Four students from the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences were selected during a highly completive process to represent Cal Poly at the virtual 2022 CSU Research Competition on April 29-30. In addition, Professor Jeremy James, head of the Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences Department is mentoring a student team from the College of Science and Math. Those projects include:

Efficacy of Free Chlorine and Peracetic Acid Against Listeria monocytogenes in Spent Citrus Water

Kimiko  Casuga (CAFES) & Chloe McGovern (CAFES Alum)

Prof. Amanda Lathrop (CAFES)

Metabolomic profiling in plasma distinguishes metabolic alterations across pregnancy in women with gestational diabetes: A case-control time-course analysis

Hannah Heath (CAFES)

Prof. Michael La Frano (CAFES)

Use of Preference Analysis to Identify Early Adopter Mind-Sets of Insect-based Food Products

Isaac Ho*(CAFES)

Prof. Amy Lammert (CAFES)

An Integrated Approach for Controlling Verticillium Wilt in Strawberry

Jack Koster (CAFES)

Prof. Shashika Hewavitharana (CAFES)

Drought Impacts on Carbon Storage in California Rangelands

Jack Alexander (CSM) & Mary McCafferty (CSM)

Prof. Jeremy James (CAFES)