PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (November 20, 2025) — Prairie View A&M University’s Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Dr. Noushin Ghaffari has secured nearly $190,000 from Sandia National Laboratories to develop advanced machine learning techniques aimed at improving bioenergy crop research.
Noushin Ghaffari, Ph.D.
The project, titled “Machine Learning Analysis of Hyperspectral Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy Data,” will focus on enhancing the identification and localization of photosynthetic pigments in plant cells. By combining spatial and spectral data from Hyperspectral Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy (HCFM) images, the research moves beyond traditional methods that rely solely on spectral analysis.
The funding supports Prairie View A&M University’s continued efforts in cutting-edge bioenergy research and demonstrates the growing role of machine learning in agricultural and plant sciences.
By Joe McGinty