Project Type: Graduate Student
Funds awarded in 2022: $14,844.00
Projected End Date: 08/31/2024
Host Institution Award ID: H008917148
Grant Recipient:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Region: North Central
State: Illinois
Graduate Student:
Faculty Advisor:
Rabin Bhattarai
university of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Description:
Hongxu Zhou, PhD student advised by Dr. Rabin Bhattarai, has been awarded First Place in the prestigious Boyd-Scott Graduate Research Award at the 2024 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Annual International Meeting. This highly competitive award recognizes excellence in the conduct and presentation of research to build the knowledge base needed by engineers who design equipment, facilities, and processes for the sustainable operation of a biological system. Hongxu's winning research explored the use of biochar pellets to reduce phosphorus loss from tile-drained agroecosystems, a critical challenge in modern agriculture.
Type:
Conference/Presentation Material
File:
Download file (PDF)
Target audiences:
Farmers/Ranchers; Educators; Researchers
Ordering info:
Hongxu Zhou
hongxu@illinois.edu
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
244 AESB, 1304 W. Pennsylvania Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
https://abe.illinois.edu/directory/hongxu
2172003288
hongxu@illinois.edu
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
244 AESB, 1304 W. Pennsylvania Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
https://abe.illinois.edu/directory/hongxu
2172003288
This product is associated with the project "Recovering the lost nutrients from subsurface drainage systems towards agricultural sustainability"
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.