{"id":436766,"date":"2024-07-22T18:14:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T22:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/?page_id=436766"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:21:10","slug":"resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Resilient Agriculture and Forest Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-right\" style=\"min-height:75vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1467\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-438507\" alt=\"Jonathan Yoder, 3rd year biosystems engineering grad student, and Ahmad Amirirojdanr, 3rd year biosystems engineering grad student, work with an agrovoltaic system outside the Smart Agriculture Lab in the Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science building\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/20240508_Smart_Agriculture_Lab_SB_028-scaled.jpeg\" style=\"object-position:36% 34%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"36% 34%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/20240508_Smart_Agriculture_Lab_SB_028-scaled.jpeg 2200w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/20240508_Smart_Agriculture_Lab_SB_028-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/20240508_Smart_Agriculture_Lab_SB_028-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/20240508_Smart_Agriculture_Lab_SB_028-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/20240508_Smart_Agriculture_Lab_SB_028-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/20240508_Smart_Agriculture_Lab_SB_028-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/20240508_Smart_Agriculture_Lab_SB_028-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/20240508_Smart_Agriculture_Lab_SB_028-1200x800.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-smokey-x-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-cover-text has-smokey-color has-light-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4c4928f2b86445f58847012652196072 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-top-width:6px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-smokey-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bdb010c1d610e640fe6b724d88908051 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><em>Empowering resilient solutions rooted in data<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-orange-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-polymer-science-pattern-right\">Cluster Goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Environmental change, resource scarcity, population growth, and economic forces are among the most urgent threats to the world\u2019s agriculture and forestry systems. Scaling up strategic adoption of precision and regenerative practices will lead to resilient systems that are sustainable in every sense\u2014environmentally, socially, and economically.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The complexity of competing and intersecting pressures on agriculture and forestry systems demands bold transdisciplinary solutions. The Resilient Agriculture and Forest Systems (RAFS) cluster employs data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to harness massive amounts of experimental data generated by our experts in agriculture, forestry, engineering, and economics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together we will develop next-generation concepts, models, and tools to predict trade-offs of specific technologies and identify best practices at the landowner and landscape scales and across sectors. Our work will ultimately inform resilience decisions and strategic policies to make life and lives better\u2014on farms, in communities, and globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Smart Synergies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re connecting researchers with many areas of expertise, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Computer science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soil science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forest management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biosystems engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Industrial and systems engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Circular bioeconomy systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Agricultural and resource economics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Agricultural supply chains&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decision sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0px\">\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">Ready to take the next step?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b192c3d7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#positions\">Explore Positions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-right\" style=\"min-height:75vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1469\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-436767\" alt=\"A student stands in a marshy area and collects a water sample as part of  a field study\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/DSC_5959-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/DSC_5959-scaled.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/DSC_5959-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/DSC_5959-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/DSC_5959-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/DSC_5959-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/DSC_5959-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/DSC_5959-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/DSC_5959-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#9a9795\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-orange-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:25px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:2vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why UT?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tennessee\u2019s flagship land-grant university, UT has a strong foundation in <a href=\"https:\/\/research-multi-dev.utk.edu\/iee\/\">developing climate-smart solutions<\/a> based on field and lab experimental research. The Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry cluster is strategically expanding capabilities to gather data from many disciplines, integrate it at the systems level, and use it to reshape the future of food, fuel, and fiber production.&nbsp;Emerging federal innovation programs are focusing on high-tech agricultural solutions, so as the cluster grows it will be well positioned to pursue highly competitive research proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UT\u2019s computer science and mathematics faculty are addressing a broad spectrum of related AI and machine learning technologies. Their algorithms, computing platforms, and models underpin our vision to transform agriculture and forestry into resilient high-tech enterprises.&nbsp;We will also collaborate with the UT-led <a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/\">AI Tennessee Initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cluster faculty will partner with multiple research centers, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/agsyntheticbio.tennessee.edu\/\">Center for Agricultural Synthetic Biology<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.tennessee.edu\/\">Center for Profitable Agriculture<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/crc.tennessee.edu\/\">Center for Renewable Carbon<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/agdatascience.tennessee.edu\/\">Data Science Institute for Machine Learning and AI<\/a>. We\u2019ll work with <a href=\"https:\/\/agresearch.tennessee.edu\/\">UT AgResearch<\/a> to develop solutions and leverage statewide <a href=\"https:\/\/agresearch.tennessee.edu\/centers\/\">AgResearch and Education Centers<\/a> to provide experiential learning for students. We\u2019ll also work with <a href=\"https:\/\/utextension.tennessee.edu\/\">UT Extension<\/a> to disseminate knowledge and tools based on our work to farmers, forest owners, and policymakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UT&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/baker.utk.edu\/\">Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs<\/a> will play a key role as the cluster addresses questions that can help landowners and policymakers implement best practices and design regulatory and economic infrastructure that advances climate-resilient solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-molecule-pattern-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"positions\">Join Our Academic Community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Explore the links below to learn more about open positions.