We are thrilled to announce that John Ertle, one of our Kubota Lab PhD candidates, has successfully defended his PhD dissertation. John’s research has explored the role of environmental control systems and novel technological applications, including lighting control, to minimize the tipburn risk of lettuce in indoor farms. His work has shed new light on how we can leverage technology to improve crop quality and productivity in controlled environment agriculture.

John’s expertise in his field, combined with his hard work and dedication, have resulted in a dissertation that we are confident will make valuable contributions to the industry. We are proud to have been a part of his growth and development as a researcher, and we look forward to seeing his continued impact and success in the future.

Congratulations, John, on this outstanding achievement! Your work is an inspiration to us all, and we are honored to have you as a member of our team at Kubota Lab.

Graduate students from Kubota Lab – John Ertle, Jason Hollick, and Pooja Tripathi – recently presented their newest research outcomes at the 2023 HCS Graduate Research Symposium. John Ertle’s presentation on lettuce tip burn management for indoor production received first place in the highly competitive graduate student research lightning talk competition. Congratulations to John for his impressive achievement! We are proud to have such talented individuals in our team.