I2GROW Aim 1.1

Title: I2GROW Oasis, a physical twin of the CMU I2GROW-Oasis at Virginia Tech

Lead: Dr. Song Li, Virginia Tech School of Plant and Environmental Sciences | songli@vt.edu

Team members: Adwait Kaundanya, Virginia Tech Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering | adwaitk@vt.edu

Peter Forstner, Virginia Tech School of Plant and Environmental Sciences | peterf23@vt.edu

Background & Purpose

• The goal of this project is to build a I2GROW-Oasis using off-the-shelf components for automatic hydroponic plant growth monitoring.

Progress: Fall 2024:  

What next?

• Grow tomato and lettuce in the I2GROW Oasis platform. 

• Using food waste and control solutions to grow plants.

Photo gallery coming soon!