Hunter Albright Hammock was born in Nashville, TN and attended Cheatham County Central High School, located in Ashland City, TN. He continued his college undergraduate education at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville where he studied Chemistry and Psychology. During his time as an undergraduate, he completed over 240 hours of community service and was chapter president of NSLS UTK, a leadership and professional development organization that grew to over 2,400 active members during his tenure. He was also a prominent member of Leadership Knoxville Scholars (first graduating class) and was heavily involved with the First Year Studies mentoring program. During his senior year, he worked in Dr. Carl Sams’ plant physiology lab and became excited about using his organic and analytical chemistry background in combination with controlled environment agriculture to improve current practices and provide high-quality, sustainable food sources for future generations. He obtained a BS degree from UTK in May 2015 and accepted a graduate research/teaching assistantship to study the impact of LED lighting on high-value specialty crop production and basil flavor volatile profiles. Hunter graduated with his MS degree in Plant Sciences in May 2018 and is continuing his research at UTK in pursuit of obtaining his doctorate in Summer 2022. He is currently serving as the Graduate Student President. After graduation, he wants to continue research in an academic or private industry setting. His interests include flavor chemistry, LED lighting, spectral quality’s interaction with plant secondary metabolism, high-value specialty crops, greenhouse production, hydroponics, and human nutrition.