{"id":12,"date":"2016-10-14T11:32:25","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T18:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/karkee-ag-robotics\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2022-08-29T13:28:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T20:28:37","slug":"the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/karkee-ag-robotics\/the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"The Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1476469990159\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<header>\n<h2>Research Team<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\">Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/20190104_143918_good.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-430\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/20190104_143918_good-396x297.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/20190104_143918_good-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/20190104_143918_good-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/20190104_143918_good-792x594.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/20190104_143918_good-990x743.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/20190104_143918_good-1188x891.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Manoj Karkee, Professor<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Post-Doctoral Researchers<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Safal Kshetri<\/strong>, 2020 &#8211; present<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2021\/03\/Profile_pic_saf_ksh.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-635\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2021\/03\/Profile_pic_saf_ksh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2021\/03\/Profile_pic_saf_ksh.jpg 484w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2021\/03\/Profile_pic_saf_ksh-396x487.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Graduate Students<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Uddhav Bhattarai<\/strong>, Ph.D. Student<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Uddhav.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-438 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Uddhav-198x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2018 &#8211; present<\/p>\n<p>Research: Robotic pruning and thinning of apple trees<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Borrenpohl<\/strong>, MS Student<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Daniel.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-534\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Daniel-198x198.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fall 2019 \u2013 present<\/p>\n<p>Research: Multi-view approaches for Automated Pruning of Apple Trees<\/p>\n<p><strong>Martin Churuvija<\/strong>, MS Student<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Martin2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-540\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Martin2-198x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fall 2019 \u2013 present<\/p>\n<p>Research: Automated pruning of Fruit Trees Trained to Upright Fruiting Offshoot Architecture<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zixuan He<\/strong>, Ph.D. Student<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Zixuan.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-549\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Zixuan-198x198.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fall 2019 \u2013 present<\/p>\n<p>Research: Machine vision for multi-robot, coordinated strawberry harvesting<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chenchen Kang,<\/strong> Ph.D. Student<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Chenchen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-450\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Chenchen-198x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2018-present<\/p>\n<p>Dissertation: <em>Decision Support System for Smart Irrigation<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Achyut Paudel,<\/strong> Ph.D. Student<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2021\/03\/unnamed.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-637\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2021\/03\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2021-present<\/p>\n<p>Dissertation: <em>Decision Support System for Precision Nitrogen Application in Apples<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sushma Thapa<\/strong>, MS Student<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Sushma_Thapa_Grapes.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-440\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Sushma_Thapa_Grapes-198x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2018-present<\/p>\n<p>Research: Smart irrigation system for winegrapes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Priyanka Upadhyaya<\/strong>, PhD Student<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/priyanka-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-542\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/priyanka-198x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spring 2020 \u2013 present<\/p>\n<p>Research: Estimating crop-load in fruit crops using mobile devices and cloud computing platform<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1476477957375\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<header>\n<h2>Alumni<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Research Scientists\/Post Docs<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Yaqoob Majeed<\/strong>, May 2020 &#8211; Nov 2020<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-117\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Yaqoob-Majeed-396x344.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Yaqoob-Majeed-396x344.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Yaqoob-Majeed-768x666.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Yaqoob-Majeed-792x687.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Yaqoob-Majeed-990x859.png 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Yaqoob-Majeed-1188x1031.png 1188w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Yaqoob-Majeed.png 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now Assistant Professor at University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-109\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/LongHeShakeAndCatch-396x297.jpg\" alt=\"longheshakeandcatch\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Long He<\/strong>, 2015-2017<\/p>\n<p>Now Assistant Professor at Pennsylvania State University<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Ako Larbi, <\/strong><em>2012 &#8211;\u00a02014<br \/>\nNow Assistant CE Specialist at University of California Extension<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shaouchun Ma<\/strong>, <em>2012 &#8211;\u00a02015<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Now Associate Professor at China Agricultural University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ajay Sharda, <\/strong><em>2012 &#8211;\u00a02013<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Now Associate Professor at Kansas State University<\/em><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Graduate Students<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Santosh Bhusal<\/strong>, 2016-2020 (PhD)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-105\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Santosh-e1476819322827-396x467.jpg\" alt=\"santosh\" width=\"214\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Santosh-e1476819322827-396x467.