The University of Tennessee Plant Science Graduate Student Association is a network of those completing a master’s or doctorate’s degree under the guidance of the Department of Plant Sciences or an affiliated program.
The purpose of the organization is to provide support as students create innovative research projects and balance their personal life and career goals.
SUPPORT
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Thank you for visiting the GSA Shop! Your purchases fund Plant Sciences graduate students. We will notify you of our next fundraiser.
Officers
![The officers and Tracy Hawk's dog pose with their masks on at a local rooftop bar](https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2020/09/IMG_6267.jpg)
Members meet regularly for social events.
![Professor John Sorochan guides the GSA on a tour of Neyland Stadium](https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2020/09/IMG_6269.jpg)
Faculty networking gives students interesting opportunities.
![Devon Carroll weeds the GSA's Adopt-A-Spot in UT Gardens](https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2020/09/IMG_6271-1024x820.jpg)
The UT Gardens Adopt-A-Spot is the GSA’s patron service project.
![Member Dallas Taylor lays counting turf tillers to inform a research study](https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2020/09/IMG_6272-1024x820.jpg)
The GSA welcomes diverse membership.
![Students from Brazil work at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center dividing plant samples](https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2020/09/IMG_6273-1024x819.jpg)
Students connect in Knoxville, throughout the state and country, and internationally.
![A student with a mask on examine a Petri dish in a lab](https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2020/09/IMG_6274-1024x820.jpg)
In the field or laboratory, a range of research is represented.