Simpson lab attends inaugural TNLA Lone Star Hort Forum
Jan 18, 2022
Students from Catherine Simpson’s Urban Horticulture and Sustainability Lab Group attended the inaugural Texas Nursery and Landscape Association Lone Star Hort Forum...
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Contact UsJan 18, 2022
Students from Catherine Simpson’s Urban Horticulture and Sustainability Lab Group attended the inaugural Texas Nursery and Landscape Association Lone Star Hort Forum...
Dec 14, 2021
At the 2021 ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, graduate students from the TTU Department of Plant and Soil Science had a strong showing in the presentation of their research on an international stage...
Dec 9, 2021
Papers, posters, and presentations aren't the only outlets through which PSS students are communicating the weight of their scientific achievements: doctoral student Swarupa Mandal recently had two photos place in the 2021 ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Photo Contest...
Oct 31, 2021
Every year, two graduate students in the Department of Plant and Soil Science — one MS and one Ph.D. — are presented with the George Tereshkovich Outstanding Graduate Student Award. The award honors students who have not only completed their degree, but who have also achieved a level of excellence...
Oct 29, 2021
Two papers senior-authored by PSS graduate students were named divisional 2021 Outstanding Papers in Crop Science by the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA). The honor is awarded based on the scientific merit, novelty of approach, and innovation displayed in the students' research...
Oct 27, 2021
On October 24, friends, family, and colleagues of Kris Petterson came together in the TTU Horticultural Gardens to celebrate her life and mourn her passing...
Oct 8, 2021
Swarupa Mandal — a fourth-year Ph.D. student under Dr. Benildo de los Reyes — has been awarded a 2021 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Southern Graduate Student Grant to support his research into the genetic and epigenetic interactions of rice...
Sep 3, 2021
In August, AMVAC announced that PSS graduate student Jessica Dotray is a recipient of a 2021 Cotton Industry Advancement Scholarship. Dotray was nominated for the award by Cecilia Monclova-Santana, and is one of only seven students selected...