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Fourth annual CAFNR Research Symposium poster winners announced
The fourth annual CAFNR Research Symposium was held Tuesday, Oct. 1, and included a poster session. Undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdocs contributed posters to the session. In total, 89 posters were exhibited. Below are the winners in each category.
Undergraduate
- Haylen McKnelly, first place, Food, Nutrition and Exercise Science
- Carissa Bersche, second place, Biochemistry
- Samuel Martin, third place, Food, Nutrition and Exercise Science
Graduate
- Ericka Mantle, first place, Animal Sciences
- Lillian Nowack, second place, Biochemistry
- Rachel Klein, third place, Animal Sciences
Postdoc
- Filip Tirpak, first place, Animal Sciences
- Gabrielle Rupp, second place, Biochemistry
- Isa Kupke, third place, School of Natural Resources
Three CAFNR faculty members named Curators’ Distinguished Professors
The University of Missouri Board of Curators recently named nine University of Missouri faculty members Curators’ Distinguished Professors and one Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus, including three CAFNR faculty members. The professorship is the highest and most prestigious academic rank the Board of Curators awards. It is awarded to a select few outstanding scholars with established reputations. This year’s CAFNR recipients of the title of Curators’ Distinguished Professor are:
- Mengshi Lin, Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Science
- Bing Yang, Division of Plant Science and Technology
- Xiaoqin Zou, Department of Physics & Astronomy in the College of Arts and Science with a joint appointment in CAFNR’s Division of Biochemistry
Plant Science & Technology professor named to Borlaug Training Foundation Board
Henry Nguyen, professor of plant science and technology, has been named to the Borlaug Training Foundation Board of Directors.
Nguyen’s research program focuses on molecular genetics, genomics and biotechnology. His long-standing research interest is abiotic stress adaptation and tolerance in plants with a current emphasis on soybean.
The Borlaug Training Foundation (BTF) is an independent, non-profit corporation, established to facilitate cutting-edge agronomic education and skills development under dynamic technological and climate-change scenarios for young scientists from low-and middle-income countries.
Five CAFNR faculty members named as Highly Ranked Scholars
Three faculty members in the Division of Plant Science and Technology, one in the Division of Animal Sciences, and a professor emeritus from Biochemistry, all in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, have been named to the list of Highly Ranked Scholars on ScholarGPS.
Scholars listed include:
- John Boyer, Distinguished Research Professor, Plant Science and Technology
- Ron Mittler, Curators’ Distinguished Professor, Plant Science and Technology
- Henry Nguyen, Professor, Plant Science and Technology
- R. Michael Roberts, Professor Emeritus, Biochemistry
- Tom Spencer, Curators’ Distinguished Professor, Animal Sciences
CAFNR faculty members have received the following recent grants (listed by Principal Investigator):
Xi Xiong, Work order no. 6, Bayer Cropscience, LP, 7/1/2024-6/30/2025, $38,975
Rob Myers, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones) Hands-on Training, Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development, 7/1/2024-6/30/2025, $3,696,000
Rob Myers, Cover crop training and networking, Walton Family Foundation, 8/9/2024-7/31/2027, $250,000
Harvey James, Adult Leadership Training Program, Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development, 8/27/2024-6/30/2025, $970,000
Kiho Lee, National Swine Resource and Research Center – Yr 22, NIH, 8/1/2024-7/31/2025, $1,503,806
Joanna Whittier, Watershed Management and Climate Resilience Plan for Fort Leonard Wood, MO, Corps of Engineers, 9/25/2024-9/25/2026, $227,654.86
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