Personnel

Director

Brendan Higgins

Brendan

Higgins

GRACE Project Director and Associate Professor
Biosystems Engineering
Auburn University

Greenhouse Projection Team

Desmond Mortley

Desmond

Mortley

Research Professor of Plant and Soil Science
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Tuskegee University
Daniel Wells

Daniel

Wells

Associate Professor
Horitculture
Auburn University

Enery and Waste Water Team

Brendan Higgins

Brendan

Higgins

GRACE Project Director and Associate Professor
Biosystems Engineering
Auburn University
Sushil Adhikari

Sushil

Adhikari

Associate Professor
Biosystems Engineering
Auburn University
David Blersch

David

Blersch

Associate Professor
Biosystems Engineering
Auburn University
Hossein Jahromi

Hossein

Jahromi

Assistant Professor
Biosystems Engineering
Auburn University

Extension Team

Bob Hochmuth

Bob

Hochmuth

Assistant Center Director for UF/IFAS North Florida Research & Education Center
Extension
University of Florida
George Hunter

George

Hunter

Ag and Natural Resources Coordinator
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Tuskegee University
Jeremy Pickens

Jeremy

Pickens

Assistant Research Extension Professor
Extension
Auburn University

Economics Team

Rui Chen

Rui

Chen

Assistant Professor
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Tuskegee University
Youssouf Diabate

Youssouf

Diabate

DAES Faculty
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Tuskegee University

Systems Modeling Team

Brendan Higgins

Brendan

Higgins

GRACE Project Director and Associate Professor
Biosystems Engineering
Auburn University
Vakhtang Shelia

Vakhtang

Shelia

Research Assistant Scientist
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
University of Florida
Ying Zhang

Ying

Zhang

Assistant Professor
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
University of Florida

Education Team

David Cline

David

Cline

Associate Extension Professor
Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences
Auburn University
Daniela Marghitu

Daniela

Marghitu

Lecturer in Computer Science Department
Computer Science
Auburn University

Plant Biology Team

Neha Potnis

Neha

Potnis

Associate Professor
Entomology and Plant Pathology
Auburn University
Yongsig Kim

Yongsig

Kim

Senior Research Associate
DOE Plant Research Laboratory
Michigan State University
German Sandoya

German

Sandoya

Assistant Professor
Horticultural Sciences
University of Florida

Evaluator

Kevan Lamm

Kevan

Lamm

Assistant Professor
Agriculture & Natural Resources
University of Georgia

Management and Communication

Caroline Whiting

Caroline

Whiting

Project Manager
Biosystems Engineering
Auburn University
Alyssa Jackson

Alyssa

Jackson

Graphic Designer
Biosystems Engineering
Auburn University
Nik Kandula

Nik

Kandula

Website Developer
Computer Engineering
Auburn University