Graduate Students

Jun 14, 2024  |  Student Spotlight

Elevating AI for Tech-Driven Turfgrass

Every Crop and Soil Sciences student follows their own path. Brynna Bruxellas' started using GIS to find a path to no roads.

Mar 18, 2024  |  Graduate Students

Soil Science Ph.D. Student Janson Wins 2023 Women In Science Prize

Soil may be the most undervalued natural resource on Earth. But NC State soil science graduate student Julia Janson has elevated its visibility by winning one of The Story Exchange’s 2023 Women in Science Incentive Prizes for her research on saltwater-affected soils. 

Sep 11, 2023  |  Graduate Students

Ty Seely: Speedy Peanut Breeding

Master's student Ty Seely was recently awarded for his work under Jeff Dunne on speedy peanut breeding. Read how shortening generation time is accelerating variety improvement.

Nov 21, 2022  |  Graduate Students

Bonding Through Bingo with GSAs

NC State's crop and soil sciences graduate student association provides small group events for students seeking friendship, networking and connection.

Nov 18, 2022  |  Gifts and Awards

Weed Science Society of NC Grows Student Endowment

To perpetuate research progress, the Weed Science Society of North Carolina (WSSNC) recently doubled its student funding to develop the next generation of weed scientists.

Nov 15, 2022  |  Graduate Students

Ph.D. Student Maggie Short: Looping Back To Tobacco

Doctoral student Maggie Short is working with NC State Tobacco Extension Specialist Matthew Vann to develop nitrogen and potassium fertility recommendations for a tobacco crop new to NC - cigar wrapper leaves. 

Oct 21, 2022  |  Scholarships and Awards

Jose de Sanctis Wins Farmer Problem Weed Competition

Crop science Ph.D. student Jose de Sanctis wins the real-world farmer problem event at the 2022 Southern Weed Science Society meeting.

Oct 25, 2021  |  Research

Plant Breeding AI Gets Schooled in New Student Competition

If Hillsborough Street glowed a bit brighter recently, it might have been from the collective mental energy focused on NC State and USDA-ARS’s first Agricultural Technology Hackathon.

Oct 12, 2021  |  Gifts and Awards

2021 Graduate Fellowships Fuel Crop and Soil Research

NC State's Department of Crop and Soil Sciences is proud to provide financial assistance to many of our2021 graduate students.

Aug 9, 2021  |  Graduate Students

Student Spotlight: Md Mahfuz Islam

Md Mahfuz Islam waited for six months and traveled over 8,000 miles to become an NC State soil science graduate student. Now nothing can stop him.