&nbsp;Contact the faculty lead if you don\u2019t see an open position aligned with your skill set or if you\u2019re a current UT faculty member who wants to get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hiring Units&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/herbert.utk.edu\/\">Herbert College of Agriculture<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/\">Tickle College of Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/baker.utk.edu\/\">Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-hire-block is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:45px\">Cluster Positions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1862a9a4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"align wp-block-iamm-position\">\n\n  \n      \n    <p><span class=\"iamm-position-status-filled\">Filled<\/span><\/p>\n  \n  \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px\">\n \n   \n      \n    Joseph Blumberg    <span>Assistant\/Associate Professor<\/span>\n  \n  \n\n<\/h4>\n\n \n<p><strong>Focus:<\/strong> environmental economics<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"iamm-position-hiring-units\"><strong>Hiring Unit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arec.tennessee.edu\/\">Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"align wp-block-iamm-position\">\n\n  \n      \n    <p><span class=\"iamm-position-status-filled\">Filled<\/span><\/p>\n  \n  \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px\">\n \n   \n      \n    Yuefeng Hao    <span>Assistant Professor<\/span>\n  \n  \n\n<\/h4>\n\n \n<p><strong>Focus:<\/strong> modeling and optimization of resilient agriculture and forest systems<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"iamm-position-hiring-units\"><strong>Hiring Unit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ise.utk.edu\/\">Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"align wp-block-iamm-position\">\n\n  \n      \n    <p><span class=\"iamm-position-status-filled\">Filled<\/span><\/p>\n  \n  \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px\">\n \n   \n      \n    Lei Ma    <span>Assistant Professor<\/span>\n  \n  \n\n<\/h4>\n\n \n<p><strong>Focus:<\/strong> forest informatics<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"iamm-position-hiring-units\"><strong>Hiring Unit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalresources.tennessee.edu\/\">School of Natural Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"align wp-block-iamm-position\">\n\n  \n      \n    <p><span class=\"iamm-position-status-filled\">Filled<\/span><\/p>\n  \n  \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px\">\n \n   \n      \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/baker.utk.edu\/person\/dale-manning\/\">Dale Manning<\/a>\n    <span>Associate Professor<\/span>\n\n  \n\n<\/h4>\n\n \n<p><strong>Focus:<\/strong> decision sciences in resilient agriculture and forest systems<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"iamm-position-hiring-units\"><strong>Hiring Units:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/baker.utk.edu\/\">Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arec.tennessee.edu\/\">Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"align wp-block-iamm-position\">\n\n  \n      \n    <p><span class=\"iamm-position-status-filled\">Filled<\/span><\/p>\n  \n  \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px\">\n \n   \n      \n    Benjamin Riggan    <span>Associate Professor<\/span>\n  \n  \n\n<\/h4>\n\n \n<p><strong>Focus:<\/strong> artificial intelligence in resilient agriculture and forest systems<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"iamm-position-hiring-units\"><strong>Hiring Unit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eecs.utk.edu\/\">Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"align wp-block-iamm-position\">\n\n  \n      \n    <p><span class=\"iamm-position-status-filled\">Filled<\/span><\/p>\n  \n  \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px\">\n \n   \n      \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=201357\">Sathishkumar Samiappan<\/a>\n    <span>Associate Professor<\/span>\n\n  \n\n<\/h4>\n\n \n<p><strong>Focus:<\/strong> agricultural informatics<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"iamm-position-hiring-units\"><strong>Hiring Unit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bess.tennessee.edu\/\">Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fa48bdc5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Our Cluster Community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Lead<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bioCardContainer is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bioCard is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bioHeadshot is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/zhuang.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-436768\" style=\"width:315px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/zhuang.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/zhuang-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/zhuang-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bioInfo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jie Zhuang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Professor of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Herbert College of Agriculture<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phone: 865-974-9467<br>Email: <a href=\"mailto:hqi@utk.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:jzhuang@tennessee.edu\">jzhuang@tennessee.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fancyLink wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=4885\">View Jie Zhuang&#8217;s Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:60px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide faculty_listing is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-cda6dc4f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440719 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Perceval-Assogba.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Perceval Assogba.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Perceval-Assogba.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Perceval-Assogba-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Perceval-Assogba-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=21174\">Perceval Assogba<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">natural resources economics, international trade of forest products, carbon pricing mechanisms, international forestry, applied econometrics <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441094 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Chetan-Badgujar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chetan Badgujar\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Chetan-Badgujar.jpg 280w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Chetan-Badgujar-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=185766\">Chetan Badgujar<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Applied robotics, mechatronics, artificial intelligence in crop and animal production systems <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439009 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Chris-Boyer.