Dr. Krishna Nemali has been involved with multiple youth developmental activities in the elementary, middle, and high schools in Indiana. Details of the PD’s experience working with youth are summarized in the Table below. In addition, the PD is routinely involved in remotely helping many high school students in the US with their STEM projects related to digital agriculture.
High school students participating in a digital agriculture training program at Nemali’s lab, Purdue University
Training for high school students under Agricultural Science Review Institutes program
Plant production systems built for middle/ elementary school students in their schools
Table. Youth projects organized at Purdue and individual schools
| Year | Program | Activities |
| 2025 | Agricultural Science Review Institute, Purdue University | Trained high school students in greenhouse designs. Students developed creative designs that can reduce hot temperatures in a greenhouse |
| 2025 | Farm to School Symposium, Danville, IN | Demonstration of Digital Agriculture and Hydroponics Technologies to High Schools |
| 2024 | 4-H Academy Summer Program | Workshop to high school students on digital technologies and data sciences. Students learned about the applications of digital sensors and programming in agriculture through hands-on activities and tours. |
| 2023-24 | Child Development Center, Hammond, IN | Hydroponic Display and in-school production of leafy greens |
| 2023 | Pre-College Molecular Agriculture Summer Institute (PC MASI), Purdue University | High school students researched a project related to digital agriculture and presented key components learned through research. |
| 2023 | East Chicago High School Summer Internship | Taught about hydroponic crop production to high school children belonging to minority groups during the internship |
| 2022 and 2019 | MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences) program, Purdue University | The project director hosted several high school students and provided educational tours about digital agricultural research opportunities that exist for students in his laboratory and at Purdue. |
| 2021-23 | Crop production programs in elementary and middle schools (Otterbein and Walcott, Indiana) | Deployed indoor production units and developed a plant science curriculum for schoolchildren. |
| 2021 | Booker T Washington High School, Houston, Texas | Presented digital agriculture and hydroponic crop production to high school students in Agriculture, Food & Nat. Res class |
| 2018 | Career development programs in middle schools in Tippecanoe and Marion counties, Indiana | Showcased low-cost digital technologies in agriculture, and presented to schoolchildren about college education and opportunities. |