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Plant Pathology GSA
Welcome to PPGSAPlant Pathology |
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The Spirit of Plant Pathology Sleeps with One |
2009-2010 Officers
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President Maggie Ellis |
Vice President Justin Whitehill |
Treasurer Alissa Kriss |
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Secretary - Columbus Pattavipha Songkumarn |
Secretary, Wooster Fiorella Cisneros |
Plant Sale Chairs Wooster, Dan Anco Columbus, Jinnan Hu |
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Grad Studies Committee Rep |
Travel Grants Chair Sawsan Elateek |
Acad. Affairs Rep Melanie Ivey |
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Council of Graduate Student Rep Brian Goldberger |
Student Seminar Rep Chenxi Chen |
Student Exchange Seminar Rep Jiye Cheng |
Immediate Past President, Gautam Shirsekar - shirsekar.1@osu.edu
News
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| Above, graduate student orientation on Sept. 18 in Columbus. Students toured labs and met department personnel. The day also included a tour of the newly renovated Thompson Library. |
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| Above, graduate students visited the department in Wooster. Left photo, Pierce Paul examines diseases in the corn field. Above right, Chunxue Cao (left) listens to ARS research scientist Lucy Stewart. |
SEEDS - The OARDC Research Enhancement Competitive Grants Program - due 5 pm, Feb. 17, 2010
Graduate Research Competion
Up to $3000 for MS students and $5000 for PhD students. Students must be in good standing and have at least three quarters of their program left beginning in Summer Quarter 2010. Deadline: Feb. 17, 2010
http://oardc.osu.edu/seeds/gradstudents.asp
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May 7-9 - Spring Plant Sale at the Chadwick Arboretum. PPGSA wrapped up another busy plant sale season. Special thanks to Maggie Ellis, Carola De La Torre Cuba, Chris Woltjen, Annemarie Nagle and everyone who was involved. Proceeds will go towards travel grants to professional meetings and other PPGSA activities. |
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May 2 - Plant Discovery Day, OARDC campus, Wooster. PPGSA had a busy day selling tomatoes, herbs and and vegetable plants. Nice weather brought out a big crowd. (Photos below) |
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American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting - Aug. 1-5, Portland, Oregon > More
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PPGSA's annual retreat this year was a ski trip in the Mansfield area - it was a great chance to get away for outdoor and indoor fun! |
| Justin Whitehill, Clara Zumpetta and Chan Ho Park led a campus tour for new graduate students on Sept. 18. PPGSA also hosted dinner for the new students as part of their plant pathology orientation. |  |
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Nearly 100 Ohio State faculty, staff, students and alumni participated in the APS Centennial Meeting, July 26-30, in Minneapolis. |
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Check out this link! Our grad students on the OSU home page, "O-H-I-O!" - Grad student social, APS Centennial Meeting, July 28, Minneapolis Convention Center. |
Congratulations to recipients of the Plant Pathology Graduate Students Association (PPGSA) Patricia Ngwira Travel Awards:
Maria Soledad Benitez - Carola De La Torre Cuba
Sawsan Elateek - Nathan Kleczewski
John Koenig - Annemarie Nagle
Rosa Raudales - Miguel Vega Sanchez
Gautam Shirsekar - Hehe Wang
Xiulan Xu - Clara Zumpetta
May 30 - Gathering at Tom and Ellen Mitchell's home to celebrate the end of the school year and kick off a great summer!
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PPGSA native plants booth at the Chadwick Arboretum Plant Sale May 8-10. Proceeds will be used towards travel grants and PPGSA activities. |
Special thanks to plant sale coordinator Justin Whitehill and all those involved in the planning, planting, plant care and sales.
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Grad Student Retreat, Hocking Hills, Spring 2008. |
For Members
PPGSA Travel Grant Application (Word)
Proposed Constitution (Word)
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