PI: Lizhi Wang, "Physiology-based and data-driven models for animal growth," NSF Special Creativity Extensions, 2/2025-2/2027. Total $400,000.
PI: Guiping Hu. Co-PI: Lizhi Wang, "Systematic Integration of Data Sets for Identifying Environmental and Management Factors that Affect the Health and Productivity of Dairy Cows," Select Milk, 7/2024-5/2025.
PI: Tarin Paz-Kagan. Co-PI: Lizhi Wang and Shahar Baram, "Creation and Validation of a Digital Twin Model for Improving Almond Production," BARD, 9/2024-9/2027. Total $600,000.
PI: Guowen Song. Co-PI: Lizhi Wang, Travis Sippel, and Zhengyuan Zhu, "Developing a systematic tool for contaminant protection and reducing exposure to contaminated PPE," FEMA, 9/2022 - 9/2025. Total $1,574,802.
PI: Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, "AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture," NSF and USDA-NIFA, 9/2021 - 9/2026. Total $20,000,000. I serve as the lead of Thrust 2 (model deployment).
PI: Soumik Sarkar. Co-PI: Lizhi Wang and many others, "Center for translational AI," PIRI, 7/2021 - 6/2024. Total $450,000.
PI: Sotirios Archontoulis. Co-PI: Michael Castellano, Kendall Lamkey, Patrick Schnable, Lizhi Wang, and others, "Evaluating the relative influence of maize breeding, field management, and environmental setting on crop production and sustainability targets," FFAR, 1/2021-1/2025. Total $4,089,857.
PI: Shan Jiang. Co-PI: Keunsub Lee and Lizhi Wang, "A new platform for improving biolistic delivery using multi-barrel device and machine learning algorithm," CBC seed grant, 2/2021 - 12/2021. Total $35,000.
PI: James McCalley. Co-PI: Jacob Mays and Lizhi Wang, "Integrating RTO and utility processes in planning and cost allocation," PSERC, 8/2021-6/2023. Total $171,164.
PI: Guowen Song. Co-PI: Lizhi Wang and many others, "Interdisciplinary research for next generation high performance personal protective equipment," PIRI, 6/2020 - 6/2026. Total $600,000.
PI: Lizhi Wang. Co-PI: Saeed Khaki, "Yield prediction," GEF, 6/2020-7/2020.
PI: Lizhi Wang. Co-PI: Sotirios Archontoulis, William Beavis, Guiping Hu, "Prediction and mitigation of crop yield reduction in the corn belt under different scenarios of the Covid-19 pandemic," NSF, 4/2020-4/2021. Total $98,233.
PI: Lizhi Wang. "Genomic selection algorithms," BASF, 9/2019-9/2021.
PI: Guowen Song. Co-PI: Warren Franke, James Lang, Ellen McKinney, James Rothmanith, Dan Russell, Lizhi Wang, Xinwei Wang, and Chunwei Xiang, "Development of hand-specific model and systematic tool for next generation gloves used for firefighters and other emergency responders," DHS FEMA, 9/2019 - 8/2022. Total $1,574,989.
PI: Lizhi Wang. "Genomic selection algorithms," BASF, 12/2018 - 5/2019.
PI: Lizhi Wang. Co-PI: Sotirios Archontoulis, Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Guiping Hu, and Patrick Schnable. "BTT EAGER: Improving crop yield prediction by integrating machine learning with process-based crop models," NSF, 3/2019 - 2/2021. Total $300,000.
PI: Lizhi Wang. Co-PI: Sotirios Archontoulis (ISU), William Beavis (ISU), Guiping Hu (ISU), and Jack Kloeber (Kromite). Senior personnel: Greg Doonan (Syngenta) and Charlie Messina (DuPont Pioneer). "LEAP HI GOALI: Engineering crops for genetic adaptation to changing environments," NSF, 9/2018 - 8/2023. Total $1,999,999.
PI: Lizhi Wang. "Designed adaptation from natural genetic variants -- Phase II," Plant Sciences Institute, 1/2018 -- 1/2021. Total $225,000.
PI: Patrick Schnable. Co-PI: Lizhi Wang and Guiping Hu. "Development and Evaluation of Improved Strategies for Genomic Selection via Simulations and Empirical Testing," USDA NIFA, 12/2016 -- 12/2019. Total $733,795.
PI: Lizhi Wang. Co-PI: James McCalley and Christopher DeMarco. "Development of expansion planning methods and tools for handling uncertainty," Power Systems Engineering Research Center, 6/2017 -- 8/2019. Total $220,000.
