Research

Ongoing Research Projects

  • USDA-ARS project, Development of User-Friendly Ethylene Antagonists for Floricultural Crops, USDA ARS - Dr. Xiuxiu Sun, UTA - Rasika Dias, $285,000
  • USDA ARS summer intern project: (UTA Jianzhong Su, Gautam Das, and 10 faculty) $733,000
  • USDA ARS project: Mycotoxin Bayesian Model with ARS New Orleans Dr. Castano-Dugue (UTA Jianzhong Su) $150,000
  • NSF project: Knowledge Graph Database Prototype for Carbon Data with ARS PDI group (UTA Chengkai Li, Jianzhong Su ) $1,500,000
  • USDA ARS project: Soil carbon simulation by Monte Carlo Simulations with USDA ARS Auburn group (UTA Andrzej Korzeniowski ) $170,000
  • USDA NIFA project: Forage Resilience Data with Arkansas ARS Dr. Ashworth (UTA Jianzhong Su, Hong Jiang) $170,000
  • USDA ARS project: Identification and Characterization of Citrus Fruit for Phenotyping, ARS NC Dr. Hulse-Kemp (UTA Bill Beksy) $140,000
  • USDA ARS project: Deep learning in rice genetics ARS Dr. Yulin Jia (UTA Jianzhong Su), 
    $93,000

List of funded extramural projects (completed, 2019-2025)

  • USDA project: National Carbon Data Hub with ARS PDI group and Dr. Owens (UTA 
    Jianzhong Su, Chengkai Li) $450,000
  • Ag Workforce Training program on Climate Smart Agriculture 2021-2025, UTA, TAMUK, NMSU, NRCS Central National Technology Service Center, $500,000
  • More ARS project

Highlight of select research projects and scholarly work

Drones fly over agricultural area

List of Collaborators

  • Dr. Gary Marek, Bushland, TX, Irrigation Management
  • Dr. Huihui Zhang, Fort Collins, CO, UAV in Irrigation
  • Dr. Martin Locke, Oxford, MS, Natural Resources
  • Dr. Phillip Owen, Booneville, AR, Natural resources
  • Dr. Amanda Nelson, STONEVILLE, MS, Hydrology
  • Dr. John Adamczyk, Poplarville, MS, Pollination
  • Dr. Michael Goblirsch, Poplarville, MS, Pollination
  • Dr. Gady Reddy, Stoneville, MS, Pest Management
  • Dr. Jian Chen, Stoneville, MS, Fire Ants Control
  • Dr. Krishna Reddy, Stoneville, MS, Weed Control
  • Dr. John Zhang, El Reno, OK, Agri. Weather Forecast
  • Dr. Bosoon Park, Athens, GA, Poultry, Food Safety
  • Dr. Lina Castano-Duque, New Orleans, LA, Mycotoxin
  • Dr. Clement Sohoulande, Florence, SC, Swine Pollution
  • Dr. Lucas Heintzman, Oxford, MS, Hydrology
  • Dr. Amanda Hulse-Kemp, Raleigh, NC, Genetics
  • Dr. Amanda Ashworth. Fayetteville, AR, Forage Agronomy
  • Dr. Allen Torbert, Auburn, GA, Mobile Carbon Detection
  • Dr. Yulin Jia, Shannon Pinson, Stuttgart, AR, Rice
  • Dr. Jeremy Edwards, Stuttgart, AR, Bioimformatics
  • Dr. Fred Breidt, Raleigh, NC, Food Safety
  • Dr. Narayanan Kannan Stoneville, MS, Pesticide
  • Dr. Zamir Libahova, Booneville, AR, Hydrology
Streamlined Gallery

UTA student interns research with USDA ARS scientists and field visits

Infield Citrus Fruit Detection and Classification