Karen Cossi Kawakami

Agricultural Engineer graduated from the School of Engineering of the São Paulo State University (FEIS/UNESP). She was a FAPESP fellow during 2019 and 2021, a PIBIC fellow in 2020 and an Academic Support and Extension III fellow in 2018 (IT technical support). She completed an internship at the Department of Plant Health, Rural Engineering and Soil Science(DEFERS), at the School of Engineering of Ilha Solteira, for 4 years, where she developed projects related to Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition. Participated in research projects entitled "Agronomic performance of corn second harvest and chemical changes in the soil after two applications of composted sewage sludge in the Cerrado", "Residual effect of composted sewage sludge on the management of micronutrients in corn under no-tillage system" and "Agronomic performance and nutrient cycling in corn-marandu grass rotation in response to the residual effect of composted sewage sludge applications". She was director of the Educational Policies sector at the João Roberto Bastos Academic Center and a student member of the Course Council, Agricultural Engineering course at FEIS/UNESP. She was a member of GENAFERT - Study Group on Nutrition, Fertilization and Soil Fertility. She completed an agricultural exchange program in the United States in 2022 and 2023, in which she completed a semester of regular Agronomy courses at the University of Minnesota, Saint Paul campus, as well as an internship at the Soybean Breeding and Genetics Laboratory and worked on a produce farm. Lines of research that have been working are: composted sewage sludge, micronutrients, organic fertilizer and urban waste. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)