2023 MTRAC AgBio Awardees

AWARDEE	INSTITUTION	Project information	TYPE
Hamberger, Björn	Michigan State University	Microbial Platforms for Terpene Production	Starter
Lundquist, Peter Knut	Michigan State University	Enhancement of Corn Drought Tolerance Through a Stress-responsive Gene Family	Starter
Miesel, Jessica	Michigan State University	Spectroscopy for Soil and Plant Sciences	Starter
Chou, Karen	Michigan State University	A Sustainable Management Tool for Michigan Vineyards and Beyond	Full
Han, Kyung-Hwan	Michigan State University	Advanced Biomass Tree Crop Technology	Full
Hegg, Eric	Michigan State University	Adapting a novel, patented process to deconstruct woody biomasses to add value to pulp production	Full
Lee, Woongkul	Michigan State University	Modular and Scalable Solar Microinverter to Irrigation Pump for Improving Water and Energy Use Efficiency	Full
Wang, Keliang	Fraunhofer USA	Develop highly selective oil adsorbents	Full
Maki, Kevin	University of Michigan	A wind sensor to reduce pesticide spray drift	Starter
Rabnawaz, Muhammad	Michigan State University	Paper-based packaging with multiple end-of-life options	Starter
Weebadde, Cholani Kumari	Michigan State University	Commercial potential of Strawberry lines	Starter
Li, Zhaojian	Michigan State University	Development of a Multi-arm Robotic Apple Harvesting System	Focused Topic
Tan, Xiaobo	Michigan State University	Sensitized Grippers for Safe Harvesting and Handling of Fruits and Vegetables	Focused Topic