Yuzhen Lu Ph.D.

Yuzhen Lu, Ph.D.

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BLUE DYNAMO Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University
Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences

Phone:
517-353-4517

Email:
luyuzhen@msu.edu

Degrees:
Ph.D. Biosystems Engineering, Michigan State University, 2018

Publications, Awards, Grants, Patents

MSU Scholar

Biography

Before joining MSU in January of 2023, Dr. Lu was a Postdoc research scholar with USDA-ARS and North Carolina State University and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Mississippi State University. His research focuses on the development and deployment of intelligent systems that integrate optical sensing, machine vision, artificial intelligence, and robotics automation/robotics for smart agriculture and food systems. He is the recipient of the ASABE New Holland Young Researcher Award, one of the Society's highest honors for early-career researchers.

Research Interests

Machine vision and applied artificial intelligence for smart agriculture (e.g., precision weeding, harvesting, and crop/animal health monitoring)
Optical sensing and imaging (multispectral, hyperspectral, and 3D imaging)
Agricultural automation, mechanization, and robotics
Precision specialty crop production and postharvest engineering
Nondestructive sensing for food quality