The ARS SCINet and AI Center of Excellence (AI-COE) funded five postdoctoral fellowship proposals in FY2024. The program was again very competitive, with many more proposals submitted than we could support. Information about the funded projects is provided below.
ARS SCINet and AI Center of Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowships Program - FY2024 Awards
| Title | Mentor | Co-mentor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Application of machine learning to reproductive epigenetics for precision aquaculture | Jason Abernathy | |
| Secondary Metabolome of Nematode Parasitic Fungi for Biocontrol | Kathryn Bushley | Ted Thannhauser and Catherine Wram |
| Developing AI-empowered climate mitigation solutions in agricultural soils | Michael Cosh | |
| Integrating Multiple Data Streams into Forecasts of Vector-borne Livestock Disease Emergence and Spread | Amy Hudson | |
| Modernizing the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT+) for use on SCINet computing infrastructure | Kelly Thorp | Jeff Arnold, Mike White, and Merilynn Schantz |