September 30
Preliminary Examination
Kwabena Sarpong
1 p.m. via Zoom
October 13
Proposal Seminar
Arjun Upadhaya
“Utilizing GWAS to Characterize Virulence in a Pacific Northwest Stem Rust Population and New Sources of Resistance in Barley”
10 a.m., Johnson 104E
October 26
Final Examination
Karansher Singh Sandhu
“Enhancing Genetic Gain in a Wheat Breeding Program Using Genomics, Phenomics, Machine and Deep Learning Algorithms”
1 p.m., Johnson 104E, Pullman and via Zoom
November 9
Preliminary Examination
Arjun Upadhaya
1 p.m., Johnson 104E
November 16
Final Examination
Nikayla Strauss
“Identifying Novel Disease Resistance and Drought Tolerance Genes in A Synthetic NAM Popluation”
11:00 a.m., Johnson Hall 104E and via Zoom
November 17
Final Examination
Samuel Prather
“Genetic Analysis of Hexaploid Spring Wheat for Hessian Fly Resistance and Improved End-Use Quality”
12:00 p.m., Johnson Hall 104E and via Zoom
November 18
Preliminary Examination
Zhou Tang
2:00 p.m., via Zoom
November 19
Proposal Seminar
Aichatou Djibo Waziri
9:00 a.m., Johnson Hall 104E and via Zoom
December 13
Final Examination
Leslie Michel
“On-Farm Cover Crop Trials in the Dryland Wheat Fallow Region of North-Central Washington”
9 a.m., Johnson Hall 104E and via Zoom