Lab Members Accordion

Principal Investigator

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• Current Members
  
  

  Current Members

  
  

  Emilo Albarenque

  Undergraduate Student
  albaren1@msu.edu
  
  Major: Mechanical Engineering

  
  

  Susana Albarenque

  Research Associate
  albarenq@msu.edu
  
  Major: Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
  
  Research Interests: Integrate precision agriculture tools and crop modeling to improve resource use efficiency in row crops.

  
  

  Hardik Arora

  Graduate Student
  arorahar@msu.edu
  
  Major: Business Data Science & Analytics

  
  

  Brian Baer

  Programmer Analyst
  baerb@msu.edu
  Web Page
  
  Research Interests: Main developer of the SALUS model.

  
  

  Mariarita Cammarata

  Visiting Scholar
  cammara9@msu.edu

  
  

  Launa Di Carlo

  Research Associate
  dicarlol@msu.edu

  
  

  Allison Diebol

  Undergraduate Student
  diebolal@msu.edu
  
  Major: Data Science

  
  

  Sajal Dubey

  Graduate Student
  dubeysaj@msu.edu
  
  Major: Business Data Science & Analytics

  
  

  Katie Hepfinger

  Staff
  hepfing1@msu.edu
  Web Page

  
  

  Ryan Jayne

  Graduate Student
  jaynery2@msu.edu
  
  Major: Earth & Environmental Sciences
  
  Research Interests: Understanding how environmental factors affect processes related to crop yields and their prediction to improve food security and sustainable land use.

  
  

  Aditya Manuraj

  Graduate Student
  manuraja@msu.edu
  
  Major: Business Data Science & Analytics

  
  

  Fidel Maureira

  Research Associate
  maureira@msu.edu
  
  Research Interests: I am interested in sustainable intensification of food systems. I use systems modeling, analytical approaches, and information technology to evaluate the implications and effects on earth systems to produce more and better food, reduce environmental outcomes, and meet broad societal goals.

  
  

  Francesca Mignola

  Graduate Student
  mignolaf@msu.edu

  
  

  Neville Millar

  Research Assistant
  millarn@msu.edu
  
  Research Interests: Investigating the impact of regenerative agricultural practices on greenhouse gas emissions, particularly nitrous oxide, and working with stakeholders to develop and implement protocols that incentivize farmers to become involved in the agricultural carbon and ecosystem marketplace.

  
  

  Leonardo Novelli

  Visiting Researcher
  novelli.leonardo@inta.gob.ar

  
  

  Ojo Paul

  Graduate Student
  paulojo@msu.edu
  
  Major: Plant Soil and Microbial Sciences
  
  Research Interests: Soil organic carbon dynamics, machine learning algorithms in digital agriculture, geospatial modeling of soil health using crop modeling and remote sensing.

  
  

  Emma Olson

  Undergraduate Student
  olsone19@msu.edu
  
  Major: Plant Soil and Microbial Sciences

  
  

  Christiana Olusegun

  Research Associate
  olusegu3@msu.edu
  Web Page
  
  Research Interests: Investigation of vegetation-climate feedbacks using insitu data, numerical climate models, satellite data and reanalysis.

  
  

  Lydia Price

  Informational and Statistical Analyst
  rilllydi@msu.edu
  
  Research Interests: Using crop modeling to asses agronomic impacts on the environment across the U.S. and to provide custom geospatial management recommendations utilizing remote sensing to protect natural resources and increase farmer profitability.

  
  

  Richard Price

  Research Assistant II
  priceri1@msu.edu
  
  Research Interests: Using modern technological tools to enhance precision conservation in today's agricultural landscape.

  
  

  John Salako

  Graduate Student
  salakojo@msu.edu
  
  Major: Earth and Environmental Sciences
  
  Research Interests: Using Geospatial technology and artificial intelligence for land sustainability projects and precision agriculture.

  
  

  Mukta Sharma

  Research Associate
  sharm999@msu.edu
  
  Research Interests: Intrested in exploring new approaches in computer vision, image processing and machine learning domain. Current working on performing data analysis and remote sensing image processing.

  
  

  Prateek Sharma

  Graduate Student
  sharm165@msu.edu
  
  Major: Environmental Geosciences
  
  Research Interests: Exploring new approaches to enhance land use sustainability by integrating process-based crop models with machine learning algorithms, satellite data, and field observations.

  
  

  Tommaso Tadiello

  Research Associate
  tadiell1@msu.edu
  
  Research Interests: Soil organic carbon dynamics in the agro-ecosystem using a modeling approach.

  
  

  Ruben Ulbrich

  Research Technologist
  ulbrichr@msu.edu
  
  Research Interests: Develop management tools with farmers to maximize yields while reducing the environmental impact of agriculture.

  
  

  Blair VanAgen

  Graduate Student
  vanagen@msu.edu
  
  Major: Environmental Studies and Sustainability

  
  

  Christopher Villalobos

  Programmer
  villal41@msu.edu
• Former Members
  
  

  Former Lab Members

  Diego Armando Arellano Vazquez

  Sao Paulo State University
  arella50@msu.edu

  Samara Barbosa

  Computer Engineering
  samarambar2014@gmail.com

  Josh Brown

  Environmental Science
  brown940@msu.edu

  Frankie Calabrese

  fcalabr2@nd.edu

  JenYu Chang

  Sao Paulo State University
  jychang@tari.gov.tw

  Jose Cora

  cora@fcav.unesp.br

  Jonathan Cordes

  cordesj3@msu.edu

  Joshua M. Cornett

  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  gamefrenzy1993@gmail.com

  Olivia Davidson

  Université de Liège
  david194@msu.edu

  Mathieu Delandmeter

  Université de Liège
  Mathieu.Delandmeter@uliege.be

  Benjamin Dumont

  Sao Paulo State University
  benjamin.dumont@ulg.ac.be

  Hugo Faria

  Colorado State University
  hugo.faria@unesp.br

  Ames Fowler

  University of Florence
  Ames.Fowler@colostate.edu

  Carolina Fabbri

  Michigan State University, Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
  carolina.fabbri@unifi.it

  Prakash Jha

  jhapraka@msu.edu

  Eric Klein

  kleine13@msu.edu

  Francesco Lodato

  Institute of Forest Resource Information Technique, Chinese Academy of Forestry
  f.lodato@unicampus.it

  Shiming Li

  Earth and Environmental Sciences
  lism@ifrit.ac.cn

  Lin Liu

  Civil Engineering
  liu01782@umn.edu

  Jesse Liu

  Computer Science & Neuroscience
  liujesse@msu.edu

  Franz Marasigan

  Wageningen University and Research, Plant Science Group
  marasig1@msu.edu

  Bernardo Maestrini

  maestrin@msu.edu

  Rafael Martinez-Feria

  mart2225@msu.edu

  Raffaele Meloni

  Biochemistry
  melonira@msu.edu

  Hakim Mohdazhan

  Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
  mohdazh1@msu.edu

  Sarah Munezero

  Earth & Environmental Sciences
  munezer1@msu.edu

  Zoe Naylor

  Data Science
  naylorzo@msu.edu

  Aarthi Padmanabhan

  Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering
  padman21@msu.edu

  Emily Peruski

  perusk11@msu.edu

  Emily Rice

  riceemi4@msu.edu

  Leonel Rios

  riosleon@msu.edu

  Sasmita Sahoo

  USDA, Sugarbeet and Bean Research: East Lansing, MI
  sahoosas@msu.edu

  Madalyn Scanlan

  halemada@msu.edu

  Yi Shi

  shiyi1@msu.edu

  Yiwen Shao

  Earth and Environmental Sciences
  shaoyw@umich.edu

  Guanyuan Shuai

  shuaigua@msu.edu

  Macallister Spitzley

  Michigan State University, Office of International Research Collaboration
  spitzl47@msu.edu

  Anne Stanton

  stant106@msu.edu

  Jac Stelly

  Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
  stellyja@msu.edu

  Ben Tirrell

  Geological Sciences with a minor in Geographic Information Science
  TirrellB@michigan.gov

  Elizabeth Chloe Tripp

  trippel2@msu.edu

  Gabriela Valdez Naval

  valdeznaval.gabriela@inta.gob.ar

  Juan Villalobos

  Beijing Normal University
  juavilcar1@gmail.com

  Jinshui Zhang

  zhangjs@bnu.edu.cn