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Santosh-e1476819322827-768x906.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Santosh-e1476819322827-792x934.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Santosh-e1476819322827-990x1168.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Santosh-e1476819322827.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now at Harvest Croo, FL, USA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yaqoob Majeed<\/strong>, 2016-2020 (PhD)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-117\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Yaqoob-Majeed-396x344.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Yaqoob-Majeed-396x344.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Yaqoob-Majeed-768x666.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Yaqoob-Majeed-792x687.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Yaqoob-Majeed-990x859.png 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Yaqoob-Majeed-1188x1031.png 1188w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Yaqoob-Majeed.png 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now Assistant Professor, Faisalabad Agriculture University, Pakistan<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Xin Zhang<\/strong>, 2016-2020 (PhD)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-93\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/DSCN5178-e1476722667708-396x432.jpg\" alt=\"dscn5178\" width=\"204\" height=\"222\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now at UC Davis, CA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suraj Amatya (PhD), <\/strong>2011 &#8211; 2015<\/p>\n<p><em>Now with John Deere<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark DeKleine (PhD), <\/strong><em>2011 &#8211; 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Now at De Kleine Machine Company LLC (Self Created)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aleana Gongal (MS), <\/strong><em>20<\/em><em>12 &#8211;\u00a0<\/em><em>2014 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Now with John Deere<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-64\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Abhisesh2-396x262.jpg\" alt=\"abhisesh2\" width=\"187\" height=\"124\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abhisesh Silwal (PhD),<\/strong>\u00a02014-2016<br \/>\nNow Project Engineer at The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-125\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Chen-Lin-957x1024-396x424.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Chen-Lin-957x1024-396x424.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Chen-Lin-957x1024-768x822.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Chen-Lin-957x1024-792x847.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Chen-Lin-957x1024.jpg 957w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lin Chen (PhD),<\/strong> 2015-2019<\/p>\n<p>Now with a Private Company in China<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/kapil-e1476735256179-396x283.jpg\" alt=\"kapil\" width=\"204\" height=\"145\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kapil Khanal (MS), <\/strong>2016-2018,<\/p>\n<p>Now at Pix4D<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick Scharf (MS)<\/strong>, <em>2012 &#8211; 2016N<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>ow at WSU<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aadit Shrestha, <\/strong>2015-2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bikram Adhikari<\/strong> (MS), <em>2010 &#8211; 2011<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Visiting Professors\/Scholars<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p data-thread-perm-id=\"thread-f:1633431328085172988|msg-f:1633431328085172988\" data-legacy-thread-id=\"16ab1d237b82e2fc\"><strong>Shiv Kumar Lohan<\/strong> (2020)<\/p>\n<p data-thread-perm-id=\"thread-f:1633431328085172988|msg-f:1633431328085172988\" data-legacy-thread-id=\"16ab1d237b82e2fc\">Lecturer, Panjaab Agricultural University, India<\/p>\n<p><strong>Won-soo Kim<\/strong> (2020)<\/p>\n<p>Chungnam National University, South Korea<\/p>\n<p id=\":awr\" class=\"hP\" data-thread-perm-id=\"thread-f:1633431328085172988|msg-f:1633431328085172988\" data-legacy-thread-id=\"16ab1d237b82e2fc\"><strong>Wanrong Gu (2019-2020)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"hP\" data-thread-perm-id=\"thread-f:1633431328085172988|msg-f:1633431328085172988\" data-legacy-thread-id=\"16ab1d237b82e2fc\">Lecturer, South China Agricultural University<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Visiting-Professor_Shenglian.Lu_.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-545\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Visiting-Professor_Shenglian.Lu_-396x592.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Visiting-Professor_Shenglian.Lu_-396x592.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Visiting-Professor_Shenglian.Lu_-792x1185.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Visiting-Professor_Shenglian.Lu_-768x1149.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Visiting-Professor_Shenglian.Lu_-1027x1536.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Visiting-Professor_Shenglian.Lu_-1369x2048.jpg 1369w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Visiting-Professor_Shenglian.Lu_-990x1481.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Visiting-Professor_Shenglian.Lu_-1188x1777.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Visiting-Professor_Shenglian.Lu_.jpg 1484w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shenglian Lu (2019-2020)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor, Guangxi Normal University,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Longshen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-441\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Longshen-198x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Longsheng Fu<\/strong> (2017-2019)<\/p>\n<p>North West Ag and Forestry University, China<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/ZhengZhouProfile.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-448\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/ZhengZhouProfile-198x198.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zheng Zhou<\/strong> (2018-2019)<\/p>\n<p>North-East Forestry University<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-248\" src=\"https:\/\/wsuwp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/jingJhang-396x528.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/jingJhang-396x528.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/jingJhang-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/jingJhang-792x1056.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/jingJhang-990x1320.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/jingJhang-1188x1584.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jing Zhang <\/strong>(2016-2018)<\/p>\n<p>China Agricultural University<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Li-Dai.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-435\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Li-Dai-396x528.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Li-Dai-396x528.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Li-Dai-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Li-Dai-792x1056.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Li-Dai-990x1320.