Douglas Nagel, Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Deon Stuthman, Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Project Title: Comparison of Oat Varieties for Foxtail Supression
Comparison of Four Oat Varieties for Weed Suppression

Scott Hovis, Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Nick Jordan, Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Project Title: Does organic soil promote more efficient mychorrizal nutrient utilization?

1999-2000

Joshua Goplin
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Roger Raun, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Project Title: Optimizing the Chemical Treatments of Agricultural Byproducts to make Highly Refined Cellulose
Bleaching of Highly Refined Cellulose

Emily Dunn, Science in Agriculture
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Cheryl Smith, Food Science and Nutrition
Project Title: Assessing the Potato as it Relates to Sustainable Agriculture in Ireland

1998-1999

Princesa VanBuren, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. John Nieber, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Project Title: Understanding the Impacts of CRP Conversion on Soil Properties and Yield in Southeastern Minnesota

Suzanne Wold, Horticultural Sciences
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. William Hutchinson, Entomology
Project Title: Impact of Transgenic Corn on Beneficial Insect Populations

(Suzanne won first place in the undergraduate poster competition at the 1999 Meeting of the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America with poster entitled: Impact of Transgenic Bt sweet corn on beneficial insects: Evaluation of visual and sticky card techniques.)