Invited Research Presenters


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The Ohio Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (OHCEAC), together with our partners at NC State’s CEA-Coalition, is excited
to announce our 2025 invited research presenters:

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Dr. Peter Ling
Ohio State University

"Automated Non-contact Disease Detection of Young Tomato Seedlings Using Machine Learning Processed Spectral Data"

   
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Dr. Celina Gomez
Purdue University

"Propagating Plants in Controlled Environments: Keys to Successful Light Management"

   
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Dr. Kyle Freedman
Jiffy Group

"Growing More with Less: An
Alternative Substrate Built for CEA"

   
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Dr. Cristian Collado
North Carolina State University

"Optimizing Cannabis Propagation:
From Stock Plants to Rooted Cuttings"

   
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Dr. Xiaonan Shi
North Carolina State University

“Using Controlled Environments To Optimize
Tissue Culture Of Specialty Crops”

   
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Dr. Jennifer Boldt
USDA-ARS

"Improving the Stress Tolerance of
Young Plants with Supplemental Silicon"