Horticulture
Apr 3, 3:30 pm, HORT 117
Dring N Crowell
IUPUI
"Isoprenoids and Plant Growth and Development"
Apr 10, 3:30 pm, HORT 117
Bill R Baumgardt
"Ag Research and the New Farm Bill: Accountability, Impact and Regionalization"
Plant Cell and Molecular Biology
Apr 8, 4 pm, ARB 116
David Bird
Biological Sciences
Apr 2, 4 pm, LILY G-126
Yousif Shamoo
Yale University
"Crystal structure of a replication fork single-stranded DNA binding protein (T4 gp32) complexed to DNA"
Apr 9, 4 pm, LILY G-126
Eric Westin
Medical College of Virginia
"C-myb in hemotopoietic and non-hematopoietic cell proliferation"
Botany & Plant Pathology
Apr 2, 3:30 pm, ARB 116
Charles Woloshuk
"Aflatoxin biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus: What can a mutant tell us?"
Entomology
Apr 3, 4 pm, ARB 116
Chad Collier
"Evolution of the grasses and ramifications for insect resistance"
Apr 10, 4 pm, ARB 116
Rich Edwards
Title TBA
SPRING IS HERE!! and with Spring comes the tornado season. Tornado procedures are posted on the bulletin board on the 2nd floor of the Hort Building. If you are not familiar with these procedures, you might want to check them out.
Gyung-Hye Huh has joined Mike Hasegawa's lab as a postdoc. Dr. Huh is a member of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology.
Bruce Bordelon was appointed by Governor O'Bannon to the Indiana Pesticide Review Board.
Congratulations to Bonnie McClain on advancement to rank four within Purdue's Administrative/Professional ranks.
Burk Thompson has been advanced to rank four within Purdue's Administrative/Professional ranks. Congratulations Burk!
Randy Woodson received $5,000 from Yoder Brothers, Inc. to support research of flower crop transformation.
Jim Simon and Liz Maynard received $10,000 from Island Organics, Inc. to support vegetable/fruit research.
Jim Simon and Liz Maynard received $1,020 from Frontier Cooperative Herbs to support vegetable/fruit research.
Bordelon, Bruce P, David C Ferree, and Thomas J Zabadal. 1997. Grape Bud Survival in the Midwest Following the Winter of 1993-94. Fruit Varieties Journal 5(1):53-59.
Eason, Gwendolyn, Richard A Reinert, and James E Simon. 1996. Sulfur dioxide-enhanced Phytotoxicity of Ozone to Watermelon. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 12(4):716-721.
Bordelon, Bruce. 1997. The Cost of Grape Growing. Fruit Grower, March issue, p. 30HH-30JJ.
Bruce Bordelon was in Bloomington, IN February 28-March 2 for the Indiana Grape Wine Symposium where he gave a talk on "New cultivars for Indiana" (complete with wine tasting) on February 28 and a Grape Growing Workshop and Vineyard Tour on March 2.
Bruce Bordelon was in Rockville, IN March 11 to give a talk on Small Fruits as Alternative Crops for Indiana. Also attending and presenting a talk was Liz Maynard.
Bruce Bordelon was in Ft. Wayne, IN March 12 to give a talk on Small Fruits as Alternative Crops for Indiana. Jim Simon also attended and presented a talk.
Bruce Bordelon was in Indianapolis March 13 to present a lecture on "Winemaking Begins in the Vineyard" to a Continuing Education class called "Wines of Indiana" at Marian College.
Ray Bressan was in Ft. Collins, CO March 22-30 to present a seminar and meet with collaborator to plan a textbook.
Kent Schuette was in Chicago, IL March 19 for a Center for Community and Environmental design lecture and alumni gathering.
Kent Schuette was in Chicago, IL March 22 to participate in Northerly Island Design Charette.
New initiates to Pi Alpha Xi are Heath Frey, Krishna Greenwood, Kathy Jerger, Mike Karkowski, Linda Oxenrider, Colleen Schuetz, Leah Wood. Congratulations!!
Heather Lindley is the recipient of a Ball Internship for 1996/97. In addition to work experience, students successfully completing an internship receive a significant cash award from the Endowment program.
Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to receive Horticulture scholarships:
C.L. Burkholder Alumni Scholarships
Laura Ellen FitzSimons
Amy Marie Hiestand
Brook Michelle Hiner
Heather Kirsten Lindley
John William Swarens
Lois M. Raschick
Leah Swan Wood
Robert L. Fuller Memorial Scholarships
Christopher Loren Bailey
Kathryn Rose Jerger
Sarah Kathryn Sebree
McCarty Family Scholarships
Anne Margaret Kallenborn
Kelly Lynn Marshall
April 12 - Deadline for pending incomplete grades to become failing grades.
(See the Job Opportunities bulletin board on the 2nd floor for additional information about these and other positions.)
Assistant/Associate Professor, Ornamental Horticulture. PhD. Dept. of Horticulture, The Pennsylvania State University. Application deadline: July 1, 1997.
Campus Horticulturist/Clinical Instructor. MS. Dept. of Agriculture, Southeast Missouri State University. Application deadline: April 15, 1997.
Research/Extension Center Director. MS, PhD preferred. Agricultural Experiment Station, North Dakota State University. Application deadline: April 30, 1997.
Budget and Fiscal Director. BS with CPA or MS. Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. Application deadline: April 10, 1997.