The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) recently presented awards to four young members for notable career achievements. The five were honored at the 2018 ASABE Annual International Meeting.
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YUFENG GE, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is the recipient of the 2018 New Holland Young Researcher Award for his work developing sensing technologies to monitor plant stress. Full Biography
DEREK HEEREN, PE, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is the recipient of the 2018 A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award for contributions to teaching, research, and service, and for dedication to students at all levels of education Full Biography
DANIEL ANDERSON, Iowa State University, is recipient of the 2018 Larry D. Turner Young Extension Professional Award for exemplary service in extension programmingwhich educates clients by promoting principlesof environmental protection and stewardship. Full Biography
ALIREZA POURREZA, University of California-Davis, is the recipient of the Sunkist Young Designer Award for outstanding achievements in developing novel high-throughputplant phenotyping techniques for early plant diseasedetection and improved precision agriculturalpractice. Full Biography
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300, emailing hq@asabe.org, or visiting www.asabe.org/.