Agronomy Seminar Series

Purdue University Department of Agronomy

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"

FLYER RECORDING

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"

FLYER RECORDING

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

FLYER RECORDING

February 23rd

Dr. Zhou Zhou

Purdue University Fort Wayne
Invited by Dr. Cankui Zhang

"Optimizing Crop Nutrition and Health Benefits through Functional Genomics"

FLYER RECORDING

March 2nd

Dr. Yuxin Miao

University of Minnesota
Invited by Dr. Sidd Paul

"Advances in Precision Nitrogen Management"

FLYER ZOOM LINK

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"

FLYER ZOOM LINK

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"

FLYER ZOOM LINK

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"

FLYER ZOOM LINK

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"

FLYER (COMING SOON)ZOOM LINK

April 13th

2026 Agronomy Outstanding PhD Award Winners

Purdue University
Invited by Dr. Cankui Zhang

Various Topics

FLYER (COMING SOON)ZOOM LINK

April 20th

Dr. Mohsen Mohammadi

Purdue University
Invited by Dr. Yichao Rui

Topic TBA

FLYER (COMING SOON)ZOOM LINK

April 27th

Dr. Veena Veena

Danforth Plant Science Center
Invited by Dr. Cankui Zhang

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

FLYER ZOOM LINK