CAFNR students earn awards at Midwest American Society of Plant Biologists




Students pose with awards.
From left to right: Felicity Guttmann, Rachel Weber, Emma Waller, and Jacob Hicks

Biochemistry and plant sciences students attended the Midwest American Society of Plant Biologists meeting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, March 21-23, and competed in both oral and poster presentation competitions. Winners include:

Poster presentation awards:

  • 2nd place: Jacob Hicks, junior, plant sciences; mentored by Craig Schenck
  • 3rd place: Rachel Weber, senior, biochemistry; mentored by Jaime Barros-Rios’ lab

Oral presentation awards:

  • 1st place: Emma Waller, senior, biochemistry; mentored by Craig Schenck
  • 2nd place: Felicity Guttmann, senior, plant sciences; mentored by Soyon Park