A commitment to a healthy planet and healthy people across farms, wetlands, and waterways to promote biodiversity and to improve the resiliency of our crops, forests, and community health.
Attendees from academia, industry, and government come together to explore cross-sector innovations, share insights, and collaborate on advancing technologies for agriculture and living systems.
Save the Date!
The 2026 TALiS Symposium will be held at the Penn State University Park campus on Tuesday, May 19 - Wednesday, May 20.
More information to follow by the end of February. Please contact us for more information, to volunteer to give a talk, or to provide any ideas for a session.
About the Symposium
The Technologies for Agriculture and Living Systems Symposium initiates and fosters the productive partnerships necessary for the integration of emerging and advanced technologies to address the complex challenges we face with climate change, resource protection (soil, water, air), biodiversity losses, rural and urban health, and social and economic shifts within our communities. For more details on the latest symposium and topics covered, visit 2025 TALiS Symposium.

The College of Agricultural Sciences hosted the annual TALiS Symposium on June 12-13, 2025 at the University Park campus.
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