September 22, 2016 Congratulations to BSE, Tri-Cities student Hector Camargo! Hector won a Student Award at the 2016 International Society for Horticulture Science in Avignon, France. He presented two papers, one poster, and one oral presentation. His poster titled: Modeling the growth of pollen tubes for Gala and Fuji Apples and his oral presentation: Predicting the Release […]
Biodiesel Magazine, by Ron Kotrba | August 24, 2016 An in-depth review of the National Advanced Biofuels Conference For the first time ever, the National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo was co-located with the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in 2016, a conference pairing that will become the norm for event organizer BBI International. […]
“Lignin is an abundant raw material” Bin Yang, Associate Professor of Biological Systems Engineering at WSU-TC
Dr. Lei’s research work on the co-feeding of lignocellulosic biomass with polymers waste in catalytic pyrolysis is remarkably beneficial for the environment and energy recapture.
From robots that pick apples to drones that scout pests over cherry orchards, technology is changing agriculture. Advances like these, and many more, will be shared at an upcoming international conference organized by Washington State University scientists.
DJI, the world’s leading commercial drone manufacturer, and Washington State University Tuesday announced their intention to partner on research and use of unmanned aerial systems in precision agriculture.
WSU’s Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural Systems (CPAAS), based in Prosser, Wash., will lead the effort. CPAAS provides the vast agricultural community in the Pacific Northwest with the latest technology for increased farming efficiency and environmentally friendly production.
Good Fruit Grower | Nov 25, 2015 WSU researcher is using thermal infrared cameras and other sensor technologies to study fruit traits. Researchers have made strides in the study of fruit genomics in recent years, but less ground has been gained in the field of phenomics, the measurement of plant and fruit traits. Genotyping and […]
Graduate student Brennan Pecha is one of four researchers from about 330 presenting posters to receive the international Frontier-Labs Young Scientist Award for significant contributions to analytical and applied pyrolysis.
Puget Sound Section Institute of Food Technologists (PSIFT) 2016 Achievement Awards The awards were presented to recipients at the Student Awards Dinner on Thursday May 12th in Seattle by PSIFT.
Columbia Basin Herald | By LAURA GUIDO, Staff Writer PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University researchers are seeking new ways to increase efficiency of water use in agriculture. Associate Professor Sindhuja Sankaran is working on using specialized sensors to measure heat stress in grape vines as a way to test the effectiveness of sub-surface irrigation. […]