Researchers
Dr. Marc van Iersel (in memoriam)
Dooley Professor, Horticultural Physiology Lab
Department of Horticulture
The University of Georgia
mvanier@uga.edu
Government agencies
Chris Chammoun
Director of AgTech
Georgia Center of Innovation
CChammoun@Georgia.org
Website: https://www.georgia.org/center-of-innovation/areas-of-expertise/agtech/controlled-environment-ag
Donations to CEA Lab
FY2023 (July 1st 2022-June 30th, 2023)
| Company | Contact person | Product and quantity | $ amount | Date, Fiscal year |
| Agrify | Micah Gilbert | 8 units of Model R1 Grow Light (SAL-630) | $6,213 | April 2022, FY2022 |
| Tower Farms/ Tower Garden | Bret Bowlin | Grow towers, case of rockwool, liquid nutrients | $1,891 | September 2022, FY2023 |
| Haygrove | Pete Stefanos | Steel drainage gutters, ~174ft | $609 | October 2022, FY2023 |
| Lareault Nursury, Quebec, Canada | Fredrick Laforge | 800 strawberry plugs | $480 | October 2022, FY2023 |
| Crop King | Marilyn Bretlinger | 32 8’ NFT channels with tops and caps | $1,160 | October 2022, FY2023 |
| Agrify | Micah Gilbert | 2 units of Model R1 Grow Light (SAL-630) | $1,553 | December 2022, FY2023 |
| Rayn Growing Systems | Hannah Ball | 92 units of Model Fotono Lights | $92,000 | January 2023, FY2023 |
FY2022 (July 1st 2021-June 30th, 2022)
| Company | Contact person | Product and quantity | $ amount | Date, Fiscal year |
| Pure Flavor | Miguel Puebla | 60 cucumber transplants and 20 RioCoco substrate slabs | $200 | December 2021, FY2022 |
| Agrify | Micah Gilbert | 18 units of Model R1 Grow Light (SAL-630) | $13,980 | April 2022, FY2022 |
| JR Peters | Cari Peters | 20 bags of 15-5-15 Cal Mag and 20 bags of 15-5-20 Jack’s Nutrients FeED | $3,275 | July 2022, FY2023 |
| Yara | Richard Newman | Assorted hydroponic fertilizers | $1,112 | March 2022, FY22 |
| RioCoco | Rico | Case 32mm plugs | $250 | April 2022, FY22 |
| Fibredust | Toni O’Connor | 30 grow bags | $60 | Jan. 2022, FY2022 |
| Dummen Orange | Brittany Noble | 400 poinsettias, 1000 annuals, 360 perennials | $800 | July 2022, FY23 |
| Syngenta Flowers | Alicain Carlson | 200 poinsettias, 500 succulents | $400 | July 2022, FY23 |
| Agrify | Micah Gilbert | 8 Model R1 Grow Light (SAL-630) | $6,215 | August 2022, FY2023 |
| Oasis Grower Solutions, Kent, OH | Vijay Rapaka | Substrate for research | $1,000 | April 2022, FY2022 |
| Grodan, Roermond, The Netherlands | Phil Johnson | Substrate for research | $1,000 | April 2022, FY2022 |
| Jiffy Group, Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands | Taylor Smith | Substrate for research | $1,000 | April 2022, FY2022 |
| Ellepot, Esbjerg, Denmark | Lars Jensen | Substrate for research | $1,000 | April 2022, FY2022 |
| Riococo, Irving, TX | Rico | Substrate for research | $1,000 | April 2022, FY2022 |
| Ceves Beverages LLC, Smyrna, GA | Tomas Ambrosetti | Substrate for research | $3,000 | May 2022, FY2022 |