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Awards

Grants Awarded – Principle Investigator (PI)

Student Success Grant, University of Arkansas Teaching and Faculty Support Center, PI: Koparan, C., “Integration of Sensors, Controls, and Robotics Technology to the Agricultural Science Curriculum – Phase III”. $5,000. June 1, 2025 – June 1, 2027.
Student Success Grant, University of Arkansas Teaching and Faculty Support Center, PI: Koparan, C., “Integration of Sensors, Controls, and Robotics Technology to the Agricultural Science Curriculum – Phase II”. $5,000. March 25, 2024 – March 25, 2026.
Equipment Grant. PI: Wang, D.; Co-PI: Koparan., C., Thermal Camera for Precision Agriculture. $16,000. June 22, 2024.
Engineering Application in Agriculture Seed Fund, PI: Thi Hoang Ngan Le, T. H. N.; Co-PI: Koparan, C., “The Development of Computational Models to Translate Satellite-View Imagery to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles-View Imagery in Assessing Water Quality”. $30,000. July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.
Honors College Mentor Award. PI: Koparan, C., $3,000. February 16, 2024 – June 30, 2025.
Student Success Grant, University of Arkansas Teaching and Faculty Support Center, PI: Koparan, C., “Integration of Sensors, Controls, and Robotics Technology to the Agricultural Science Curriculum”. $5,000. March 9, 2023 – March 9, 2025.
AG2PI travel award for multistate research meeting, S1069: Research and Extension for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Applications in U.S. Agriculture and Natural Resources, Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. PI: Koparan, C., $1,500. 03/29/2024
Equipment Grant. PI: Koparan, C., Multispectral Sensor for Precision Agriculture. $15,000. June 22, 2023.
AG2PI travel award for multistate research meeting, S1069: Research and Extension for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Applications in U.S. Agriculture and Natural Resources, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Suffolk, VA. PI: Koparan, C.,. $1,500. 04/26/2023
Research Incentive Grant, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, PI: Koparan, C., “Machine Vision-Based Variable Rate Spraying Subsystem Development for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”. $30,000, June 1, 2023-May 31, 2025.

Grants Awarded – Graduate Assistants

2025 Graduate and Professional Student Congress (GPSC) Tiffany Marcantonio Research Grant. Awardee: Tagoe, A.; PI: Koparan, C., “Computer Vision-Based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System for Blackberry Feature Quantification to Advance Agricultural Systems Automation in Specialty Crops”. $1,500. 04/09/2025.
2025 National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and MANRRS Scholarship. Awardee: Tagoe, A.; PI: Koparan, C., “Blackberry Growth Monitoring and Feature Quantification with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Remote Sensing”. $5,000. 12/24/2024.
AG2PI travel award for multistate research meeting, S1069: Research and Extension for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Applications in U.S. Agriculture and Natural Resources, Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. Awardee: Tagoe, A.; PI: Koparan, C., “Vegetation Coverage Specific Flower Density Estimation in Blackberry Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Remote Sensing” $1,500. 06/13/2024

Grants Awarded – Undergraduate Assistants

Office of Undergraduate Research Grant. Awardee: Young, Y.; PI: Koparan, C., “In Situ Measurements of ORP Using a UAV”. $2,000. Jan 9, 2024 – May 31, 2024.
Honors College Research Grant. Awardee: Lindon, A.; PI: Koparan, C., “In Situ Measurements of ORP Using a UAV”. $4,000. Jan 8, 2024 – December 31, 2024.