Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences
Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences

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Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences

Providing students with a dynamic environment tailored to suit the needs of current and future graduate students in the plant and soil science disciplines

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Opportunities

IPSS provides an interdisciplinary curriculum and research opportunities that are responsive to developing scientific trends in agricultural science

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Concentrations & Specializations

Concentrations (M.S.) and specializations (Ph.D.) in Crop Science, Plant Physiology, Horticulture, and Soil Science

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Graduate Certificate

Earn a graduate certificate in Stream and Watershed Science

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IPSS Leadership

Ole Wendroth

Director of Graduate Studies

(859) 257-4768 owendroth@uky.edu N-122M Ag. Science North 1100 Nicholasville Road Lexington, KY 40546-0091

Erin Haramoto

IPSS Steering Committee Chair

(859) 218-0745 erin.haramoto@uky.edu 411 Plant Sciences Building 1405 Veterans Drive Lexington, KY 40546-0312

IPSS Student News

UK recognizes faculty and teaching assistants with 2025 Outstanding Teaching Awards

The University of Kentucky recognized exceptional faculty and graduate teaching assistants with the Outstanding Teaching Awards during the 2025 UK Faculty Awards Ceremony, held Thursday, May 1.

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2025 IPSS Graduate Awards

The IPSS Graduate awards were held in the Cameron Williams Lecture Hall on April 25. 2025.

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2025 IPSS Symposium Results Annouunced

The 2025 IPSS Symposium was held on January 10th for Oral presentations and February 14th for Poster presentations.

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Contact Information

Dr. Ole Wendroth
Director of Graduate Studies

1100 South Limestone Street Lexington, KY 40546-0091

(859) 257-4768

owendroth@uky.edu