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chris Boyer\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Chris-Boyer.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Chris-Boyer-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Chris-Boyer-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=9100\">Chris Boyer<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor &#038; Department Head, Agricultural and Resource Economics<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">farm business management, risk management for crop and beef cattle producers <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440802 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Robert-Burns.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Robert Burns.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Robert-Burns.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Robert-Burns-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Robert-Burns-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=2685\">Robert Burns<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Distinguished Professor, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">agricultural, environmental engineering, precision livestock farming <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439051 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-future-mobility research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Charles-Cao.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Charles Cao\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Charles-Cao.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Charles-Cao-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Charles-Cao-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eecs.utk.edu\/people\/qing-charles-cao\/\">Qing (Charles) Cao<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering &#038; Computer Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">AI for future mobility, sensor-rich autonomous driving and mobility <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439007 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Julie-Carrier.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Julie Carrier\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Julie-Carrier.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Julie-Carrier-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Julie-Carrier-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=11462\">Julie Carrier<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor &#038; Department Head, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">sustainability, circular economy <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441097 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Le-Chen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Le Chen\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Le-Chen.jpg 336w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Le-Chen-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Le-Chen-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=171738\">Le Chen<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Sustainable agricultural production and policy, conservation practice adoption, agricultural finance, risk management, environmental and resource economics, applied econometrics <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440724 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Seong-Hoon-Cho.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Seong-Hoon Cho.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Seong-Hoon-Cho.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Seong-Hoon-Cho-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Seong-Hoon-Cho-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=5348\">Seong-Hoon Cho<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">land conservation strategies for the protection of ecosystem services <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439004 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-bioinformatics-genomics-and-quantitative-based-solutions-for-food-security research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Jennifer-DeBruyn.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jennifer DeBruyn\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Jennifer-DeBruyn.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Jennifer-DeBruyn-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Jennifer-DeBruyn-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=3991\">Jennifer DeBruyn<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">microbial ecology, biodegradation, decomposition <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-438995 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-bioinformatics-genomics-and-quantitative-based-solutions-for-food-security research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Scott-Emrich.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Scott Emrich\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Scott-Emrich.jpg 400w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Scott-Emrich-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Scott-Emrich-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eecs.utk.edu\/people\/scott-emrich\/\">Scott Emrich<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Professor, Computer Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">genome-focused bioinformatics, high-throughput and parallel computing, life science applications <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439084 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Emine-Fidan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Emine Fidan\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Emine-Fidan.jpg 780w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Emine-Fidan-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Emine-Fidan-768x892.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=11763\">Emine Fidan<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Biosystems Engineering &#038; Soil Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">flooding, water quality trends, disaster dynamics, water resources modeling, geospatial analytics, data science <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439065 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-future-mobility research_area-precision-health-and-environment research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Joshua-Fu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Joshua Fu\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Joshua-Fu.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Joshua-Fu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Joshua-Fu-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/cee.utk.edu\/people\/joshua-s-fu\/\">Joshua Fu<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Chancellor&#8217;s Professor, John D. Tickle Professor, and James G. Gibson Professor<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">climate change, air quality, and energy using environmental modeling and large-scale simulations <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440727 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Hao-Gan.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hao Gan.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Hao-Gan.