Three ISRC research affiliates were honored at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Spring Awards Program on March 11. Congratulations!

Dior Kelley, genetics, development and cell biology - Faculty Early Achievement in Research Award

Asheesh “Danny” Singh, agronomy and associate dean of research and discovery - Faculty Outstanding Achievement in Research Award

Iowa Nitrogen Initiative (led by Mike Castellano, agronomy) - Team Award

ISRC Affiliates Receive Professional Recognitions

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

• Thomas Brumm – Distance Education Teaching Award, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS); Fellow, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers; Massey-Ferguson Educational Gold Medal Award, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
• Matt Darr – Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
• Matt Helmers – ADS/Hancor Soil & Water Award, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
• Amy Kaleita (RegenPGC Team) – Interdisciplinary Team Research Award, ISU
• Michelle Soupir – Fellow, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Agronomy

• Susana Goggi (RegenPGC Team) – Interdisciplinary Team Research Award, ISU
• Mark Licht – Editor’s Citation for Excellence as a reviewer for Agricultural and Environmental Letters, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America
• Marshall McDaniel (RegenPGC Team) – Interdisciplinary Team Research Award, ISU
• Ken Moore (RegenPGC Team) – Interdisciplinary Team Research Award, ISU
• Walter Suza – Top Agri-Food Pioneer, World Food Prize Foundation
• Andy VanLoocke – Mid-Career Achievement in Research Award, CALS; Raymond and Mary Baker Agronomic Excellence Award, Agronomy
• Kan Wang – Distinguished Professor, ISU

Statistics

• Petruta Caragea – Cassling Family Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences