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Author:

Thompson, Natalie

Title:

Biocontainment of Insect Transmitted Gene Therapy in Plants to Reduce Crop Productivity Losses

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

gene therapy
molecular biology
agricultural production
precision agriculture
whitefly
begomovirus
genetic engineering
drought tolerance
tomato plant
reporter gene

File:

Download Revised_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sairam Rudrabhatla, Outside Unit & Field Member
Andrew Zydney, Major Field Member
Wayne Curtis, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Antonios Armaou, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Canto, Maxfield

Title:

Prevention of Frost Damage to Apple Tree Bud Stages Using an Autonomous Multi-Vehicle System

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

precision agriculture
agriculture
robotics
sensing
frost
frost damage
UAV
UGV
autonomy
autonomous vehicles
apple buds
apple orchard
cyber-physical system
IoT
ROS
thermal mapping
RTK GPS

File:

Download MaxfieldCanto_Thesis2022.pdf

Committee Members:

Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
David James Lyons, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Heinz Heinemann, Committee Member
Long He, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Daeun Choi, Special Signatory

Author:

Sanders, Zachary

Title:

Using Field and Model Data to Improve Sustainable Management of Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Sulfur in Agroecosystems of Central Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

precision agriculture
variable rate fertilizer
soil carbon
soil organic matter
ecosystem modeling
soil nitrogen
sulfur
phosphorus
corn
soybeans

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Committee Members:

John Spargo, Major Field Member
Cibin Raj, Outside Unit & Field Member
Charlie White, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Armen Kemanian, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair