Dr. Lacerda is an Assistant Professor of Integrative Precision Agriculture in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at the University of Georgia. Her research focuses on the development of precision agricultural management systems for sustainable food and fiber production. Her main interests are to use proximal and remote sensing to study the spatial and temporal variability of soil properties and crop responses, and the interactions among soil, plant and environment and its effects on crop growth, development and final yield. Dr. Lacerda uses multispectral, thermal and hyperspectral images to perform in-season stress diagnosis to develop strategies for site-specific application of inputs with the main goal of increasing crop productivity and sustainability.
Education
Ph.D. – Crop and Soil Sciences
University of Georgia, USA – May, 2021.
B.S. – Agronomy
Federal University of Lavras, Brazil -July, 2015.