News 2016

DJI, WSU to partner on ag drone research, education

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.

WSU researchers aim to make farming more efficient

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. […]

$11M funds food safety center, tech transfer to markets

March 30, 2016 | WSU News, by Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciencesand Alyssa Patrick, Office of Economic Development PULLMAN, Wash. – Consumer demand for safe, high quality, additive-free packaged foods is on the rise. Washington State University is advancing toward meeting this demand thanks to two recent investments in innovative […]

Research Team Competes for Prize

April 5, 2016 “Even though Green Esters didn’t win one of the top prizes, they were still incredible competitors and your department should be proud.”  – Emily Willeman, Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, Foster School of Business, University of Washington March 31, 2016 In January, a team of researchers in Dr. Shulin Chen’s Bioprocessing & Bioproducts Engineering Lab earned […]

SURCA 2016

PULLMAN, Wash.—At Washington State University’s largest-ever Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) on March 28, 52 of the 231 students presenting just over 200 posters landed a total of 46 awards, announced Shelley Pressley, director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, event host. The awards total $10,300. There were 20 crimson awards (the […]

WSU Faculty wins IFT Achievement Award

Congratulations to BSE faculty member, Shyam Sablani, the 2016 recipient of the Marcel Loncin Research Prize. The Marcel Loncin Research Prize, given every other year, was first awarded in 1994. It honors and provides research funding to an IFT member or nonmember scientist or engineer conducting basic chemistry/physics/engineering research applied to food processing and improvement of […]