Dear Bev,

Would we like to post this fellow's advertisement for graduate students?

Peter


------- Forwarded message follows -------
From:	"David Wolyn" <dwolyn@uoguelph.ca>
To:	"David Wolyn" <dwolyn@uoguelph.ca>
Subject:	grad student positions
Date sent:	Wed, 5 May 2010 13:18:36 -0400


    Hello,
    
    I´m looking for several graduate students in the coming year. If you could 
    forward this message potential applicants or post the attached announcement in 
    your department, it would be much appreciated.
    
    Thanks
    Dave Wolyn
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    Dr. David Wolyn, Acting Chair
    Department of Plant Agriculture
    Crop Science Building
    University of Guelph
    Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Canada
    Phone: 519-824-4120 ext. 53386
    Fax: 519-821-8660
    Email: dwolyn@uoguelph.ca
    Web:http://www.uoguelph.ca/~dwolyn
    *****************************************
    
    
    
    MSC and PHD Positions to Study and Improve Winterhardiness and Health 
    Components in Asparagus
    
    One PHD and two MSC positions are available with a preferred starting date of 
    January 2011. The PHD project will examine physiological parameters in genetic 
    materials that vary for senescence, dormancy and survivorship in Southern Ontario to 
    establish selection criteria for breeding winterhardiness in asparagus. In a related 
    project, an MSC student will assess physiological parameters in breeding parents and 
    their hybrids to determine the genetic potential to improve this trait. A second, 
    distinct MSC project will survey breeding parents and hybrids for antioxidants and 
    other health-related compounds to assess genetic variation and the potential to 
    improve asparagus as a healthy food.
    
    The University of Guelph has one of the largest concentrations of plants scientists in 
    Canada with research spanning basic and applied/agricultural objectives. 
    Opportunities exist to integrate these objectives in degree programs and interact with 
    commodity organizations to understand the food value-chain. In the Department of 
    Plant Agriculture, graduate degrees are offered in three areas of specialization to meet 
    student needs: Plant Genetics and Breeding, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry and 
    Crop Production Systems. 
    
    For further information contact:
    Dr. David Wolyn
    Department of Plant Agriculture
    Bovey Building
    University of Guelph
    Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Canada
    Email: dwolyn@uoguelph.ca
    519-824-4120 ext. 53092
    
    

------- End of forwarded message -------Peter B. E. McVetty
Professor and Department Head
NSERC Senior Industrial Research Chair
Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba
Winnipeg Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2
tel (204) 474-6074; fax (204) 474-7528
email Peter_McVetty@UManitoba.CA

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Bev Godard
Secretary 
Department of Plant Science
University of Manitoba
66 Dafoe Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8563
Fax:     (204) 474-7528
Bev_Godard@umanitoba.ca