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April 30, 2008

Hort Society taps SAES scientist for award selection committee

Dr. Guochen YangDr. Guochen Yang, an SAES plant biotechnologist, has been invited to serve a three-year term on the American Society for Horticultural Sciences’ (ASHS) selection committee for its Graduate Educator Award. Yang is winding up a three-year term on another ASHS award selection committee, which reviews candidates for the organization’s international Horticulturist Award

The ASHS is the largest organization in the world working to advance research and education in horticulture and related areas. The ASHS’s 105th annual conference will be in Orlando July 21-24. More than a thousand scientists and students are expected, and more than 900 scientific presentations are on the docket. Registration fees are now $450 for ASHS members and $610 for non-members. For graduate students, the fees are $150 for members and $225 for non-members. For undergraduates, the fee is $115.

Posted April 30, 2008 04:36 PM

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