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PaSS alumnus inducted into Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame
2008-03-14
CONWAY – C. Michael French, associate director of programs for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture’s Cooperative Extension Service, was honored Friday for his educational achievements with induction into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame. Dr. French is an alumnus of Oklahoma State University, where he earned his master’s in 1975 and his Ph.D. in agronomy-weed science in 1978 from the Department of Agronomy. more...

Jared Crain selected to receive a Wentz Research Project for 2008-2009
2008-03-26
Jared Crain was just selected to receive a Wentz Research Project for the 2008-2009 academic year! 

The Lew Wentz Foundation and OSU provide support for the nationally recognized Wentz Research Project awards.  This is a one-year research project award ($4,500) given to undergraduate student scholars to conduct independent research with the guidance of a faculty mentor.

Jared will be working with Drs. Hattey and Redfearn on a project to compare and contrast the quantity of soil carbon at sites with conventional tillage (or those converted to reduced tillage) to sites with native vegetation, in an effort to determine the potential for Oklahoma soils to store or release CO2 into the atmosphere.

Three PaSS faculty showcased in "Building Oklahoma's Future: the 2nd Century Initiative" brochure.
2008-03-26
Highlighted are Biofuels, Dr. Yanqi Wu; Small Grains, Dr. Jeff Edwards; and Dr. Chad Godsey, Oklahoma's first statewide No-Till Conference

Dr. Kakani awarded $25,000 from the Department of Energy and the Sun Grant Initiative for work on biofuel feedstocks.
2008-03-26

The Sun Grant Initiative is working with the Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office of Biomass Program to develop and implement a Regional Biomass Partnership to address barriers associated with the development of a sustainable and predictable supply of biomass feedstocks.  As part of the partnership, OSU will perform replicated field trials for the next five years on Oklahoma CRP land to gather biomass production potential and sustainability data of native grasses for assessing potential of Oklahoma CRP land as a bioenergy feedstock resource.

Ms. Katy Brookman, student employee in PaSS,
2008-03-26
Ms. Katy Brookman, student employee in PaSS, has just been named a finalist for the 2007-2008 OSU Student Employee of the Year!  Katy is one of six students campus-wide who made it to the finals.  The winner will be announced at a ceremony on Thursday, April 17.