Seminar Series
Fall and spring seminars support Horticulture's graduate research program. Graduate students fill much of the schedule with required PhD research proposals and MS/PhD exit seminars. The Horticulture Seminar Committee and Horticulture Graduate Student Association (HGSA) strive to support professional development with academic and industry guest speakers as well.
UGA faculty, students, staff and their guests are welcome to join each week. Zoom links are provided through the weekly seminar distribution lists via email. For security purposes, zoom information is not provided to non-UGA individuals without a professional or personal connection.
HORTICULTURE FALL 2025 SEMINAR SERIES
Wednesday, September 3 - Guest Speaker
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Introgression Lines in Melon Genetic and Genomics Research
Dr. Antonio Monforte
Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants (IBMCP)
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV)
Valencia, Spain
Horticulture Host Faculty: Dr. Esther van der Knaap
presenting from Athens campus, 1205 MPS
Wednesday, September 10
10:00am-11:00am
New Opportunities for Kiwifruit in the Gulf South
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Incorporating Selective Pruning to Enhance Blueberry Production in the Southeast
Federica Rossi, PhD GRA
PhD Research Proposal
Advisor: Dr. Zilfina Rubio Ames
presenting from Tifton campus, Conference Room 125
Wednesday, September 17
4:00pm - 5:00pm
TBD
Wednesday, September 24
4:00pm - 4:30pm
High-throughput Phenotyping to Support Blueberry Breeding Programs
Regimar Garcias do Santos, PhD GRA
PhD Research Proposal Seminar
Advisor: Dr. L. Oliviera
Presenting from Tifton campus, Conference Room 126
Wednesday, October 1
4:00pm - 5:00pm
TBD
Wednesday, October 8
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Gardens as Green Contact Zones: Adaptive, Pedagogical & Inclusive Spaces in Higher Education
Swayangsiddha Nayak, PhD GRA
PhD Exit Seminar
Advisor: Dr. J. Campbell
Presenting from off campus, Zoom available
Wednesday, October 22
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Organic Systems Management Tools: Local Effective Microorganisms and High Tunnel Impacts of Organic Vegetable Production
Micah Jones, MS
MS Exit Seminar
Advisor: Dr. K. Cassity-Duffey
Presenting from Athens campus, 1205 MPS
Wednesday, October 29
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lighting Strategies to Reduce Energy Consumption in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Systems, and Consumer Perception on CEA Cultivated Products
Andres Mayorga, PhD Candidate and GRA
PhD Exit Seminar
Advisor: Dr. J. Campbell. Presenting from Athens campus, 1205 MPS
Wednesday, November 5
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Proplifting and Moral Judgement: How Consumers View and Navigate Plant Property
Leandria Garrett, MS GRA
MS Exit Seminar
Advisor: Dr. J. Campbell
presenting from the Athens campus, 1205 MPS
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4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Consumer Dimensions of Sustainable Horticulture
Abigail Lauterbach, MS GRA
MS Exit Seminar
Advisor: Dr. J. Campbell
presenting from the Athens campus, 1205 MPS
Wednesday, November 12
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Breeding and polyploid induction of Lagerstroemia and Salvia species
Lauren Eberth, MS GRA
MS Exit Semimar
Advisor: Dr. J. Ruter
presenting from Athens campus, 1205 MPS
Wednesday, December 3
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Postharvest Processing and Quality Dynamics of Hemp Flower (Cannabis sativa L.): Terpene and Cannabinoid Evolution During Drying, Curing, and Storage
Noelle Joy, PhD Candidate and GRA
PhD Exit Seminar
Advisor: Tim Coolong
presenting from Athens campus, 1205 MPS
Completed Fall 2025 Seminars
