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Advisory Board
Advisory Board
Michigan
Michigan
Phillip Schwallier
Phillip Schwallier
Retired MSU Extension Educator and Owner of Schwallier’s Country Basket, Sparta, MI
Retired MSU Extension Educator and Owner of Schwallier’s Country Basket, Sparta, MI
Steve Tennes
Steve Tennes
Owner of The Country Mill, Charlotte, MI
Owner of The Country Mill, Charlotte, MI
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Mark Boyer
Mark Boyer
USApple Past Chairman, PA Apple Program, Board of Directors, Ridgetop Orchards LLC, Member, Fishertown, PA
USApple Past Chairman, PA Apple Program, Board of Directors, Ridgetop Orchards LLC, Member, Fishertown, PA
Ben Keim
Ben Keim
Grower, Keim Orchards, Boyertown, PA
Grower, Keim Orchards, Boyertown, PA
Maggie Travis
Maggie Travis
Grower Services Manager, Rice Fruit, Gardeners, PA
Grower Services Manager, Rice Fruit, Gardeners, PA
Washington
Washington
Ines Hanrahan
Ines Hanrahan
Executive Director, Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, Wenatchee, WA
Executive Director, Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, Wenatchee, WA
Rob McGraw
Rob McGraw
Orchard Manager, Gilbert Orchards, Inc., Yakima, WA
Orchard Manager, Gilbert Orchards, Inc., Yakima, WA
Keith Veselka
Keith Veselka
Orchard Operations Manager, NWFM LLC, Yakima, WA
Orchard Operations Manager, NWFM LLC, Yakima, WA
Project Director
Project Director
Dr. Renfu Lu
Dr. Renfu Lu
Research Agricultural Engineer and Research Leader, USDA-ARS, East Lansing, MI, serves as the Project Director who is responsible for providing overall project supervision and management; coordinating project activities with the advisory board, PIs/co-PIs and collaborators; planning and organizing quarterly and annual meetings, and preparing annual and final project reports.
Research Agricultural Engineer and Research Leader, USDA-ARS, East Lansing, MI, serves as the Project Director who is responsible for providing overall project supervision and management; coordinating project activities with the advisory board, PIs/co-PIs and collaborators; planning and organizing quarterly and annual meetings, and preparing annual and final project reports.
Principal or Co-Principal Investigators
Principal or Co-Principal Investigators
Dr. Diane Charlton
Dr. Diane Charlton
Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, serves as the PI for Objective 6 and a co-PI for Objective 4.
Dr. Karina Gallardo
Dr. Karina Gallardo
Professor and Extension Specialist, School of Economic Sciences and Puyallup Research & Extension Center, Washington State University, Puyallup, WA, serves as a co-PI for Objectives 6 and 4.
Dr. Long He
Dr. Long He
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering and Fruit Research & Extension Center, Pennsylvania State University, Biglerville, PA, serves as the PI for Objective 5 and a co-PI for Objective 4.
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering and Fruit Research & Extension Center, Pennsylvania State University, Biglerville, PA, serves as the PI for Objective 5 and a co-PI for Objective 4.
Dr. Emily Lavely
Dr. Emily Lavely
Tree Fruit Extension Educator, Michigan State University, Hart, MI, serves as the PI for Objective 4.
Dr. Zhaojian Li
Dr. Zhaojian Li
Red Cedar Distinguished Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, serves as the PI for Objective 1 and a co-PI for Objectives 3, 4 and 5.
Red Cedar Distinguished Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, serves as the PI for Objective 1 and a co-PI for Objectives 3, 4 and 5.
Dr. Renfu Lu
Dr. Renfu Lu
Research Agricultural Engineer and Research Leader, USDA-ARS, East Lansing, MI, serves as the PI for Objective 3 and a co-PI for Objectives 1, 2, and 4.
Research Agricultural Engineer and Research Leader, USDA-ARS, East Lansing, MI, serves as the PI for Objective 3 and a co-PI for Objectives 1, 2, and 4.
Dr. Yuzhen Lu
Dr. Yuzhen Lu
Assistant Professor of the Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, serves as the PI for Objective 2 and a co-PI for Objectives 3, 4 and 5.
Bernardita Sallato
Bernardita Sallato
Associate Professor and Regional Tree Fruit Extension Specialist, Washington State University, Prosser, WA, serves as a co-PI for Objective 4.
Collaborators
Collaborators
Mario VanDyke
Mario VanDyke
President, Precise Manufacturing, Inc., Casnovia, MI, serves as a collaborator for Objective 3.
Thomas Stuecken
Thomas Stuecken
President and Owner, Prototech, Inc., Eagle, MI, serves as a collaborator for Objectives 1, 2, and 3
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