Driving Innovation: New Frontiers in Plant Science
Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center, Lincoln
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
8 am – 5 pm
Symposium is free and open to the public.
Registration Deadline: February 13, 2025
Abstract deadline to apply for oral presentations: January 23, 2025
Webinar session will be available.
About the symposium
The Nebraska Plant Science Symposium is a part of a biennial series which began in 2012. In 2015, the Symposium became an annual event. It is affiliated with the Corteva Symposium Series spanning multiple universities, facilitated by Corteva Agrisciences.
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 science careers. This one-day symposium is free, open to the public, and offered via webinar to the broader scientific community around the world.
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Invited Speakers
Tom Clemente
Eugene W. Price Distinguished Professor of Biotechnology,
Center for Plant Science Innovation, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture
Jianming Yu
Professor, Pioneer Distinguished Chair in Maize Breeding
Director of Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding
Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University
Members of the Nebraska Plant Science Symposium 2025 committee.
Symposium Committee
Student Competition Presentations
- Poster dimensions are 30 inches tall x 40 inches wide
- Student Presentations will be 15 minutes
- Lightning Talks will be 3 minutes with 1 slide (no animation)
Presentations from past Nebraska Plant Breeding Symposium can be viewed on UNL Media Hub Channel – Nebraska Plant Science Symposium or on YouTube.
Nebraska Innovation Campus: Bus Routes and Parking
East campus to Nebraska Innovation Campus
First 25 and then 22. Other service: 23 (Van), every 20 min starting at 8 am from East Campus Dairy Store to NIC. For more information contact 402-326-8807.
Parking at NIC
Those attending events at the NIC Conference Center are welcome to park in the lot north of Transformation Drive. Use the Passport Parking app (Zone 9900) to pay for parking. Paid parking is enforced from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday
Thank You For Your Support
Funding for this symposium was provided by Corteva AgriscienceTM and from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Agriculture Research Division, and the Dermot P. Coyne Distinguished Lectureship fund. Thank you to the faculty and staff within the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture for their support.
