Chad Higgins

Agrivotaics research facility construction starting soon! My views only

[Chad Higgins @ChadHigginsOSU]

@highlyanne @MapesGeog maybe some inspiration here (census data broken down by region)
https://t.co/Ewg1YBmoiL

[Chad Higgins @ChadHigginsOSU]

let the construction begin!

Agrivoltaics research facility is underway! first post going in

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for those that wonder, the empty space is where the males were. They are killed immediately after they do their job. Here is a photo of the open field. Very dry conditions...with male stubble.

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had a great day out in Central Oregon talking to Growers and other stakeholders. Then I checked in on one of our agrivoltaics experiments over a carrot seed field. Visual improvements in vigor, will have to wait for yield samples to confirm.

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@staci_simonich that feels like the right balance

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How far into the future do you project technological, social, economic, political progress/change when planning research?

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@highlyanne progress! that's field work in a nutshell

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well, I was told the construction would start in earnest today, but it looks like it will be tomorrow. Cant wait to share pictures of the new agrivoltaics research facility getting built.

[Chad Higgins @ChadHigginsOSU]

Great food, great people, a highlight event.

[Adam Ward @WardHydro]

@calstrawberries welcoming everyone to NWREC for the annual Harvest Dinner! Wonderful event!!!

[Chad Higgins @ChadHigginsOSU]

@n_g_laskowski no one ever told me the odds were long. But, that was a prototypical 1st gen issue.

When I can to this conclusion myself (during my phd) I just realized that academics was a single path amongst many viable paths. From there, the strategy was to keep all potential paths open.

[Biological & Ecological Engineering @OregonStateBEE]

Dr. Chaplen kicking off a section of ENGR100, a first year curriculum we share with all @EngineeringOSU programs to help students develop fundamental skills and discover their majors. Welcome future Ecological Engineers!!
#Engineering #education #STEM #OregonState

[Chad Higgins @ChadHigginsOSU]

was Great chatting with you yesterday Lou, the system you built...🤌

[Biological & Ecological Engineering @OregonStateBEE]

Lou Licht from EcoloTree dropped by to visit us yesterday. Their "Water Treatment Powered by Trees" is a great example of ecological engineering, & we love having industry at our departmental events!

#Phytoremediation #Engineering #agriculture #remediation

[Chad Higgins @ChadHigginsOSU]

@simonw Utraedit to open, look, search, filter. This is likely old school, but I go straight to Matlab for anything that the machine's RAM can hold.

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@DrHydrogeofizz I have great interest. Finding optimal crop growth solutions is a major thrust of my research at Oregon State University.

[Chad Higgins @ChadHigginsOSU]

Agrivoltaics, the productive co-location of agricultural and renewable solar energy production, is inevitable and imminent. A 🧵 1/13

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@MarcParlange @universityofri Congratulations Marc! These are the best days of life.

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@staci_simonich thank you! pictures incoming Monday

[Chad Higgins @ChadHigginsOSU]

Breaking news: construction of the agrivoltaic research facility will begin in earnest on Monday! A crew is up there now making preparations.

7.5 years of pushing and fundraising, many highs and lows along the way, we are almost there.

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@highlyanne @FroudeNum I have so many fond memories of Reds, thank you for sharing the photo.

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let the learning begin. (Today's art selection is 'unconventional education' by @offshoot3D)

[Chad Higgins @ChadHigginsOSU]

@WardHydro @OregonStateBEE @OSUAgSci @EngineeringOSU looks fun! hope to come to the next one