College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences

Entomology and PSM professor receives 2021 CANR Distinguished Faculty Award

Published on February 16, 2021
Karimbhai Maredia, Ph.D., will receive the 2021 CANR Distinguished Faculty Award during ANR Month.

PSM alum receives CANR Outstanding Alumnus Award

Published on February 25, 2020
Dirk Drost to receive 2020 CANR Outstanding Alumnus Award at ANR Week.

Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences | Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences

Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences

Yuan Tian, Ph.D.

field210@msu.edu

Yingjie Zhang, Ph.D.

Research Associate
zhangy36@msu.edu

Our Table on Antibiotic Resistance

Published on January 27, 2020

Food@MSU hosted an Our Table discussion on antibiotic resistance featuring panelists Sarah Comstock, assistant professor in the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, James Tiedje, University Distinguished Professor in Plant, Soil & Microbial Sciences and Victor DiRita, Rudolph Hugh Professor & Chair in the Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics. Food@MSU is an AgBioResearch initiative focused on improving communication around agriculture.

Soybean Virtual Field Day - Marty Chilvers

Published on August 26, 2020

Martin Chilvers, an associate professor in the MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences (PSM) and MSU Extension field crops pathologist, and graduate students Austin McCoy and Viviana Ortiz: The Chilvers lab conducts research to understand and improve management of diseases. This presentation provided an update on soybean disease management and current disease management trials.

Meet a Staff Member: Cal Bricker

Published on July 11, 2016
Since 2003, IT Professional Cal Bricker has provided the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University technology support to faculty, staff and graduate students.

Alexandra Kravchenko, Ph.D.

Professor - Soil spatial variability at scales from micro-aggregates to landscapes; statistical and geostatistical methods of data analysis.
kravche1@msu.edu
517-353-0469

Microbes Provide Solutions to Energy Issues

Published on September 18, 2009
After three years of research, Gemma Reguera has developed a process that can be harnessed to produce clean, cheap electricity and fuel from plant biomass.