Emmanuel Byamukama, graduate student in plant pathology, received first place for a paper in a national competition sponsored by the American Phytopathological Society (APS) Foundation and the APS Epidemiology Committee. Byamukama, a native of Uganda, received the highest scores from APS judges based on the research and the impact it will have on the science of plant pathology. As part of the award, Emmanuel was one of four graduate students selected to receive $500 in travel expenses to participate in the 8th I. E. Melhus Symposium. The award is named for Irving Melhus, a pioneer in plant disease epidemiology who was the first full-time plant pathologist hired at Iowa State. Byamukama works with Forrest Nutter and Alison Robertson, plant pathology.Emmanuel Byamukama Wins National Research Paper Competition
Emmanuel Byamukama, graduate student in plant pathology, received first place for a paper in a national competition sponsored by the American Phytopathological Society (APS) Foundation and the APS Epidemiology Committee. Byamukama, a native of Uganda, received the highest scores from APS judges based on the research and the impact it will have on the science of plant pathology. As part of the award, Emmanuel was one of four graduate students selected to receive $500 in travel expenses to participate in the 8th I. E. Melhus Symposium. The award is named for Irving Melhus, a pioneer in plant disease epidemiology who was the first full-time plant pathologist hired at Iowa State. Byamukama works with Forrest Nutter and Alison Robertson, plant pathology.
