Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

Final Examination - Hatem Younes
2025-05-09 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Clark Hall 331
“Water and Soil Quality Management for Root Health and Management of Verticillium Wilt in Potato”Clark Hall 331 and via Zoom

Final Examination - Aichatou Djibo Waziri
2025-05-08 09:00 - 10:00 | ITB 3050
“Genomic-Assisted Breeding for Biofortified Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)“

Final Examination - Michael Mullins
2025-05-07 10:00 - 11:00 | via Zoom
“Using Local Spectral Libraries to Create Prediction Models for Soil Physical Property Assessment in Washington State”

Seminar - Michael Neff
2025-04-21 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354

Seminar - Markus Flury
2025-04-14 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“The Role of Air-Water Interfaces in Colloid Transport in Porous Media”

Seminar - Camille Steber
2025-04-07 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354

PhD Proposal Seminar - Annah Young
2025-04-02 13:00 - 14:00
“Cropping system diversification and management strategies to improve soil health in Western Washington”1:00 p.m., NWREC Mt. Vernon, WA, Small Sakuma Auditorium and via Zoom

Seminar - Yingxue Yu
2025-03-31 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354

Seminar - Haiying Tao
2025-03-24 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“Mapping Spatial Variability of Yield, Grain Protein Concentration, and Nitrogen Uptake in Wheat Fields”

Proposal Defense - Gagandeep Kaur
2025-03-19 10:00 - 10:30 | Clark 393, Pullman, WA, United States
“Short Term Outcomes of Sustainable Management Practices on Soil Health and Nutritional Composition of Crops in Dryland Cropping Systems“10:00-10:30 a.m., Clark Hall 393 and via Zoom

Proposal Defense Seminar - Xueyu Zhou
2025-02-25 15:00 - 17:00
“Fate and Transport of Biodegradable Plastics in the Terrestrial Environment”3:00-5:00 p.m., Chicona Room, Puyallup and via Zoom

Seminar - Renan Uhdre
2025-02-10 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“Connecting Genes and Nutrition: Association Studies and Chromosomal Synteny in Legumes”

Seminar - Xianran Li
2025-02-03 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“Phenotypic plasticity mediated adaptation: a tale from integrating citizen science and open science”
Xianran Li is a Research Biologist specializing in Computational Bioinformatics at the USDA-ARS Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research Unit located in Pullman, WA. He also holds an Adjunct Faculty position at the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences in Washington State University.
He obtained his B.S. in Beijing Institute of Technology in 2000, and Ph.D. degree in China Agricultural University in 2008. After finished postdoc training at Kansas State University between 2009 to 2012, he moved to Iowa State University as a postdoc researcher, Research Assistant Professor, then Adjunct Associate Professor.
Xianran Li’s research focuses on comprehending how interactions between genes and environment impact on crop domestication, adaptation, and performance. His lab integrates publicly available genetic, genomic, enviromic databases to address intriguing biological questions.

Proposal Defense - Peter Schmuker
2025-01-28 09:00 - 10:00 | ITB 3050
“Improving Spring Wheat Breeding Efficiency through Genomic, Phenomic, and Multi-Environment Modeling Strategies”

Seminar - Nonoy Bandillo
2025-01-27 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
‘A Multi-Omic Approach for Genetic Mapping and Prediction of Antagonistic Traits’
Nonoy Bandillo is an assistant professor and project director of the Small Grains Breeding Program at North Carolina State University. He earned his Ph.D. in plant breeding and genetics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and completed postdoctoral training in quantitative genetics at Cornell University. Prior to joining NCSU, he was an assistant professor and pulse crop breeder at North Dakota State University. His current research focuses on identifying and characterizing genes in small grains, particularly wheat, with an emphasis on improving human health and climate resiliency. Central to his lab’s work are advanced methodologies, including multi-omics research, targeted meiotic recombination, and computational modeling.

Seminar - Parteek Kumar
2025-01-13 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN 354
“From Data to harvest: How generative AI is shaping precision agriculture”

Preliminary Exam - Olufunke Ayegbidun
2024-12-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Clark Hall 331

Final Examination - Simon Nelson
2024-12-04 09:00 - 10:00 | Clark 393, Pullman, WA, United States
“Improving Emergence in Winter Canola in the Pacific Northwest”9:00 a.m., Clark 393 and via Zoom

Seminar - Sarah Dohle
2024-12-02 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN T101
Seminars will be held at FSHN T101 and via Zoom.
“Wild beans and citizen science, enhancing genetic resources”

Final Examination - Claire Yost
2024-11-19 13:00 - 14:00 | via Zoom
“Regulated Deficit Irrigation Conserves Water but has Limited Impacts on Cider Apple Fruit and Juice Quality”

Final Examination - Diana Salguero
2024-11-15 14:30 - 15:30 | Clark Hall 331
“Soil Compaction Impact on Soil Functions in Dryland Production Systems of the Pacific Northwest”

Final Examination - Britton Bourland
2024-11-06 08:00 - 09:00 | PSB 405, Pullman, WA, 99164, United States
“Exploring Genetic Insights for Cold Tolerance in Bitter Vetch (Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd.) and its Proposed Benefits for Sustainable Agriculture”

Seminar- Tri Society Meeting Practice
2024-11-04 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN T101

Statewide Tour Presentations
2024-10-28 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN T101

Proposal Seminar - Adele Jamalzei
2024-10-23 13:30 - 14:30 | ITB 3050
“Enhancing Spring Wheat Yield through Integrating QTL Pyramiding & High Throughput-Phenotyping”1:30 p.m., ITB Room 3050 and via Zoom

Seminar - Dr. Marwa Sanad
2024-10-21 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN T101
“Current and future use of artificial intelligence to advance plant biology”

Seminar - Camille Steber
2024-10-14 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN T101

Campbell Lecture - Kim Novick
2024-10-07 14:00 - 15:00 | VBRB 305
“PSInet: A New Network to Confront the Water Potential Information Gap”2:10-3:00 p.m., VBRB 305 and via Zoom

Seminar - Tim Paulitz
2024-09-30 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN T101
‘The Soil and Root Microbiome of Eastern Washington Crops: Unraveling the Complexity and Meaning’

Seminar - Zhiwu Zhang
2024-09-16 14:00 - 15:00 | FSHN T101
‘Boosting Agriculture with Artificial Intelligence’
