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39 results
2024
National crop type maps of India using deep learning and street view imagery
Sherrie Wang, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Data, Systems, and Society
The role of livestock in climate change: Holistic greenhouse gas assessments and implications for human diets
César Terrer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
2023
Advancing technology development to improve microbiome processes for controlling harmful bacteria blooms in aquaculture algae feed production
Michael Triantafyllou, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Otto X. Cordero, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Robert Vincent, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT Sea Grant
Using secondary metabolites to manage legacy phosphorus
Darcy McRose, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Optimizing cereal crop plant architecture during an era of high atmospheric CO2
David L. Des Marais, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Catalyzing sustainable food and climate systems transitions in the Lake Victoria Basin
Greg Sixt, Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab
Michael Hauser, Research Affiliate, Abdul Latif Jameel Water & Food Systems Lab
2022
2021
Precise fish vaccine injection using silk-based biomaterials
Benedetto Marelli, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Improving smallholder farmers’ welfare with AI-driven technologies
Y. Karen Zheng, Sloan School of Management
Hybrid evaporative and radiative cooling as a passive low-cost high-performance solution for food shelf-life extension
Jeffrey C. Grossman, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Evelyn Wang, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Gang Chen, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Converting dairy industry waste into food and feed ingredients
Gregory Stephanopoulos, Department of Chemical Engineering
Anthony J. Sinskey, Department of Biology
Mobile evaporative cooling rooms for vegetable preservation
Daniel Frey, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Leon Glicksman, Department of Architecture
Eric Verploegen, MIT D-Lab
2020
Using siderophore-conjugated microcins to combat foodborne pathogens
Elizabeth M. Nolan, Department of Chemistry
Multi-criteria diet formulation for sustainable swine production
Jasmina Burek, MIT Materials Systems Laboratory
Data-driven development of probiotics for shrimp aquaculture in Ecuador
Otto X. Cordero, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
2019
Evaporative cooling technologies for fruit and vegetable preservation in Kenya
Daniel Frey, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Leon Glicksman, Department of Architecture
Eric Verploegen, MIT D-Lab
Designing supply chain platforms for smallholders in Indonesia
Joann de Zegher, Sloan School of Management
Piloting evaporative cooling technologies to improve vegetable shelf-life and farmer income in Western India
Eric Verploegen, MIT D-Lab
Anish Paul Antony, MIT D-Lab
Supporting the resilience of the citrus industry
Olivier de Weck, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
2018
Novel systems biology tools for improving crop tolerance to abiotic stressors
David L. Des Marais, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Caroline Uhler, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Institute for Data, Systems and Society
Printed silk-based colorimetric sensors for food spoilage prevention and supply chain authentication
John Hart, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Benedetto Marelli, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Decentralized torrefaction for producing high-yield, irrigation-saving fertilizer
Ahmed Ghoniem, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kevin Kung, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Scaling a decentralized biomass torrefaction reactor for localized fertilizer production that improves farmers’ yields and reduces irrigation needs
Ahmed Ghoniem, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kevin Kung, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Alex Slocum, Department of Mechanical Engineering