Tag: "Awards"
Nathan Mueller named a 'New Innovator' by Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
Mueller's project will heighten understanding of snowmelt-dependent agriculture hotspots and how trends in water supplies influence water scarcity.
John McKay elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
McKay is being recognized for "distinguished contributions using ecophysiology, genetics and genomics to understand the fundamental mechanisms which have driven the evolution of phenotypes in natural populations and cultivated species."
American Society of Animal Science honors Terry Engle for minerals research
Engle accepted the award in July during the American Society of Animal Science-Canadian Society of Animal Science annual meeting in Austin, Texas.
White House honors CSU professor with Presidential Early Career Award
Microbiome scientist Kelly Wrighton is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
CSU’s carbon and greenhouse accounting tech wins FoodShot Global Challenge Award
Keith Paustian and his team have created COMET-Farm, a whole farm and ranch carbon and greenhouse accounting system that recently won the Groundbreaker Prize from the FoodShot Global Challenge.
CSU’s Community Alliance for Education and Hunger Relief receives Community Engagement award
Launched in 2017, the Alliance aims to increase the amount of high-quality fruits and vegetables available to those facing food insecurity in Mesa County and throughout Colorado.
Kelly Wrighton receives Young Investigator Award from microbial ecology society
Wrighton was cited for her outstanding success in studying the genomics and biogeochemistry of soil and deep subsurface microbiomes.
Jan Leach wins international scientific prize for agriculture and food
Leach has received the Agropolis Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Agriculture and Food, in the category of Distinguished Scientist.
Understanding microbial communities in fractured shales goal of NSF-sponsored project
Mike Wilkins is studying how these microbes drive larger ecosystem functions, both in the Earth's subsurface as well as other contexts.