Mark Lefsrud
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Group:
Associate Member
Department:
Bioresource Engineering
Area(s):
Sustainable Industrial Processes & Manufacturing
Current research:
Mark Lefsrud's Biomass Production Lab focus is developing methods to improve monitoring and production of living organisms. Their primary goal is the improvement of plants for human consumption (food security), and energy (biofuels). Within this focus of food security, we are investigating methods for urban agriculture including greenhouse heating using wood pellets (with direct combustion and gasification), light-emitting diodes for increased production, and using community proteomics to provide a novel method to monitor plant development.聽
Areas of interest:
- Light emitting diode evaluation for plant production in greenhouses
- Plant growth response in controlled environments
- Urban and vertical agriculture design
- Biocompatible concrete
- Medicinal cannabis ()
- Oil and lipid Improvements in field pea, a non-Ttraditional oilseed crop
Stream:
SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-Being
SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities