Shirin Ghatrehsamani
Doctoral candidate, University of Florida, USA
Biography
Shirin Ghatrehsamani is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Florida, her doctoral dissertation is focused on the needs of Florida’s citrus industry due to the spread of the citrus greening disease (HLB) that has sparked concern for the continuity of the citrus industry in Florida.
She has developed an integrated model to simulate and analyze heat distribution throughout the tree canopy and improve a supplementary heat thermotherapy system to generate a uniform temperature and treat HLB-infected trees. She has helped to develop a smart automated smart thermotherapy system for this purpose.