• Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
  • Agricultural and Biorenewable Systems Management Undergraduate Coordinator

Areas of Expertise

  • Specialty crop mechanization and automation
  • Precision agriculture applications for specialty crops
  • Applications of artificial intelligence to agricultural systems management and control
  • Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
  • Director of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station
  • 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

Director, TALiS

  • Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering