2023Virginia Tech REEL Fellows
Fellow Fellow's Home Institution Faculty Mentors
Torie Biggs Norfolk State University David Haak & Maria Balota
Project: Evaluation of image-processing techniques as high throughput phenotyping method for pollen
viability assessment under heat stress
Chloe Taylor Virginia Tech Guillaume Pilot & Mark Reiter
Project: Protein hydrolysate bio stimulate effects on plant growth and development
J'Lynn Roane Norfolk State University Dorothea Tholl & Vijay Singh
Project: Learning laboratory and field-based pest management techniques for crop production
Challen Waller Virginia Tech Clay Wright & Hunter Frame
Project: Analysis of urea granular size in soil ammonium distribution
The VT-REEL program started May 23, 2023 with dorm move-in and orientation (lunch provided). Icebreakers helped fellows network with one another, and their on-campus faculty mentors attended the orientation lunch. Other program-affiliated events included: weekly scientific workshops, a multi-day AREC tour which included a visit to a local cotton gin, and the annual Summer Research Symposium.
