Bridging Generations in Entomology: Evolving Challenges, Innovative Solutions, and Shared Legacies

Organizer(s)

• GS

  Gurjit Singh

  University of Georgia
  Griffin, Georgia
• 

  Mandeep Tayal (he/him/his)

  Postdoctoral Scholar
  North Carolina State University
  Mills River, North Carolina
• SR

  Swapna Priya Rajarapu

  Oregon State University
  Corvallis, Oregon
• 

  Harit Bal

  Senior Research Entomologist
  Bayer Crop Science
  Chesterfield, Missouri
• 

  Gagandeep Brar

  Bayer Crop Science
  Union City, Tennessee
• 

  Sanket Shinde

  Ph.D. Student
  Department of Entomology
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  Lincoln, Nebraska
• 

  Kashish Verma (she/her/hers)

  Graduate Research Assistant
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  Lincoln, Nebraska

Panelist(s)

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  Cesar Rodriguez-Saona (he/him/his)

  Rutgers University
  Chatsworth, New Jersey
• KK

  Katelyn Kesheimer (she/her/hers)

  Entomology Team Lead
  Bayer Crop Science
  Dyer, Tennessee
• RK

  Rupesh Kariyat

  Clyde H Sites Endowed Professor
  University of Arkansas
  Fayetteville, Arkansas
• DR

  Dorith Rotenberg

  North Carolina State University
  Raleigh, North Carolina
• TB

  Tim Bryant

  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  Suffolk, Virginia

This session will explore how entomology has evolved through the lens of teaching, research, and extension. This dynamic, cross-generational workshop pairs seasoned experts with rising professionals to discuss past lessons, current innovations and future challenges—bridging legacy and innovation to inspire the next era of entomological progress