News 2018

Commencement May 2018

Pictured from left: Poonam Bajaj, Ph.D.; Armando Quintanilla Perez Lete, Ph.D.; Shyam Sablani, Ph.D., Associate Professor; Momtanu Chakraborty, M.S.; Afef Marzougui, M.S.; Carlos Zuniga, Ph.D.; Sindhuja Sankaran, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Kapil Khanal, M.S.; Abirami Rajendran, M.S.; Seyedehsanaz Jarolmasjed, Ph.D.

Chongyuan Zhang receives 2018 Ann Chittenden Holland Master’s Thesis Award for Graduate Student Excellence

April 19, 2018 Chongyuan Zhang, a Graduate Assistant in Sindhuja Sankaran’s group received the 2018 Ann Chittenden Holland Master’s Thesis Award for Graduate Student Excellence at the 2018 WSU Graduate Student Evening of Excellence. Congratulations to Chongyuan and Dr. Sankaran for this accomplishment! More photos of the event can be found on the Event Photo Website  

BSE Faculty Receive Awards

Congratulations to Dr. Joan Wu and Dr. Shyam Sablani who recently received 2018 CAHNRS Faculty Awards. Dr. Joan Wu – Excellence in Teaching Dr. Shyam Sablani – Excellence in Advising See @wsucahnrs post

WSU precision agriculture program ranked in top 25 in world

April 13, 2018  |  By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Industry professionals have named Washington State University one of the 25 best colleges in the world for precision agriculture. At WSU, the Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems (CPAAS) http://cpaas.wsu.edu and the Agricultural Technology and Production Management […]

WSU researchers develop material that could save honey bees

April 10, 2018 | KREM 2, by Luke Morand Researchers have developed a new material that attracts pesticide residue in bees and, when ingested, the particles absorb the pesticide toxins. PULLMAN, Wash. — Researchers at Washington State University have developed a new material that could help save honey bees. It is all thanks to a microscopic particle […]

GPSA Award of Excellence

The Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) at WSU has selected the Food Engineering Club as a recipient for a GPSA Award of Excellence for your contributions as a Registered Student Organization during the 2017-2018 academic year.

Center of Excellence for Food Safety receives $1M Grant Continuation from USDA NIFA

Dr. Juming Tang, the Principal Investigator for the Center of Excellence for Food Safety, has received a $1M grant continuation for the grant’s second year from USDA NIFA. The four year, $4M grant, aims to accelerate technology transfer of microwave based food safety technologies by leveraging resources from the government, universities, and the food industry to […]

Police, scientists, hope to use drones for innovation

March 29, 2018 | by Sang Jung, Evergreen reporter Three local experts discussed how local governments use drones for science and public safety, as well as issues recreational users should keep in mind when operating on the Palouse on Tuesday. [ read full article at the dailyevergreen.com ]