Development and Application of Water Quality Sensing Platforms
This project involves supporting the development and validation of water quality sensors for field applications. Activities may include collection of data and water samples from field sites, laboratory preparation of standard solutions, laboratory analysis of water samples, improving sensor designs and operation, and developing calibration models. Specific research goals, objectives, and tasks will be decided jointly between the Principal Investigator (faculty member), graduate student, and student.
Principal Investigator: Eban Bean, ezbean@ufl.edu
Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Summer
Student Level Preferred: Junior or Senior
Type of Research Opportunity: For Volunteer, Paid Position, Credit
Location: UF Campus
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Field spectroscopy for nutrient assessments
The research involves collecting foliage from hydroponic or field-grown crops, collecting spectra on these leaves using a spectroradiometer, and finally assessing chemistries using a high-pressure liquid chromatography machine.
Principal Investigator: Aditya Singh, aditya01@ufl.edu
Terms Available: Fall or Summer
Student Level Preferred: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior
Type of Research Opportunity: For Volunteer or Paid Position
Location: Multiple Locations
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Crop Modeling
This research involves the preparation of data for crop model development, evaluation, and application.
Principal Investigator: Gerrit Hoogenboom, gerrit@ufl.edu
Terms Available: Fall, Spring, or Summer
Student Level Preferred: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior
Type of Research Opportunity: For Volunteer or Paid Position
Location: Multiple Locations
Website: dssat.net
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Experimental Study of Pesticides Residues in Grass Bufferstrips
The study will use a sophisticated laboratory set up to study all the dynamic components (hydrological, soil, vegetation chemical) that control the removal of pesticides by grass buffers and what happens to the pesticide residues in time.
Principal Investigator: Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, carpena@ufl.edu
Terms Available: Summer
Student Level Preferred: Junior or Senior
Type of Research Opportunity: For Credit or Volunteer Position
Location: UF Campus
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Assessing Foliar Biochemistry Using Spectral Measurements
This project will generate spectroscopic models of foliar biochemistry for a variety of agricultural crops and forest trees. There will be opportunities for building AI models relating chemistries to spectra, and/or assisting or leading publications.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Aditya Singh, aditya01@ufl.edu
Terms Available: Fall and Spring
Student Level Preferred: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior
Type of Research Opportunity: Volunteer or Paid Position
Location: Multiple Locations
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Plant X Environment
Students will study how plants are affected by their environment to build tools to study and manage crops.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Melanie Correll, correllm@ufl.edu
Terms Available: Fall
Student Level Preferred: Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior
Type of Research Opportunity: For Credit or Volunteer Position
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Strawberry Yield Mapping using a Robot and Artificial Intelligence
We are developing a strawberry yield mapping system using a robot and artificial intelligence. Field images will be acquired weekly in a strawberry field at PSREU in Citra, FL. Strawberry flowers and fruit will be counted in the field and in the images. Strawberries will be harvested weekly, and what you harvest is free for you to take
Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel Lee, wslee@ufl.edu
Terms Available: Fall, Spring
Student Level Preferred: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior
Type of Research Opportunity: Volunteer Position
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Precision Irrigation Management
This research involves the development of a micro sprinkler irrigation system that is capable of both bare-root transplant establishment and freeze-frost protection that is conservative in water use without adverse effects on strawberry production.
Principal Investigator: Vivek Sharma, vsharma1@ufl.edu
Terms Available: Fall
Student Level Preferred: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior
Type of Research Opportunity: Paid Position
Location: Multiple Locations
Application Requirements: Resume and Faculty Interview
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