Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Bean Lab
Led by Eban Bean · Agricultural and Biological Engineering
What we study
The Bean Lab studies urban water systems, focusing on stormwater management, irrigation conservation, and low-cost sensors. They use field work, experiments, and smart technologies to improve water quality and efficiency.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Building & testing
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Development and Application of Water Quality Sensing Platforms
Developing and field-testing low-cost water quality sensors and calibration models.
GatorByte platform
A low-cost monitoring system combining IoT, open-source hardware and 3D printing for water resource managers.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Employing a Low-Cost and Custom Spectrophotometer (GatorSpec) with Local Calibration Curve to Estimate Nitrate, Ammonium, and Phosphate Concentrations in Local Streams
2026 · Journal of the ASABE
Uses a simple device to measure water pollution in a local creek.
- Landscapes Without Life: Dual Perspectives of Non-plant Landscape Materials
2026 · HortTechnology
Surveys green industry workers and residents to understand their opinions on non-plant landscapes.
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- Green Industry Perspectives on the Use of Nonplant Materials as Predominant Landscape Features
2026 · HortTechnology
Asks green industry experts about their views on using non-plant materials in landscaping.
- Multiphase coupling of phosphorus and organic matter across water–particle interaction in aquaculture ponds
2026 · Journal of Hazardous Materials
- Dissolved nitrogen and organic carbon fluxes from urban stormwater runoff and rainfall into harmful algal bloom-prone waters: seasonal variability and insights into dissolved organic matter composition
2025 · Water Research X
Measures nitrogen and organic carbon in urban stormwater to track harmful algal bloom risks.
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How to reach out
Eban Bean hasn't set up this page yet. Their UF Scholars profile lists their publications.