Kelley Drechsler (left), a biological systems engineering student, consults with Ryan Billing, a development engineer in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.
Engineering team student Channing Ko-Madden works on circuitry and understanding infrared sensor code.
Biological systems engineering student Alex Schramm connects sensors through an Arduino board, an electronic platform to create interactive electronic objects.
Environmental science and management student Andrew Tom (right) was a plant science team member on the Verizon project, led by biological and agricultural and engineering professor Shrinivasa Upadhyaya (left).
Professor Ken Shackel (center with cap) instructs plant science team students (left to right) Sevan Nahabedian, Yuanxin (Yolanda) Zhang, Ming-Hui Hsung, and Erin Hsu in the use of a device to measure water in plants.
Plant science team member Connal Hart uses an infrared gun to measure canopy temperature in a group of tomato plants.
Plant science team members Yuanxin (Yolanda) Zhang, Ming-Hui Hsung, and Erin Hsu measure and record quantum light levels to observe how lighting differs in various locations within the greenhouse.
Engineering team members Kelley Drechsler, Alex Schramm, and Channing Ko-Madden view sensor readouts in a greenhouse test of sensor monitoring capabilities.
A Verizon project student attaches an infrared sensor to a homemade boom for quick readings of foliage temperature.
Student Channing Ko-Madden examines the camera and infrared sensor in a greenhouse test before trying out the technology in a tomato field.
Students Alex Schramm (left) and Channing Ko-Madden (right) prepare the project sensor array for testing in a field of research tomatoes.
Success! Verizon project students Alex Schramm (left), Channing Ko-Madden (center), and Kelley Drechsler (right) prepare sensors, circuitry, and data collection for a field test.