A DuPont Plant Sciences Symposia Series Event
Plant Breeding for Climate Resilient Agriculture
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
The Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel
333 South 13th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska
Schedule
Time | Tuesday, March 13 |
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8:00 AM | Symposium Registration |
8:25 AM | Introduction, Roger Elmore, PhD |
8:35 AM | Tabare Abadie, PhD |
8:55 AM | Laura Mayor, PhD |
9:35 AM | Diego Jarquin, PhD |
10:15 AM | Morning Break |
10:35 AM | Student Speaker: Ying Ren, University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
10:55 AM | Student Speaker: Mitchell Schumann, Texas A&M |
11:15 AM | Tai-Ping Sun, PhD |
11:55 AM | Lunch |
12:55 PM | Student Speaker: Aaron Kusmec, Iowa State |
1:15 PM | Student Speaker: Emma Jobson, Montana State |
1:35 PM | Katie Greenham, PhD |
2:15 PM | Afternoon Break |
2:35 PM | Candice Hirsch, PhD |
3:10 PM | Mark Sorrells, PhD |
4:00 PM | Poster Session and Networking Social |
5:30 PM | Awards |
About the symposium
The Nebraska Plant Breeding Symposium is a part of a biennial series which began in 2012. In 2015, the Symposium became an annual event. It is affiliated with a broader group of plant breeding symposia spanning multiple universities, facilitated by DuPont Pioneer.
The goal of the symposium series at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is to enhance agricultural scientific literacy, stimulate collaboration, and help build interest in plant breeding careers. This one-day symposium is free, open to the public, and offered via webinar to the broader scientific community around the world.
This year’s theme is “Plant Breeding for Climate Resilient Agriculture.” The organizing committee wants to gather highly-recognized nation-wide experts covering this important subject.
Questions? Contact us!
Speakers
Invited Speakers
- Kathleen Greenham – Darthmouth College
- Candice Hirsch – University of Minnesota
- Diego Jarquin – University of Nebaska–Lincoln
- Laura Mayor – DuPont Pioneer
- Mark Sorrells – Cornell University
- Tai-Ping Sun – Duke University
Student Speakers
Presentations
Presentations from the Nebraska Plant Breeding Symposium, years 2012, 2014 and 2016, can be viewed on UNL Media Hub here or on YouTube here.
Travel
The city of Lincoln has a variety of hotel options within the downtown district, and a short drive from the symposium location.
Funding for this symposium was provided by DuPont Pioneer, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and the Agricultural Research Division and from the Dermot P. Coyne Distinguished Lectureship fund. Thank you to the faculty and staff within the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture for their support.