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Why you should lead the Plant and Environmental Sciences Department

Outstanding Faculty:

  • Only department in the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences with two Regents Professors: Dr. Paul Bosland and Dr. Mary O'Connell
  • Fellows in Professional Societies: Dr. William Lindemann, Agronomy; Dr. Paul Bosland, Horticulture; Dr. John Harrington, Forestry
  • 7 current faculty have received the college's Outstanding Research Award
  • 9 current faculty have received teaching awards, including 2 from the university
  • Harvard's lg-Nobel Award recipient: Dr. Paul Bosland
  • Dedicated to serving agriculture community

    • 1)Chile onion led to nearly 30 variety releases

    2)Onion breeding led to 15 variety releases

    3)Solving production problems for chile, pecan, peanuts, cotton and alfalfa

  • Solving environmental problems

    • 1)Agriculture (link pecan chips & biomass)

    2)Wastewater (link Las Cruces)

    3)Hazardous materials (link hazmat)

    4)Graywater systems for landscapes

    5)Water conservation in agriculture and landscapes

    6)Understanding climate change (link 8)

  • Great teaching

    • 1)ASSURED - See links below

  • Great students

    • 1)O.A.S.I.S (link April)

    2)Judging teams:

    a.Floral - See links below(link)

    b.Turf - See links below(link)

    c.PLANET - See links below

    d.Model UN team - See links below

  • Generous alumni, emeritus faculty, faculty, and friends of the department

    • 1)31 endowments created since 1985 (total = 33)

    a.24 dedicated to undergraduate scholarships

    b.4 dedicated to graduate scholarship

    c.5 dedicated to programmatic issues

  • Offers baccalaureate degrees in:

    • 1)Agriculture

    a.Major: Agronomy

    b.Major: Horticulture

    c.Major: Soils

    d.Major: Turf Management

    2)Environmental Science

    3)Genetics

  • Offers Master of Science degrees in:

    • 1)Plant & Environmental Science

    2)Horticulture

  • Offers Ph.D. degree in Plant & Environmental Science

Links:

Solving environmental problems

Agriculture - Go to page 5 pecan chips & biomass.

Graywater Systems - Go to page 3 link.

Water conservation in agriculture and landscapes - Go to page 3 link.

Great teaching

ASSURED - Go to page 4 - link.

Great students

O.A.S.I.S. - Go to page 4 - link.

Judging teams:

Floral - Go to page 2 - link.

Turf - Go to page 10/11 - link.

Model UN team - Go to page 5 link.