad spectrum of IIPA members’ disciplines and have extensive experience with integrative precision agriculture. 

Lilong Chai

Lilong Chai
Department of Poultry Science
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

 

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Mehmet Kurum
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
UGA College of Engineering

Anthony Llano, in a blue suit and white shirt stands outdoors, smiling with arms crossed, in front of a blurred green background.

Tony Llano
Director, Industry Partnerships and Project-Based Learning
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Rama Ramasamy
Former IIPA co-interim Director
School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering
UGA College of Engineering

Harald Scherm

Harald Scherm
Former IIPA co-interim Director
Department of Plant Pathology
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences