Acknowledgement & References

The members of this research group would like to thank those who assisted with this project, Dr. Jacob Adler, the Lincoln Sharing Garden, Lauren Hesting, the TI team, and Purdue University for providing the resources and guidance needed to complete this project to the high standard it has achieved.

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