Grace Vincent is a Ph.D. student in the EnBiSys Lab at North Carolina State University. She received a dual B.S. in both Mathematics and Computer Science from Fayetteville State University in 2022. Her research focuses on using machine learning to identify and assess the severity of Southern Leaf Blight (SLB) disease in maize. Grace employs hyperspectral field imagery to analyze the connection between space and spectral characteristics. Her goal is to detect disease when visual symptoms are limited by pinpointing key light wavelengths that have an impact on the presence and development of SLB. Grace is both a FFAR Fellow with a Bayer Sponsorship and a Graduate Fellowship for STEM Diversity (GFSD) Fellow with a NSA Sponsorship.