Prof. Mike Dixon talks about developing ways to grow edible crops in space in a Dec. 18 Motherboard story.

Dixon was chosen by the publication as one of Motherboard’s “Humans of the Year.”

In the article, Dixon discusses how astronauts will need fresh produce to live in space. He explains U of G’s latest technology, which is a compact controlled environment chamber the size of a fridge that could be sent into space and used to grow plants.

Director of U of G’s Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility, Dixon studies controlled environments, biological life support, space exploration and plant-environment interaction.