The Quantitative Life Sciences Initiative (QLSI) hosted Dr. Stefan Gerth, Innovative System Design Group Manager, Head of Functional Modeling and Verification, Application Specific Methology and Systems Department, Department Center Xray Technology EZRT, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS), Furth, Germany in the spring for the Biotechnology/LIFE SCIENCES SEMINAR SERIES.
Speaking at the IANR Center for Biotechnology at the Beadle Center, Dr. Gerth presented, “Computed Tomography at the Fraunhofer EZRT applied for digital phenotyping”, and spoke of his interest in applications of x-ray technology in agriculture, research in x-ray technology applications and the development of an x-ray system for plant roots and root vegetable.
During his visit he met with faculty from the departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Statistics, Agronomy and Horticulture, the UNL Plant Vision Initiative, the NCMN X-ray structural characterization/diffraction facility group in ultrafast and High-field x-ray science, the Center for Plant Science Innovation, and toured the Greenhouse Innovation Complex and the Field Phenotyping facility at UNL Agricultural Research and Development Center in Mead, Nebraska before heading to Iowa State University with QLSI director, Jennifer Clarke.
“Dr. Gerth is an expert in methods for non-destructive imaging and has experience with plant root imaging”, explains Dr. Clarke. “The Fraunhofer Institute is a also a member of the International Plant Phenotyping Network and is active in developing imaging techniques for phenotyping, so his visit was an excellent fit.”
Both spoke to members of the Plant Sciences Institute at ISU, Dr. Gerth on CT imaging of plant roots and Dr. Clarke on the Midwest Big Data Hub (http://midwestbigdatahub.org/) and phenotyping activities at UNL.
https://www.plant-phenotyping.org/