We need to increase food production by 70% by the year 2050 to meet global food demand. Increasing crop yield is a key goal for ensuring food security but this must be accomplished in a changing climate where elevating yield will become more challenging. In order to improve yield we must first understand the factors limiting growth in plants, and the ways in which plants respond to different environmental conditions. The use of high-throughput techniques such as remote sensing to monitor plant traits non-destructively throughout their life cycle is a valuable way in which plant breeders can increase the speed of crop breeding. Join BNL scientists for a plant science research project in the field, where you will be measuring plant traits using a suite of technologies to enable remote sensing approaches that can be used to accelerate physiological breeding. You will also have the opportunity to analyse data using the software package R. To express your interest in joining our friendly, productive team for the summer, contact Dr Angela Burnett (aburnett@bnl.gov)

For more information about the Department of Energy ‘Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships’ (SULI) program, and to apply, visit https://science.energy.gov/wdts/suli/