Ignacio Ciampitti on Digital Agriculture Professor in Farming Systems and Digital Agriculture.
Co-Director Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics, Department of Agronomy, K-State University PROF. IGNACIO CIAMPITTI
Ignacio Ciampitti is a Professor in Farming Systems and Digital Agriculture in the Department of Agronomy at Kansas State University, and he is a director of the consortium for Digital Agriculture associated with the USAID Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab (SIIL) and a new director for research at the newly inaugurated Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics. His research program is focused on exploring the effect of genotype by management by environment (GxExM) interactions on complex farming systems, utilizing advanced data science and data analytics, review and synthesis analysis procedures, and integrating crop growth modeling and remote sensing approaches. Ignacio is a prolific speaker and author at international, national, state, and local levels, with numerous conference presentations, more than 250 refereed papers, book chapters, and the Agronomy Society of America (ASA) Sorghum Monograph Book. Ignacio provides leadership for several organizations and is part of the editorial board of many journals, such as Crop Science, European Journal of Agronomy, and Remote Sensing Journal.
Opening Speech by Zachary Leasor on “Climate Change” Zack Leasor
Assistant Professor in climate science
School of Natural Resources ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN CLIMATE SCIENCE
Dr. Zack Leasor is an assistant professor in climate science at the University of Missouri, where he serves as the Missouri State Climatologist and Director of the Missouri Climate Center. Zack received a MA and PhD in geography from The Ohio State University after receiving a BS in meteorology from Western Kentucky University. He also worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Ohio State, where he was funded by the National Science Foundation. Zack’s research focuses on using hydroclimate data to improve climate monitoring and prediction. He has published journal articles related to drought monitoring, soil moisture monitoring, and unseasonal-to-seasonal weather prediction. In addition to his research, Zack frequently engages in science communication and outreach.
