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2024
Blake Wilson has joined the Rife Lab as a mechanical engineer.
McKena Wilson has joined the Rife Lab as a Postdoctoral Fellow. McKena will be working on the CRCIL project to integrate new tools and technologies into international breeding program.
2023
Rife Lab joins the new USAID Climate Resilient Cereals Innovation Lab The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today that it has funded a new $22 million project to support the development of climate resilient cereals. The Rife Lab will support this project through the development and deployment of phenotyping and phenomics tools for plant breeding.
Prasad Kamath has joined the Rife Lab as a developer. Prasad will be working on PhenoApps projects.
Walker Spivey has joined the Rife Lab as a PhD student. Walker will be working to develop and apply new phenomics technologies to butterbeans and maize.
Bryan Ellerbrock has joined the Rife Lab as a developer. Bryan will be working on PhenoApps projects and be the primary point person for training and app extension.
2022
Mason McNair completed his PhD at the University of Georgia before joining the Rife Lab in October. He’ll be working on applying 3D design and printing to phenotyping and phenomics problems.
The Rife Lab starts June 1!