{"id":6386,"date":"2022-12-07T15:23:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T20:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/?page_id=6386"},"modified":"2025-09-03T09:18:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:18:54","slug":"demo-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/education\/demo-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Demo Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Plant Sciences Building&#8217;s (PSB) Demo Lab, located on the first floor of the PSB, is a central component of the N.C. PSI. This state-of-the-art space is designed to showcase ongoing N.C. PSI research projects to the public and serves as a hands-on educational area for students, teachers, extension agents, and other groups. It also facilitates training and enables technology transfer from the lab to growers.&nbsp;The Demo Lab can house up to 12 people at the work benches and can accommodate up to 12 additional people when the retractable overhead door opens into the Field Workspace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-photo-gallery has-aqua-400-background-color\" id=\"ncst-photo-gallery-0\"><div class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__container\"><h2 class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__heading\">The Demo Lab in Action<\/h2><p class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__description\">The Demo Lab is a key component of delivering the N.C. PSI\u2019s commitment to expanding pathways for the public to engage in our work by providing a place for students and other stakeholders to interact with faculty and research.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__viewport\" aria-live=\"polite\"><div class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__viewport-reel\"><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"High school students from the Horticultural Science Summer Institute learn to make soil sensors in the N.C. PSI Demo Lab.\" data-id=\"6389\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-6389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__viewport-caption\">High school students from the Horticultural Science Summer Institute learn to make soil sensors in the N.C. PSI Demo Lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"High school students from the Horticultural Science Summer Institute learn to make soil sensors in the N.C. PSI Demo Lab.\" data-id=\"6390\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-6390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__viewport-caption\">High school students from the Horticultural Science Summer Institute learn to make soil sensors in the N.C. PSI Demo Lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"High school students from the Horticultural Science Summer Institute learn to make soil sensors in the N.C. PSI Demo Lab.\" data-id=\"6391\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-6391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__viewport-caption\">High school students from the Horticultural Science Summer Institute learn to make soil sensors in the N.C. PSI Demo Lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"N.C. PSI graduate students teach high school students how to perform experiments in the Demo Lab.\" data-id=\"6392\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-6392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__viewport-caption\">N.C. PSI graduate students teach high school students how to perform experiments in the Demo Lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"N.C. PSI graduate students teach high school students how to perform experiments in the Demo Lab.\" data-id=\"6393\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-6393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__viewport-caption\">N.C. PSI graduate students teach high school students how to perform experiments in the Demo Lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"N.C. PSI graduate students teach high school students how to perform experiments in the Demo Lab.\" data-id=\"6394\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-6394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__viewport-caption\">N.C. PSI graduate students teach high school students how to perform experiments in the Demo Lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-item\" data-gallery-item=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1566\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Students participating in the N.C. PSI Hack-a-ton working in the Demo Lab.\" data-id=\"6395\" data-thumb-url=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-300x184.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-6395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-300x184.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-1024x626.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-768x470.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-1536x940.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-2048x1253.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__viewport-caption\">Students participating in the N.C. PSI Hack-a-ton working in the Demo Lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__container\"><div class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__navigation\"><div class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__controls\"><button class=\"prev\" disabled><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M448,216.66H205.64l103.87-97.57L256,64,64,256,256,448l53.51-53.51L205.64,295.34H448Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Image<\/span><\/button><span class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__progress\"><span class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__current-index\">1<\/span> of 7<\/span><button class=\"next\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M64,295.34H306.36L202.49,392.92,256,448,448,256,256,64l-53.51,53.51,103.87,99.15H64Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only\">Next Image<\/span><\/button><\/div><ul class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__thumbnails\"><li class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-thumb\" data-gallery-item=\"1\"><button class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__thumb-btn\" aria-label=\"(Image 1 of 7)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"High school students from the Horticultural Science Summer Institute learn to make soil sensors in the N.C. PSI Demo Lab.\" class=\"wp-image-6389\" data-caption=\"High school students from the Horticultural Science Summer Institute learn to make soil sensors in the N.C. PSI Demo Lab.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1766-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/button><\/li><li class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-thumb\" data-gallery-item=\"2\"><button class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__thumb-btn\" aria-label=\"(Image 2 of 7)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"High school students from the Horticultural Science Summer Institute learn to make soil sensors in the N.C. PSI Demo Lab.\" class=\"wp-image-6390\" data-caption=\"High school students from the Horticultural Science Summer Institute learn to make soil sensors in the N.C. PSI Demo Lab.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1783-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/button><\/li><li class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-thumb\" data-gallery-item=\"3\"><button class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__thumb-btn\" aria-label=\"(Image 3 of 7)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"High school students from the Horticultural Science Summer Institute learn to make soil sensors in the N.C. PSI Demo Lab.\" class=\"wp-image-6391\" data-caption=\"High school students from the Horticultural Science Summer Institute learn to make soil sensors in the N.C. PSI Demo Lab.