Proposals funded
| Date | Title | Source | Amount | Role |
| 2008 | A New Non-Destructive Sensing Method for Vidalia Onion Quality Measurement. | Junior Faculty Research Grant. University of Georgia Research Foundation. | $5,000 | Principal investigator |
| 2008 | A Non-Destructive Sensing Method for Vidalia Onion Quality Measurement. | Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Foundation. | $2,000 | Principal investigator |
| 2008-09 | Blueberry Shelf Life Prediction and Postharvest Diseases Detection Using the Electronic Nose. | Southern Region Small Fruits Consortium. | $5,000 | Principal investigator |
| 2009 | Development of a Rapid Sensing Technology for Detection of Stink Bug Infestation on Cotton Bolls. | Georgia Cotton Commission. | $17,252 | Principal investigator |
| 2008-09 | Sensor Fusion Approach for Vidalia Onion Quality Measurement. | Georgia FoodPAC Grant. | $72,100 | Principal investigator |
| 2008-12 | Advancing Blueberry Production Efficiency by Enabling Mechanical Harvest, Improving Fruit Quality and Safety, and Managing Emerging Diseases. | USDA NIFA Specialty Crops Research Initiative (SCRI). | $1,700,000 | Co-Principal investigator |
| 2009 | An Automatic Sorting System for Internal and External Quality Inspection of Vidalia Onions. | Vidalia Onion Committee. | $5,740 | Principal investigator |
| 2009 | A High Resolution Optical Approach for Single Cotton Fiber Quality Characterization. | Cotton Incorporated. | $28,678 | Principal investigator |
| 2010 | A Benchmark Study of the UGA Micro Gin and Evaluation of Ginning Strategy on Yarn Quality. | Georgia Cotton Commission. | $9,300 | Principal investigator |
| 2009-12 | Advancing Onion Postharvest Handling Efficiency and Sustainability by Multimodal Quality Sensing, Disease Control, and Waste Stream Management. | USDA NIFA Specialty Crops Research Initiative (SCRI). | $774,581 | Principal investigator |
| 2009-10 | Sensor Fusion Approach to Integrate Spectral Imaging, X-ray Imaging, and Electronic Nose for Vidalia Onion Quality Measurement. | Georgia Food Industry Partnership Grant. | $45,000 | Principal investigator |
| 2010 | A High Resolution Optical Approach for Single Cotton Fiber Quality Characterization. | Cotton Incorporated. | $35,000 | Principal investigator |
| 2009 | UGA Research Fellow Grant | Office of Vice President for Research of UGA. | $2,000 | Principal investigator |
| 2008-09 | Cotton Insect management and Quality. | USDA Special Grant. | $41,978 | Co-Principal investigator |
| 2011 | Categorize and Differentiate Trash Types in Cotton Using Hyper-Spectral Imaging (HSI) Technology. | Georgia Cotton Commission | $17,835 | Principal investigator |
| 2012 | Improving Blueberry Mechanical Harvest Efficiency: Quantifying With Blueberry Impact Recording Device (BIRD) and Develop Deceleration Apparatus To Reduce Soft Berries In Machine Harvested Blueberries | USHBC | $129,100 | Co-Principal investigator |
| 2013 | Categorize and Differentiate Trash Types in Cotton Using Hyper-Spectral Imaging (HSI) Technology (Renewal). | Georgia Cotton Commission | $20,000 | Principal investigator |
| 2013 | Development of Hyper-Spectral Imaging (HSI) Technology to Characterize Foreign Matter in Cotton | Cotton Inc | $20,000 | Principal investigator |
| 2014 | Developing Fluorescent Imaging Technology for Cotton Trash Categorization | Georgia Cotton Commission | $23,350 | Principal investigator |
| 2014 | Development of Hyper-Spectral Imaging (HSI) Technology to Characterize Foreign Matter in Cotton | Cotton Inc | $20,000 | Principal investigator |
| 2015 | Agricultural Sensing and Robotics Initiative—Supplement Fund | College of Engineering, University of Georgia | $12,500 | |
| 2014-16 | Agricultural Sensing and Robotics Initiative | College of Engineering, University of Georgia | $50,000 | Project Director |
| 2014-15 | Development of Co-Robots to Control Weeds in Organic Food Production | Faculty of Robotics’ Core Robotics Research Grant Program University of Georgia | $9000 | Principal investigator |
| 2014-15 | Integrating Mobile Data Acquisition Platform (NI myDAQ) in Sensor and Instrumentation Courses for Engineering Students at the University of Georgia. | The UGA STEM Initiative Small Grants Program | $6311 | Principal investigator |
| 2012-14 | Hyperspectral Imaging for Cotton Foreign Matter Detection and Quantification | National Science Foundation of China | $33,333 | Principal investigator |
| 2014-18 | Scale Neutral Harvest Aid System and Sensor Technologies to Improve Harvest Efficiency and Handling of Fresh Market Highbush Blueberries | USDA NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative | $2,375,545 | Project Director |
| 2015-2016 | Developing Fluorescent Imaging Technology for Cotton Trash Categorization | Georgia Cotton Commission | $57,875 | Principal investigator |
| 2015-2016 | Development of Hyper-Spectral Imaging (HSI) Technology to Characterize Foreign Matter in Cotton | Cotton Inc | $40,000 | Principal investigator |
| Total Grant Funds | $5,558,478 | |||