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Hao-Gan-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Hao-Gan-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=16446\">Hao Gan<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">sensing and control in smart agriculture <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441101 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Yuefeng-Hao-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Yuefeng Hao\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Yuefeng-Hao-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Yuefeng-Hao-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Yuefeng-Hao-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"\">Yeufeng Hao<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Agricultural and natural ecosystem recovery and resilience, remote sensing, ecosystem modeling, adaptation and sustainable resource management <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440825 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Terry-Hazen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Terry Hazen.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Terry-Hazen.jpg 400w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Terry-Hazen-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/cee.utk.edu\/people\/terry-c-hazen\/\">Terry Hazen<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">UT-ORNL Governor\u2019s Chair for Environmental Biotechnology<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">basic and applied field microbial ecology, especially as it relates to bioremediation, biofuels, enhanced oil recovery, and water quality <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439076 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Qiang-He.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Qiang He\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Qiang-He.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Qiang-He-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Qiang-He-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/cee.utk.edu\/people\/qiang-he\/\">Qiang He<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Civil &#038; Environmental Engineering<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">human exposome, environmental health, environmental microbiology <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439008 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Donald-Hodges.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Donald Hodges\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Donald-Hodges.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Donald-Hodges-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Donald-Hodges-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=14351\">Donald Hodges<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, School of Natural Resources<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">agriculture and natural resources <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440812 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Tabibul-Islam.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tabibul Islam.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Tabibul-Islam.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Tabibul-Islam-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Tabibul-Islam-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=190273\">Tabibul Islam<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Plant Sciences<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">physiological, biochemical, and molecular aspects of fruit production in controlled or protected environments <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439010 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-future-mobility research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1324\" height=\"1328\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Mingzhou-Jin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mingzhou Jin\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Mingzhou-Jin.jpg 1324w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Mingzhou-Jin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Mingzhou-Jin-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Mingzhou-Jin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Mingzhou-Jin-768x770.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1324px) 100vw, 1324px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/ise.utk.edu\/people\/mingzhou-jin\/\">Mingzhou Jin<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">John D. Tickle Professor &#038; Department Head, Industrial &#038; Systems Engineering &#038; Director, Institute for a Secure &#038; Sustainable Environment<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">sustainability, climate change, optimization, transportation and logistics, supply chain, additive and smart manufacturing, energy efficiency <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439078 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems research_area-science-informed-artificial-intelligence entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Anahita-Khojandi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Anahita Khojandi\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Anahita-Khojandi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Anahita-Khojandi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Anahita-Khojandi-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/ise.utk.edu\/people\/anahita-khojandi\/\">Anahita Khojandi<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Professor, Industrial &#038; Systems Engineering<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Markov decision processes, dynamic programming, predictive analytics, reinforcement learning, time series analysis, anomaly detection <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439047 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-future-mobility research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Benjamin-Leard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Benjamin Leard\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Benjamin-Leard.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Benjamin-Leard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Benjamin-Leard-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=19974\">Benjamin Leard<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">transportation, environmental, and climate policy <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440808 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Brian-Leib.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brian Leib.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Brian-Leib.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Brian-Leib-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Brian-Leib-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=4789\">Brian Leib<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">irrigation systems and management <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441117 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Dr-Xiang-Li.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Xiang Li\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Dr-Xiang-Li.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Dr-Xiang-Li-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Dr-Xiang-Li-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/animalscience.tennessee.edu\/say-hello-to-dr-xiang-li-our-new-precision-animal-health-expert\/\">Xiang Li<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Advanced qPCR techniques, computational biology, high-throughput sequencing, computational analysis <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-438991 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-bioinformatics-genomics-and-quantitative-based-solutions-for-food-security research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Frank-Loeffler.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Frank Loeffler\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Frank-Loeffler.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Frank-Loeffler-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Frank-Loeffler-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Frank-Loeffler-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Frank-Loeffler-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/cee.utk.edu\/people\/frank-loeffler\/\">Frank Loeffler<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Goodrich Chair of Excellence in Civil Engineering<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">biogeochemical processes in soil, sediment, subsurface and water environments <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440775 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Dale-Manning.