News
The latest in what’s happening with our project
Visit to Zinke Dairy Farm
by Rebecca Muenich | July 15, 2022 | Students | 0 Comments
Summer interns and MS students were invited to attend a tour of a local dairy farm that houses ~2,000 cattle! We learned about the engineering involved in the milking process as well as how manure is stored and later utilized.
Smith’s Honor’s Project on Nitrogen
by Rebecca Muenich | June 28, 2022 | Course, Students | 0 Comments
Undergraduate student Smith was interested in how to manage nitrogen sustainably in agriculture. She therefore decided to complete an honor's research project for the course on this topic and create an informational video on the topic. Great work Smith! [video...
Congratulations to Emma!
by Rebecca Muenich | May 9, 2022 | Research, Students | 0 Comments
Congratulations to Emma for successfully defending her MS thesis work funded by this project. Emma also worked as an intern through our program as an undergraduate student. She will be continuing on with her PhD at ASU.
Dr. Williams Webinar on Reusing Water for Field Irrigation
by Rebecca Muenich | June 22, 2020 | Outreach, Research | 0 Comments
Project Co-PI Dr. Clinton Williams was featured on a USDA-ARS "Tell-Us" webinar recently where he spoke about using wastewater for irrigation. Watch the video linked below to learn about how this important water resource can help farmers have a secure water supply....
Billy successfully defends his M.S. thesis!
by Rebecca Muenich | June 12, 2020 | Students | 0 Comments
Congratulations to graduate student team member Billy for successfully defending his M.S. thesis today! His thesis, "Review of the Quantitative Tradeoffs of Using Organic Residuals in Arid Agriculture," focused on completing a systematic review of organic residuals...
Students Visit the USDA ALARC!
by Rebecca Muenich | June 1, 2020 | Course | 0 Comments
On January 24th, our first cohort of students in "Exploring Agricultural Research Applications" visited the USDA's Arid Lands Agricultural Research Center (ALARC). Students were able to visit on-going field and laboratory experiments, as well as interact with USDA...
Student Kayla Brashears makes motivational video & discusses her inspiration!
by Rebecca Muenich | May 22, 2020 | Outreach | 0 Comments
Kayla Brashears is an undergraduate student in the Environmental Engineering program at ASU. She participated in the Spring 2020 course as an honor's student and chose to create a video to inspire other students to consider agriculture as a career option. Her thoughts...
Our work in the news!
by Rebecca Muenich | September 23, 2019 | Outreach | 0 Comments
After we released a joint press release from ASU and MCC about the initiation of our project, the Arizona Chamber Business News covered our work in their article, "ASU and MCC team up with USDA research service to expand agriculture education." We were happy that the...
Field Sampling at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve
by Rebecca Muenich | August 6, 2019 | Field Work | 0 Comments
Interns Tannis, Noah, and Katy, along with Drs. Williams, Conroy-Ben, and Muenich visited the Gilbert Riparian Preserve last week to sample from their groundwater recharge ponds. It was also a great lesson in soils and sampling techniques! The Preserve was established...