Department of Soil and Crop Sciences

Date

Speaker

Topic/Location

Jan 19th

Jeannette Bayuelo
Universidad Michoacana, Mexico
**Cargill Sponsored** 

The Contribution of Root Traits to Phosphorus Acquisition Efficiency of Maize Landraces Adapted to P-Fixing Soils of Mexico

Jan 26th

Jeff Writer
USGS / University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Fate and Transport of Emerging Contaminants in Surface Water

Feb 2nd

Aaron Thompson
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
University of Georgia

The Emerging Dynamics of Iron Redox Processes in Soils

Feb 9th

George Haughn
Botany Department, University of British Columbia
**Cargill Sponsored**

TILLING in Brassica napus, Crop Improvement through Reverse Genetics

Feb 16th

Merle Vigil
USDA-ARS,  Akron, Colorado

Economic Optimum N Fertilizer Rates for Dryland Crops Using the Delta Yield Concept

Feb 23rd

Ron Meyer
CSU Extension, Burlington, CO

Sunflower – A Challenging Native Crop: Issues and Strategies

Mar 1st

Steve Becker, Joshua Stratton
CSU Soil and Crop Sciences & Chemistry, Graduate Students

Graduate Student Presentations

Mar 8th

Mark Brown
CSU Department of Clinical Sciences

Targeting Methyltransferases for Tumor Therapy / Getting Undergraduates Involved in Your Research

Mar 22nd

Masayuki Shimizu
CSU Soil and Crop Sciences, Postdoctoral Fellow

Molecular Scale Approach to Biogeochemistry:  Arsenic Sorption Mechanism on Al/Fe Oxide and Fe Biomineralization Products

Mar 29th

Kris McKay, Rick Brase
CSU College of Agricultural Sciences Development Office

Making the Art, Sciences, and Logistics of Development Work for You!

Apr 5th

Rich Phillips
Department of Biology, Indiana University

Carbon Trading Underground:  “RAMPed-Up” Nitrogen Cycling and the Terrestrial Carbon Sink

Apr 12th

Michael A. Grusak
USDA-ARS, Children’s Nutrition Research Center  
Department of Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
**Cargill Sponsored**

Homeostatic Mechanisms Controlling Mineral Nutrition in Crop Plants: Agriculture’s Friend or Foe in Providing Nutrient Dense Food?

Apr 19th

Susan Latshaw,
Andrew Brandess
CSU Soil and Crop Sciences, Agricultural and Resource Economics Departments

Graduate Student Presentations
Sue Latshaw: Genetic Variation in Nitrogen Use Efficiency for Colorado Winter Wheat
Andrew Brandess: The Economic Feasibility of Camelina Sativa as a Biofuel Feedstock in Northeastern Colorado

Apr 26th

Bill Ritter
CSU Center for the New Energy Economy

Jobs and Opportunities in the Clean Energy Economy

May 3rd

Joshua Butler
Busch Ag Resources, Fort Collins, CO

Busch Agricultural Resources Malting Barley Research and Breeding