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OSU graduate students tour Noble FoundationOklahoma Oklahoma State University students got a peek at their potential futures during a recent visit to the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore. Graduate students and professors from across OSU's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources interacted with Noble Foundation scientists and agricultural consultation staff and toured their world-class facilities. Andrea Lunsford, a doctoral student in ruminant nutrition with a specialization in genetics, said she will be looking for a job in the next few years and this tour allowed her to learn more about job opportunities in her field as well as ways to improve skills to get the job she wants. "I was excited to learn that the Noble Foundation has projects that are similar to my current graduate research," Lunsford said. "I feel it would be a great opportunity to do some collaborative research at Noble. I was also impressed with Noble's access to vast amounts of resources and new technology. Touring facilities like Noble and gaining knowledge on other ways to expand education outside of the university setting is critical to career advancement and success in a competitive job market." Some of the brightest students in agricultural sciences and natural resources were represented in these meetings which focused on the present research projects at Noble, said Shiping Deng, OSU's department of plant and soil sciences associate professor. "This was a very good networking experience for students," Deng said. "This tour helps build strong research foundations and a common ground to benefit research at both institutions." Along with touring the facilities, the group also received an overview of the OSU's Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources' new Institute for Agricultural Biosciences, which will be housed near the Noble Foundation's Ardmore campus. "Division scientists have been involved in biofuels research since the early 1990s, finding ways to expand Oklahoma's energy resources without adversely affecting society's food and fiber needs," said Robert E. Whitson, dean and director of the division and OSU vice president of agricultural programs. "The institute which is being constructed adjacent to Noble in Ardmore will play a vital role in developing the necessary crop production, technological advances and business applications that will allow Oklahoma communities to best take advantage of the coming biobased economy." 12/1/08 Date: 11/26/08 Advertisement
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