Opportunities for Graduate Study at PSWMRU

PSWMRU is located on the campus of the Pennsylvania State University, ranked fourteenth among the Top Public National Universities in the U.S. (USNews and World Report, 2002). ARS scientists at PSWMRU are members of the graduate faculty, hold Adjunct Faculty appointments in academic departments, serve on graduate advisory committees, and supervise graduate thesis research. Graduate students who work with PSWMRU scientists are enrolled in the PSU Graduate School and are affiliated with an academic department.

Interdisciplinary teams of USDA ARS scientists at PSWMRU interact and collaborate with university scientists to conduct three specific research projects:

Optimizing nutrient management to sustain agricultural ecosystems and protect water quality.

Management and Economics of Integrated Forage and Animal Production Systems.

Biodiversity Management in Northeastern Grazing Lands.

Postdoctoral Research Associate Positions:

Hydrologist, Hydraulic or Agricultural Engineer, Soil Scientist

Agricultural Engineer/Research Agronomist/Plant Physiologist

Interested candidates should contact the individual scientist for additional opportunities of graduate study at the M.S.,Ph.D.,Post Doc level

Interesting Facts

The College of Agricultural Sciences was the first of the 11 colleges established at Penn State.
Today the College of Agricultural Sciences is the sixth largest agricultural college in the nation and the largest in the Big 10.

For more facts check out PSU College of Agricultural Sciences Facts

For further information, check out Penn State's Main Page

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