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

Organizer(s)

• GS

  Gurjit Singh

  University of Georgia
  Griffin, Georgia
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  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

  Scientist II
  Entomology
  Bayer Crop Science
  Union City, Tennessee
• 

  Sanket Shinde

  Post Doctoral Associate
  Department of Entomology and Nematology
  University of Florida
  Gainesville, Florida
• 

  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)

  Extension Specialist
  Entomology
  Rutgers University
  Chatsworth, New Jersey
• KK

  Katelyn Kesheimer (she/her/hers)

  Entomology Team Lead
  Bayer Crop Science
  Dyer, Tennessee
• DR

  Dorith Rotenberg

  Professor and Director of Graduate Programs - Plant Pathology
  Entomology and Plant Pathology
  North Carolina State University
  Raleigh, North Carolina
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  Tim Bryant

  Assistant Professor
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  Suffolk, Virginia
• 

  Andie Miller

  Mississippi State University
  Columbus, Mississippi

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