Leading balanced innovation through the TALiS initiative.
Drones are transforming agriculture by enabling aerial crop monitoring, precision spraying, and real-time data collection for smarter farming decisions.
Vision
The Vision for TALiS is to position Penn State’s College of Agriculture Sciences as the leader in developing and delivering innovative technologies for the unique agricultural and living systems of the Northeastern US.
Mission
The Technologies for Agriculture and Living Systems initiative embodies the commitment of the land-grant university to enable resources, opportunities, and collaborations that will result in leading-edge technology innovation in agricultural, food, and natural resource sectors across the state and region, with impacts that extend globally. Through advancing modern technologies, this initiative establishes a framework to 1) engage faculty’s network of expertise; 2) bridge innovation gaps through partnerships; 3) cultivate and inspire the next generations of students and workforce; and 4) re-envision and build infrastructure for 21st century research.
The TALiS initiative is designed to provide critical seed funding and strategic programmatic support to advance these goals.
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TALiS Leadership
- Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Director, Technology in Agriculture and Living Systems Initiative, College of Agricultural Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Specialty crop mechanization and automation
- Precision agriculture applications for specialty crops
- Applications of artificial intelligence to agricultural systems management and control
- Email hzh@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-2633
- Technologies for Agriculture and Living Systems (TALiS) Coordinator
- Email sff3@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-4127
- Director of Research Development and Initiatives
Areas of Expertise
- Provide strategic leadership and consultation for the development and sustainability of interdisciplinary teams
- Provide proposal development and project management services to investigators preparing complex research proposals for submission to external sponsors
- Support faculty and early stage investigators in improving their grantsmanship skills and developing interdisciplinary projects
- Assist faculty members, trainees, and staff in navigating the Penn State research support infrastructure
- Serve as a referral resource for investigators, facilitating access to institutional resources, connecting researchers with appropriate offices and staff, and matching research needs with faculty expertise
- Facilitate conversations across groups to develop strategic directions for growth/development/collaboration in building a research initiative
- Email gst118@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-3379
- Pronouns She/Her
Director, TALiS
- Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Email hzh@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-2633
Director, TALiS
- Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Email hzh@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-2633
