Summary: Fine grinding has been the norm for laboratory MIR scanning so far.  Still, it can increase the cost of the project significantly, especially when trying to develop large spectral libraries. This presentation will seek to answer the question ‘Is fine grinding necessary for accurate MIR predictions?   

Biography: Nuwan Wijewardane is an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, USA. He is an agricultural engineer with expertise on soil and plant spectroscopy. His research interests are on soil and plant sensing using spectroscopy, sensors and automation for precision agriculture, phenotyping, and machine learning. He is passionate about bringing spectroscopy-based sensing to field applications in agriculture and natural resources through new sensor developments.