Sensilla - August 2026
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| APS Annual Meeting | Aug. 1-4 |
| Ag Fall Faculty Meeting - 3 p.m. in Room 135 Ag Hall | Aug. 12 |
| Classes Begin | Aug. 17 |
| Seminar - Dr. Talley | Aug. 21 |
| Seminar - Dr. Hoback | Aug. 28 |
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Labor Day - University Holiday | Sep. 7 |
| Early Bird Registration Deadline for ESA Annual Meeting | Sep. 14 |
Congratulations!
Maria Southerland received a 2026 P-IE Section Student Travel Award from the Entomological Society of America.
The following undergraduates were on the OSU Spring Honor Roll: Avery Anthony, Bronwyn Cooper, Trinity Cross, Ryan Dehart, Cameron Dunne, Madison Gould, Alison Lara, Hannah Luke, Avery Pennington, Anna Perry, Jaxson Reed, Angelique Robinson, David Rosenberg, Keeta Snell, Kylie Spradling, Jackson Taylor, Bobby Thomas, Delilah Triana, Laurel Whaley, and Ashle Zelada.
New Graduate Students
Ameer Awada is beginning his M.S. degree with Dr. Mohammad Arif. His research will focus on bacterial diseases affecting wheat in the Great Plains region and will include the identification and characterization of bacterial pathogens of wheat, investigating the diversity of bacterial diseases in wheat, and conducting comparative genomic and phylogenomic analyses to better understand the diversity of these pathogens. Ameer received his B.S. degree in Horticulture from Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, Pennsylvania in 2026.
Anjali Dave is beginning her M.S. degree in Food Science with Dr. Li Ma. Anjali received her B.S. degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina in 2026.
Amber Fox is beginning her M.S. degree with Dr. Li Ma. Amber received her B.S. degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina in 2026.
Jacie Guerrero is beginning her M.S. degree with Dr. Ashleigh Faris. Her research will focus on developing efficient and accurate scouting protocols for chinch bugs in grain sorghum, and the relationship of population intensity and sorghum yield for economic injury level. Jacie received her B.S. degree in Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science from West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas in 2026.
Chad Zerr has converted from a M.S. degree program to a Ph.D. candidacy with Dr. Wyatt Hoback.
Departmental Seminars
Seminars will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Room 207 NRC.
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 21 | Dr. Justin Talley | Departmental Welcome |
| Aug. 28 | Dr. Wyatt Hoback | Integrating Pest Management with Teaching and Research: Applied Science and Invertebrate Conservation |
Alumnus News
Dr. Patick Rydzak (Ph.D. 2019) and Taylore Elwick were married on December 8, 2024 at The Barn at Bonner Creek in Richardson, Texas. After finishing the FBI Visiting Science Program managed by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education in May 2022, he accepted a position as Molecular Microbiologist at the Johnson Space Center at NASA in Houston, Texas. He received his B.S. degree in Marine Biology from Texas A&M University at Galveston in 2012, his M.S. degree in Biology from the University of Texas at Tyler in 2015 under the direction of Dr. Blake Bextine, and his Ph.D. degree in Plant Pathology from OSU in August 2019 under the direction of Drs. Astri Wayadande and Francisco Ochoa Corona.
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Norman Elliott | August 1 |
| John Sauer | August 1 |
| Xin Li | August 5 |
| Aidan Moistner | August 10 |
| Ashleigh Faris | August 12 |
| Gabriela Paredes | August 13 |
| Israel Kohnle | August 16 |
| Kevin Shelton | August 19 |
| Richard Berberet | August 21 |
| Komal | August 26 |
| Emily Mills | August 29 |
| Don Arnold | August 30 |
| Bill Barnes | August 30 |
| Kay Scheets | August 30 |
| Jeff Hope | August 31 |
| Gavin Lara | August 31 |