Fall 2021
September 27, 2021 - Understanding the Soil Hydrophysical behavior for Sustainable Expansion of Reuse Water Irrigation in Umatilla Basin
Dr. Amin Nouri, Oregon State University
Amin Nouri was born and raised in northwestern Iran. He received his bachelor's degree in soil science from Urmia University. He received his master's degree in soil erosion and conservation from Ankara University in Turkey. In 2014 he moved to the USA as a family to start his Ph.D. in soil physics at the University of Tennessee. After two years of postdoc appointment at the University of Tennessee, in July 2020 he started his second postdoc at OSU HAREC.
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October 11,2021 - Policy and Programs to Advance Climate Resilience on Oregon’s Agricultural Lands
Oregon Agriculture & Climate Network
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October 18, 2021 - A Career in Ag Exports - the view from the PNW
Don Schilling and Jordan Miller - Wesco International
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October 25, 2021 - Modeling pest distributions, phenology, and population dynamics to safeguard US agricultural lands
Dr. Brittany Barker
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November 8, 2021 - Romp of Otters - Potential for "Updated" Heirloom Barley Varieties and Impact on Base Malt and Beer Flavor
Campbell Morrissy - Crop and Soil Science PhD Student
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November 15, 2021 - Crop and Soil Science Graduate Student Presentations
"Slashin' and Thrashin' - Characterizing Breeding Traits for Organic Naked Barley" - Cristiana Vallejos
"The Foliar Application of Microcutrients for Disease Control of Zymoseptoria Tritici Blotch in Wheat" - Jackson Smith
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November 22, 2021 - Characterization of changes in soil micro-structure: Agricultural and Environmental Implications
Dr. Maoz Dor - Postdoctoral Fellow Oregon State University
Maoz Dor is a postdoctoral fellow in Dorthe Wildenchild's group at Oregon State University's School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering. He received His MSc and PhD in Soil Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. The focus of Maoz's research is the complex interaction of chemical, physical, and biological mechanisms affecting soil structure formation and deterioration.
November 29, 2021 - Research Updates From the Soil Fertility Program
"Estimating Carbon Stocks in Tall Fescue Grass Seed Fields" - Dr. Martina Gonzalez Mateu
"Seasonal Application Timing Effects on the Plant Availability of Elemental Sulfur-based Fertilizers" - Amanda Cox
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December 6, 2021 - Hemp Micropropagation Using Alternate Growing Medium Componets and Comparison of Plant Vigor Outcomes by Genotype in Tissue Culture and in the Greenhouse
Margaret Halstead - Graduate Research Assistant Oregon State University
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Winter 2021
January 24, 2022 - The Draft Psuedo-Chromosomal Scale Hop Genome and Applications in Plant Breeding
John Henning - USDA-ARS
Bio: https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/corvallis-or/forage-seed-and-...
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January 31, 2022 - The Horticulturalist who killed her plants: Meet the New Head Advisor in Horticulture
Anne Gearhart - Department of Horticulture Head Advisor
Bio: https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/users/anne-gearhart
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February 7, 2022 - Investigating plant-pest interactions between potato and Colorado potato beetle in the western United States (Nima Rad) and Interavtive effects of fumigation and cover crops on potato production in the Columbia basin (Esther Kim)
Nima Rad - Crop and Soil Science PhD Student
Esther Kim - Crop and Soil Science Masters Student
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February 14, 2022 - Combining Forward and Reverse Genetics Tools for Developing Sustainable Next-Generation Wheat Cultivars
Dr. Vijay Tiwari - University of Maryland Assistant Professor
Bio: https://agnr.umd.edu/about/directory/vijay-tiwari
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February 21, 2022 - Determining direct and indirect influences of component variables on crimson clover to breed for higher seed yield
Kimber Hale - Crop and Soil Science Masters Student
Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimber-hale-761a77183/
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February 28, 2022 - Optimizing the Production of Pear and Sweet Cherry in the Mid-Columbia Region
Kelsey Galimba - Department of Horticulture Assistant Professor
Bio: https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/users/kelsey-galimba
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March 7, 2022 - Long-distance Dispersal in Drosophila
Dr. Tim Warren - Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
Bio: https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/users/timothy-warren
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Spring 2022
April 4, 2022 - Goals, strategy, initiatives and educational resources to make progress on diversity, equity and inclusion at OSU
Jeff Kenney - Director, Institutional Education for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at OSU
April 11, 2022 - Climate change and Oregon agriculture: the Oregon Climate Action Plan, the Legislature, and OSU Extension
Megan Kemple and Ashley Rood - Oregon Climate & Agriculture Network
Lauren Gwin - Associate Director, Center for Small Farms & Community Food Systems at OSU
Gordon Jones - Assistant Professor (Practice), Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center
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April 18, 2022 - Potato Powdery Scab: Expanding Genomic Resources for the Pathogen and the Host
Abigail Moore - Crop Science Masters Student
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May 2, 2022 - Crop and Soil Science Graduate Student Presentations
Storage and deterioration of hemp seed (Cannabis sativa I.) - Grace Fuchs - Crop Science Masters Student
Essential Oils for Sprout Suppression in Stored Potato - Jena Thoma - Crop Science Masters Student
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May 9, 2022 - Crop and Soil Science Graduate Student Presentations
Genome instability of potato dihaploids - Hemant Kardile - Crop Science PhD Student
Herbicide resistance in downy brome (Bromus tectorum I.) in eastern Oregon - Victor Ribeiro - Crop Science PhD Student
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May 16,2022 - The Oregon Seed Certification Service
Andrew Altishin - Seed Certification Manager
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May 23, 2022 - How can OSU Seed Lab help researchers and the seed industry
Sabry Elias - Professor at OSU
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June 6, 2022 - A reevaluation of risk factors for overwintering of powdery mildew flag shoots in hop
Robert Laurie - Crop Science Masters Student
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