SPRING 2023

DateSpeakerSeminarTime & Location
1.27.2023No SpeakerStudent Only Seminar10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Zoom
2.03.2023Brad Day, Ph.D.
(ORIED)
Mobilization of the Plant Immune System10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
PBB 160 and via Zoom
2.10.2023Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes, Ph.D. Professional Development Experiences10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
PBB 160 and via Zoom
2.17.2023Jackson Adcock
Ph.D. Proposal Seminar
(Ph.D. Student, Advisor: Dr. Kelly)
Effects of Fungicide Application in Drought Stress Environments10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Zoom
2.24.2023Taylor Miller
M.S. Exit Seminar
(M.S. Student, Advisor: Dr. Hansen)
Fungicide sensitivity, race structure, and host pathogenicity of Phytophthora nicotianae in Tennessee10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
PBB 160 and via Zoom
3.03.2023No SpeakerNo Seminar10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
PBB 160 and via Zoom
3.10.2023Alina Pokhrel
M.S. Proposal Seminar
(M.S. Student, Advisor: Dr. Nowicki)
Detection of Pyrus calleryana (Callery pear) using Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
PBB 160 and via Zoom
3.17.2023Spring BreakNo Seminar10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Zoom
3.24.2023Makhali Voss
M.S. Proposal Seminar
(M.S. Student, Advisor: Dr. Bernard)
Insect Edge Species Diversity and Abundance in Forest, Transition Zone, and Controlled Burn Grassland10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
PBB 160 and via Zoom
3.31.2023Shade Niece
M.S. Proposal Seminar
(M.S. Student, Advisor: Dr. Nowicki)
A de novo hybrid assembly of dogwood anthracnose pathogen (Discula destructiva) to assess the genetic virulence of North American populations.10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
PBB 160 and via Zoom
4.07.2023Spring RecessNo Seminar10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Zoom
4.14.2023Suzanne Slack and Xiaochen Yuan
Iowa State and Michigan State Universities (respectively)
Applied and Molecular Research on Fire Blight.10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Zoom
4.21.2023Alexandra Crowder
Ph.D. Proposal Seminar
(M.S. Student, Advisor: Dr. Brown)

Elias Zuchelli
Ph.D. Proposal Seminar
(Ph.D. Student, Advisor: Dr. Kelly)
Impacts of Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs on Ear Rots in Tennessee Field Corn.



TBD
10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Zoom
4.28.2023Carmen Black
M.S. Proposal Seminar
(M.S. Student, Advisor: Dr. Grant)

Katy Smith
Ph.D. Proposal Seminar
(Ph.D. Student, Advisor: Dr. Trout Fryxell)
Seasonal incidents of bats and their prey on the eastern highland rim.



Improving surveillance and management methods for the economically important pests of cattle.
10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
PBB 160 and via Zoom
5.05.2023Matthew Huff
Ph.D. Exit Seminar
(Ph.D. Student, Advisor: Dr. Staton)
Developments in Hardwood Genomics: The Generation and Application of Molecular Resources for Species Preservation.10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
PBB 160 and via Zoom