Seminars for this semester will be held on Mondays at 12:00PM virtually and in person where indicated. Seminars are hybrid. If you are interested in meeting with any of the speakers, please notify the host faculty member. Questions? Contact Seminar Co-Chairs Dr. Vijay Tiwari or Dr. Colby Silvert
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9.11.23 | Nicole Fiorellino, PhD |
“Do As I Say, Not as I Did”: Lessons Learned from Applied Research to Increase Farmer Profitability in Maryland |
In person | University of Maryland | VijayTiwari/Colby Silvert | ||
9.18.23 | June Kwak, PhD | Cellular Precision in Plant's Decision to Separate | In Person | DGIST-Republic of Korea | Angus Murphy | ||
10.2.23 | Washington da Silva, PhD |
Small Things Considered: Using RNA Molecules and Nanotechnology to Control |
In Person | Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station | Fereshteh Shahoveisi | ||
10.9.23 | Adam Schoen, PhD Candidate |
Living in the Future Using Wheat’s Genomic Toolbox for its Improvement |
In Person | UMD | VijayTiwari/Colby Silvert | ||
10.16.23 | Danielle Bilot, PhD | Re-thinking the Urban Mosaic for a Changing Climate and Landscape | In person | Naomi Sachs and Deni Ruggeri | |||
10.30.23 | Justin Farris, PhD | Genetic dissection of inverse gene-for-gene interactions in the wheat-tan spot pathosystem | In-person | USDA | Nidhi Rawat | ||
11.6.23 | Joshua McGrath, PhD | Be kind. Be hopeful. Find mentors! And other lessons I’ve learned in science. | In-person | OCP NA | Nicole Fiorellino | ||
11.13.23 | TBD | TBA | |||||
11.20.23 | Sherif Sherif, PhD | “A Dive into the Molecular Intricacies of Bloom Timing and Frost Resilience in Fruit Trees” | In-person | Virginia Tech | Macarena Farcuh | ||
11.27.23 | Alfred Huo, PhD |
Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops with Advanced Breeding Tools |
Virtual | University of Florida | Daniel RL | ||
12.4.23 | Jera Niewoehner-Green, PhD | Systems Thinking: A tool to address inequality in teaching, research and outreach | In-person | Ohio State University | Colby Silvert | ||
12.11.23 | Joseph Donaldson, PhD | Excellence for Extension Program Planning and Evaluation | In-person | NC State University | Melissa Leiden Welsh |