Qin Zhang, Ph.D
Professor, Director CPASS
Research Interest
Dr. Zhang, senior automation engineer and director of the Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural Systems (CPAAS) located at Prosser, WA, works in the BSysE Agricultural Automation Engineering Research emphasis area. He is primarily interested in Agricultural Machinery Automation (Automated and autonomous agricultural machinery technologies, intelligent agricultural machinery controls), and in Agriculture Automation (On-machinery crop health sensing technologies, machinery-area network technologies, agricultural infotronics technologies).
My Research In the News
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Qin Zhang elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
July 15, 2020 | Washington State Academy of Sciences
Qin Zhang, Professor, Director of Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural Systems, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for contributions leading to the adoption of automation technologies to agricultural production, a recognizable contribution to core technology development for intelligent farming machinery and smart agriculture and pioneering the emerging science frontier by the proposed study of agricultural cybernetics.The Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) announced 21 new members in recognition of their … » More …
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Email Dr. Zhang
509-786-9360
Fax: 509-786-9321
Ag Tech 101
Biological Systems Engineering
WSU Prosser
Center for Automated Agriculture
Prosser, WA 99350-9370