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dale Manning.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Dale-Manning.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Dale-Manning-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Dale-Manning-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/baker.utk.edu\/person\/dale-manning\/\">Dale Manning<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Professor, Baker School of Public Policy &#038; Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">environmental and natural resource economics and policy, natural resource valuation, natural resources, livelihoods <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440821 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Andrew-Muhammad.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Andrew Muhammad.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Andrew-Muhammad.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Andrew-Muhammad-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Andrew-Muhammad-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=12933\">Andrew Muhammad<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">demand analysis, international trade, agricultural policy, global food demand, US and Tennessee export competitiveness, applied time series analysis <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441100 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"317\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Bruno-Pedreira.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bruno Pedreira\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Bruno-Pedreira.jpg 317w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Bruno-Pedreira-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Bruno-Pedreira-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=185855\">Bruno Pedreira<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Professor &#038; Director, Plant Sciences<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Optimizing productivity and sustainability in forage-based systems through soil fertility, pasture management, integrated crop-livestock systems <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440722 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Gabriela-Perez-Quesada.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gabriela Perez Quesada.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Gabriela-Perez-Quesada.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Gabriela-Perez-Quesada-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Gabriela-Perez-Quesada-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=22106\">Gabriela Perez Quesada<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">environmental and resource economics, production economics and applied econometrics <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-438997 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Greg-Peterson-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Greg Peterson\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Greg-Peterson-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Greg-Peterson-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Greg-Peterson-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eecs.utk.edu\/people\/gregory-peterson\/\">Gregory Peterson<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Electrical Engineering &#038; Computer Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">developing accelerated applications for computational chemistry and biology using high performance reconfigurable computing platforms <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440726 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A computer illustration of an outline of a person wearing a UT lab coat with orange accents.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=4468\">Mark Radosevich<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">soil biology <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440916 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/12\/Sathishkumar-Samiappan.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sathishkumar Samiappan.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/12\/Sathishkumar-Samiappan.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/12\/Sathishkumar-Samiappan-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/12\/Sathishkumar-Samiappan-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/12\/Sathishkumar-Samiappan-400x400.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=201357\">Sathishkumar Samiappan<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Biosystems Engineering &#038; Soil Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">agricultural informatics, machine learning, hyperspectral image analysis, low altitude remote sensing, drone remote sensing <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440806 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Sean-Schaeffer.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sean Schaeffer.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Sean-Schaeffer.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Sean-Schaeffer-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Sean-Schaeffer-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=9151\">Sean Schaeffer<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">coupled carbon and nitrogen cycles, carbon sequestration, climate change, stable isotopes, soil ecology, soil biogeochemistry, soil health <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439023 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-foundational-artificial-intelligence research_area-future-mobility research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/catherine-schuman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"catherine schuman\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/catherine-schuman.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/catherine-schuman-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/catherine-schuman-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eecs.utk.edu\/people\/catherine-schuman\/\">Catherine Schuman<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Computer Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">neuromorphic computing, spiking neural networks, evolutionary and genetic algorithms, machine learning on high-performance computing <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439011 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-future-mobility research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Charles-Sims.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Charles Sims\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Charles-Sims.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Charles-Sims-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Charles-Sims-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/haslam.utk.edu\/people\/profile\/charles-sims\/\">Charles Sims<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Professor, Economics<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">behavioral and experimental economics, environment and natural resources, public policy <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440823 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Aaron-Smith.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aaron Smith.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Aaron-Smith.