The CSU DuPoint Pioneer Symposium 2017 planning committee is comprised of four graduate students within the College of Agriculture at Colorado State University. The committee is overseen by Dr. Patrick F. Byrne, professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics.
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M.S. Student, Plant Breeding and Genetics
Heather is a second-year M.S. student with Dr. Pat Byrne in the Department of Soil and Crops Science. Her research involves identifying the microbiome in wheat and wild relatives of wheat, with an interest on the effects of drought. Heather graduated from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California in 2012 with a B.S. in Botany. Her goal is to work in a private breeding program whose targets encompass resource conservation. She is from Modesto, CA. |
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Ph.D Graduate, Plant Breeding and Genetics
Craig worked received his Ph.D. from the Soil and Crop Sciences Department working with Dr. Scott Haley in wheat breeding and genetics. His research looked at how to best screen and incorporate wheat lines from Eastern Europe and Central Asia into breeding programs in the U.S. Great Plains. Craiggraduated from Truman State University with a B.S. in Agronomy and also has a M.S. from Colorado State University in Weed Science. Craig now works for Nature Source Improved Plants in Ithaca, NY. He is from St. Louis, MO.
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Ph.D Student, Ecology
Grey is a third-year Ph.D student with Dr. John McKay in the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management. His research involves the evolutionary genetics and ecology of adaptation to drought and climate extremes in natural plant species. Grey graduated from Appalachian State University with a B.S. in Biology, and his career goal is to become a professor/researcher. He is from Raleigh, NC. |
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M.S. Student, Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Taylor is a second-year graduate student with Dr. Courtney E. Jahn in the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management. She is studying the genetic basis for drought adaptability in a recombinant inbred line of grain sorghum. Taylor graduated from Texas Tech University with a B.S. in Agronomy in 2015. Following graduation, she intends to pursue a research position evaluating crop physiological responses to abiotic stress conditions. She is from Fort Collins, CO |
