Agronomic & Related Research

Join our friends and colleagues as they discuss the latest in Agronomy and other related topics.

All seminars take place Mondays at 2:30pm and are in-person unless noted otherwise.

  In-person seminars will meet in LILY 2-425.

  Zoom links for virtual attendance and online-only seminars will be shared closer to their scheduled date.


 February 2nd

Dr. Jane Frankenberger

Purdue University
Invited by Dr. Eileen Kladivko

"Reducing Nutrient Losses from Drained Agricultural Watersheds: Building Partnerships in Indiana and Beyond"

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 February 9th

Dr. Raziel Ordóñez

Purdue University
Invited by Dr. Yichao Rui

"Levering Above- and Below-ground Crop Growth Process to Secure Sustainable Production Systems"

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 February 16th

Dr. Slava Vasenev

Wageningen University & Research
Invited by Dr. Anna Paltseva

"Carbon Stocks and Fluxes in Urban Soils from a Climatic Perspective"

NOTE: This seminar will be online only

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 February 23rd

Dr. Zhou Zhou

Purdue University Fort Wayne
Invited by Dr. Cankui Zhang

"Optimizing Crop Nutrition and Health Benefits through Functional Genomics"

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 March 2nd

Dr. Yuxin Miao

University of Minnesota
Invited by Dr. Sidd Paul

"Advances in Precision Nitrogen Management"

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 March 9th

Dr. Jasdeep Singh

Purdue University
Invited by Dr. Roli Wilhelm

"Shifting Ground: Seasonal Dynamics from Mehlich III and Bray Extractions Reveal Biological Contributions to Plant-Available Nutrients"

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 March 23rd

Dr. James Montgomery

DePaul University - Chicago
Invited by Dr. Anna Paltseva

"What’s In Your Soil?- Mapping the Soil Lead (Pb) Exposome in Chicago"

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 March 30th

Dr. Dan Quinn

Purdue University
Invited by Dr. Shaun Casteel

"Why Applied Research and Extension Still Matter: Highlights and Lessons Learned from Building a Visible, Impactful Corn Agronomy Program"

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 April 6th

Dr. Yichao Rui

Purdue University
Invited by Dr. Jeff Volenec

"Building an Integrated Systems Framework for Agroecosystem Carbon Research: Translating G × E × M Interactions into Actionable Solutions"

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 April 13th

2026 Agronomy Outstanding PhD Award Winners

Purdue University
Invited by Dr. Cankui Zhang

Various Topics

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 April 20th

Dr. Mohsen Mohammadi

Purdue University
Invited by Dr. Yichao Rui

Topic TBA

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 April 27th

Dr. Veena Veena

Danforth Plant Science Center
Invited by Dr. Cankui Zhang

"Unlocking the Potential of Plant Genetic Engineering: Opportunities and Challenges"

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