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Aaron-Smith-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Aaron-Smith-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=10124\">Aaron Smith<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">corn, cotton, soybean, and wheat marketing and farm bill policy <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440817 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Tom-Tabler.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tom Tabler.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Tom-Tabler.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Tom-Tabler-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Tom-Tabler-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=21203\">Tom Tabler<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Animal Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">poultry environmental management and housing <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440721 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A computer illustration of an outline of a person wearing a UT lab coat with orange accents.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=5562\">Adam Taylor<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, School of Natural Resources<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">wood products <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440804 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Forbes-Walker.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Forbes Walker.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Forbes-Walker.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Forbes-Walker-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Forbes-Walker-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=14225\">Forbes Walker<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">environmental soils: no-till, cover crops, soil health, climate change <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440810 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Kellie-Walters.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kellie Walters.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Kellie-Walters.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Kellie-Walters-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Kellie-Walters-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=20271\">Kellie Walters<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Plant Sciences<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440819 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Toni-Wang.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Toni Wang.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Toni-Wang.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Toni-Wang-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Toni-Wang-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=16337\">Toni Wang<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Institute Professor, Food Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">chemistry, processing, and value-added utilization of oilseeds, cereal, egg, dairy, and other agricultural products or by-products, primarily for their lipid components <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440827 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Qiusheng-Wu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Qiusheng Wu.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Qiusheng-Wu.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Qiusheng-Wu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Qiusheng-Wu-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/geography.utk.edu\/people\/instructional-faculty\/wu-qiusheng\/\">Qiusheng Wu<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Professor &#038; Director of Graduate Studies, Geography<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">geospatial data science and open-source software development, with a research focus on utilizing big geospatial data and cloud computing to study environmental changes, particularly in surface water and wetland inundation dynamics <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441099 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Yanqui-Yang.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Yanqui Yang\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Yanqui-Yang.jpg 281w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Yanqui-Yang-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=208033\">Yanqiu Yang<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Animal Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">AI &amp; Robotics, Precision Livestock Decision Support, Computer Vision in Livestock <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440814 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A computer illustration of an outline of a person wearing a UT lab coat with orange accents.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Faculty-Icon-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=7252\">Frank Yin<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Plant Sciences<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">fertility\/nutrient management in rotational cropping systems, sustainability of various row crop production strategies, variable input and precision applications to optimize crop productivity and nutrient use efficiency, and development and evaluation of innovative plant nutrition products <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441096 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Xi-Zhang.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Xi Zhang\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Xi-Zhang.jpg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Xi-Zhang-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Xi-Zhang-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=208141\">Xi Zhang<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Soil physics, earth critical zone, soil management, environmental science <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440815 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Yang-Zhao.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Yang Zhao.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Yang-Zhao.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Yang-Zhao-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Yang-Zhao-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=20189\">Yang Zhao<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Professor, Animal Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">precision poultry farming that addresses challenges in poultry production regarding smart sensoring, robotics, behavior monitoring, welfare assessment, airborne transmission of pathogens, environment management <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441098 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Wenjun-Zhou.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wenjun Zhou\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Wenjun-Zhou.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Wenjun-Zhou-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/Wenjun-Zhou-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/haslam.utk.edu\/people\/profile\/wenjun-zhou\/\">Wenjun Zhou<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Lawson Professor of Business, Martin Lee &#038; Carol Fri Robinson Faculty Fellow<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Big data analytics, computational statistics, customer analytics, data mining, machine learning, social media analytics <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441095 faculty type-faculty status-publish research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.utk.edu\/Lisa.Zottarelli\">Lisa Zottarelli<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Clinical Professor, Social Work<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Applied statistics, public health and health services, epidemiology, health policy, applied sociology, program evaluation, and social impact assessment <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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