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with a research emphasis in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bsyse.wsu.edu\/research\/ag-automation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agricultural Automation Engineering<\/a>. Her research focus is on sensor technologies for crop phenotype monitoring to support plant breeding, crop plant research, and precision agriculture applications. Her work involves development and integration of opto-electronic,\u00a0biological, and chemical sensor technologies for non-invasive, rapid,\u00a0continuous monitoring of plant responses to environment, abiotic and biotic stressors, and other applications.<\/p>\n<h2>Research Interests<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Automated system development for agricultural applications.<\/li>\n<li>Proximal and remote sensing (unmanned aerial vehicle and satellite) technologies for phenomics applications.<\/li>\n<li>Biomarkers-based sensing techniques.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2020\/01\/Project-Overview.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-517\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2020\/01\/Project-Overview.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1846\" height=\"993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2020\/01\/Project-Overview.png 1846w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2020\/01\/Project-Overview-396x213.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2020\/01\/Project-Overview-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2020\/01\/Project-Overview-792x426.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2020\/01\/Project-Overview-990x533.png 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2020\/01\/Project-Overview-1188x639.png 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1846px) 100vw, 1846px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>My Research in the News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A new way to quantify dairy cows\u2019 quality of life. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lmtribune.com\/agriculture\/a-new-way-to-quantify-dairy-cows-quality-of-life-20974558\">The Lewiston Tribune<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>WSU researchers devising new way to quantify quality of life for dairy cows. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/article\/wsu-researchers-devising-new-way-to-quantify-quality-of-life-for-dairy-cows\/\">CAHNRS News<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Undergraduate researchers call WSU their summer home. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/03\/undergraduate-researchers-call-wsu-their-summer-home\/?utm_source=WSUNews-enewsletter&amp;utm_campaign=wsunewsenewsletter&amp;utm_medium=email\">WSU Insider<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Summer research brings undergraduates from across the nation. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2024\/06\/05\/summer-research-brings-undergraduates-from-across-the-nation\/#:~:text=Students%20participating%20in%20summer%20undergraduate,research%20programs%20with%20mentoring%20faculty.\">WSU Insider<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>University welcomes 81 students from 23 states for summer research. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/20\/wsu-welcomes-81-students-from-23-states-for-summer-research\/?utm_source=WSUNews-enewsletter&amp;utm_campaign=wsunewsenewsletter&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSU Insider<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>WSU hosts summer undergraduate researchers from across the United States. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/17\/wsu-hosts-summer-undergraduate-researchers-from-across-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSU Insider<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Excellence across CAHNRS honored in \u201922 Faculty and Staff Awards. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/article\/excellence-across-cahnrs-honored-in-22-faculty-and-staff-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CAHNRS News<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>WSU summer undergraduate research featured at virtual symposia. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/27\/wsu-summer-undergraduate-research-featured-virtual-symposia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSU Insider<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Who you gonna call? Rotbusters! Sensors sniff out plant diseases. <a href=\"https:\/\/bt.e-ditionsbyfry.com\/publication\/?m=23718&amp;i=658885&amp;p=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASABE Resource Magazine<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column two \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2019\/03\/Sindhu.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-335\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2019\/03\/Sindhu-396x596.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2019\/03\/Sindhu-396x596.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2019\/03\/Sindhu-768x1157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2019\/03\/Sindhu-792x1193.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2019\/03\/Sindhu-990x1491.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2019\/03\/Sindhu-1188x1789.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:sindhuja.sankaran@wsu.edu\">Sindhuja.Sankaran@wsu.edu<\/a><br \/>\nOFFICE: (509) 335 \u2013 8828<br \/>\nLAB: (509) 335 \u2013 6952<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=Myx_opsAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Scholar Profile<\/a><br \/>\nCurriculum Vitae (pdf)<\/p>\n<p>Office: LJ Smith Hall, Room 202<br \/>\nLab: Vogel Hall, Room 136<br \/>\nBiological Systems Engineering<br \/>\nWashington State University<br \/>\nPullman, WA 99164-6120<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> #builder-section-1445463857271 .builder-banner-slide {<br \/> padding-bottom: 400px;<br \/> }<br \/> @media screen and (min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 960px) {<br \/> #builder-section-1445463857271 .builder-banner-slide {<br \/> padding-bottom: 41.666666666667%;<br \/> }<br \/> }<\/p>\n<p>.wsu-cycle-pause {<br \/> position: absolute;<br \/> bottom: 10px;<br \/> right: 10px;<br \/> background-color: #fff;<br \/> z-index: 1000;<br \/> font-size: 0.7rem;<br \/> padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;<br \/> }<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">2024 Fall Graduation<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.wsu.edu\/the-graduate-school-and-gpsas-evening-of-excellence\/\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">2024 Graduate School Award<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">2023 Fall Graduation<\/h3>\n<p> &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-default\">&raquo; More &#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"author":1351,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-builder.php","meta":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[392],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1351"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":59,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1412,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions\/1412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=28"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}