Artificial intelligence, remote sensors, and crop models are transforming decision-making in the field. In this Science Café, Ciampitti will present recent advancements in digital agriculture across various levels and fields of application.

• Ignacio Ciampitti is a Professor of Quantitative Agronomy and Co-Director of the Institute for Digital and Advanced Agricultural Systems at Purdue University, as well as Chief Agronomist for NASA Acres. He holds a degree in Agronomy and a Master’s in Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition from the University of Buenos Aires, and a PhD in Agronomy from Purdue University. At Purdue, he serves as Professor of Quantitative Agronomy, Co-Director of the Institute for Digital and Advanced Agricultural Systems, and Chief Agronomist for NASA Acres. Previously, he had an extensive career at Kansas State University, where he was a founding director of the Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics. His research integrates crop ecophysiology and nutrition with data science, artificial intelligence, remote sensing, and simulation models, aiming to improve the management of corn, soybean, sorghum, and canola across diverse production systems. He has led projects with companies and producers in various regions of the world and studies the factors that drive the adoption of digital technologies in agriculture. He has authored over 200 scientific articles and book chapters, and in 2022, he was named a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy—the society's highest scientific honor.

Date and time: Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 2:00 PM (Washington, D.C. time).

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