Snider Named Outstanding Young Cotton Physiologist
January 17, 2015 University of Georgia Assistant Professor John Snider was honored as Outstanding Young Cotton Physiologist during the recent Beltwide Cotton Conferences in San Antonio.
The honor was awarded to Snider for his work on alternate irrigation methods. He received a plaque and a $1,000 award from Dow AgroSciences, sponsor of the program.
Snider was nominated by Derrick Oosterhuis, distinguished professor at the University of Arkansas, under whom Snider completed his doctorate degree in 2010. Oosterhuis said Snider “has an insatiable interest in plant research.”
“John is one of the most capable and intelligent graduate students I have had in the past 30 years,” Oosterhuis said in the nomination letter. “He impressed me with his enthusiasm, commitment to science, his work ethic, innovative ability in research and academic integrity.”
Snider now works at the University of Georgia’s Tifton Campus, where he primarily focuses on irrigation research, including:
- Evaluating alternative irrigation methods and scheduling strategies for optimizing yield and fiber quality, while minimizing irrigation demands, and
- Identifying water-use efficient, drought-tolerant cotton varieties that are capable of maintaining adequate yields under water-limited conditions.
Snider earned a master’s degree in biology at the University of Central Arkansas in 2007, and a bachelor’s degree, also in biology, at Henderson State (Arkansas) University in 2005.
The award was initiated by the Beltwide Cotton Agronomy & Physiology Conference several years ago to recognize and honor cotton physiology researchers in the early part of their careers. It is modeled after the Outstanding Cotton Physiologist Award given by the same conference for career-long accomplishments.
Award nominations must be submitted by a peer prior to the nominee turning 40 years old and during the first 10 years after the nominee receives his or her highest academic degree.
Dow AgroSciences has sponsored the award since its inception.
Source – Dow AgroSciences
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