Engineering Design Celebration

Team Detail

126: Adaptation of mechanical testing devices for field-based studies of plant biomechanics

Team Members:

Kai Kang, Chad Romanick, Alex Newkirk, Camille Fischer

Sponsor: UD Plant & Soil Sciences: Sparks Lab

Sponsor Description: 

The Sparks lab aims to understand the development, morphology, function, and molecular regulation of plants using multi-disciplinary approaches from molecular biology and engineering. A major goal of the Sparks lab is to understand how plant roots contribute to anchorage in corn.

Faculty Advisor: Prof. David Burris

Presentation Time: 3:00 – 3:30

Room #: Room 120