Dr. Joel L.
Cuello is Professor of Biosystems Engineering and Director of the Global
Initiative for Strategic Agriculture in Dry Lands (GISAD) at The University of
Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A. He is also currently Vice-Chair of the
International Association for Vertical Farming (AVF).
A globally recognized expert in the engineering of sustainable biological and agricultural systems, his technical expertise in both engineering and biology provides the platform for engineering designs in various agricultural and biological systems with an emphasis on optimizing productivities while fostering resource sustainability and environmental protection.
Prof. Cuello has designed, constructed and implemented varied types of engineered agricultural or biological systems, including those applied to bioregenerative space life support, vertical farming, plant tissue culture, micropropagation, industrial mass production of algae and plant cell and microbial cultures for production of biomass, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, etc. He is the Principal Inventor of the patented algae photobioreactor series — the Accordion photobioreactors — as well as the Vertical Farming systems — the Mobile & Modular Vertical Farm and the V-Hive Vertical Green Box
Sessions in which Joel Cuello participates
Wednesday 1 September, 2021
The farming industry is facing pressing challenges, as food security or getting water and energy management right. The arrival of IoT technology is completely redefining everything, from food production to the relationship between producers and consumers. On this ssession, we will learn how IoT is making the industry smarter, safer, more sustainable and more competitive through the power of data collection and analysis. Get inspired from vision talks by key stakeholders on the future of the E...