{"id":380,"date":"2019-06-28T08:46:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T15:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/?page_id=380"},"modified":"2025-08-06T18:01:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T01:01:51","slug":"research-group-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1561755928791\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<header>\n<h2>Research Group<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-380 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/blom_maia_cpaas-photo\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2021\/03\/BLOM_Maia_CPAAS-photo-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-585\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-585'>\n\t\t\t\tMaia Blom  <br \/> Research Associate (2018-2025)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/prasanna\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/08\/Prasanna-198x198.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/08\/Prasanna-198x198.png 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/08\/Prasanna.png 304w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-773'>\n\t\t\t\tPrasanna Medarametla <br \/> Ag Research Technologist (2023-) \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/divyanth-girija\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2025\/08\/Divyanth-Girija-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2025\/08\/Divyanth-Girija-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2025\/08\/Divyanth-Girija.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-826'>\n\t\t\t\tDivyanth Girija <br \/> Smart Farm Engineering Technician (2025)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/joshua-oliver\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/08\/Joshua-Oliver-198x198.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-781\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-781'>\n\t\t\t\tJoshua Oliver <br \/> Research Associate (2025-)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/dheerajvurukuti\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2025\/08\/DheerajVurukuti-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2025\/08\/DheerajVurukuti-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2025\/08\/DheerajVurukuti.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-816'>\n\t\t\t\tDheeraj Vurukuti <br \/> (Natural Resource Scientist, 2025-)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-380 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/dattatray-2\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Dattatray-e1655507997402-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-706\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-706'>\n\t\t\t\tDattatray Bhalekar<br \/> Graduate Student (PhD 2022-)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/srikanth\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Srikanth-scaled-e1655507967276-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Srikanth-scaled-e1655507967276-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Srikanth-scaled-e1655507967276-396x396.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Srikanth-scaled-e1655507967276-792x792.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Srikanth-scaled-e1655507967276-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Srikanth-scaled-e1655507967276-990x990.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Srikanth-scaled-e1655507967276-1188x1188.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Srikanth-scaled-e1655507967276.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-714'>\n\t\t\t\tSrikant Gorthi<br \/> Graduate Student (PhD 2022-)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/keshawa\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/02\/Keshawa-scaled-e1677577608180-198x198.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-735\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-735'>\n\t\t\t\tKeshawa M. Dadallage <br \/> Graduate Student (MS 2023-) <br \/> Co-advised with Dr. F. Leal-Yepes\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/kingsley-umani-profile-final\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2025\/08\/Kingsley-Umani-Profile-Final-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2025\/08\/Kingsley-Umani-Profile-Final-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2025\/08\/Kingsley-Umani-Profile-Final.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-814'>\n\t\t\t\tKingsley Umani <br \/> Graduate Student (PhD 2022-)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/nipun-thennakoon\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2025\/08\/Nipun-Thennakoon-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2025\/08\/Nipun-Thennakoon-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2025\/08\/Nipun-Thennakoon-396x396.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2025\/08\/Nipun-Thennakoon-792x792.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2025\/08\/Nipun-Thennakoon-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2025\/08\/Nipun-Thennakoon.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-815'>\n\t\t\t\tNipun Thennakoon <br \/> Graduate Student (MS, 2024-)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Former Members<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-380 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/haitha-bahlol_-headshot-picture\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2019\/06\/Haitha-Bahlol_-headshot-picture-198x198.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-389\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-389'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Haitham Bahlol <br \/> Graduate student (PhD, 2014-2019) <br \/> Currently: Head, Technical Trainer Instructor Institute, Baghdad\u2013Iraq\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group\/rajeev\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2016\/11\/Rajeev-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rajeev R. Sinha\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-55\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-55'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Rajeev Sinha <br \/> Graduate Student (PhD, 2015-2019) <br \/> Postdoctoral Researcher (2019) <br \/> Currently: Applications Engineer, Corteva Agriscience \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/zongmei-gao_200_252\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2021\/03\/Zongmei-Gao_200_252-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-588\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-588'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Zongmei Gao<br \/>Graduate Student (PhD, 2016-2020) <br \/> Currently: Postdoc, Columbia University, NY\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/rakesh-ranjan-bsyse\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2019\/06\/Rakesh-Ranjan-BSYSE-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-393\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-393'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Rakesh Ranjan <br \/> Graduate Student (PhD, 2017-2021) <br \/> Postdoctoral Researcher (2021) <br \/> Currently: Research Scientist, Freshwater Institute, The Conservation Fund\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/picture_abhilash\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2019\/06\/Picture_abhilash-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-391\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-391'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Abhilash Chandel <br \/> Graduate Student (PhD, 2017-2021) <br \/> Postdoctoral Researcher (2021) <br \/> Currently: Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/ramesh-2\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Ramesh-scaled-e1655507807413-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-712\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-712'>\n\t\t\t\tRamesh Sahni <br \/> Graduate Student (PhD 2019-2022) <br \/> Scientist, Central Institute of Ag Engg. India\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/momtanu-2\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2021\/02\/Momtanu-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-560\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-560'>\n\t\t\t\tMomtanu Chakraborty<br \/> Graduate Student (MS, 2017-2018) <br \/> Technical Support Engineer, North America, Pix4D Inc., CA (2018-2021) <br \/> Currently: PhD Student UC-Davis \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/anura\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2019\/06\/Anura-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2019\/06\/Anura-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2019\/06\/Anura-396x396.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2019\/06\/Anura.