Agronomy Seminar Series

Purdue University Department of Agronomy

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.

Seminar Schedule

September 8th

Dr. Shalamar Armstrong

Purdue University
Invited by Dr. Eileen Kladivko

"Contributions of Cover Crops to Sustainably Intensified Agricultural Systems"

FLYER RECORDING

September 15th

Dr. Alex Lipka

University of Illinois
Invited by Dr. Diane Wang

"Leveraging recent biological findings and resources into crop statistical genetics"

FLYER RECORDING

September 19th

Dr. Jianhua Yu

University of California, Irvine

Distinguished Ag Alumni Special Seminar

10:30 AM in LILY 2-425

FLYER RECORDING

September 22nd

Dr. Shofi Islam

Indiana Crop Improvement Association
Invited by Dr. Torbert Rocheford

"Indiana Crop Improvement Association R& D overview and potential collaboration"

FLYER Recording

September 29th

Dr. Abebe Menkir

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Invited by Dr. Torbert Rocheford & Dr. Gebisa Ejeta

Decades-Long Quest for Vitamin A Enriched Maize in Africa

FLYER RECORDING

October 6th

Dr. Mike Castellano

Iowa State University
Invited by Dr. Ignacio Ciampitti

"The Iowa Nitrogen Initiative: Integrating research, extension, and education for the benefit of all"

FLYER RECORDING

October 20th

Dr. Caio Canella Vieira

University of Arkansas
Invited by Dr. Katy Rainey

"Breeding Soybeans for Stress Resilience in the Mid-South"

FLYER RECORDING

October 27th

Dr. Bo Guo

University of Arizona
Invited by Dr. Linda Lee & Dr. Laura Bowling

"Fate and Transport of PFAS"

FLYER RECORDING

November 3rd

Dr. Bryan Runck

University of Minnesota
Invited by Dr. Diane Wang

Large-language Models and Agentic Systems in Agroinformatics: Applications to Plant Breeding, Data QA/QC, and Sensor Fleet Management

FLYER

November 17th

Dr. Scott Jackson

University of Georgia
Invited by Dr. Jianxin Ma

"Designer Crops - Integrating Engineering and Biology to Meet Future Demands"

FLYER ZOOM LINK

November 24th

Dr. Max Leung

Arizona State University
Invited by Dr. Yichao Rui

"Cannabis Sativa, The Environment, and Your Health"

FLYER ZOOM LINK

December 1st

Dr. Veena Veena

Danford Plant Science Center
Invited by Dr. Cankui Zhang

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

December 8th

Dr. Lisa Ainsworth

University of Illinois
Invited by Dr. Jianxin Ma

Optimizing soybean canopies for improved photosynthesis in current and future atmospheres

FLYER ZOOM LINK