Funding Agency: USDA-NIFA-AFRI

Title of Project: PARTNERSHIP: Improving Crop Water Use Estimation with UAS-Based Models and Controlled Automated Temperature Reference Surfaces

Program Area Priority Name: Engineering for Precision Crop and Water Management

Award Number: 2024-67022-43792

Award Amount: $727,944

Project Duration: 2024-2028

Lead PI: Dr. Behnaz Molaei, Co-PIs: Dr. Jason de Koff, Dr. Resham Thapa, Dr. Krishna Bhandari

Sub-awardees & Co-PIs:

University of Georgia, Dr. Xin Zhang
USDA-ARS PA CPRL Conservation & Production Research Laboratory, Dr. Gary Marek, Dr. Steve Evett, Dr. Paul Colaizzi

Funding Agency: USDA-NIFA-CBG

Title of Project: Capacity Building of Irrigation Systems Engineering and Precision Water Management for Sustainable Agriculture at Tennessee

Award Number: 2025-38821-45498

Award Amount: $599,842.00

Project Duration: 2026-2030

Lead PI: Dr. Behnaz Molaei, Co-PIs: Dr. Jason de Koff, Dr. Jianwei Li, Dr. Anthony Witcher

Sub-awardees & Co-PIs:

University of Tennessee, Dr. Brian Leib

USDA-ARS, Dr. Kelly Thorp, Dr. Kendal DeJonge