Sununu

My studies focus on desert agriculture and desert greening and the synergies with novel soil amendments like engineered biochar and superhydrophobic sand mulches. I am assisting in the deployment and field trials of Sununu, a smart irrigation system developed by my colleague, Jiaqi Zheng. Together, we are striving to overcome the environmental challenges of the Middle East, while improving sustainability and self-sufficiency in the region.

My research focuses on combining artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve problems of material properties, try to use smart ways to analyze the data, and give a prediction about the data. Most of the time, using python to solve real problems, like analyzing the connection of different data and getting information from images automatically. Furthermore, he uses smart devices like sensors to detect the environmental datapoint and collect the data from the computer remotely without checking it in the experimental environment in person.

I currently work as a postdoc at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. My research interests focus on soil physics and agriculture, soft condensed matter, and wetting phenomena. I study the physics of liquid-solid interactions and their applications, such as for precision irrigation system, agricultural soil amendment, liquid-repellent surfaces and oil-water separation.