Department
of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Lei Tian
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Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Director, Illinois Laboratory for Agricultural Remote Sensing
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Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building
360L AESB, MC-644
1304 W. Pennsylvania Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
Ph: (217) 333-7534
Fax: (217) 244-0323
E-mail: lei-tian@uiuc.edu
PERSONAL WEB PAGE
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| Research Areas |
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Sensors for precision farming
Outdoor machine vision systems
Chemical application systems
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| Courses Taught |
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ABE 361 – Princ of Off-road Machines |
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TSM 465 – Chemical Applications Systems |
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| Education |
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Ph.D., Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University
of California, Davis, 1995 |
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M.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, Jilin University of Technology,
1988 |
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Jilin University, 1982 |
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| Professional Experience |
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Associate Professor, 2002-date, Agricultural Engineering Department, UIUC |
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Director, 2000-date, Illinois Laboratory for Agricultural Remote Sensing |
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Assistant Professor, 1995-2002, Agricultural Engineering Department, UIUC |
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Postdoctoral Researcher, 1995, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, University of California |
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Research Assistant (50%), 1990-1994, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, University of California |
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Research Associate, 1992-1993, Agricultural Engineering Department, CalPoly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA |
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Engineer (part time), 1991-1992, Moller International Inc., Davis, CA |
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Assistant Professor, 1985-1990, Mechanical Engineering Department, Jilin University of Technology |
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Design Engineer, 1985-1986, Beijing Tractor Works |
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| Honors and Awards |
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Novel Academic Idea Award for Young Faculty, Jilin University of Technology, 1988 |
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Recipient, Novel Academic Idea Award for Young Faculty, Jilin University of Technology, 1989 |
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Nominee, CGS Award for most distinguished dissertation of the program, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California at Davis, 1995 |
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Nominee, University Microfilms International Distinguished Dissertation Award in Mathematics and Physics and Engineering, University of California for National Council of Graduate Schools, 1995 |
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Nominee, Kinsella Memorial Prize, University of California at Davis, 1995 |
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Outstanding Accomplishment, U of I College of Agricultural,
Consumer and Environmental Sciences Academy of Teaching
Excellence, 1997
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Superior Paper Award, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1999-2000 |
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Honorable Mention for the Graduate College Outstanding Mentor Award, U of I College of Graduate Studies, 1999-2000 |
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Faculty Fellow, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, U of I, 2000-2001 |
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| Professional Memberships |
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Member, American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE),
1993-date
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Member, International Institutes for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ILASS), 1997-date |
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Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), 1998-date |
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Member, American Society of Photogrammatry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), 1999-date |
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| Other Links |
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Publications |
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Illinois Laboratory for Agricultural Remote Sensing (ILARS) |
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