Session A
Course Title: S0210 Precision Agriculture and Future
Duration: 2021.7.8-2021.7.23 (2 weeks)
Campus: Minhang
Course Description
This course aims to introduce precision agriculture research and application in China to participants and further to the world, including the development, current status, and the future of Chinese and Shanghai’s precision agriculture. The goal is to show an overview of the development and discuss the potentials in the future.
Highlights
- This course takes different forms such as lectures and field trips, to give an overview of the development and application of precision agriculture in Shanghai, China.
- The lectures are elaborated by agricultural science experts who have rich overseas education, working, or teaching experiences, providing a professional course design.
- Cultural elements are woven into the lectures and field trips to help participants comprehend the background information and development condition of China, Chinese agriculture, and precision agriculture development here.
- By the end of this 2-week study experience, students should have basic knowledge and understanding of the rich history, flourishing present, and bright future of precision agriculture in Shanghai, China.
Instructors
Prof. Chunlei SHI
Email: clshi@sjtu.edu.cn
Professor Chunlei SHI has presided over fifteen research projects, including an NSFC Fund, an NSFC Young Fund, an NSFC-Guangdong Joint Fund, a Project in the National Key R&D Program of China, a Project in the National Sci & Tech Pillar Program, and several projects from Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality. She has published 72 papers (43 papers were SCI indexed) and participated in compiling 5 books. She has also taken part in applying for 25 patents and 15 patents have been issued.
Assoc. Prof. Hongbo GAO
Email: hongbo.gao@sjtu.edu.cn
Dr. Hongbo GAO is a Tenure Track Associate Professor in the School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He received a Ph.D. in Science of Plant Physiology and Ecology, SIBS, CAS, and did postdoc work at John Innes Centre. His study interests include epigenetic regulation of plant development.
Assoc. Prof. Ruohe YIN
Email: ruohe.yin@sjtu.edu.cn
Dr. Ruohe Yin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, SJTU. He is awarded the National 1000 Young Talents Program and Shanghai Pujiang Talent Plan. As an independent group leader, the group uses Tomato and Arabidopsis Thaliana as model plants in the lab, applying various approaches to unravel UV-B light signal transduction pathways extending from the photoreceptor to signaling cascades and target genes and proteins important for metabolic homeostasis, plant shape, and architecture determination.
Assoc. Prof. Shunshan JIAO
Email: sjiao@sjtu.edu.cn
Dr. Shunshan JIAO is an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, SJTU. He received a Ph.D. at Washington State University. His research interests include radiofrequency disinfestation/pasteurization of low moisture foods, hot air-assisted radiofrequency roasting of nuts, and novel drying technologies for postharvest fruits and vegetables.
Assoc. Prof. Shan YIN
Email: yinshan@sjtu.edu.cn
Dr. Shan YIN is an Associate Professor in the Department of Resource and Environment, School of Agriculture and Biology, SJTU. He also serves as Vice-director of the Shanghai Urban Forest Ecosystem Research Station (SUFERS), owns fellowships in the Ecological Society of Shanghai, and fellowships in the Soil and Nutrition Society of Shanghai. His research interests are ecosystem services and long-term monitoring in the urban area, and biogeochemical cycling and ecological models.
Assoc. Prof. Jingjin ZHANG
Email: jj.zhang@sjtu.edu.cn
Dr. Jingjin Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, SJTU. She received her Ph.D. at Washington State University. Her research interests include facility environments and its regulation and biological response of horticultural crops and the rapid detection technology of crop information.
Assoc. Prof. Nan HUI
Email: nan.hui@sjtu.edu.cn
Dr. Nan Hui is an Assoc. Professor in the Department of Resource and Environment, School of Agriculture and Biology, SJTU. He received Ph.D. at the University of Helsinki. His research interests include urban agriculture and ecology, environment and health, solid waste treatment, etc.
Assistant Researcher Wei LU
Email: wei.lu@sjtu.edu.cn
Dr. Wei LU is an Assistant Researcher in the Department of Food Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He received a Ph.D. at the University College Cork. His research interests include biomacromolecule and structure and function of food colloid.
Assistant Researcher Yu GAO
Email: yugao@sjtu.edu.cn
Dr. Yu GAO is an Assistant Researcher at the Center for Viticulture and Ecology, SJTU. He received a Ph.D. at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Assessment
Attendance: 30%
Participation in discussion: 20%
Group presentation: 40% (15 minutes each group)
Final program summary: 10% (more than 500 words)
Contact
Program Director: Ms. Jiaoyue LIU (liujiaoyue@sjtu.edu.cn)
Program Coordinator: Ms. Dan WANG (danwang17@sjtu.edu.cn)