Agronomy & Horticulture Seminar Series - Fall 2018 Schedule

Mark your calendars!
It’s time to kick off the Agronomy & Horticulture Fall 2018 Seminar Series starting September 7. Seminars begin at 3:30 pm in 150 Keim Hall, Nebraska East Campus. Refreshments served at 3 pm.

Join us in person or online at http://go.unl.edu/agrohortseminars

Please see the attached flyer for posting. For short descriptions of each seminar, go to https://agronomy.unl.edu/agronomy-and-horticulture-seminar-series

Sept 7
Exploring Positive Psychological Capacity in Teamwork
L.J. MCELRAVY – Assistant Professor of Youth Civic Leadership, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Sept 14
Automation and Robotics in Agriculture
SANTOSH PITLA – Assistant Professor, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Sept 21
No Seminar

Sept 28
Hopping to It: The Growth and Viability of the Nebraska Hop Industry
KATIE KREUSER – Hop Program Coordinator, Nebraska Extension

Oct 5
Cover Crops in Nebraska – Expectations and Realizations
KATJA KOEHLER-COLE – Postdoctoral Research Associate, Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Oct 12
No Seminar

Oct 19
Leveraging Genomics, Genetics and Breeding to Understand Crop Adaption to Nutrient Stress
JAMIE O'ROURKE – Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS, Iowa State University

Oct 26
Pulse Crops Productions and Industry Development in Nebraska
STRAHINJA STEPANOVIC – Nebraska Assistant Extension Educator, West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte
ALEXANDRE TONON ROSA – Doctoral Student and Graduate Research Assistant, Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Nov 2
How to Optimize Student Engagement with Active Learning and Formative Assessments
BRIAN COUCH – Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Nov 9
Synthetic Design of Plant Oil Metabolism
HAE JIN KIM – Senior Research Associate, Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Nov 16
Soil in Space and Time
RICHARD FERGUSON – Professor, Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Nov 23
No Seminar - Thanksgiving Break

Nov 30
The Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA) Curriculum Update
JOSEPH DAUER – Assistant Professor, Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Dec 7
Nitrogen Fertigation in Corn
BRIAN KRIENKE – Nebraska Assistant Extension Educator, Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln