Innovating agriculture from the lab to the field
The Center for Plant Science Innovation (PSI) is an interdisciplinary research, development, and training program in plant sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. PSI includes 21 faculty members from five academic departments and three colleges who advance plant science research in Metabolic Biochemistry, Stress Biology, Genetics, and Epigenetics. PSI scientists apply their research to the development of crops with improved productivity and higher value by turning laboratory innovations into real-world applications. The work of PSI addresses global food security and the profitability of agricultural producers.
Announcing the 2025 Heuermann Graduate Recognition Award recipients!
Shilu Dahal
Jensina Davis
Taiwo Dele-Osibanjo
Sapana Ghimire
Congratulations to the 2025 awardees! They will be honored at the 2025 Plant Science Symposium in October.
Save the date!
2025 PSI Plant Science Symposium
October 9-10, 2025 | Willa Cather Dining Complex
Join us at the 2025 PSI Plant Science Symposium, where we will explore Next Generation Crop Improvement: From Prediction to Practice and Mechanism. October 9 & 10, 2025 at the Willa Cather Dining Center. Confirmed speakers include Elizabeth "Toby" Kellogg of the Danforth Plant Science Center, and Scott Allen Jackson of the University of Georgia. Registration will open in the summer.
Our latest edition
PSI Newsletter
Winter 2024
Hear from our director and the PSI Heuermann Graduate Award winners, see photos of our faculty and students, read about a new method for estimating evapotranspiration, and more.
