GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS

The Kentucky State University College of Agriculture, Communities, and the Environment offers a Master's of Science in Environmental Studies (MES) degree program and invites applications for admissions.

The goal of the MES program is the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge in the interdisciplinary field of environmental studies, including the interaction of environmental effects on agriculture and forestry ecosystems. Learning to restore the balance between humanity and our changing environment requires an understanding of the interactions between ecology, sociology, economics, and other disciplines. This program prepares students seeking meaningful employment with a commitment to human values.

The interdisciplinary nature of the MES program allows students with diverse undergraduate backgrounds to apply. The MES Graduate Admissions Committee reviews materials for admission consideration on a continuing basis.

Compensation packages include competitive Graduate Research Assistantships. Research opportunities are available with the following faculty members:

• DR. KEN ANDRIES: goat breeding, production, forage
• DR. GEORGE ANTONIOUS: pesticides residues, bioremediation, erosion management
• DR. RICHARD CRISTAN: forestry
• DR. SHAWN LUCAS: organic vegetable production, farmscaping, bioenergy
• DR. MAHETEME GEBREMEDHIN: environmental science, soil science
• DR. BUDDHI GYAWALI: land use and cover change, farm diversification and productivity, climate change adaptation and mitigation, application of GIS and remote sensing in ecosystems studies
• DR. HIDEKA KOBAYASHI: orchid breeding, cold adaptation
• DR. IBUKUN OGUNADE: livestock nutrition
• DR. FARIDA OLDEN: gene expression, nutrigenomics, honeybee disorders
• DR. KIRK POMPER: fruit horticulture production, aquaponics, plant breeding, biodiversity
• DR. JOHN SEDLACEK: conservation biological control, beneficial insect biodiversity, entomology
• DR. AVINASH TOPE: food safety in produce
• DR. THOMAS WEBSTER: honeybee pathology, colony collapse disorder
• DR. LEIGH WHITTINGHILL: urban agriculture

Graduate Research Assistantships are also available for students entering the Aquaculture/Aquatic Studies graduate degree program. Those are determined on a student-by-student basis. Contact Dr. Jim Tidwell (james.tidwell@kysu.edu).