Dr. Vitor Martins
Assistant Professor, PI GCER lab
Research:
​Dr. Martins is an agricultural and biosystems engineer, with expertise in satellite remote sensing and deep learning. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Mississippi State University and the PI of the GCER lab. He holds affiliated appointments with both the Agricultural Autonomy Institute and the Geosystems Research Institute, where he contributes to research at the intersection of technology, agriculture, and environmental systems.
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Dr. Martins is dedicated to delivering large-area, complex geospatial data products to advance data-informed innovation in agriculture and environmental management.
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ABE1912: Computational Program Solving for Biological Systems (Fall)
ABE3513: GPS/GIS in Agriculture and Engineering (Spring)
ABE4433/6433: Geospatial Computing for Biological Systems (Fall)
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Email:
vmartins(at)abe(dot)msstate(dot)edu​
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Education
2020-2022
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Global Change & Earth Observations
Michigan State University, USA
2009-2014
B.S. in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil
2015-2017
M.S. in Remote Sensing
Brazilian Institute for Space Research, SP, Brazil
2017-2020
Ph.D. in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Iowa State University, USA
​​Awards & Honors:
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2026 AgInnovation South Agricultural Research Innovation Award of Excellence (Early Career category), awarded by Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), USA.
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2026 Outstanding Graduate Student Advisor of the Year, awarded by Graduate Student Association, Mississippi State University, USA
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2026 MAFES Excellence in Research Faculty Award, awarded by CALS & MAFES, Mississippi State University, USA
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2026 MAFES Outstanding Scientific Publication award, awarded by CALS & MAFES, Mississippi State University, USA
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2025 Emerging Research Scholar (finalist, top 3), Office of Research and Economic Development, Mississippi State University, USA
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2024 NASA Early Career Investigator in Earth Science Award, awarded by NASA Early Career Research (ECR) Program, USA
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2024 MAFES Grantsmanship Award, awarded by CALS & MAFES, Mississippi State University, USA
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2019 Reverent P.T. Taiganides Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate Student, awarded by the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, USA
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2019 Harold & Katherine Guy Graduate Fellowship Award in recognition of student learning and engagement in soil and water conservation, Iowa State University, USA
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2012 CAPES-FIPSE International Exchange Program Award. Federal University of Vicosa. Award for Fall 2012 international internship at Iowa State University, USA
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