Larry Madden was awarded the prestigious Jakob Eriksson Prize in Plant Pathology in 2008. This award, which is presented every five years, recognizes Madden's seminal research contributions in plant epidemiology.  Madden was also named Distinguished Professor of Plant Protection at The Ohio State University, and was the 2008 Fisher Lecturer at the Rothamsted Research, a world leading center on arable crops in Harpenden, United Kingdom.

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Far right, Dr. Madden is presented with a plaque as Distinguished Professor of Plant Protection by Department Chair Mike Boehm on Oct. 14, 2008.  This honor recognizes Dr. Madden's international reputation in plant epidemiology and plant pathology.

 

Program Areas

• Plant disease epidemiology, disease modeling, statistical analysis, and crop loss assessment primarily aimed at fungal (and oomycete) diseases of fruit crops, Fusarium head blight of wheat, as well as other diseases.
• Influence of climate and environment on disease dynamics
• Development of disease management strategies based on epidemiological theory and experimentation.
• Use of mathematical and statistical modeling to describe and understand the temporal and spatial dynamics of disease epidemics and forecast the risk of disease outbreaks
• Quantification and prediction of crop losses and toxin contamination in relation to disease intensity and pathogen density
• Sampling for disease incidence, including the development of new statistical methods for predicting sample sizes; and predicting the invasion and persistence of introduced non-indigenous pathogen species