SWSS GSO

We are excited to announce the new officers for the Southern Weed Science Society Graduate Student Organization (SWSS GSO). Please join us in congratulating this year’s team! 👏 We’re also now on Facebook & Instagram! Follow us for updates, highlights, and photos from SWSS.

A huge thanks to all the students, professors, and industry professionals who joined us at Puttshack to kick off the 2026 Southern Weed Science Meeting in Nashville. #SWSS #Weed #WSSA

Excited to welcome the WSSA GSO Officers for 2026-2027! We have some great events lined up this year and thrilled to share all the research happening!

This year’s Silent Auction will be through an online app called Better World. All items will be listed, bids will be placed, and payments will be made through the app. The 2026 SWSS Endowment Foundation Silent Auction is currently open and can be found by clicking this link:

This year the SWSS Endowment Foundation will be raffling off a $1,000 Cabela’s Gift Card. Individual tickets are $50 each and we will only be selling 100 tickets. A winner will be drawn Wednesday March 11, at 7:00pm during the SWSS Graduate Student Awards & Banquet.

Reminder for SWSS 2026 presenters: presentation uploads are due Jan 18 at 11:59 PM. #SWSS #WeedScience #GraduateStudent #Conference

Do you want to enhance your proposal writing skills? Join us on October 10, 2025 (12:00–1:00 PM CST) for an engaging webinar. Our speakers will share practical tips and techniques to help you craft stronger proposals and better understand funding priorities. @SouthWeedSciSoc

Are you planning to attend the SWSS Annual Meeting in Nashville? Join the Graduate Student Mixer on Sunday, January 25, 2026, from 6:00–9:00 PM. This event will provide an excellent opportunity to have fun, and build professional networks ahead of the conference @SouthWeedSciSoc

Don't miss this chance for professional growth! Apply for SWSS Endowment Enrichment Scholarship 2025! 🗓️ Deadline: Friday May 2, 2025 For more information: lnkd.in/gzVAeKYT

This is a friendly reminder that applications for the Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS) Enrichment Scholarship are due by Friday, May 2nd 2025. For more information: swss.ws/enrichment-sch…

Big week for this young man. @ut_BENtgrass successfully defended his PhD @UTturfgrass @UTPlantSciences @UTIAg. Super proud of his career progression -- started in our lab as an undergraduate and now headed to join the faculty @universityofga. Congrats, Ben!

CONGRATULATIONS to @Godara_Nav for successfully defending his dissertation: ‘Factors Associated with Pollinator Foraging and Floral Morphology of Lawn Weeds’ under the direction of Dr. Shawn Askew (@VTTurfWeeds). We are VERY PROUD of Dr. Godara!

I am deeply honored and humbled to receive the 2025 @WorldofWeeds Outstanding Graduate Student Award. Thanks @VTTurfweeds for nominating me. I dedicate this award to Dr Askew with immense gratitude for his support, transformative mentorship & selfless contributions to my career.

Huge shoutout to everyone representing the TAMU weed science team at the WSSA!. Special congratulations to Luke, Sarah, Megan, and @RyanHamberg for winning awards! 🏆🎉 Keep up the amazing work, team! @MBagavathiannan @tamusoilcrop @agrilife

Congratulations to our former President, @godara_nav , on being named Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year 2025 at #WSSA25 Navdeep’s dedication and leadership as President had a lasting impact on our organization, and we couldn’t be prouder of his well-deserved achievement.

Meet our newly elected WSSA GSO Board! From left: President (Navdeep Godara, PhD Candidate, VT), Vice President (Gustavo Silva, PhD Student, Texas A&M), Secretary (Ryan Hamberg, PhD Student, Texas A&M) and Social Media Chair (Ankit Yadav, PhD Student, UNL).

We are excited to introduce the newly elected officers of the SWSS Graduate Student Organization! Join us in welcoming the new leadership team. Stay tuned for an amazing year ahead! #SWSS #GradStudentLeaders

We’re on our way to #WSSA2025, and some deadlines are approaching! ⏰Abstracts are due Feb. 3 ⏰Slide presentations due Feb. 17 wssa-net.b-cdn.net/wp-content/upl… #WSSA #weedscience #weedmanagement #invasiveplants