Ongoing IIPA-Funded Research

Below is a list of projects funded by the Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture FY26-27 Seed Grant Program.  Click on the title of each project to learn more. One of the priorities of the FY26-27 Seed Grant Program was to foster the creation of new multidisciplinary teams. The six proposals include faculty from three colleges and eight departments or schools. 

Project TitleProject DirectorDepartment/SchoolFiscal Year
Developing Automated Machine Vision Systems for Non-Invasive Monitoring of Thermal Stress and Welfare in Dairy Cattle Anderson AlvesAnimal and Dairy ScienceFY26-27
Vision-Guided Plant Surgical Robotics for Precision Miniaturized Sensor Implantation in Maize Xin Zhang Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical EngineeringFY26-27
ROBO-Root3D: Miniaturized Robot for Underground Nondestructive 3D Root Phenotyping Beiwen Li Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical EngineeringFY26-27
A Novel Sensor for Rapid Quantitative Detection of Campylobacter Contamination for Poultry Safety ApplicationsRamaraja Ramasamy Chemical, Materials and Biomedical EngineeringFY26-27
Smart Ultrasonic Cavitation System for Pathogen Control and Water Quality Management in Hydroponic CEA FacilitiesMd Sultan Mahmud Plant PathologyFY26-27
A Fully Integrated System for Continuous Monitoring of Airborne Infectious Diseases in Poultry Production Environments Liang DongElectrical and Computer EngineeringFY26-27