Last week the USDA-NIFA funded and HLA-led Diverse Corn Belt and IMPACT2 projects held their annual meetings in Davenport IA.
IMPACT2 Team, including Professors Linda Prokopy, Aaron Thompson, PhD student Shivika Aggrawal, and Project Manager Emily Usher from HLA.
DCB Team, including Professors Steve Hallett, Liz Maynard, Linda Prokopy, Aaron Thompson, Ariana Torres; Postdocs Lauren Asprooth and Juliano Marques; PhD students Shivika Aggrawal, Ishraq Awashra, and Camila Ulloa; MS student Katherine Pivaral.
IMPACT2ers test a serious game about climate change and agricultural diversification. The game was developed by HLA’s PhD student Shivika Aggrawal and Professor Aaron Thompson.
Diverse Corn Belt Marketing team including HLA’s Professor Ariana Torres, Post-doc Juliano Marques, PhD student Camila Ulloa, MS student Katherine Pivaral, and DCB Mascot Chai the Dog.
All work and no play makes for a dull meeting! DCBers kick back with a friendly game of ping-pong. Not sure who won, but let’s say it was HLA’s Steve Hallett and Liz Maynard!