PES Seminars
Current research discussions are presented by graduate level students and NMSU faculty. Graduate Enrichment Seminars are only held throughout Spring and Fall Semesters. For Zoom information, contact Dr. Curtis Monger.
Date/Time: Fridays, 11:30 AM, Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 337, unless otherwise indicated.
Fall 2026
September 4
Dr. Pratima Poudel, Postdoctoral Scholar, Plant & Environmental Science, Clovis
Soil carbon and nitrogen cycling in agroecosystems: examples from Coastal Plain
to Semi-Arid Southwest
to Semi-Arid Southwest
September 11
No Seminar
September 18
Dr. Travis Nouman, Soil Scientist, NMSU and Jornada Experimental Range
Modern soil data systems for land management
September 25
Dr. John Wendt, Assistant Professor, Animal and Rance Sciences, NMSU
Restoring the capacity to respond: From ecological history to process-based
restoration in changing rangelands
restoration in changing rangelands
October 2
Aminou Saibou, Ph.D. Candidate, Plant and Environmental Science, NMSU
Dual-purpose summer cover crops for the U.S. Southwest
October 9
Ayodeji Fajoye, M.S. Student, Plant and Environmental Science, NMSU
Effect of planting pattern and seeding rates on tepary bean crop growth, biomass
and yield
and yield
Dotun Arije, Ph.D. Candidate, Plant and Environmental Science, NMSU
Evaluating climate-smart management impacts on soil carbon sequestration and
greenhouse gas emissions: a field and modeling approach
greenhouse gas emissions: a field and modeling approach
October 16
Dr. Jirka Šimůnek, Distinguished Professor and Hydrologist, UC Riverside
Vadose Zone Modeling
October 23
Hermant Raj Awasthi, M.S. Student, Plant and Environmental Science, NMSU
Assessing soil health and organic carbon in circular grass buffer systems under
semiarid irrigated cropping systems
semiarid irrigated cropping systems
Anjila Devkota, M.S. Student, Plant and Environmental Sciences, NMSU
Biochar Effects on Soil Carbon Dynamics and Cotton Production under Variable
Soil Conditions: A Laboratory and Greenhouse Study
Soil Conditions: A Laboratory and Greenhouse Study
October 30
Alyssa Mineau, Ph.D. Candidate, Plant and Environmental Science, NMSU
Collaborative forest management in Northern New Mexico
Carlos De Santiago, M.S. Student, Plant and Environmental Science, NMSU
Circular grass buffer strips effect on plant physiology, microclimate and plant
transpiration in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) in the southern High Plains
transpiration in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) in the southern High Plains
November 6
Bunali Jagodage, Ph.D. Student, Plant and Environ. Sci., NMSU
Characterizing the flavor of New Mexican green chile and its chemical drivers
November 13
Francis Aidoo, M.S. Student, Plant and Environmental Science, NMSU
Economic Impact of Groundwater scarcity in USA
Julian Roemmich, M.S. Student, Plant and Environmental Science, NMSU
Effect of deficit irrigation on Rhizobium nodulation and Nitrogen fixiation on
Terpary beans (Phaseoleos acutifolius)
Terpary beans (Phaseoleos acutifolius)
November 20
Emile Tannous, M.S. Student, Plant and Environmental Science, NMSU
Stress Response of six guar genotypes
Montasir Ahmed, Ph.D. Student, Plant and Environmental Science, NMSU
Evaluation of Cotton Introgression Line Populations for Resistance to Fusarium
Wilt Race 4
Wilt Race 4
November 27
No Seminar
December 4
Beatrice Oyeyemi, M.S. Student, Plant and Environmental Science, NMSU
Effects of biochar and mineral fertilizers on the growth of prickly pear cactus
in arid soils
in arid soils
Jorge Tamayo, M.S. Student, Plant and Environmental Science, NMSU
Boron and Radium-Isotope reactive transport in Heterogenous Permian-Basin soils
transpiration in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) in the southern High Plains
transpiration in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) in the southern High Plains
December 11
No Seminar