TAMU Drone Day '18
TAMU Drone Day 2018
Thank you to all who made the first annual "TAMU Drone Day" a success! We are excited to see everyone again in the spring of 2019.
TAMU Drone Day 2018
Thursday, 19 April 2018
Room 202B, Evans Library
3:00 - Companies, Research Groups, and Drone Enthusiast Network Event
4:00 - Keynote: “UAV Applications in Agriculture ”- J. Alex Thomasson, Ph.D., P.E. Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
5:00 - How to Obtain your UAV Pilot’s License
TAMU Drone Day 2018 Guest Speaker
J. Alex Thomasson
Professor, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Department(s): Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Campus: Texas A&M University
Research Summary
Bioenergy research areas include:
- field-crop based high-tonnage biomass – production, harvesting, packaging, storage, transportation, and logistics (e.g., energy sorghum)
- optoelectronic sensors for measuring material properties in algae-based and field-crop based biomass
- high-throughput plant phenotyping (HTPP) for advanced genetic improvement of biomass-producing plants
- gasification of biomass
Professional Background
2005-Present
Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
1999-2005
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
1997-1999
Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University
1989-1997
Agricultural Engineer/Research Scientist, US Cotton Ginning Laboratory, USDA/ARS, Stoneville, MS
