Detroit Michigan, July 29, 2018 – Presented more than 200 different Universities all around the world to participate in the Research Poster and Presentation Competition culminating a year-long competition involving more than 830 Agricultural and Biological Engineering students who presented research projects at ASABE conference under different sessions. Omid Abari from MIT, OPPONG PAUL KWABENA – (OPK) from Jiangsu University (UJS) and Calvin Loncaric of the Harvard University took the top three positions among graduate students in the INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, SENSORS & CONTROL SYSTEMS SESSION. OPK presented on the topic: ‘New Type Arduino Plant Grower (GCKJ)’ which is a small automatic Plant Growth Regulator that monitors and supply all the necessary conditions needed for plant growth.

Mr. OPPONG attended this year’s ASABE conference with his Academic Supervisor Professor Mao Hanping who also showcased the Institute of Agricultural and Equipment Engineering to the outside world for collaboration and research partnerships.