People
P2IRC involves partnerships with four Canadian universities, three international institutes, and more than 15 private and public organizations, including the National Research Council Canada, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Research scientists come from a wide range of U of S colleges, the U of S Crop Development Centre, GIFS, the Canadian Light Source, and the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation. The Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy is lead partner on policy research.
Theme 1: Phenometrics
Dr. Andrew Sharpe
Theme Lead Phenometrics
Project-Co-Lead, Crop Phenometrics Platform – Leveraging Field Phenomics tor Advancing Key Rotational Crops
1.1: Phenotype to Genotype: Moving From Model Systems to Crops
Dr. Isobel Parkin Project Lead, Phenotype to Genotype: Moving From Model Systems to Crops
1.2: Crop Phenometrics Platform – Leveraging Field Phenomics tor Advancing Key Rotational Crops
Dr. Andrew Sharpe
Theme Lead Phenometrics
Project-Co-Lead, Crop Phenometrics Platform – Leveraging Field Phenomics tor Advancing Key Rotational Crops
Dr. Scott Noble Project Co-Lead, Crop Phenometrics Platform – Leveraging Field Phenomics tor Advancing Key Rotational Crops
Dr. Steve Shirtliffe Project Co-Lead, Crop Phenometrics Platform – Leveraging Field Phenomics tor Advancing Key Rotational Crops
1.3: Plant Pedological Phenotype – Phenotyping the Plant Microbiome
Dr. Steven Siciliano Project Co-Lead, Plant Pedological Phenotype – Phenotyping the Plant Microbiome
Theme 2: Image Acquisition Technologies
2.1: Application of Advanced Imaging Technologies to Relate Phenotype to Genotype
Dr. Chithra Karunakaran Project Co-Lead, Application of Advanced Imaging Technologies to Relate Phenotype to Genotype
Dr. Chris Phenix Project Co-Lead, Application of Advanced Imaging Technologies to Relate Phenotype to Genotype
Dr. Derek Peak Project Co-Lead, Application of Advanced Imaging Technologies to Relate Phenotype to Genotype
Dr. Sue Abrams Project Co-Lead, Application of Advanced Imaging Technologies to Relate Phenotype to Genotype
2.2: Field-Based High-Throughput Phenotyping Mobile Systems for Crop Monitoring
Dr. Khan Wahid Project Co-Lead, Field-Based High-Throughput Phenotyping Mobile Systems for Crop Monitoring
Dr. Reza Fotouhi Project Co-Lead, Field-Based High-Throughput Phenotyping Mobile Systems for Crop Monitoring
2.3: High-Throughput Data Acquisition for 3D Structural Imaging and Characterization of Plant Phenotypes
Dr. Emil Hallin Project Co-Lead, High-Throughput Data Acquisition for 3D Structural Imaging and Characterization of Plant Phenotypes
Dr. Jean-Claude Kieffer Project Co-Lead, High-Throughput Data Acquisition for 3D Structural Imaging and Characterization of Plant Phenotypes
Dr. Kishor Wasan Project Co-Lead, High-Throughput Data Acquisition for 3D Structural Imaging and Characterization of Plant Phenotypes
Theme 3: Computational Informatics of Crop Phenotype Data
Dr. Carl Gutwin
Theme Lead, Computational Informatics of Crop Phenotype Data
Project Co-Lead, Systems and Collaboration
3.1 P2IRC Cloud: Big Data Analytics for Crop Phenomics
Dr. Kevin Schneider Project Lead, Cloud Platform for Genomic-Phenomic Analysis
3.2 Data Analysis for Rapid Plant Phenotyping
Dr. Mark Eramian Project Co-Lead, Data Analysis for Rapid Plant Phenotyping
3.3 Genotype and Environment to Phenotype (GE2P)
Dr. Tony Kusalik Project Co-Lead, Genotype & Environment to Phenotype (GE2P)
3.4 Systems and Collaboration
Dr. Carl Gutwin
Theme Lead, Computational Informatics of Crop Phenotype Data
Project Co-Lead, Systems and Collaboration
Dr. Ralph Deters Project Co-Lead, Systems and Collaboration
3.5 Mechanistic Modeling of Plant Development for Plant Phenomics
Dr. Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz Project Co-Lead, Mechanistic Modeling of Plant Development for Plant Phenomics
Theme 4: Societal and Developing World Impact
Dr. Peter Phillips
Theme Lead: Societal and Developing World Impact
Project Co-Lead, Regulatory Oversight of Data-Rich Breeding Products
Project Co-Lead, Mapping and Modeling the Decisions and Exchanges in the Global Breeding System
4.1: Mapping and Modeling the Decisions and Exchanges in the Global Breeding System
Dr. Peter Phillips
Theme Lead: Societal and Developing World Impact
Project Co-Lead, Regulatory Oversight of Data-Rich Breeding Products
Project Co-Lead, Mapping and Modeling the Decisions and Exchanges in the Global Breeding System
Dr. Stuart Smyth
Project Co-Lead, Regulatory Oversight of Data-Rich Breeding Products
Project Co-Lead, Intellectual Property Challenges and Strategies
Project Co-Lead, Social License
Project Co-Lead, Mapping and Modeling the Decisions and Exchanges in the Global Breeding System
4.2: Social License
Dr. Eric Micheels Project Co-Lead, Farmer adoption and big data based applications in production agriculture
Dr. Peter Slade Project Co-Lead, Farmer adoption and big data based applications in production agriculture
Dr. Richard Gray Project Co-Lead, Farmer adoption and big data based applications in production agriculture