2025 North Central Branch Entomological Society of America Meeting
Dr. Athey and all three Athey Lab graduate students traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska for the ESA North Central Branch Conference in April.
Each graduate student presented their research to peers in ten-minute oral presentations.
Ellie Meys won second place in the Student Ten-Minute Paper Competition. Congratulations, Ellie!
Karuna Kafle won the 2025 William H. Luckmann Award for Research in Applied Entomology.
She also was awarded the G. Victor Ball Award. The award is presented to domestic or international students with interest in, and commitment to, a career in Horticulture.
Congratulations!
Ellie Meys was awarded the Fred Clute Memorial Award. The award is presented to a student with interest in, and commitment to, a career in entomology in either a rural or urban setting.
Congratulations!
Ellie wrote an article for Entomology Today discussing the Pesticide Risk Tool, the subject of her paper published in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management titled “Assessment of insecticide risk quantification methods: Introducing the Pesticide Risk Tool and its improvements over the Environmental Impact Quotient”.
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