Research and Extension Experience for Undergraduates

Modern Tools and Technologies for Food & Agriculture Production

The summer REEU program is an excellent opportunity for undergraduate students to participate in research, extension and outreach projects that focus on innovative tools and modern technologies for agricultural and food production. Students will also get opportunities for professional skills development in communication, leadership, ethics, team work and organization

Program Overview

• Participants perform research, or outreach projects under the mentorship of a professor at UGA
• Participate in seminars, career counseling and professional development workshops.
• Students are matched with the professors based on research projects and interests.

Program site and city information

The program site is the University of Georgia, both in the main campus at Athens, and in the Griffin Campus. Athens is 75 miles northeast of Atlanta airport. Athens is a vibrant college town, known for its music and culture, and its warm summer weather. Griffin is located about 30 miles south of Atlanta airport.

Research Areas

Research Supervisor & Department	Student Background and Degree Major	Research Project Title	Location
Dr. Guoyu Lu Electrical & Computer Engineering	Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering	3D modeling and phenotyping of plants based on mobile phone images.	Athens Campus
Dr. Guoyu Lu Electrical & Computer Engineering	Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering	UAV-based crop field modeling and yield prediction.	Athens Campus
Dr. Kyle Johnsen Computer Engineering	Computer Engineering, Computer Science	Augmented reality visualization of point cloud datasets.	Athens Campus
Dr. Jin Ye Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering	Renewable energy systems for controlled environment agriculture.	Athens Campus
Dr. WenZhan Song Computer Engineering	Computer Engineering, Computer Science	Build a sensor web for monitoring poultry house.	Athens Campus
Dr. Leonardo Bastos Crop & Soil Science	Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Computer Science, Data Science	Developing an online dashboard tool for recommending cotton varieties.	Athens Campus
Dr. Leonardo Bastos Crop & Soil Science	Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Computer Science, Data Science	State-wide weather data interpolation for digital agriculture application.	Athens Campus
Dr. Ramaraja Ramasamy Chemical & Biological Engineering	Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biological Engineering	Development of biosensors for pathogen diagnostics and detection.	Athens Campus
Dr. Malak Esseili Food Science and Technology	Food Science, Microbiology, Virology, Molecular Biology	Development of low-cost filtration systems for waterborne viruses.	Griffin Campus
Dr. Malak Esseili Food Science and Technology	Food Science, Microbiology, Virology, Molecular Biology	Identification of natural inhibitors for foodborne viruses.	Griffin Campus
Dr. Govindaraj Devkumar Food Science and Technology	Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Plant Science, Food Science	Survey of peach packing houses for microbial contamination.	Griffin Campus
Dr. Francisco Diez-Gonzalez Food Science and Technology	Microbiology, Biochemistry, Food Science	Development of anti-microbial treatments to inhibit mold growth in food.	Griffin Campus

Key Dates

Full Application Due: March 15, 2023
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Notification Date: March 31, 2023

Program Dates: June 1, 2023 – July 31,2023

Financial Support

Stipend: $3000 total for the program period
Housing : $1000 total housing allowance or free on-campus housing (for external participants)
Meals: $500 total for the program period
Travel : $500 total (for external participants only)

Eligibility

Sophomore or Junior in 4-year STEM degree
Cumulative GPA > 3.0
U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident

Application

Full application (Due March 15, 2023)

The FULL APPLICATION can be found here. Full applications are due by March 15, 2023 and must include the following:

Completed web application (link above)
Transcript of STEM major (PDF upload)
Recent CV/resume (PDF upload)
Two recommendation letters (PDF upload)
Statement of interest 400-500 words (PDF upload)

Questions? please email: engr-reeu@uga.edu