Research Expertise
The N.C. Plant Science Initiative (N.C. PSI) brings together researchers from across multiple colleges at NC State to address the most pressing issues in agriculture. Through their research and expertise, they are increasing crop yields, creating new varieties, extending growing seasons, enhancing agricultural and environmental sustainability, and producing new and improved technology.
Areas of Expertise
Explore our faculty by their areas of expertise below.
Agricultural & Resource Economics
Agronomy & Crop Production
AI & Machine Learning
Professor, Associate Head and Director of Undergraduate Programs, Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management Department
Bioinformatics
Climate Change & Carbon Sequestration
Controlled Environment Agriculture
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Professor, Associate Head and Director of Undergraduate Programs, Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management Department
Data Analytics & Management
Assistant Professor, Departments of Plant and Microbial Biology and Crop and Soil Sciences
Extension & Stakeholder Engagement
Field-based Research & Trials
Genomics
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Center for Integrated Fungal Research
High Throughput Phenotyping
Imaging Systems
NC State Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and UNC-Chapel Hill / NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering
Material Sciences & Nanomaterials
Molecular Biology
Multi-scale Modeling
Pest Resilience & Management
Plant Breeding
Plant Pathology
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Center for Integrated Fungal Research
Plant Physiology
Proteomics & Metabolomics
Regulatory Sciences
Risk Sciences
Goodnight-NCGSK Foundation Distinguished Professor, School of International and Public Affairs
Sensor Development
Distinguished Professor and University Faculty Scholar, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
NC State Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and UNC-Chapel Hill / NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering
Systems Biology
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Center for Integrated Fungal Research