I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State University (MSU). My research resolves around the development and deployment of non-destructive sensing (e.g., optical imaging and spectroscopy) and automation technology for addressing pressing problems in the agricultural and food domain.
Before joining the faculty at MSU, I was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Mississippi State University during 2020-2022. I did my postdoctoral research on optical imaging for quality evaluation of horticultural products, and apple harvest-assist and in-field sorting technology development when with USDA-ARS at East Lansing, MI, and worked on several projects on imaging-based high-throughput plant phenotyping and precision agriculture while in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University.
PhD in Biosystems Engineering, 2018
Michigan State University
MS in Plant Nutrition, 2014
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
BS in Facility Agriculture Engineering, 2011
Northwest A&F University
Spring Semester: ABE 4423/6423 Bioinstrumentation II
Fall Semester: ABE 4990/6990 Introduction to Imaging in Biological Systems
Fall Semester: Problem Solving in Agricultural and Biological Engineering (to be developed for 2022 Fall)
I am actively looking for a PhD graduate student to start in Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 in the Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State University. The student will be expected to conduct original research within the fields of sensing and automation for agriculture-food systems. Potential research topics include but are not limited to sensing and assessment of food quality and safety, imaging-based plant phenotpyping, and artificial intelligence and robotics for precision plant/animal production. Students with engineering backgrounds (e.g., agricultural/food engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, etc.) and strong experience in computer vision and machine learning are highly welcome to apply. Please email me (yzlu@abe.msstate.edu, luyuzhen@msu.edu) with your CV if you are interested.
See the GRA position (in English). See the GRA position (in Chinese).
In additon, I also have a Postdoc position focusing on real-time computer vision, grading, and sorting for specialty crop products. The position can be started in Spring 2024 for two years of funding (with possibility of extension). Qualifications for this position include demonstrated experience in computer vision, sensors and control, software-hardware integration, and strong publication records in agricultural engineering journals.
See the Postdoc position .