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Li-Dai.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dai Li<\/strong> (2017-2018)<\/p>\n<p>Zhejiang Sci-Tech University<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232\" src=\"https:\/\/wsuwp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/kuncai.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/kuncai.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/kuncai-396x528.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/kuncai-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/kuncai-792x1056.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kun Cai<\/strong> (2017-2018)<\/p>\n<p>South China Agricultural University<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-233\" src=\"https:\/\/wsuwp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/94247328812323227-396x297.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/94247328812323227-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/94247328812323227-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/94247328812323227-792x594.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/94247328812323227.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hongjie Liu<\/strong> (2017-2018)<\/p>\n<p>Agricultural University of Hebei<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-242\" src=\"https:\/\/wsuwp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/yuanyuan-shao-396x297.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/yuanyuan-shao-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/yuanyuan-shao-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/yuanyuan-shao-792x594.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/yuanyuan-shao-990x743.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/yuanyuan-shao-1188x891.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yuanyuan Shao (<\/strong>2017-2018)<\/p>\n<p>Shandong Agricultural University<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yunlong Wei (<\/strong>2017-2018)<\/p>\n<p>Fuzhou University<\/p>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-95\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Hongxing-e1476724845639-396x427.jpg\" alt=\"sdr\" width=\"181\" height=\"195\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Hongxing Peng<\/strong> (2016-2017)<\/p>\n<p>South China Agricultural University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Satoshi Yamamoto (2015 &#8211; 2016)<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Researcher, NARO<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wesley Santiago<\/strong> (2014)<br \/>\nUniversity of Campinas<\/p>\n<p><strong>Youchun Ding<\/strong> (<em>2013 &#8211; 2014<\/em>)<br \/>\nHuazhong Agricultural University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yanhua Jia<\/strong> (2012 &#8211; 2013)<br \/>\nChina Agricultural University<\/p>\n<table style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td dir=\"\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" scope=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-120\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Fu_Han.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"192\" \/><\/td>\n<td dir=\"\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" scope=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-122\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Kaewkorn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"192\" \/><\/td>\n<td dir=\"\" scope=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-121\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Gao_Gaili.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"192\" \/><\/td>\n<td dir=\"\" scope=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2016\/10\/Li-Jun.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"192\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" scope=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">Han Fu<br \/>\nChina Agricultural University<br \/>\n<em>2014 &#8211; 2016<\/em><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" scope=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">Supod Kaewkorn<br \/>\nAsian Institute of Technology<br \/>\n<em>2015-2016<\/em><\/td>\n<td dir=\"\" scope=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">Gaili Gao<br \/>\nChina Agricultural University<br \/>\n<em>2014 &#8211; 2015<\/em><\/td>\n<td scope=\"\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">Jun Li<br \/>\nSouth China Agricultural University<br \/>\n2014 \u2013 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Interns<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Daniel Gleason, 2019, George Fox University<\/p>\n<p>Ashwin Lamsal,\u00a02019, Iowa State University<\/p>\n<p>Aswin Dahal,\u00a02018, Hanford High School<\/p>\n<p>William Zhang,\u00a02018, University of Washington<\/p>\n<p>Neena Schueller, 2015, University of Florida<\/p>\n<p>Maimunah Mohd Ali, 2013, University Putra Malaysia<\/p>\n<p>Norsuhailizah Sazali, 2013, University Putra Malaysia<\/p>\n<p>Chin Nee Vong, 2013, University Putra Malaysia<\/p>\n<p>Mohdakmal Bin Mohmad, 2012, University Putra Malaysia<\/p>\n<p>Afaliq Yusof, 2012, University Putra Malaysia<\/p>\n<p>Fatin Abjul Rahmen, 2011, University Putra Malaysia<\/p>\n<p>Fatin Azizan, 2011, University Putra Malaysia<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> <\/p>\n<h2>Research Team<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\">Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/20190104_143918_good.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-430\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/20190104_143918_good-396x297.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/20190104_143918_good-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/20190104_143918_good-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/20190104_143918_good-792x594.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/20190104_143918_good-990x743.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/20190104_143918_good-1188x891.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Manoj Karkee, Professor<\/p>\n<p>Post-Doctoral Researchers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Safal Kshetri<\/strong>, 2020 &#8211; present<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2021\/03\/Profile_pic_saf_ksh.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-635\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2021\/03\/Profile_pic_saf_ksh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2021\/03\/Profile_pic_saf_ksh.jpg 484w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2021\/03\/Profile_pic_saf_ksh-396x487.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Graduate Students<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uddhav Bhattarai<\/strong>, Ph.D. Student<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Uddhav.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-438 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2019\/03\/Uddhav-198x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2018 &#8211; present<\/p>\n<p>Research: Robotic pruning and thinning of apple trees<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Borrenpohl<\/strong>, MS Student<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1513\/2020\/03\/Daniel.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-534\" ... <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/karkee-ag-robotics\/the-team\/\" class=\"more-link\"\/><span class=\"more-default\">&raquo; More 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