Scott A. Shearer
Professor and Chair, Ohio State University
Scott Shearer received his Ph.D. in agricultural engineering from The Ohio State University (OSU) in 1986. Currently, he serves as Professor and Chair of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering at OSU. Highlights of his research career include development of methodologies and controls for metering and spatial applying crop production inputs, modeling of agricultural field machinery systems, autonomous multi-vehicle field production systems, and strategies for deployment of UAVs in agriculture. He has led research supported by over $15 million in grants, authored more than 200 technical publications, and has made numerous invited presentations at international conferences, professional meetings, and farmer forums. Dr. Shearer is a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.