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 Oct. 22, 2012 Source: International Plant Nutrition Institute news release The 2012 winners of the Scholar Award sponsored by the International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) have been selected. "We are very pleased at the growing interest for our Scholar Award competition, which has once again attracted many high quality applicants from a diverse mix of agricultural research centers-this year located in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, and the United States," said Dr. Terry L. Roberts, IPNI President. "Being selected from this group is a great accomplishment that each student should be proud of, as should their advisers, professors, and supporting institutions. Our selection committee adheres to rigorous guidelines in considering important aspects of each applicant's academic achievements." The individual awards of USD 2,000 are available to graduate students in sciences relevant to plant nutrition and management of crop nutrients. The following 24 graduate students (listed by region) were named to receive the IPNI Scholar Award in 2012. Africa Ms. Tesha Mardamootoo, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Australia/New Zealand Mr. Jian Jin, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia Ms. Humaira Sultana, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia China Ms. Weini Wang, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China Mr. Guangjie Li, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, China Mr. Zhanjun Liu, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China Mr. Yunfeng Peng, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China Eastern Europe & Central Asia Ms. Anastasia Dolgodvorova, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia Ms. Alina Arginbaeva, Bashkir State Agrarian University, Ufa, Russia Ms. Elena Yakovleva, Kuban State Agrarian University, Krasnodar, Russia North America Mr. Matt Yost, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA Mr. Tom Bottoms, University of California, Davis, USA Mr. Ross Bender, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA Mr. Ryan Van Roekel, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA Ms. Yumiko Kanke, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA South America Mr. Guillermo A. Divito, University of Mar del Plata, Argentina Ms. Marνa Florencia Varela, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina Ms. Luciana Paula Di Salvo, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina Mr. Agustνn Nϊρez, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay Mr. Rodrigo Coqui da Silva, University of Sγo Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil South Asia Mr. Pardeep Kumar, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India Ms. Ekta Joshi, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India Ms. Angelene Mariaselvam, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Southeast Asia Mr. Choon Cheak Sim, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia Funding for the scholar award program is provided through support of IPNI member companies, primary producers of N, P, K, and other fertilizers. The recipients of the IPNI Scholar Award are selected by regional committees of IPNI scientific staff. The awards are presented directly to the students at a preferred location and no specific duties are required of them. Graduate students in the disciplines of soil and plant sciences including agronomy, horticulture, ecology, soil fertility, soil chemistry, crop physiology, and other areas related to plant nutrition are encouraged to apply. Graduate students attending a degree-granting institution located in any country with an IPNI program region are eligible. More information is available from IPNI staff, from individual universities, or from the IPNI website: www.ipni.net/awards Tweet |
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