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NASA officials visit ASC to exchange insights with University of Illinois leadership, farm community
News / Center News / April 26, 2024The event brought together many of the key stakeholders – NASA, ASC, university research and innovation leaders, area farmers, legislators, the Illinois Farm Bureau and other agriculture agencies.
Through a New NASA Grant, Interdisciplinary Team to Measure Nitrogen Released from Agriculture Sources
News / Center News / March 26, 2024An ASC-led study will integrate satellite remote sensing, strategic field work from commercial farmland in Central Illinois, and ecosystem biochemistry modeling to quantify nitrogen emissions from agriculture across the U.S. Midwest.
ASC scientists released long-term data of ground solar-induced fluorescence to improve understanding of canopy-level photosynthesis
News / Center News / March 27, 2024A recent study led by Agroecosystem Sustainability Center (ASC) scientists utilized ground-based instruments to measure solar-induced fluorescence (SIF) that reflect plant health and photosynthesis.
ASC Announces N2Onet to Track Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Systems
News / Center News / February 14, 2024The ASC is spearheading N2O Net: an international effort to track nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural systems. Discussed at a recent Chicago workshop, this observational data network aims to better understanding and mitigate emissions.
ASC Associate Director Andrew Margenot gives keynote at The Fertilizer Institute Research Forum
News / Center News / April 10, 2024Agroecosystems Sustainability Center Associate Director Andrew Margenot gave the keynote address at The Fertilizer Institute Research Forum on March 19 in Dallas, Texas.
Illinois Researchers Prove New Method to Measure Ozone Stress in Soybeans
News / Center News / January 4, 2024As the world focuses on not only solving the climate crisis but also sustaining the world’s food supply, researchers need tools to evaluate how atmospheric pollutants affect crops. Over the past decade, the agriculture community has turned to solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) measurements to detect stresses on plants.
ASC Director Receives Macelwane Medal; Named AGU Fellow
News / Center News / January 4, 2024Kaiyu Guan, Founding Director of the Agroecosystem Sustainability Center (ASC) and a Blue Waters Associate Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, has received the prestigious James B. Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
Five Urbana-Champaign Faculty Members Honored as University Scholars
News / Center News / June 7, 2023Five University of Illinois professors at the Urbana-Champaign campus have been named University Scholars in recognition of their excellence in teaching, scholarship and service.
Cover Crop Management: Trade-Off between Carbon Benefits, Crop Yield
News / Center News / May 8, 2023A study led by researchers at the Agroecosystem Sustainability Center (ASC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign quantifies the soil organic carbon (SOC) benefits from cover crops in maize-soybean rotations in Midwestern U.S. agroecosystems.
From Ground to Air to Space: Tillage Estimates Get Tech Boost
News / Center News / January 23, 2023In a new study, University of Illinois scientists demonstrate a way to accurately map tilled land in real time by integrating ground, airborne, and satellite imagery.
Research Could Simplify Process for Calculating Soil Carbon Credits
News / Center News / January 10, 2023A study led by researchers at the Agroecosystem Sustainability Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign provides new insights for quantifying cropland carbon budgets and soil carbon credits, two important metrics for mitigating climate change.