Seminars are held Mondays at 1:10pm and originate at WSU-Pullman in Johnson Hall 204 (unless otherwise noted). Arrangements have been made to broadcast to Mt. Vernon, Puyallup and Prosser stations. Organized by Bill Pan, wlpan@wsu.edu.
January 11
First day of instruction, organizational meeting. Enrolled students are required to attend.
January 18
No seminar – HOLIDAY
January 25
Abbas Biaboni, Visiting Scientist
Agronomy in Iran: My country, my city, my work
February 1
Ralph Coolman, Soil Scientist and Project Associate, WSU International Programs Research and Development
Model Secondary School and Community Development in Rwanda: Focus on Agriculture, Food, and Hospitality Business Entrepreneurship
February 8
Ross Bricklemyer, Ph.D. Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
In situ soil organic carbon determination using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and visible-near infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy
February 15
No seminar – HOLIDAY
February 22
Wilfred Chanachi, Owen Mbotwa, and Kampion Mgalina, from the Mwimba Farm Institute
Training sustainable farmers in Malawi
March 1
Jim Fitzgerald, former Chief of Staff for the undersecretary of USDA’s Rural Development Agency; Executive Director, Far West Agribusiness Association (FWAA)
Agribusines in the Northwest: An inside look at how the industry operates and it’s sitnificance
March 8
Surachet Aramrak, Ph.D. Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
Detachment of colloids by moving liquid-gas interfaces
March 15
No seminar – SPRING BREAK
March 22
Kristy Ott-Borrelli, Ph.D. Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
Rotational cropping systems for N management and weed control in dryland organic wheat production
March 29 (joint with Crop Science)
Joan Davenport, Professor, Soil Science, WSU
Online teaching: Learning with angels and demons
April 5
Ashley Hammac, Ph.D. Candidate, Soil Science and NPSIRE Fellow, WSU
N cycling in canola production
April 12 (joint with CEREO and NSPIRE)
Karl Glasener, Director of Science Policy, Agronomy Society of America (ASA)
Communicating N science to policymakers: Speaking the local dialect
April 19
Scott Williams, M.S. Candidate, Soil Science, WSU
Measuring and modeling dynamics of water content at the Cook Agronomy Farm, Pullman WA
April 26
Keith Bowers, President, Mutlifarm Harvest Inc.
Phosphorus reduction in dairy wastewater with a struvite crystallizer