ACRE Awards Five Faculty Research Grants

The Institute for Agricultural and Conservation Research and Education (ACRE) awarded five faculty research grants. These grants were open to all faculty from any college or department on campus, but research must be relevant to agriculture and conservation science and education.

The winners include:

Dr. Leigh Boardman, Biological Sciences for Spotted lanternfly cold tolerance in Tennessee;
Drs. Janey Camp and Jenn Pickering, CAESAR for Feasibility Study of Alternate Crops for Improved Production, Sustainability and Economic Benefits;
Dr. Xiaolei Huang, Computer Science for Promoting Smart Agriculture for Soybean by Enhancing Farmer-Robot Collaboration via Large Language Models;
Dr. Jessica Amber Jennings, Biomedical Engineering for Tethered-Omega Microgels (TOMs) for Prevention of Lameness in Swine;
Dr. Philip Kohlmeier, Biological Sciences for Impact of Patterns of Urban Development on Biodiversity.

Email acre@memphis.edu for any questions or comments.