Interested in research or work experience?

Explore our Directory of Faculty Programs. We have several undergraduates engaged in research or employed part-time. If any of these areas interest you, check out the exciting opportunities in Plant Pathology! Turfgrass  -  Ornamentals  -  Fruits  -  Vegetables Agronomic crops: soybean, wheat, corn, rice Forest pathology  -  Invasive species Biological Control  -  Integrated pest management Bacteriology  -  Virology  -  Fungi  -  Biology of disease Diagnostics  -  Epidemiology  -  Food safety  -  Molecular genetics

Important Dates

SEEDS - The OARDC Research Enhancement Competitive Grants Program - due 5 pm, Jan. 6, 2010

Undergraduate Research Competition

Eligible students may receive to $2800 for wages and $500 for travel.  Deadline: Jan. 6, 2010

http://oardc.osu.edu/seeds/undergradstudents.asp

Summer Internships

Opportunities are available on both the Columbus campus and at OARDC in Wooster, approximately 100 miles (160 km) northwest of Columbus.  Ohio State's Undergraduate Research Office also offers many great resources.  Check out these programs:

• Summer Research Internship in Plant Pathology
• Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
• Student Research Opportunities Program
• OARDC Research Internship Program (in Wooster)

For more information, you can contact faculty directly or contact our Academic Program Coordinator, Monica Lewandowski (lewandowski.52@osu.edu).

Plant Pathology undergraduate research projects at the 2008 Denman Forum

Highlights of Undergraduate Research at The Ohio State University - new booklet from the Undergraduate Research Office, includes Plant Health Management major Amanda Hayes, "Staying Clean in the Greenhouse."

Below is a sampling of additional undergraduate student projects.  Opportunities are not limited to the list below.

• Ornamentals / Landscape Plants: Sanitation Methods for Nursery and Greenhouse Operations
• Studies on Emerald Ash Borer, Sudden Oak Death and other invasive species
• Diseases of corn, wheat and soybean
• Soybean Rust sentinel project
• Biological control; biopesticides from microorganisms
• Turfgrass diseases
• Fruit and vegetable diseases
• Organic methods for pest and disease management
• Diseases of ornamentals - daylilies, hostas, others
• Molecular genetics of bacterial, viral and fungal plant pathogens
• Molecular genetics of plant-microbe interactions in rice and other model systems
• Fungal biology and parasitism
• Plant disease diagnosis