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-387'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Anura Rathnayake <br \/> Fulbright Scholar (2017-18) <br \/> Postdoctoral Researcher (2019-2021) <br \/> Currently: Associate Professor, Washington State University\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/jianfeng-zhou-9\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2021\/09\/Jianfeng-Zhou-9-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2021\/09\/Jianfeng-Zhou-9-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2021\/09\/Jianfeng-Zhou-9-396x396.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2021\/09\/Jianfeng-Zhou-9.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-662'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Jianfeng Zhou <br \/> Postdoctoral Research Associate (2014-2016) <br \/> Currently:  Assistant Professor, University of Missouri\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/binwang\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2019\/06\/BinWang-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-388\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-388'>\n\t\t\t\tBin Wang<br \/> CSC Visiting Scholar (2017-2018) <br \/> Currently: Faculty, Hebei Agricultural University, China\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group\/photo_gopi-kafle\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2016\/11\/Photo_Gopi-Kafle-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dr. Gopi Kafle\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-61\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-61'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Gopi Kafle<br \/> Postdoctoral Research Associate (2015-2017) <br \/> Currently: Project Engineer, Clean Methane Systems LLC\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/nisit\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Nisit-scaled-e1655507847897-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-711\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-711'>\n\t\t\t\tNisit Pukrongta <br \/> Visiting PhD Scholar (2022)  <br \/> Faculty, Rajamangala University of Technology, Thailand\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/giacomo\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Giacomo-scaled-e1655507879728-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-708\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-708'>\n\t\t\t\tGiacomo Tolomelli <br \/> Visiting MS Scholar (2022)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/parish-nalawade\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2019\/06\/Parish-Nalawade-e1567054701877-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-405\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-405'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Parish Nalawade <br \/> Currently: Faculty, PDKV Akola, India\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/li\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2021\/09\/Li-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-649\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-649'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Yanlei Xu (CSC Scholar, 2017-2018) <br \/> Currently: Associate Professor, JiLin Agricultural University\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/juan-picture\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2019\/06\/Juan-Picture-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-390\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-390'>\n\t\t\t\tJuan Jos\u00e9 Quir\u00f3s <br \/> Research Associate (2018-2019) <br \/> Currently: PhD Student, Institute of Biogeosciences, IBG2, Germany\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/khan_azeem\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2021\/02\/khan_Azeem-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-555\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-555'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Azzem Khan <br \/> Postdoctoral Research Associate (2018) <br \/> Currently: Researcher at University of New England (AU)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/hdr\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2019\/06\/Yanru-Zhao-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-402\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-402'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Yanru Zhao <br \/> CSC Visiting Scholar (2017-2018) <br \/> Currently: Faculty, Northwest Agriculture &amp; Forestry University\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/george\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2019\/09\/George-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-462\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-462'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Guobin Shi  <br \/> CSC Visiting Scholar (2018-2019)<br \/> Currently: Associate Professor, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/qiufang-dai1\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2019\/06\/Qiufang-Dai1-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-401\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-401'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Qiufang Dai <br \/> CSC Visiting Scholar (2017-2018) <br \/> Currently: Faculty, South China Ag University\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon 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aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-659\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-659'>\n\t\t\t\tShannon Whiting <br \/> Summer Intern (2021)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/sayan\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Sayan-scaled-e1655507676327-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-713\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-713'>\n\t\t\t\tSayan A Banks <br \/> Technical Assistant (2022)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/fredy\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/08\/Fredy-198x198.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/08\/Fredy-198x198.png 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/08\/Fredy-396x397.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/08\/Fredy.png 422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-774'>\n\t\t\t\tFreddy Jimenez Nieves <br \/>  Ag Research Technician (2023)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/ali\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/08\/Ali-198x198.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-780\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-780'>\n\t\t\t\tAli Alsmael <br \/> AgAID Intern (2023)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/microsoftteams-image-2\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/12\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-scaled-e1671468455150-198x198.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Elda\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-728\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-728'>\n\t\t\t\tElda Y. Bezuayene<br \/> Graduate Student (MS 2022-2023) <br \/> Co-advised with Dr. R. Troy Peters\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/microsoftteams-image-2-2\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-e1677197859670-198x198.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-e1677197859670-198x198.png 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-e1677197859670-396x398.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-e1677197859670-792x796.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-e1677197859670-768x772.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-e1677197859670-990x995.png 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-e1677197859670.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-731'>\n\t\t\t\tEric Mozzanini <br \/> Visiting PhD Scholar, University of Turin, Italy (2023)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/jake\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Jake-scaled-e1655507759677-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-709\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-709'>\n\t\t\t\tJake Schrader <br \/> Graduate Student (PhD 2019-2023) <br \/> Smart Farm Engineering Technician\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/gajanan\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Gajanan-scaled-e1655507717545-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-707\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-707'>\n\t\t\t\tGajanan Kothawade <br \/> Graduate Student (PhD 2019-2024)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/khot-precision-agriculture\/research-group-2\/basavaraj\/'><img width=\"198\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1416\/2022\/06\/Basavaraj-scaled-e1655507927657-198x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-705\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-705'>\n\t\t\t\tBasavaraj Amogi <br \/> Graduate Student &amp; 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