Theme 1: AI to Advance Life Sciences
Committee Members:
- Jeri Barak (chair), Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
- Jake Brunkard, Genetics
- Sam Butcher, Biochemistry
- Betül Kaçar, Bacteriology
- Francisco Peñagaricano, Animal and Dairy Sciences
- Tim Rhoads, Nutritional Sciences
Theme 2: AI to Enhance Agricultural and Natural Systems
Committee Members:
- James Crall, Entomology
- Zac Freedman, Soil and Environmental Sciences
- Chris Kucharik, Plant and Agroecosystems Sciences
- Guilherme Rosa, Animal and Dairy Sciences
- Phil Townsend, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
- Heather White (chair), Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
- Zhou Zhang, Biological Systems Engineering
Theme 3: Furthering the Bioeconomy
Committee Members:
- Tim Donohue, Bacteriology
- Daniela Drummond-Barbosa, Genetics
- Sundaram Gunasekaran, Biological Systems Engineering
- Gulustan Ozturk, Food Science
- Vatsan Raman, Biochemistry
- Troy Runge (chair), Associate Dean for Research and Extension
- Bret Shaw, Life Sciences Communication
Theme 4: Mitigating Climate Impacts on Agroecosystems and Communities
Committee Members:
- Audrey Girard, Food Science
- Irwin Goldman (co-chair), Plant and Agroecosystems Sciences
- Corbett Grainger, Agricultural and Applied Economics
- Claudio Gratton, Entomology
- Steven Hall, Plant and Agroecosystems Sciences
- Yun Jiang, Animal and Dairy Sciences
- Aurelie Rakotondrafara, Plant Pathology
- Monica White, Community and Environmental Sociology
- Heidi Zoerb (co-chair), Associate Dean for External Relations and Advancement