• M.Sc. in Agronomy, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (Spain), 2020
• B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering, Universitat Jaume I (Castellón, Spain), 2018

Neus Alcón Bou was born in Onda, Spain. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering at the Universitat Jaume I (Castellón, Spain) in 2018, where her project consisted in identifying key pests in different blackberry cultivars and assessing different agrochemical applications. During her undergraduate studies she also worked for the private industry, implementing an innovative and sustainable pest management strategy for citrus and other crops focused on preserving natural enemies and reducing chemical treatments. Her next step was to earn a Master of Science Degree in Agronomy at the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (Spain) in 2020. There she worked in thermal image processing for the development of an algorithm to detect plant temperature from images taken manually and from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs; drones). Currently, she is enrolled in a Ph.D. program in Horticultural Sciences at the University of Florida. Her proposal focuses on assessing stem and root anatomical and morphological traits of HLB-affected grapefruit cultivars grafted on tolerant and semi-tolerant rootstocks.

• FSHS Graduate Student Oral Presentation Competition at the FSHS annual conference in Daytona, FL | 1st Place, 2023