Dr. Csengele Barta, associate professor of biology, was awarded the Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI) Award of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), for the fourth consecutive year in 2022. The prestigious award recognizes excellence in plant science scholarship and undergraduate student research mentorship of faculty at primarily undergraduate serving institutions. The award also provides funding to facilitate the presentation of Dr. Barta and her undergraduate researcher, Alyka Zahnd, whose proposal earned the highly competitive 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Award of the Society, at the 2022 international Plant Biology Meeting in Portland, Oregon.
