| Faculty Advisor |
Liang He
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|---|---|
| Contact Email | lhe20@unl.edu |
| Website | |
| Advisor College: |
Engineering
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| Potential Student Tasks |
Collect related articles on farm electrification; Read and analyze the collected articles; Summarize and organize the findings; Documentation of findings |
| Student Qualifications |
Interests in system building and application design --- the output of the planned literature study is anticipated to guide the building of new systems that advance farm electrification; Self-motivated |
| Training, Mentoring, and Workplace Community |
The student will meet with the mentor weekly to discuss ideas and findings. The student will receive training in systematic literature review, which is, almost in all cases, the first step of good research project. It is possible to convert the position to an undergraduate research assistant position after the FYRE program, depending on performance and funding availability. |
| Available Positions |
1
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The objective of this project is to conduct a comprehensive review on the literature of farm electrification, that is, replacing fossil fuel-powered agricultural equipment and systems with electrically powered alternatives. The outcome of this project is the identified and summarized list of opportunities, challenges, and open problems in farm electrification.