June 1, 2022 | WSU Insider Automated drones could scare birds off agricultural fields A Washington State University research team has developed a system for scaring birds, which they detail in a study published in the journal Computer and Electronics in Agriculture. The system is designed to have automated drones available 24 hours a day […]
May 11, 2022. Pullman, WA With the CAHNRS Business Center staff reduction, their purchasing related responsibilities will be delegated to our department soon. The department’s office has conducted a successful search for a BSE Fiscal Specialist 1 position. Our new BSE Fiscal Specialist 1 is Mr. Marcelo Martinez. Marcelo has been going through the Workday related […]
April 27, 2021 | WSU Insider Pullman, WA An experimental plant-based jet fuel could increase engine performance and efficiency, while dispensing with aromatics, the pollution-causing compounds found in conventional fuels, according to new research. “When we tested our lignin jet fuel, we saw some interesting results,” said Bin Yang, professor with WSU’s Department of Biological […]
April 26, 2022 | Wake Up Northwest on NBC Right Now.com Manoj Karkee reports that WSU’s Agricultural Automation group of the Biological Systems Engineering Department has just begun testing their newest robot. The robot is aimed to produce a more stable and efficient pollination and thinning process. The Robotic Pollinator is built with a camera […]
April 22, 2022. Pullman, WA With the CAHNRS business center losing the last personnel related staff member, the BSE Office initiated a search for an Administrative Assistant 2 (Payroll) permanent position in early February. After reviewing applications and conducting interviews, the search committee unanimously agreed to offer this position to Miss Nina Willis. Most faculty […]
AFW’s 2022 Karen P. Depauw Leadership Award has been given to Behnaz Molaei April 11, 2022. Pullman, WA Behnaz Molaei just won another leadership award: “The Karen P. DePauw Leadership Award” from the Association for Faculty Women (AFW) and the Graduate School. The award has been given during a special ceremony on April 7. The […]
CAHNRS Academic Programs April 5, 2022. Pullman, WA Graduate students are presently afforded multiple opportunities to be recognized for outstanding academics or scholarship. In contrast, there are few opportunities for them to be recognized for their leadership. The College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences Graduate Student Leadership Award recognizes and celebrates graduate students […]
Uddhav Bhattarai has won the PhD CAHNRS 3 Minute Competition. He will compete at the WSU wide competition. Congratulations Uddhav and Good Luck during the next phase!! CAHNRS 2022 – 3 Minute thesis Results PhD Uddhav Bhattarai – BSE – $1000 (Presentation Title: Robot Laborers for Apple Crop Management) – won tie-breaker and […]
March 23, Pullman, WA Reanne Cunninghamm Chilton, the President and Marwa Aly, Executive VP and Budget Chair of the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) at WSU announces that Behnaz Molaei has been awarded the GPSA College Representative of the Year Award. She is being recognized as an execeptional college representative and chair of the […]