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Dr. Luan Oliveira is an Assistant Professor and Precision Agriculture Extension Specialist at the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences (CAES), Department of Horticulture. His roles are distributed as 75% Extension, 20% Research, and 5% Service. He holds a Ph.D. in Agronomy (Crop Production) from São Paulo State University and a B.Sc. in Agronomic Engineering from Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil. His research focuses on precision agriculture tools, agricultural machinery optimization for vegetables and specialty crops, and mechanized operations like planting, spraying, and harvesting. He leads the Precision Horticulture Team, aiming to improve crop quality through innovative technologies.
Dr. Oliveira has received the 2021 Gerald O. Mott Award for Meritorious Graduate Student in Science. He has authored/co-authored 9 refereed articles, 7 Extension Publications, 40 conference papers, and 13 book chapters, securing ~$220,000 in grants as PI/Co-PI. His work emphasizes practical applications in precision agriculture, including drone spraying, robotic systems, and mechanized sugarcane planting.
Key grants and awards highlight his contributions to agricultural technology and crop management. His research spans diverse crops like peanuts, corn, cotton, and sugarcane, addressing challenges in seeding depth, soil compaction, and equipment wear. He collaborates with the Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture and UGA's Precision Agriculture initiatives.
