The Difference is in the Dirt: Testing Soil Samples with AI and Making Science Happen
Monday, September 21, 2026 · 4:30 PM CDT · North Riverside Public Library · North Riverside, IL
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Argonne National Laboratory researcher James O’Sullivan will share his journey to working at the Advanced Photon Source, where scientists are using advanced imaging, like CT scans, to “zoom in” on soil at an extremely fine scale. Then, see how AI tools help sort through data to analyze soil structure, bacteria, and microbes. We’ll even explore some unexpected “mutant plants” – plants with abnormal, naturally occurring mutations – to see what unusual growth patterns can reveal about plant-soil interactions.
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