BetterGreens is an online grocery that aims to transform the way we shop for for fresh produce by bringing the farmers' market straight to your doorstep!

Coordinating and directing projects, making detailed plans to accomplish scientific goals and directing the integration of technical activities. Analyzing new technologies, resource needs, and market demands for planning and assessing the feasibility of engineering projects.Writing funding proposals, preparing presentations, designing the website and other administrative functions.

Find ways to leverage new markets to diversify revenue sources for the company. Actively research businesses and potential clients to determine their needs. Work to secure contacts with potential clients to create new business opportunities.Attend trade shows, seminars and conferences to market company products and services. Network with others in the industry and to learn about trends and changes in the industry.Keep the company abreast on market trends, changes in industry… Show more Find ways to leverage new markets to diversify revenue sources for the company. Actively research businesses and potential clients to determine their needs. Work to secure contacts with potential clients to create new business opportunities.Attend trade shows, seminars and conferences to market company products and services. Network with others in the industry and to learn about trends and changes in the industry.Keep the company abreast on market trends, changes in industry, new technologies, and competitors.Manage the company’s branding and media communication activities such as press releases, advertisements, marketing collaterals, and website. Helps design promotional materials, displays, and marketing literature.Perform market analyses to determine new products or services that should be developed. Create new business plans and implements new marketing strategies.Develop community outreach curriculum, conference presentations, and provide consulting services. Show less

Evaluation of baseline nutrient loadings, their trends, and the efffects of land-use and climate variations in the Illinois River Watershed

Evaluation of impacts of future climate change, land-use change, urbanization and storms on water quality in the Great Lakes basin. • This project aims at quantifying the anticipated impacts of climate change, land-use change, urbanization and large storm events on water quality in the Great Lakes basin.• Data mining techniques and physical models would be used to assess relationships between variables such as precipitation, land-use and soil type to build models for… Show more Evaluation of impacts of future climate change, land-use change, urbanization and storms on water quality in the Great Lakes basin. • This project aims at quantifying the anticipated impacts of climate change, land-use change, urbanization and large storm events on water quality in the Great Lakes basin.• Data mining techniques and physical models would be used to assess relationships between variables such as precipitation, land-use and soil type to build models for predicting nutrient loadings in the Great Lakes. Show less

• Interdisciplinary project team including business, design, and engineering expertise.• Project with John Deere on Agricultural Value Chains in India. • International Immersion Experience for field research in urban and rural India with the project spanning product development process with deliverables of product prototype and comprehensive business plan.

Development of error correction techniques for nitrate-N load estimation models. • Developed new error correction techniques for nutrient load estimators to improve nutrient load estimates in riverine systems. 15-30% improvements in accuracies were recorded compared to existing models.• Monte-Carlo sub- sampling was used to create sub-datasets from two medium sized Illinois watersheds which were used as load estimation model inputs.• Prediction accuracies were determined for… Show more Development of error correction techniques for nitrate-N load estimation models. • Developed new error correction techniques for nutrient load estimators to improve nutrient load estimates in riverine systems. 15-30% improvements in accuracies were recorded compared to existing models.• Monte-Carlo sub- sampling was used to create sub-datasets from two medium sized Illinois watersheds which were used as load estimation model inputs.• Prediction accuracies were determined for comprehensive combinations of monitoring durations and sampling frequencies.An innovative system for bioremediation of agricultural chemicals for environmental sustainability• Investigated the potential of woodchips for bioremediation of agricultural water, thereby reducing contamination of surface and subsurface runoff substantially improving the water quality in downstream areas. Show less

Design and installation of gravity head micro-irrigation systems for vegetable crops. • Designed and installed gravity head drip irrigation systems coupled with low cost greenhouses.• Completed comprehensive analysis of yield variations by altering control factors such as water application rates, mulch, inter-plant spacing and growth in protected and unprotected environments for summer squash.