U.S. NSF Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture (IoT4Ag)

Fantastic article from Purdue University on Food, Energy and Water Security, highlighting the relevant and impactful work of IoT4Ag. https://lnkd.in/giCwsZ2i

Recent NSF article on their investments in robotics research with a call-out to IoT4Ag's autonomous ground and ariel technologies to improve food production. https://lnkd.in/gfRsXC3P

Thank you Purdue University for hosting our YR6 Annual Retreat! These three days were a perfect chance for the members to come together to learn and catch up with each other - and to move our research collaborations forward! Looking to forward to meeting again in person!!

🌱 Join us in welcoming our Summer 2026 undergraduate students to IoT4Ag! This summer, students from Purdue University and the University of California, Merced are joining the IoT4Ag community to contribute to research at the intersection of agriculture, technology, engineering, and innovation. Please help us welcome: Purdue University Andrew Angel, kyungmin kim, Pavle Duric, Pataraphol Keeraswangporn, Sidharth Bhatt, Wei-Wei Chien, Nathan Lee, and Gabriel Kurfman University of California, Merced Dylan Fitchum, Austin Grey, Debojyoti Ray, Javon Hudgins, Jesse Perez, Pranav Yadav , and Itzel Camacho We’re excited to have them with us this summer and look forward to seeing their contributions across the center. Welcome to IoT4Ag! 🚜 #IoT4Ag #AgTech #UndergraduateResearch #SummerResearch #Engineering #NSFERC #PurdueUniversity #UCMerced

We’re excited to welcome the 2026 IoT4Ag Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) students! 🌱🎉 This summer, these students will join IoT4Ag researchers across the University of Florida, Purdue University, and the University of Pennsylvania to contribute to research at the intersection of agriculture, engineering, robotics, sensing, and data-driven innovation. 🤖🌾📊 Please join us in welcoming this year’s REU cohort: Stella Black — Fordham University Host: University of Pennsylvania PI: Kevin Turner Johnathan Ciecierski — Carnegie Mellon University Host: University of Pennsylvania PI: Vijay Kumar Smyran Math — University of Utah Host: University of Florida PI: Sanjeev Koppal James O’Flynn — University of Buffalo (CUNY) Host: University of Florida PI: Brent Sumerlin Sam Orouji— Georgia Institute of Technology Host: University of Florida PI: Charlie Messina Ryan Wu Wu — Carnegie Mellon University Host: Purdue University PI: Melba Crawford We’re looking forward to an exciting summer of research, collaboration, and discovery. Welcome to IoT4Ag! 🚀 #IoT4Ag #REU #NSF #UndergraduateResearch #Engineering #Agriculture #Research

New IoT4Ag publication: Researchers Gokulanand M. Iyer, Michael Machold, Anne-Marie Zaccarin, Roy H. Olsson III, and Kevin T. Turner have released “Cellulose nanofibril coated paper substrates for sustainable printed electronics and sensors”—showing how cellulose nanofibril coated paper can deliver plastic-like print quality for screen-printed electronics on a biodegradable substrate enabling moisture sensing for short-lifetime IoT deployments. Why it matters for Ag IoT:  sustainable printed electronics require novel substrates that enable high-density, low-cost sensing for applications like agriculture and medicine. Key takeaways: A thin cellulose nanofibril (CNF) layer smooths cardstock dramatically (4.3 µm → 189 nm), improving printed silver ink trace uniformity. The paper’s moisture uptake changes its electrical behavior, enabling capacitive humidity sensing with ~16–23 min response times. #IoT4Ag #AgTech #SmartFarming #PrecisionAgriculture #SustainableIoT #PrintedElectronics

Please join us in welcoming Ngo Ngoc, a Graduate Student at the University of Pennsylvania, to the IoT4Ag community! Minh Ngoc was drawn to IoT4Ag by our shared mission: strengthening food security through technology and bridging the gap between the lab and the field. Through the Olsson Lab, she’s excited to contribute to IoT solutions that help address real-world environmental and resource challenges facing farmers today. A few quick takeaways: - She values cross-disciplinary collaboration (engineering + agronomy + economics). - She’s looking forward to connecting with the broader team at our Annual Retreat at Purdue. - Fun fact: she’s an avid home cook—she loves how complex recipes come together (a lot like engineering 😉). #IoT4Ag #SmartFarming #AgTech #PrecisionAgriculture #FoodSecurity #IoT #ResearchCommunity

We’re excited to welcome Emergent as a new Industrial Practitioner Advisory Board (IPAB) Member of IoT4Ag! 🎉 Industry voices help us keep our research grounded in real farm needs—and move faster from prototypes to practical tools. What this partnership strengthens: - Translating cutting-edge IoT research into field-ready solutions - Aligning sensor + data innovations with real-world operational constraints We’re looking forward to collaborating with Emergent to accelerate impact across precision agriculture. #IoT4Ag #AgTech #SmartFarming #PrecisionAgriculture #IoT #DigitalAgriculture

Big congratulations to Darren Raj and AgriBugs on their acceptance into the F-300 AgFoodTech Accelerator! 🎉 AgriBugs has spent 10+ years delivering multispectral drone insights that help farmers and researchers spot plant disease, evaluate irrigation performance, and better understand field conditions. Now, they’re pushing the frontier with patented autonomous drone technology built for agriculture—integrating off-grid drone docking stations, automated flight planning, and advanced imaging sensors to collect data, recharge, and keep operating with minimal human involvement. Key takeaways: Autonomous monitoring can reduce scouting time while increasing field visibility BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) operations open the door to true “at-scale” aerial sensing Innovation accelerators + applied research partnerships help move prototypes into farm-ready tools We’re excited to see what’s next as this work advances through our IoT4Ag ERC Innovation Award within the Sentinel program at the UF North Florida Research and Education Center. #IoT4Ag #AgTech #SmartFarming #PrecisionAgriculture #Drones #RemoteSensing #Innovation #DigitalAgriculture

Please join us in welcoming Yuh-Shiuan Chien to IoT4Ag! 🎉 Yuh-Shiuan is a Postdoctoral Fellow (National Taiwan University) and currently a Visiting Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania through the PINACLE program. He’s joining our community to bring hands-on sensor manufacturing expertise into our interdisciplinary work advancing sustainable agriculture. A few highlights: - Turning sensor R&D into field-ready tools farmers can trust - Fueling cross-discipline collaboration to spark new ideas Help us welcome Yuh-Shiuan #IoT4Ag #AgTech #SmartFarming #PrecisionAgriculture #Sensors #SustainableAgriculture