APSS Lab

The Advanced Plant and Soil Sensing (APSS) Lab conducts fundamental research on applying advanced sensing technologies for plant and soil sensing.

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🌿 Successful installation of the Phenospex TraiFinder & PlantEye F600 at MSU APSS Lab!

Thanks to Jordan Porter (Phenospex), Sachin Cooray & Seth Givens for leading the setup. This system enhances our iPACERS project’s phenotyping capabilities!

#Phenospex #precisionAg #AgTech

[MSU CALS/MAFES @MSU_AG]

Our #MAFES scientists are driven to make new discoveries. Congratulations to our scientists and staff for their work to continue our legacy of innovation to improve the livelihoods of Mississippians!

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First APSS Lab Meeting of 2025! 🎉
We had a great discussion in our first meeting of the year at the Advanced Plant & Soil Sensing Laboratory. Exciting plans ahead as we continue pushing the boundaries in AI, remote sensing, and soil property estimation.
#APSSlab

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APSS Lab hosted a spectrometer demonstration, showcasing its applications in biosystems engineering. Hands-on learning in action! #Spectroscopy #STEM #APSSLab

[Nuwan K Wijewardane @WijewardaneK]

New lab group photo in 2025. Growth in 4 years. Thanks to all the funding agencies #NSF #USDA, amazing collaborators, students, and postdoc!

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Two new RAs joined the APSS lab in Spring 2025. Please visit our website to learn more about them.

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The APSS lab annual gathering took place at @WijewardaneK's house on October 6, 2024. The fellow students participated in the event as well.

[Nuwan K Wijewardane @WijewardaneK]

Glad to be here at the #ASABE AIM 2024 with the group @kanthake, Chamika Silva, Suraj Yadav, Yican Yang, Praveen Amarasinghe.

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Our work at ABE is featured in the July/August 2024 issue of ASABE Resource Magazine. You can view it here: https://t.co/hjZQ1YEukr

[Nuwan K Wijewardane @WijewardaneK]

Extremely delighted to announce our proposal: "POTENTIALS", was selected for funding by the USDA-NIFA this year. A collaboration with amazing @xinzhang425 and @MartinsRSensing. See details below.
https://t.co/D8DYlh0xzr

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The latest opportunities in the APSS lab!

[Nuwan K Wijewardane @WijewardaneK]

Two new GRA opening starting from Spring 2025 to work on spectroscopy-based sensor development and uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) autonomous navigation research in collaboration with @xinzhang425. Please see the notice below and apply through https://t.co/jGLnuXuNuc.

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Spring 2024 NEWSLETTER: Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

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Congratulations to Caleb Whatley on the successful defense of his master's thesis titled "Application and Feasibility of Visible-NIR-MIR Spectroscopy and Classification Techniques for Wetland Soil Identification." @MSState_ABE
@MSStateGrads
@MSUEngineering

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Yasas @kanthake and Caleb from APSS Lab participated in the 3MT competition at the Mississippi Agriculture Consortium 2024. @MSState_ABE @MSStateGrads @MSUEngineering

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Huge congratulations to Caleb for winning first place in the 3MT competition (https://t.co/S8TSKMqkSC. level) at the Mississippi Agriculture Consortium 2024. @MSState_ABE @MSStateGrads @MSUEngineering

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Praveen Amarasignhe and Chamika Silva from APSS Lab presented their research findings at the Spring 2024 Graduate Research Symposium
@MSStateGrads @msstate_gsa @MSState_ABE

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@TaebiLab @MSStateGrads @msstate_gsa Thank you!

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Congratulations to Praveen Amarasignhe and Chamika Silva for winning the first and second places in the Ph.D. poster session at the Spring 2024 Graduate Research Symposium @MSStateGrads @msstate_gsa

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We took a moment to capture the current APSS Lab team! 📸

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Exciting news from APSS Lab! 📢 Our latest publication in Geoderma journal, titled "Can we use a mid-infrared fine-ground soil spectral library to predict non-fine-ground spectra? is now available to read. #Soil #Research #Spectroscopy #Geoderma
https://t.co/S4otqB0fPp