Start
Sep 04, 2014 - 17:00
End
Sep 04, 2014 - 18:00
Venue
Room 118 Chemical Engg.
Event Type
Speaker
Dr. Rodríguez is currently an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department.
Title
Systems informatics and analysis for food and agricultural systems
Abstract: Dr. Rodríguez specializes in the modeling simulation and analysis of complex biological systems. The long-term goal of this work is to have tangible impact on biosystems where sustainability may be challenged due to limiting constraints. As an engineer Dr. Rodríguez seeks to consider how newly developed technology can impact the long-term viability of systems. He is interested in developing the ability to do this from multiple perspectives for many different types of systems particularly those including complex biological components. Dr. Rodríguez brings a systems perspective into his teaching which spans the fundamentals of food and agricultural systems computation data and informatics modelling and analysis. His recent research focuses on facilitating biomass-to-bioenergy food security and environmental sustainability. The talk will overview recent successes in this body of work and overview the potential opportunities this research may facilitate.About the Speaker: After completing an interdisciplinary Ph.D. at Rutgers University in the areas of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Bioresource Engineering Dr. Luis F. Rodríguez was awarded a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship to work at NASA Johnson Space Center considering the viability of life support systems targeted for Martian exploration. Later he became a research scientist at the Universities Space Research Association in Houston TX. Dr. Rodríguez is currently an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department. Room 118 Ground Floor Chemical Engineering