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Plant Pathology GSA

 

Welcome to PPGSA


Plant Pathology
Graduate Students Association

  Anco art APS
   

The Spirit of Plant Pathology Sleeps with One
Eye Open -
Dan Anco, Art in Phytopathology 2009

2009-2010 Officers

President

Maggie Ellis
ellis.378@osu.edu

 

Vice President

Justin Whitehill
whitehill.5@osu.edu

  

Treasurer

Alissa Kriss
kriss.4@osu.edu

           

Secretary - Columbus

Pattavipha Songkumarn
songkumarn.1@osu.edu

   

Secretary, Wooster

Fiorella Cisneros
cisneros.9@osu.edu

Plant Sale Chairs

Wooster, Dan Anco
anco.1@osu.edu

Columbus, Jinnan Hu
hu.231@osu.edu

Grad Studies Committee Rep

 

Travel Grants Chair

Sawsan Elateek
elateek.1@osu.edu

 

Acad. Affairs Rep

Melanie Ivey
ivey.14@osu.edu

         

Council of Graduate Student Rep

Brian Goldberger
goldberger.9@osu.edu

 

Student Seminar Rep

Chenxi Chen
chen.1457@osu.edu

 

Student Exchange Seminar Rep

Jiye Cheng
cheng.295@osu.edu

Immediate Past President, Gautam Shirsekar - shirsekar.1@osu.edu


News

2009 orientation 1
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
2009 orientation 2
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


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.

Chadwick Sale
 

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)

2009 Wooster


American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting - Aug. 1-5, Portland, Oregon > More


ski2009   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. PPGSA 2008 tour

alumni social

Nearly 100 Ohio State faculty, staff, students and alumni participated in the APS Centennial Meeting, July 26-30, in Minneapolis.


> View the Blog and Photos


ohio 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!

spring2008


plant sale 2008

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.

Hocking Hills Grad Student Retreat, Hocking Hills, Spring 2008.


For Members

PPGSA Travel Grant Application (Word)

Proposed Constitution (Word)

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