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Honors and Awards

Portrait of Lina Quesada-Ocampo holding basket of sweetpotatoes in greenhouse

Sep 13, 2021

Quesada-Ocampo Picked for ‘40 Under 40’ Honor

An NC State expert on plant diseases is honored for building a research and Extension program that meets growers' needs. 
Gary Roberson in front of the Suggs laboratory

Jul 5, 2021

Roberson Named First Suggs Distinguished Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Professor and extension specialist Gary Roberson has been named the inaugural Charles W. Suggs Distinguished Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. The appointment was established through an endowment from professor emeritus Charlie Suggs and his wife, Jane. Their contribution, made in 2018, created the first named professorship in the department’s more than 70-year history. 
Ross Sozzani helps pave the way for new gene editing techniques in agricultural crops through her new grant

Jul 2, 2021

CALS Researcher Awarded NSF Grant to Study Activation Domains

Associate Professor Ross Sozzani is one of the principal investigators on a new NSF grant to study activation domains on Arabidopsis plants. 
A plant experiencing phosphorus deficiency

May 27, 2021

Rellán-Álvarez Receives DOE Early Career Research Funding

Rubén Rellán-Álvarez, a professor in the Department of Molecular and structural Biochemistry was awarded the funding for his research on plant adaptation to abiotic stresses. 
Shuijin Hu in lab with Sean Bloszies, a postdoctoral researcher

May 26, 2021

Faculty Focus: Shuijin Hu Breaks Ground with Soils and Climate Change Research

Learn more about the influential researcher who's being honored for career contributions to the science of ecology. 
NC State University sign on metal background

May 16, 2021

Goodnight Early Career Innovators Named

Five CALS faculty members are among inaugural winners of NC State's Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award. 
Gina Fernandez among berry plants in a green house

May 6, 2021

Breeding a Berry Successful Career

WIth support from the John D. and Nell R. Leazar Distinguished Professorship, Gina Fernandez is developing a better berry — and the next generation of plant breeders. 
Natalie Nelson studies the effects of 'sunny day flooding'

May 3, 2021

NC State Researcher Wins NSF Award to Study Impacts of ‘Sunny-Day Flooding’

After witnessing sunny-day flooding in Florida, Natalie Nelson wanted to see how such events affect water quality. This curiosity led to a coveted five-year NSF CAREER grant. 
NSF CAREER Award winner Amanda Hulse-Kemp helps NC State’s plant and animal scientists elevate their research by incorporating some of the latest computational advances, data-based research methods, and tools.

Apr 28, 2021

Faculty Focus: A Breed Apart

USDA assistant professor in computational biology Amanda Hulse-Kemp wins the Herbert L. Rothbart Early Career Research Scientist award. 
Cathy Herring stands next to Rick Seagroves as she receives the Distinguished Service Award from the Weed Science Society of North Carolina.

Mar 8, 2021

Beyond Measure

Cathy Herring has played a key role in some of the greatest advances in agriculture on a daily basis. Now, after nearly 40 years of service, she's retiring.