Chad Higgins

@highlyanne @MapesGeog maybe some inspiration here (census data broken down by region) census.gov/programs-surve…

let the construction begin! Agrivoltaics research facility is underway! first post going in

for those that wonder, the empty space is where the males were. They are killed immediately after they do their job. Here is a photo of the open field. Very dry conditions...with male stubble.

had a great day out in Central Oregon talking to Growers and other stakeholders. Then I checked in on one of our agrivoltaics experiments over a carrot seed field. Visual improvements in vigor, will have to wait for yield samples to confirm.

@staci_simonich that feels like the right balance

@ChadHigginsOSU 5-10 years!

How far into the future do you project technological, social, economic, political progress/change when planning research?

@highlyanne progress! that's field work in a nutshell

well, I was told the construction would start in earnest today, but it looks like it will be tomorrow. Cant wait to share pictures of the new agrivoltaics research facility getting built.

Great food, great people, a highlight event.

@n_g_laskowski no one ever told me the odds were long. But, that was a prototypical 1st gen issue. When I can to this conclusion myself (during my phd) I just realized that academics was a single path amongst many viable paths. From there, the strategy was to keep all potential paths open.

Dr. Chaplen kicking off a section of ENGR100, a first year curriculum we share with all @EngineeringOSU programs to help students develop fundamental skills and discover their majors. Welcome future Ecological Engineers!! #Engineering #education #STEM #OregonState

was Great chatting with you yesterday Lou, the system you built...🤌

@simonw Utraedit to open, look, search, filter. This is likely old school, but I go straight to Matlab for anything that the machine's RAM can hold.

If someone gives you a CSV file with 100,000 rows in it, what tools do you use to start exploring and understanding that data?

@DrHydrogeofizz I have great interest. Finding optimal crop growth solutions is a major thrust of my research at Oregon State University.

@ChadHigginsOSU I spoke with Jordan Macknick at NREL a little about this. Is there any interest in subsurface information that could be used to optimize crop growth and soil function?

Agrivoltaics, the productive co-location of agricultural and renewable solar energy production, is inevitable and imminent. A 🧵 1/13

@MarcParlange @universityofri Congratulations Marc! These are the best days of life.

@staci_simonich thank you! pictures incoming Monday

@ChadHigginsOSU Great news! Thank you!

Breaking news: construction of the agrivoltaic research facility will begin in earnest on Monday! A crew is up there now making preparations. 7.5 years of pushing and fundraising, many highs and lows along the way, we are almost there.

@highlyanne @FroudeNum I have so many fond memories of Reds, thank you for sharing the photo.

let the learning begin. (Today's art selection is 'unconventional education' by @offshoot3D)

@WardHydro @OregonStateBEE @OSUAgSci @EngineeringOSU looks fun! hope to come to the next one

@OregonStateBEE @OSUAgSci @EngineeringOSU It’s happening!!! Community is being built!!

First day of the new term! Welcome back BEE! Come start the day fully caffeinated with us! (plus 100% reusable mugs & thermoses to minimize our impact while we build community) #science #engineering #OregonState #OSU #GoBeavs @OSUAgSci @EngineeringOSU