University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture students received top honors at the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America International Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, Oct. 29 – Nov. 1.
Undergraduate students honored include Cleopatra Babor, Cole Hammett, Charlotte Brockman and Mason Rutgers. Graduate students honored include Marina Betta, Lucia Bonfanti, Victor de Sousa Ferreira, Tauana Ferreira de Almeida, Sydney Graham, Bridget McKinley, Grace Pacheco, Roberta Rebesquini and Luzviminda Sazon.
Senior plant biology majors Cleopatra Babor and Cole Hammett, and senior agronomy major Charlotte Brockman received the ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting Golden Opportunity Scholar Award.
The Golden Opportunity Scholars Institute, a collaborative program of the ASA, CSSA and SSSA, matches undergraduates with scientist-mentors during the ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings. The program encourages talented students to enter the agronomy, crop, soil or environmental sciences, cultivate networks and develop the necessary workforce to sustain the profession. Undergraduate scholars go through an application process and are selected based on their academic achievements and interest in agronomy, crop and soil sciences. All expenses are paid to attend the annual meetings and participate in sessions designed specifically for the scholars.
Hammett also received first-place in the ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting Golden Opportunity Scholars Poster Competition.
Mason Rutgers, senior plant and landscape systems major, tied for third-place in the ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting Students of Agronomy, Soil & Environmental Sciences Pedology Contest. He belongs to Nebraska’s Soil Judging Team and has won numerous awards at regional and national soil judging contests.
Betta, a master’s student specializing in crop physiology and production, received first-place in the ASA Graduate Student Poster Competition in Precision Agriculture Systems. Her poster was titled “Determining Site-Specific Soybean Optimal Seeding Rate Using On-Farm Precision Experimentation.”
Source: unl.edu
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