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Contact UsApr 26, 2021
In order to give more opportunity to engage undergraduates in research activities, Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources officials have selected nine standout students to receive 2021 Undergraduate Research Grants...
Apr 21, 2021
This year's Texas Tech University Length of Service Awards marked the professional dedication of many members of the Department of Plant and Soil Science and the Fiber & Biopolymer Research Institute. Awarded at five-year intervals, the recognition includes a distinctive pin commemorating the landmark...
Apr 8, 2021
Noureddine Abidi — Leidigh Professor and Managing Director of the Fiber & Biopolymer Research Institute (FBRI) — can add another award to his list of accomplishments. In April, the Office of Research & Innovation named Abidi as the recipient of the 2021 President's Excellence in Commercialization Award...
Mar 29, 2021
In an effort to understand the factors that chemically determine potassium fixation in soil, Texas Tech University researcher Matthew Siebecker, an assistant professor of applied environmental soil chemistry in the Department of Plant and Soil Science, will conduct a series of experiments with nanoparticle and micron-sized silicon and aluminum oxides and clay minerals to better understand these reactions...
Mar 25, 2021
For the next seven months, Texas Tech University's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources will be home to Osama Mohawesh, an internationally-recognized scientist as part of the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program...
tags: Research, Faculty, Announcements
Mar 17, 2021
At their recent meeting, the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents approved a number of faculty academic advancements. Among those promoted and recognized were five members of the Plant & Soil Science faculty: Glen Ritchie, Jyotsna Sharma, Brendan Kelly, Sanjit Deb, and Russ Plowman...
tags: Faculty, Announcements
Feb 28, 2021
Benildo de los Reyes — PSS Professor of Plant Genomics and Bayer Crop Science Endowed Chair — has been named a 2021 Outstanding Researcher by the TTU Office of Research & Innovation. The award recognizes achievement in research and scholarship, and follows de los Reyes's nomination by the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources for his work in plant genomics...
Feb 27, 2021
Lam-Son Phan Tran, a Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources expert in biotechnology and biological sciences, has been named among the world's most highly cited researchers in their respective fields for 2020...