The 2025 Nebraska Plant Science Symposium Series, Driving Innovation: New Frontiers in Plant Science, is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 4 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center, 2021 Transformation Drive.
The goal of the symposium series is to enhance agricultural scientific literacy, stimulate collaboration and help build interest in plant science careers. It is also designed to provide an opportunity for undergraduate students, graduate students and post-docs to showcase their research.
Nebraska Plant Science Symposium Series committee members include graduate students Jensina Davis (chair), Sofiya Arora, Megan Engel, Akashdeep Kamboj, Harshita Mangal, David Obe, Ebenezer Ogoe, Nikee Shrestha, Cephas Sithole and Caleb Yeboah.
The symposium is a part of a biennial series which began in 2012. In 2015, the symposium became an annual event. It is affiliated with the Corteva Symposium Series, a global network of student-organized and driven scientific symposia, hosted by leading academic and research institutions and facilitated by Corteva Agrisciences.
The symposium will include presentations by leading agricultural and plant science researchers including:
- Tom Clemente, Eugene W. Price Distinguished Professor of Biotechnology, Center for Plant Science Innovation, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Thelma F. Madzima, 1855 Associate Professor, Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University
- Jianming Yu, Professor, Pioneer Distinguished Chair in Maize Breeding, director of Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University
The symposium will also include student speakers and lightning talks, poster sessions, roundtable discussions and networking opportunities. The last day to apply for giving a 15-minute talk, a three-minute lightning talk or a poster session is Jan. 23.
David Hyten, Haskins Professor in Plant Genetics and associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, serves as faculty adviser.
This one-day symposium is free and open to the public. The last day to register is Feb. 13.
Additional information and registration are available online.
