McKensie Nelms won the 2023 Gamma Sigma Delta MS Student Award. McKensie will defend this spring her MS thesis “ Tomato Flower Detection and Three-Dimensional Mapping for Precision Pollination” under…
GSD MS Award for McKensie Nelms
Sindhu Jagadamma’s Awards
Dr. Sindhu Jagadamma won the 2023 Gamma Sigma Delta for Research. She directs a very active research program, which is centered on developing research-based solutions for mitigating soil and environmental…
Two of Sindhu Jagadamma’s past mentees get Assistant Professor positions at WSU!
Surendra Singh and Shikha Singh graduated with PhDs in 2020 from the Jagadamma laboratory. They went to Oregon State University for postdoctoral positions. They will now be faculty at Washington…
Lori Duncan is Cotton Researcher of the Year!
BESS’ own, Dr. Lori Duncan, has been named 2023 Cotton Researcher of the Year. She won the award for her continuous work in sustainability which include implementation of the Field…
Dr. Anton Astner!
Anton Astner successfully defended his Biosystems Engineering PhD. The title of his thesis is “ Analysis of Physicochemical Properties and Terrestrial Dynamics of Mechanically Formed Micro- (MP) and Nano-(NP)Scaled particles…
UT SOIL VOLS Success
The UT SOIL VOLS were in South Carolina, October 16th – 20th competing at the 2022 Southeast Regional Collegiate Soils Contest, hosted by Clemson University. With a team which had…
Construction Science Management (CSM) students help out at Trade’s competition
This is the second year that the Builder’s Exchange organized a Trade competition for high school students. This year high school students from Lenoir City, Greenback, Union County, Halls, Anderson…
Andrew Sherfy wins the 2022 NACTA Educator Award
Andrew Sherfy won the 2022 NACTA Educator Award. Recognized for his demonstrated ability and success at teaching large enrollment classes, Andrew firmly believes that preparation and organization are two important…
Protecting a Beloved East Tennessee Waterway
Faculty in the Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science are partnering with the Department of Microbiology and several environmental groups on efforts to protect and improve the water quality of…
BESS at 2022 Tri-Societies Meeting in Baltimore
BESS’s students did very well in various competitions at the recent 2022 Tri-Society Meeting in Baltimore. With respect to undergraduates, in the Students of Agronomy, Soils, and Environmental Sciences (SASES)…