SCI-2018

Research
Dr. Paul Gauthier and Seth Lovelace (Mathematics, class of 2020) collecting data
on plant growth and energy consumption in the Princeton University vertical farm.
Photo credit: Nick Donnoli
Highlights (cont.)
The Princeton University Vertical Farming
Project, led by plant physiologist Dr. Paul
Gauthier, uses a hydroponic and artificial
lighting growing system to study the
viability of feeding a rapidly growing world
population with space-saving methods.
The project investigates the engineering
of the hydroponic system through a lens
of sustainability and energy efficiency. It
looks at maximizing the financial benefit
of the program and making the harvests
marketable to a larger community. Machine
learning is being applied to come up with
useful models, and data through this project
are being made available to scientists for
further analysis. The Vertical Farming Project
Team is multidisciplinary and is comprised
of students from numerous areas of study
under the supervision of Dr. Gauthier.
South Campus Neighborhood Project poster for the Resilient Cities Initiative at
California State University, Chico.
SOUTH CAMPUS
NEIGHBORHOOD
PROJECT
Chico, California
The Resilient Cities Initiative (RCI) is an
interdisciplinary applied research think-tank
for cities established by the Institute for
Sustainable Development at California State
University, Chico in 2016. The RCI connects
real-world community sustainability
projects with faculty expertise and student
innovation from departments and disciplines
across the University’s academic colleges.
Faculty are able to opt-in and augment
their existing curriculum with real-world
projects that have been identified, funded
and supported by the leadership and staff
of the partner agency, ultimately delivering
their students’ work for consideration and
implementation. The RCI directly engages
hundreds of CSU, Chico students each
academic year.
2018 Sustainable Campus Index Table of Contents
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