What:
- Virtual 13 min graduate student presentations on their research proposals, early project findings or completed research
This is a new CSA initiative to:
- Connect graduate students studying agronomy
- Build the CSA graduate student community
- Provide a positive and supportive platform for young scientists to share their research
- Help prepare graduate students for live oral presentations at future CSA meetings.
When:
- Third Wednesday of each month from October 2020 to April 2021, 12:15 – 12:35 CST
- Register for the April 21, 2021 session online using the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpf-2qqDIpE9L6LuRTZM0oGsXoqfpXKVRjhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ode2przkpGdYVaaTfd__QNOyrArz23ou6
Schedule:
- October 21, 2020 – The role of chlormequat chloride in minimizing lodging risk of spring wheat | Amy Mangin
- November 18, 2020 – Applying Remote Sensing to Potato Late Blight Detection | Claudio Ignacio Fernandez
- December 16, 2020 – Understanding the Genetic basis for Drought-tolerant Nitrogen Fixation in Early maturity Soybeans | Dilrukshi Kaushalya Dias Kombala Liyanage
- January 20, 2021 – Ecological studies of cabbage seedpod weevil and lygus bug to improve sustainable pest management in canola | Piratheepa Jegatheeswaran
- February 17, 2021 – Bacterial induction of salinity-stress related genes in a breeding line of alfalfa | Seth Lundell
- March 17, 2021 – The simulation of plant breeding strategies in the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) | Jennifer Lin
- April 21, 2021 – Genetic mapping for Stripe Rust Resistance in a Hexaploid Spring Wheat Population | Momna Farzand
Register for the March 17th session online using the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ode2przkpGdYVaaTfd__QNOyrArz23ou6
Who:
- All CSA graduate student members are eligible and encouraged to present and attend sessions. CSA graduate student memberships are available for $25 (https://agronomycanada.com/membership/sign-up-and-renewal/)
- All CSA members are welcome to login and learn about the diverse CSA graduate student research projects
- Please share this information with all graduate students, supervisors, and institutions with agronomy graduate student programs
Did you know?
- CSA graduate students are eligible for many cash travel and presentation awards including:
- $500 – Ali Navabi Grad Student Travel Award (https://agronomycanada.com/awards/student-travel-award/)
- Up to $1500 – Graduate Student Pest Management Award (https://agronomycanada.com/awards/pest-management-award/)
- Various cash awards for Graduate student oral and poster presentations (https://agronomycanada.com/awards/graduate-student-presentation-and-poster-awards/)
‘Green’ Bagger Session outline:
12:15 – 12:17 Moderator introduces the CSA Graduate Student ‘Green’ Bagger initiative (live)
12:17 – 12:19 Graduate student introduces themselves, their school, degree, future career plans and an interesting fact about themselves (live)
12:19 – 12:32 13-minute graduate student presentation (pre-recorded zoom MP4). Instructions for recording your screen presentation along with a webcam video can be found in appendix A
12:32 – 12:34 2 minutes for questions. As these presentations are aimed at the graduate student community, preference will be given to graduate students asking fellow graduate students questions (live)
12:34 – 12:35 Moderator concludes the session and encourages all attendees to complete the survey and promote future ‘green’ baggers to the graduate student community (live)
Sign up:
All slots are full. Thank you for your interest!
Graduate students interested in making a presentation should email [email protected] and indicate their name, school, supervisor, degree, presentation title and their preferred presentation date:
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- November 18, 2020, 12:15 – 12:35 CST – Reserved
- December 16, 2020, 12:15 – 12: 35 CST – Reserved
- January 20, 2021, 12:15 – 12: 35 CST – Reserved
- February 17, 2021, 12:15 – 12:35 pm CST – Reserved
- March 17, 2021, 12:15 – 12:35 pm CST – Reserved
- April 21, 2021, 12:15 – 12: 35 CST – Reserved
Note: if students find they cannot make these presentation times work due to class scheduling conflicts, we are happy to adjust presentation times.