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Principal Investigator

Dr. Sami Khanal

Sami Khanal, Ph.D.

Position: Assistant Professor

Current Members

Laasya Acharya

Laasya Acharya

Position: High School Intern (Jun 2024 - Present)

Noah Bevers

Noah Bevers

Position: PhD Student (Aug 2022 - Present)

Specialization: Remote sensing for plant disease identification & crop health monitoring

Sandeep Dhakal

Sandeep Dhakal

Position: PhD Student (Aug 2024 - Present); MS Student (Aug 2022 - Aug 2024)

Specialization: Remote sensing, Machine learning techniques

John Engle

John Engle

Position: Undergraduate Intern (May 2022 - Present); Undergraduate Research Assistant (May 2021 - May 2022)

Specialization: Developing data & web solutions to analyze field data

Roberta Franks

Roberta Franks

Position: Program Assistant (Feb 2023 - Present)

Specialization: Travel arrangements, Submitting orders, Website & social media management

Jay H. Jivandas

Jay H. Jivandas

Position: Undergraduate Research Assistant (Dec 2024 - Present)

Specialization: Using artificial intelligence and data to support the eco-system

Sushma Katari

Sushma Katari

Position: PhD Student (Aug 2022 - Present)

Specialization: Remote sensing in agriculture, Time-series analysis, Precision agriculture

Kushal KC

Kushal KC

Position: PhD Student (May 2021 - Present); MS Student (May 2019 - May 2021)

Specialization: Satellite remote sensing, Cover crop mapping, Water quality assessment

Lauren Shiffer

Position: Undergraduate Research Assistant (May 2024 - Present)

Duncan Srsic

Duncan Srsic

Position: MS Student (Aug 2024 – Present); Undergraduate Intern (Oct 2022 – May 2024)

Specialization: Crop climate modeling, Crop evapotranspiration modeling, Geographic information science

Amit P Timilsina

Amit P Timilsina

Position: Postdoctoral Scholar (Nov 2022 - Present)

Specialization: Agronomy, Climate assessment & impacts, Crop & biogeochemical modeling

Luke Waltz

Luke Waltz

Position: PhD Student (Aug 2022 - Present)

Specialization: Using data & artificial intelligence to benefit farmers

Alumni

Suraj K Bhagat

Suraj K Bhagat

Position: Postdoctoral Scholar (Feb 2024 - Mar 2024); Visiting Scholar (Sept 2023 - Feb 2024)

Specialization: Advanced machine learning application, Data visualization, Geospatial analyst, SWAT modeling

Aman Bhatta

Aman Bhatta

Position: MS Student (Aug 2019 - May 2020

Abha Bhattarai

Abha Bhattarai

Position: MS Student (Aug 2020 - Dec 2022)

Specialization: Biophysical modeling for agricultural production systems

Meghana Boda

Meghana Boda

Position: High School Intern (May 2023 - May 2024)

Julian Colbert

Julian Colbert

Position: Undergraduate Intern (Fall 2024)

Jaweriah Hazrana

Jaweriah Hazrana

Position: Visiting Scholar (Sept 2022 - Nov 2023)

Specialization: Examining the economic viability of diverse climate change management practices

Sarthak Jain

Position: High School Intern (Apr 2021 - Jun 2021)

Neha Joshi

Neha Joshi

Position: MS Student (Aug 2021 - Dec 2023)

Specialization: Precision agriculture, Harmful algal bloom monitoring using remote sensing

Jasmine Neupane

Jasmine Neupane

Position: Visiting Scholar (Nov 2021 - Feb 2022)

Jongmin Park

Jongmin Park

Position: Postdoctoral Scholar (Mar 2022 - Oct 2022)

Gaoshoutong Si (Aug 2020 - May 2022)

Gaoshoutong Si

Position: MS Student (Fall 2022)

Specialization: UAS for greenhouse environment, Lidar data processing & computer vision

Ambria Small

Ambria Small

Position: Teaching Assistant (Aug 2021 - May 2022)

Specialization: Remote sensing, Precision agriculture

Garrett Steinbeck

Garrett Steinbeck

Position: MS Student (Aug 2019 - May 2021)

Sandeep Venkatesh

Sandeep Venkatesh

Position: MS Student (Aug 2019 - May 2021)

Laura Waltz

Laura Waltz

Position: Undergraduate Intern (May 2023 - May 2024)

Ryan Waltz

Ryan Waltz

Position: High School Intern (Jun 2023 - Aug 2024)

Specialization: Image and Data Analysis

Nuo Xu

Position: High School Intern (Aug 2021 - May 2022)

Zichen Zhang

Zichen Zhang

Position: PhD Student (Spring 2024)

Specialization: Fully autonomous aerial system for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)