Game‐Changing Research Incentive Program for Plant Sciences Initiative (GRIP4PSI) Kickoff Event
As part of Research Week at NC State, the Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) invited the NC State community to join in on the celebration of the teams awarded under the Game‐Changing Research Incentive Program for the Plant Sciences Initiative (GRIP4PSI).
Celebration Details
The kickoff celebration was held virtually on Oct. 28, 2020.
NC State leadership opened and closed the meeting with reflections on the potential impact of the GRIP4PSI projects. Additionally, each team leader discussed the grand challenge their team seeks to address as well as innovations that will be implemented to address the challenges over the next three years.
The full celebration video can be viewed in its entirety, or you can use the embedded links to navigate to individual presentations of interest.
Team Presentation 1: FUN-CROPS
Foliar Fungal Endophytes for Enhanced Crop Sustainability and Resilience
Christine Hawkes, Lead PI
Team Presentation 2: Improving Crop Productivity and Value
Heterogeneous Data Integration, Analytics, and Decision Support Platforms
Cranos Williams, Lead PI
Team Presentation 3: Harnessing (bio-) Electrochemical Technologies
Sustainable Sources for On-Demand Precision Agriculture
Katharina Stapelmann, Lead PI
Team Presentation 4: Plant-Aid
A Data-Driven and Sensor-Integrated Platform for Monitoring Emerging Plant Diseases
Jean Ristaino, Lead PI
Team Science Presentation
As part of the celebration, Keyton spoke about the “science of team science.”
Closing Message
Richard Linton, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, delivered closing remarks. View his message.