Graduate Studies
The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences offers M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Crop Science and Soil Science, with the ability to conduct graduate research in a variety of specialized areas within each discipline. Currently home to 35 faculty members, and 39 graduate students, the department can ensure great one on one faculty to student contact.
Research facilities include state of the art laboratories and greenhouse facilities, and research farms located in Pullman, as well as throughout the state at five Research and Extension Centers. Graduate students learn valuable skills and knowledge working side by side with faculty members and research technicians providing them the opportunity to play an integral role in the advancement of their major advisor’s research. Students also have the opportunity to gain leadership, communication, and instructional experience through the option of serving as teaching assistants for one or more courses within their discipline.
Weed science students win awards
Congratulations to two weed science graduate students in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences who won awards for outstanding presentations at the Western Society of Weed Science’s annual meeting in March 2008 at Anaheim, Calif. Dilpreet Riar (Ph.D. candidate) won second place for his presentation "Absorption and Translocation of 2,4-D in Resistant Prickly Lettuce". Randy Stevens (M.S. candidate) won second place for his poster "Organic Transitions Cropping Systems for Weed Management in Eastern Washington.”
Student awarded international peace scholarship
Glafera Janet Matanguihan, a Crop Science Ph.D. candidate from the Philippines, has been awarded an International Peace Scholarship for the 2008-09 academic year in the amount of $8,000 from the P.E.O. Sisterhood.
The P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund was established in 1949 to further the belief that education is fundamental to world peace and understanding and is designed to assist women from other countries in obtaining advanced degrees from universities in the United States and Canada. The P.E.O. Sisterhood is a philanthropic, educational organization where women celebrate the advancement of women, educate women, and motivate women to achieve their highest aspirations.
Matanguihan is studying the genetics of smut resistance in wheat in low-input systems under the direction of WSU wheat breeder Stephen Jones.
Ten years ago, Matanguihan earned her M.S. in Plant Pathology (’97) from WSU. She then taught for nine years at the College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños, before returning to WSU in 2007 to pursue her Ph.D. Following graduation, she plans to return to the Philippines and continue her teaching and research.
Research Showcases
Crop Genetics
Production and Sustainable Agriculture
Soil and Water in the Environment
Turf Science and Management
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