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_1785-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/button><\/li><li class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-thumb\" data-gallery-item=\"4\"><button class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__thumb-btn\" aria-label=\"(Image 4 of 7)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"N.C. PSI graduate students teach high school students how to perform experiments in the Demo Lab.\" class=\"wp-image-6392\" data-caption=\"N.C. PSI graduate students teach high school students how to perform experiments in the Demo Lab.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2160-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/button><\/li><li class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-thumb\" data-gallery-item=\"5\"><button class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__thumb-btn\" aria-label=\"(Image 5 of 7)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"N.C. PSI graduate students teach high school students how to perform experiments in the Demo Lab.\" class=\"wp-image-6393\" data-caption=\"N.C. PSI graduate students teach high school students how to perform experiments in the Demo Lab.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2170-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/button><\/li><li class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-thumb\" data-gallery-item=\"6\"><button class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__thumb-btn\" aria-label=\"(Image 6 of 7)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"N.C. PSI graduate students teach high school students how to perform experiments in the Demo Lab.\" class=\"wp-image-6394\" data-caption=\"N.C. PSI graduate students teach high school students how to perform experiments in the Demo Lab.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/IMG_2172-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/button><\/li><li class=\"ncst-photo-gallery-thumb\" data-gallery-item=\"7\"><button class=\"ncst-photo-gallery__thumb-btn\" aria-label=\"(Image 7 of 7)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-300x184.jpeg\" alt=\"Students participating in the N.C. PSI Hack-a-ton working in the Demo Lab.\" class=\"wp-image-6395\" data-caption=\"Students participating in the N.C. PSI Hack-a-ton working in the Demo Lab.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-300x184.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-1024x626.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-768x470.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-1536x940.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-14-at-1.24.45-PM-2048x1253.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/button><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sr-only speak-region\" aria-live=\"polite\">High school students from the Horticultural Science Summer Institute learn to make soil sensors in the N.C. PSI Demo Lab.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The N.C. PSI Demo Lab is an ideal place to engage with K-12 students and their teachers through youth development organizations such as 4-H, Future Farmers of America (FFA), and the NCSU Science House.&nbsp;For K-12 students, this might be their only opportunity to make the connection that a career in agricultural science can be an exciting convergence between work in the field or greenhouse and lab-based research.&nbsp;This experience can be modified to inform K-12 teachers of career opportunities and give them ideas on lessons for the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-big-fact has-aqua-400-background-color\"><div class=\"big-fact__container\"><h2 class=\"big-fact__heading\">Interested in a field trip to our  Demo Lab?<\/h2><p class=\"big-fact__support\">Field trip experiences at the N.C. PSI are limited to 25 students and are offered on Fridays from 10 a.m.- 12 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/scdinge2\/2025-2026-field-trips-psi\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/scdinge2\/2025-2026-field-trips-psi\"><span class=\"text\">Request a visit<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-automated-posts ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">NEWS FROM N.C. PSI\u2019S EDUCATION PLATFORM<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/ai-in-agriculture-conference-explores-the-future-of-farming\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/ai-in-agriculture-conference-explores-the-future-of-farming\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-81408\" \n            alt=\"Hundreds of people pack together in an entryway and up two staircases. Posting with them are a humanoid robot and NC&#160;State&#039;s Mr and Ms Wuf\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/NCSU_CALS_AI_Ag_Conference-9416-copy.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/NCSU_CALS_AI_Ag_Conference-9416-copy.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/NCSU_CALS_AI_Ag_Conference-9416-copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/NCSU_CALS_AI_Ag_Conference-9416-copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/NCSU_CALS_AI_Ag_Conference-9416-copy-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">AI in Agriculture Conference Explores the Future of Farming<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Over 460 academics, students, researchers, extension professionals and industry leaders from across the country took part in the 2026 AI in Agriculture Conference at NC&#160;State, chaired by the N.C. PSI&#8217;s Daniela <span class=nowrap>Jones.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/nc-state-to-host-industry-feedback-session-for-new-ag-formulations-program\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/nc-state-to-host-industry-feedback-session-for-new-ag-formulations-program\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-1729\" \n            alt=\"Aerial of tractor spraying fields at Lake Wheeler farms.\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/03\/aerial.farm_.1500x844.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/03\/aerial.farm_.1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/03\/aerial.farm_.1500x844-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/03\/aerial.farm_.1500x844-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/03\/aerial.farm_.1500x844-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/03\/aerial.farm_.1500x844-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/03\/aerial.farm_.1500x844-950x535.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/03\/aerial.farm_.1500x844-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/03\/aerial.farm_.1500x844-460x259.jpg 460w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/03\/aerial.farm_.1500x844-230x129.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">NC&#160;State to Host Industry Feedback Session for New Ag Formulations Program<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Agricultural industry representatives are invited to a feedback session to shape a groundbreaking NC&#160;State University program to train workforce-ready formulations <span class=nowrap>professionals.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/grad-students-build-bridges-for-agricultural-innovation\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/grad-students-build-bridges-for-agricultural-innovation\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-81365\" \n            alt=\"Two students, one speaking into a microphone, present research ideas.\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/BRIDGE-team.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/BRIDGE-team.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/BRIDGE-team-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/BRIDGE-team-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/BRIDGE-team-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Grad Students Build Bridges for Agricultural Innovation<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">The N.C. 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