Plant Sciences Seminar

Below is the schedule for the Fall 2026 Plant Sciences Seminar:
Meeting Location: Plant Biotech Building, Room 160, Zoom by Request Only

DateTimeSpeaker
08/24/202612:40 – 1:30 PMTyler Newton, Assistant Technology Manager, University of Tennessee Research Foundation
08/31/202612:40 – 1:30 PMDr. Ruth Taylor, Assistant Professor of Agriculture Leadership, Education, and Communications
09/07/202612:40 – 1:30 PMLabor Day – No Class Meeting
09/14/202612:40 – 1:30 PMDr. Bruno Pedreira, Associate Professor of Plant Sciences – UT Extension Forage Specialist
Director, UT Beef & Forage Center
09/21/202612:40 – 1:30 PMDr. Avat Shekoofa, Associate Professor of Plant Sciences – Crop Physiology and Water Management
09/28/202612:40 – 1:30 PMDr. Alessandro Occhialini, Assistant Professor of Plant Sciences – Plant Genetics and Biotechnology
Dr. Tabibul Islam, Assistant Professor of Plant Sciences – Controlled/Protected Environment Fruit Crops
10/05/202612:40 – 1:30 PMFall Break – No Class Meeting
10/12/202612:40 – 1:30 PMProf. Jake McNeal, Assistant Professor of Plant Sciences – Extension Corn & Soybean Specialist
Prof. Clint Wayman, Assistant Professor of Plant Sciences – Sustainable Landscape Design
10/19/202612:40 – 1:30 PMHayden Love, Gavin Reece Sparks, Rachel Parrish
10/26/202612:40 – 1:30 PMPlant Sciences Student Oral Presentation Competition
11/02/202612:40 – 1:30 PMTri-Society / CANVAS Annual Meeting, No Class Meeting
11/09/202612:40 – 1:30 PMRose Gibbons, Andrew Lawson, Dana Landry
11/16/202612:40 – 1:30 PMLinus Parrish, Gustavo Costa
11/23/202612:40 – 1:30 PMMahadi Redoy, Greetja Nestler
11/30/202612:40 – 1:30 PMTo be announced