Hello Plant Grads,

We invite you to meet our two candidates for the new Research Chair in Potato Sustainability! This is your opportunity to ask questions and get familiar with the professor who will be working alongside you in research, graduate courses, undergraduate courses, and more throughout the upcoming years – your feedback is valuable! Coffee and treats will be available at both meetings

• Grad Student Meet & Greet with Candidate, DR. MICHELLE CARKNER
• Mon August 12 @ 1:00 pm  (30 minutes)
• Dean’s Boardroom, 252 Agriculture Bldg

• Grad Student Meet & Greet with Candidate, DR. REZVAN DEHKORDI
• Tue August 13 @ 1:00 pm (30 minutes)
• Dean’s Boardroom, 252 Agriculture Bldg

If you’re unavailable for these, grad students are also encouraged to attend either candidate’s Research Seminar or Teaching Demonstration (see attached image for meeting info and candidate biographies).

Let me know if you have any questions!

See you there,

Jared Bento, Graduate Student Representative – Search Committee for Research Chair in Potato Sustainability

Department of Plant Science

University of Manitoba

Email: bentoj@myumanitoba.ca