Graduate Student Places 1st in Controlled Environment Agriculture Conference

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Congratulations to Sam Humphrey who placed 1st in the lightning talk competition at the 2026 NCERA-101 Annual Meeting/ 6th International CEA Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland on September 8th, 2026! This is an international controlled environment and greenhouse conference for academics to share their latest projects.

Sam competed with other controlled environment agriculture graduate students from across the world. The title of his presentation was “Basil (Ocimum basilicum ‘Nufar’) Morphology, Physiology, and Volatile Organic Compounds Throughout Four Weeks of Growth and Development”.

Congratulations, Sam!

To be featured on the Department of Plant Sciences website, email Victoria Cavaliere at vcavalie@utk.edu. 

By Victoria Cavaliere