PES Seminars

Current research discussions are presented by Graduate level students and NMSU faculty. Graduate Enrichment Seminar's are only held throughout Spring and Fall Semesters.

Date/Time: Fridays, 3:30 PM, Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 200, unless otherwise indicated.

Zoom Info: Click here for the PES Webinar Link.

Contact Info

Dr. Curtis Monger
Email: cmonger@nmsu.edu
Phone: 575-915-8289


Fall 2024

Seminars by date, speaker, and title

Speaker Presentation Title
Sep. 6 - Helen Juarez, Agroecologist, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico Horticultural Therapy and Agroecology Experience with Male Inmates in Mexico
Sep. 13 - Colby Brungard, Associate Professor of Soil Science, Plant and Environmental Sciences NMSU’s Soil Judging Team
Sep. 20 - Colby Brungard, Associate Professor of Soil Science, Plant and Environmental Sciences Connecting UNESCO’s Global Geopark Program, the Desert Soil-Geomorphology Project and the Milankovitch Cycles
Sep. 27 - Jennifer Ryder Fox, President, Sam Steele Society A Career Path for an NMSU Agronomy Ph.D.
Oct. 11 - Jamin Miller, M.S. Candidate Improving Pecan Flood Irrigation Management Through An Online Irrigation Scheduling Application and Soil-Applied Biochar
Oct. 18 - Abdullahi Liman, M.S. Candidate

                Barsha Sharma, M.S. Candidate
Effect of Biochar Application Rates on Crop Performance and Soil Health

Assessing Carbon Sources and Management Impact on Soil Health and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Oct. 25 - Abdullahi Liman, Ph.D. Candidate

               Mariela Estrada, M.S. Candidate
Effect of occasional tillage, cover crop and compost in soil health

Protecting NM Chile Crops from Curly Top Virus Through Agrivoltaics
Nov. 1 - Adiam Weldemariam, M.S. Candidate


               Olubunmi Mary Faturoti, Ph.D. Candidate
Historic surface and ground water depletion in Rincon Valley, N.M, during the 1952-2022 period

Suitability assessment of soils formed from quartz schist and massive quartzite for maize and cassava production using parametric and digital soil mapping methods
Nov. 8 - Don Miller, 2024 PES Outstanding Alumnus Award Recipient Fifty Plus Years of Alfalfa Breeding: How far have we come and what can we expect in the future?
Nov. 22 - David Schoep, Assistant Director of Research Safety, Environmental Health Safety and Risk Management Annual Refresher Training on Lab Safety and Hazardous Waste Management
Dec. 6 - Shengrui Yao, Professor/Extension Fruit Specialist, Alcalde AES Jujube Production and Fruit Processing in China: A Sabbatical Slides Show. Samples of Jujube available for tasting.