People
Principal Investigator & Director
Dr. Peter Ako Larbi, Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension (Associate CE Specialist) in Agricultural Application Engineering
Awards
Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), 2024.IPM Achievement Award, 2021, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR). Awarded to Spray Application Pest Management Alliance Team.Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award, Arkansas State University , 2018.Young Engineer of the Year Award, Arkansas Section of ASABE, October 2017.Professor of the Month for February 2017, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR.Provost’s Faculty Development Award, Arkansas State University, 2015.Initiated to Gamma Sigma Delta, University of Florida, 2010.A. Wheaton Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Florida, 2010.Herlong Endowed Scholarship, University of Florida, 2008 - 2010. (3 recipients).State Assistantship, University of Florida, 2007 - 2011.Mondialogo Engineering Award (21 awards total) and Special Jury Recognition Award. (5 awards total) , UNESCO , in partnership with DaimlerChrysler, Berlin, Germany, 2005. .ITEC/SCAAP Scholarship, Government of India, 2005. Course Attended: Advanced Course on Computer Aided Design and Drafting Engineering, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Mohali, India. January 24, 2005 - April 15, 2005.
Current Staff
Staff Research Associates
Geoffrey Shimotsu
Staff Research Associate I (2023-present)
BS in Computer Science
Christian Becerra
Staff Research Associate I (2023-present)
BS in Computer Engineering
Laboratory Assistants
Jacqueline Martinez
Laboratory Assistant 1 (2024-present)
Michael Rubalcaba
Laboratory Assistant 1 (2024-present)
Past Staff
Daniel Hernandez Navarro
Laboratory Assistant 1 (2024-2025)
Notable Contributions
- Airblast sprayer displacement drift field study
Tiffany Quiroz
Laboratory Assistant 1 (2024)
Notable Contributions
- Airblast sprayer displacement drift field study
Daniel Cabrera
Lab Assistant I (2020-2023)
Notable Contributions
- Airblast spray drift study in table grape
- Airblast spray drift study in citrus
- Airblast spray drift field study in almond
- Airblast spray desposition study in medium foliage density citrus
- Airblast spray desposition study in high foliage density citrus
- Canopy characterization studies in almond, grape, pistachio, and walnut
- Airblast spray deposition field study in young almond
Dr. Abiodun Emmanuel Abioye
Postdoctoral Scholar (2022-2023)
Notable Contributions
- Canopy characterization field studies in almond, grape, pistachio, and walnut
- Airblast spray deposition field study in young almond
- Airblast spray drift modeling effort
- Deep learning robotic sprayer development
Sharon Asakawa
Lab Assistant I (2020-2022)
Notable Contributions
- Airblast spray drift study in table grape
- Airblast spray drift study in citrus
- Airblast spray drift field study in almond
- Airblast spray desposition study in medium foliage density citrus
- Airblast spray desposition study in high foliage density citrus
- Canopy characterization studies in almond, grape, pistachio, and walnut
- Airblast spray deposition field study in young almond
Christian Basulto
Staff Research Associate II (2020-2022)
Notable Contributions
- Airblast spray drift study in table grape
- Airblast spray drift study in citrus
- Airblast spray drift field study in almond
- Airblast spray desposition study in medium foliage density citrus
- Airblast spray desposition study in high foliage density citrus
Ruben Chavez
Lab Assistant I (2020-2021)
Notable Contributions
- Airblast spray drift study in table grape
- Airblast spray drift study in citrus
- Airblast spray drift field study in almond
- Airblast spray desposition study in medium foliage density citrus
- Airblast spray desposition study in high foliage density citrus
Jesus Garza
Per Diem Farm Laborer (2021)
Notable Contributions
- Airblast spray drift field study in almond
Alejandra Barajas-Diaz
Lab Assistant I (2021)
Carlos Luna
Lab Assistant I (2020-2021)