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Dr. Sindhuja Sankaran Phenomics Lab

Afef Marzougui

Education

  • Ph.D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering > Washington State University, Pullman, WA
    Agriculture Automation Engineering, Fall 2018 – Present
  • M.S. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering > Washington State University, Pullman, WA
    Agriculture Automation Engineering [Fulbright Scholar], Fall 2016 – Summer 2018
  • National Engineering Degree > Higher Institute of Agricultural Sciences Chott-Mariam, Sousse, Tunisia
    Horticulture, Fall 2011 – Spring 2014
  • Preparatory Cycle for the Competitive Exam of Entrance to Engineering Schools > Faculty of Sciences, Mathematics, Physics and Natural, Tunis, Tunisia
    Biology-Geology, Fall 2009 – Spring 2011

EMAIL: Afef.Marzougui@wsu.edu
LAB: (509) 335 – 6952

Google Scholar

Professional Experience

  • Research Assistant, Phenomics Laboratory — Biological Systems Engineering Department, September 2018 – Present | Washington State University
  • Research Assistant, Phenomics Laboratory — Biological Systems Engineering Department, September 2018 – Present | Washington State University
  • Agronomist Engineer, Pépinière Nour du Centre —Tree Nursery, May 2015 – February 2016 | Kairouan, Tunisia
  • Intern, Technical Center for Organic Agriculture, October 2013 – June 2014 | Sousse, Tunisia
  • Intern, Regional Center for Agricultural Professional Training in Vegetable Crops (CSFPA), September 2013 | Sousse, Tunisia
  • Intern, Regional Center for Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, March 2013 | Sousse, Tunisia

Awards and Recognition

  • Boyd-Scott Graduate Research Award (3rd place in PhD category), American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2020
  • BSE Outstanding Graduate Student Award: Alfred and Genevieve Gallucci Scholarship, 2019–2020
  • North American Pulse Improvement Association Travel Award, 2019
  • BSYSE 512 Poster Competition Award, 2019 (3rd place)
  • BSE Travel Award, 2018 and 2019
  • WSU Plant Science Symposium Poster Award, 2019 (2nd place)
  • Phenome 2019 Travel Award, 2019
  • Alaska Airlines Travel Award, 2018
  • Fulbright scholarship (U.S. Department of State), 2016 – 2018

Research Grants

  • Remotely sensed imagery and machine learning for developing better crop varieties (Lead PI). Funding Agency: Microsoft AI for Earth ($15,000 Microsoft Azure credits)

Book Chapter/Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Ma, Yu., Marzougui, A., Coyne, C.J., Sankaran, S., Main, D., Porter, L.D., Mugabe, D., Smitchger, J.A., Zhang1, C., Amin, M.D., Rasheed, N., Ficklin, S., and McGee, R.J.  2020. Dissecting the genetic architecture of Aphanomyces root rot resistance in lentil by QTL mapping and genome-wide association. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21 (6): 2129.
  2. Zhang, C., Marzougui, A., and Sankaran, S. 2020. High-resolution satellite imagery applications in crop phenotyping: An overview. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 175, 105584.
  3. Marzougui, A., Ma, Y., Zhang, C., McGee, R.J., Coyne, C.J., Main, D., and Sankaran, S. 2019. Advanced imaging for quantitative evaluation of Aphanomyces root rot resistance in lentil. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, 383. [2284 views, 341 downloads]
  4. Jarolmasjed, S., Kostick, S., Si, Y., Quirós, J.J., Marzougui, A., Evans, K., and Sankaran, S. 2019. Multispectral and hyperspectral sensing for high-throughput phenotyping of fire blight disease resistance in apple. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, 576. [2025 views, 439 downloads]
  5. Sankaran, S., Zhang, C., and Marzougui, A. 2018. Sensing for Stress Detection and High-throughput Phenotyping in Precision Horticulture. In ‘Automation in Tree Fruit Production: Principles and Practice’. Editor: Zhang, Q. CABI, 28 – 42.