Indoor Mushroom Cultivation: Domesticating a Hidden Kingdom
Dr. Kyle Gabriel will take you on a journey through the history of human domestication of mushrooms, from its humble beginning to the precise, controlled environments of today. You'll learn about the mushroom life cycle and the key environmental factors that make them thrive. Dr. Gabriel will discuss his work in developing custom automation hardware and software, and how this technology is improving commercial mushroom cultivation. He'll conclude by sharing how this university research blossomed into MycoLogic, a company dedicated to making sustainable, high-tech mushroom farming a reality.

Dr. Kyle T. Gabriel’s lifelong passion for fungi blossomed into a career focused on innovation and sustainability. He earned his Ph.D. in Applied & Environmental Microbiology from Georgia State University and now serves as a Senior Research Associate at Kennesaw State University. His research delves into fungal biology, with a focus on mitigating fungal threats and developing sustainable methods for controlled environmental agriculture.