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Waller Lay Public Lecture: Dr. José R. Dinneny

March 20, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
260 Pomerene Hall

Dr. José R. Dinneny. Professor of Biology, Stanford University

A tale of two slopes: How roots hold the key to our future in this century and the next

The Adolph E. Waller Memorial Lectureship was established September 5, 1975, with his bequest and funds public lectures in plant sciences. Adolph E. Waller completed his Ph.D. at The Ohio State University in 1918 where he participated in the early efforts to control wheat stem rust through the USDA barberry eradication program. After postdoctoral work at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, England Dr. Waller  joined the staff of The Ohio State University Department of Botany in 1919 and was a Professor of Botany for 45 years prior to his retirement in 1964. Read more about his career here.

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