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NEP Research Specialist Awarded Outstanding Preceptor Award
Research Specialist Jen Anderson, nutrition and exercise physiology, was recently awarded the Outstanding Preceptor Award from the Nutrition and Dietetic Educator and Preceptor practice group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Representing more than 112,000 credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioners, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals.
Interdisciplinary Plant Group Director Recognized by Maize Genetic Cooperation
David Braun, professor of plant science and technology and biological sciences and director of the Interdisciplinary Plant Group, was awarded the 2023 L. Stadler Mid-Career Award from the Maize Genetics Cooperation. The L. Stadler Mid-Career Maize Genetics Award is given to an individual who has been in a permanent position for between nine and 20 years and has an outstanding track record of discovery research in maize or related species genetics.
CAFNR faculty members have received the following recent grants (listed by Principal Investigator):
Henry Nguyen, Field phenotyping using machine learning tools integrated with genetic mapping to address heat and drought induced flower abortion in soybean, Texas Tech University, 1/1/23-9/30/23, $59,967
Heike Buecking, Evaluating the benefits of soybean with high protein and high sulfur amino acid content on gain and feed efficiency of poultry, Agricultural Research Service, 10/1/22-9/30/23, $86,000
Lisa Webb, Evaluating toxicity implications of wetland sediment insecticide concentrations on benthic aquatic insects and temporal changes in aquatic invertebrate communities in Missouri wetland ecosystems, Ducks Unlimited Canada, 4/1/22-3/31/24, $5,970
Robert Myers, Establishment of Center for Regenerative Agriculture, Missouri Department of Conservation, 1/1/23-12/31/23, $50,000
Chase Floyd, Insect Management in Mid-South Cotton, Cotton, Inc., 1/1/23-12/31/23, $22,500
Henry Nguyen, Redefining the effects of beneficial microorganisms on N fixation and nutrient uptake in soybean to provide sustainable solutions to reduce chemical fertilizers use, Texas Tech University, 10/1/22-9/30/23, $49,995
Heike Buecking, Acquisition of Goods and Services – BCIRL FY23/24, Agricultural Research Service, 4/1/23-3/31/24, $2,750
Heike Buecking, Refinement of trypsin inhibitor measurement procedure to improve the assay consistency leading to industry adoption, Agricultural Research Service, 10/1/22-9/30/23, $86,000
William Wiebold, Service Order A-7 – Wiebold/Knuckles Yield Testing, Syngenta, 2/17/23-2/17/24, $30,008
Jacob Westhoff, Distribution of Threatened Endemic Crayfishes of the St. Francis River drainage, MO, and Spread of the Invasive Woodland Crayfish, Missouri Department of Conservation, 7/1/22-6/30/23, $70,430
Michael Sunde, Natural Community and Other Ecological Mapping for the State of Arkansas, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, 4/1/23-6/30/24, $50,000
Craig Paukert, Factors affecting Lake Sturgeon reproduction: the next step in recovery and management, Missouri Department of Conservation, 7/1/22-6/30/23, $121,617
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