Dr. Brian Bailey comes from an interdisciplinary background that spans the fields of engineering, computer science, and plant biology. He received his PhD in mechanical engineering, which focused on better understanding the physics of turbulence and energy transfer in plant systems. Prior to joining the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis in 2016, he worked at the USDA-ARS in Corvallis, OR on the development of improved biophysical models of grape powdery mildew spread. His current research program has focused on merging his interests in biometeorology and plant physiology in order to develop the next-generation of physically-based crop models that predict system-level responses to management practices and environmental variability.