The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) celebrates Scott Senseman, Ph.D., associate vice president, Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station, for the prestigious recognition bestowed on him recently as an Honorary Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In April, the AAAS Council elected Dr. Senseman to join its 2023 Fellows for "distinguished contributions in research, teaching and administration in the field of agronomy, particularly in residue chemistry, mode of action and environmental fate of herbicides in agricultural systems."
WESTMINSTER, Colo., June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) celebrates Scott Senseman, Ph.D., associate vice president, Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station, for the prestigious recognition bestowed on him recently as an Honorary Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In April, the AAAS Council elected Dr. Senseman to join its 2023 Fellows for "distinguished contributions in research, teaching and administration in the field of agronomy, particularly in residue chemistry, mode of action and environmental fate of herbicides in agricultural systems."
"Scott is well deserving of this exemplary honor," says Larry Steckel, Ph.D., University of Tennessee Professor. "In addition to his substantial research to develop weed control strategies that help to produce more food, Scott and his research teams have helped develop groundbreaking ways to facilitate safe and efficient pesticide analysis from soil, water, and plant material, and determine how best to mitigate or eliminate their environmental impact."
While at Texas A&M University, Dr. Senseman and his research teams conducted extensive laboratory experiments to understand herbicide surface runoff and leaching, adsorption, degradation, volatility, and uptake from soil, water, and plants. While at the University at Tennessee, he served as professor and department head of the Department of Plant Sciences before joining the administrative team at Oklahoma State University.
"This is a very special honor, and I am profoundly humbled by it," Senseman says, "This is a result of having great students and colleagues who allowed me to be part of their scientific journey, and the support of my family the last three decades. I hope to do what I can going forward to be deserving of such an honor."
With individual members in more than 91 countries around the globe, the AAAS is the world's largest multi-disciplinary science organization and nonprofit publisher of the Science family of journals. The AAAS has awarded the lifetime Fellows distinction and recognition since 1874, and inventor Thomas Edison, current USDA Under Secretary and Chief Scientist Chavonda Jacobs-Young, and anthropologist Margaret Meade are among past recipients.
Dr. Senseman will be officially recognized along with other new AAAS Fellows at the Sept. 21, 2024 AAAS forum in Washington, DC. This latest class is comprised of 502 scientists, engineers, and innovators across 24 AAAS disciplinary Sections.
About the Weed Science Society of America
The Weed Science Society of America, a nonprofit scientific society, was founded in 1956 to encourage and promote the development of knowledge concerning weeds and their impact on the environment. The Society promotes research, education and extension outreach activities related to weeds, provides science-based information to the public and policy makers, fosters awareness of weeds and their impact on managed and natural ecosystems, and promotes cooperation among weed science organizations across the nation and around the world. For more information, visit http://www.wssa.net.
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SOURCE Weed Science Society of America
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