PI: Lizhi Wang. Co-PI: Guiping Hu. "Real-time inventory control under autonomous and coordinated mechanisms," NSF Center for e-Design, 8/2016 -- 8/2018. Total $100,000.
PI: Guiping Hu. Co-PI: Caroline Krejci, Sarah Ryan, Lizhi Wang, Dave Sly (Proplanner), Charles Hu (Boeing), Andrew Dugenske (Factory Right), Craig Sutton (Deere). "FactBoard: Real-time data driven visual decision support system for the factory floor," Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute, 12/2015 -- 12/2017. Total $2,537,893.
PI: Guiping Hu. Co-PI: Dave Sly (Proplanner) and Lizhi Wang. "Real-time shop floor production planning and optimization under uncertainty," NSF Center for e-Design, 12/2015 -- 12/2017. Total $80,000.
PI: Guiping Hu. Co-PI: Jing Dong, Lizhi Wang, and Xuesong Zhou. "Data driven highway infrastructure resilience assessment-- Phase II," Midwest Transportation Consortium, 8/2015 -- 8/2017. Total $200,000.
PI: Lizhi Wang. "Designed adaptation from natural genetic variants," Plant Sciences Institute, 1/2015 -- 1/2018. Total $250,000.
PI: Guiping Hu. Co-PI: Jing Dong, Lizhi Wang, and Xuesong Zhou. "Data driven highway infrastructure resilience assessment -- Phase I," Midwest Transportation Consortium, 8/2014 -- 8/2015. Total $50,000.
PI: Walter P Suza. Co-PI: Jessica Barb, William Beavis, Ana Correia, Shuizhang Fei, Thomas Lubberstedt, Michael Retallick, Asheesh Singh, Lizhi Wang, Jianming Yu. "Plant breeding master of science programs for Africa," Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 01/2014 -- 12/2016. Total $1,643,817.
PI: Emily Heaton. Co-PI: Matthew Darr, Guiping Hu, Lisa Schulte-Moore, and Lizhi Wang. "Integrated sustainable bioenergy pathways," Baker Council. 01/2014 -- 01/2018. Total $1,480,000.
PI: Guiping Hu. Co-PI: Lizhi Wang. "Supply chain lot sizing decision models and analysis," NSF Center for e-design. 08/2013 -- 08/2015. Total $100,000.
PI: Lizhi Wang. Co-PI: George Gross and Sakis Meliopoulos. "A framework for transmission planning under uncertainty," Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC), 06/2013 -- 08/2015. Total $200,000.
PI: Emily Heaton. Co-PI: Matt Darr, Guiping Hu, Lisa Schulte, and Lizhi Wang. "Iowa's sustainable energy pathway (ISEP): Building a team to address the complete biofuels supply chain," Plant Sciences Institute, 10/2012 -- 9/2013. Total $49,990.
PI: Lizhi Wang. "Risk assessment of unit commitment cost under uncertainty," Electric Power Research Center, 8/2012 -- 8/2014. Total $71,135.
PI: William Beavis. Co-PI: Lizhi Wang. "Backcross breeding optimizer," Syngenta, 8/2012 -- 12/2013.
PI: Guiping Hu. Co-PI: Lizhi Wang. "International collaboration on bioenergy system analysis," ISU IMSE Innovation Initiative. 04/2012 -- 07/2012. Total $10,000.
PI: Lizhi Wang. Co-PI: George Gross. "Analytical methods for the study of investment strategies in compliance with environmental policy requirements," Power Systems Engineering Research Center, 06/2011 -- 08/2013. Total $150,000.
PI: Lizhi Wang. "Forecasting sales of PHEVs and PHEV users' recharging behavior," Electric Power Research Center, 8/2010 -- 8/2012. Total $58,514.
PI: Guiping Hu. Co-PI: Randy Boeckenstedt, Lizhi Wang, and Susan Wohlsdorf-Arendt. "Mapping potential food sheds in Iowa: a system optimization modeling approach," Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 02/2010 -- 01/2012. Total $74,826.
PI: James McCalley. Co-PI: Dionysios Aliprantis, Nadia Gkritza, Arun K. Somani, and Lizhi Wang. "21st century national energy and transportation infrastructures: balancing sustainability, costs, and resiliency (NETSCORE-21)," NSF, 08/2008 -- 08/2012. Total $1,983,266.