Sweet-APPS Awards

2023

First Place, in the NC State Envisioning Research Image contest in the photography category for Graduate Students and Postdocs: Enrique Pena Martinez, a graduate student in the College of Engineering, for “A Sweet Harvest.” Link

Graduate Student/Postdoc Photography, 1st PlaceEnrique Pena Martinez. NC is the top ranked state in sweetpotato production in the US. The industry supports over 700,000 jobs and brings $2.8 billion in revenue every year. The 'Covington' variety is a favorite among North Carolinians due to its super sweet flavor, bright orange color, and smooth texture. Hand-picking sweetpotatoes helps avoid damaging the delicate root and produce a more valuable crop. NC State is collaborating with growers across the state to investigate how current agricultural practices and environmental conditions are affecting shape and size of sweetpotatoes in order to identify optimal planting, growing, and harvesting conditions.

2022

- 2022 Precision Agriculture Scholarship. Farms.com. Oct. 2022.: Enrique Peña link

- 2022 Honorable mention in the NC State Envisioning Research Image contest in the photography category for faculty and staff: Dr. Dani Jones. Picture on the left titled "NC Farmer’s Complex Soils”. Link

- Won the 2022 ASABE Oral Competition within the Information Technology, Sensors, and Control Systems technical community for work entitled, “Environmental Parameterizations for Predictive Agriculture”, presented during the ASABE Annual International Meeting on July 17-20th, 2022 in Houston, TX: Shelly Hunt

- 2nd place in the Ethics Essay competition at the 2022 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting on July 17-20th, 2022 in Houston, TX: Shelly Hunt

- 3rd place for PhD presentation at the 2022 National Sweetpotato Collaborators Group Meeting in New Orleans, LA on February 11-12th, 2022: Enrique Pena

- 1st place for 2022 College of Engineering MS Student of the Year: Shelly Hunt

- 1st place for 2022 Biological and Agricultural MS Student of the Year: Shelly Hunt

- NC Sweetpotato Council Picture Competition 1st Place: Shelly Hunt

- 1st place for the NCSU PackPics competition in the Homegrown Category: Randi Butler

- NC Plant Sciences Building Dedication Student Keynote Speaker: Shelly Hunt