SOIL_SCI 501 and CROP_SCI 510 Contact/Organizer: Dr. Rich Koenig
January 25
Adjunct Faculty Seminar
Evy Jaconis, USADPL Director of Research
“Particulates to Peas: My Scientific Path”
February 1
no seminar
February 8
Adjunct Faculty Seminar
Kayla Altendorf, USDA-ARS Hops Breeder at IAREC
“Increasing the Efficiency and Precision of Selection in Intermediate Wheatgrass and Hop Breeding”
February 15
no seminar – Presidents’ Day
February 22
Jason Jimenez, USDA Soil Scientist, 3 Rivers District
“Seasonal Work Opportunities with the U.S. Forest Service”
March 1
Graduate Student 3-Minute Thesis (3MT)
March 8
Cancelled
March 15
Graduate Student Choice Speaker
Dr. Jesse Poland, Associate Professor at Kansas State University
“Integration of Genomics and High Throughput Phenotyping in Wheat Breeding”
March 22
No Seminar
March 29
Dr. LaKisha Odom, Scientific Program Director, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
“Overview of the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Partnerships, Priorities, and Programs”
April 5
Graduate Student Choice Speaker
Dr. Tim Crews, The Land Institute
“New Roots for Ecological Intensification”
April 12
Chun-Peng (James) Chen, Ph.D. Candidate
“A Paradigm Shift in Breeding: From Genomics to Phenomics”
April 19
- Wilson Craine, Ph.D. Candidate
“Developing a Phenotype Pipeline for GWAS in Camelina” - Nikayla Strauss, Ph.D. Candidate
“Identifying Novel Disease Resistance and Drought Tolerance Genes in a Synthetic NAM Population”
April 26
Affiliate Faculty Seminar
Martine Perrigue (Petey), Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology in ESFCOM”
“A Role for Human Clinical Trials in Crop Nutrition Enhancement”