ASPB EDUCATION FORUM

2010 Grant Awards Program (GAP) Winners

The Education Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 ASPB Grant Awards Program (GAP). GAP awards are granted to ASPB members who have developed effective teaching ideas and widely appealing outreach activities that promote the understanding and appreciation of plant science topics and processes. This year’s winning projects are

The Fairchild Challenge: Are You Up for the Challenge?
PI: Martha Kirouac, Botanical Educator, The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
Coinvestigators: Mike Kerkman and Rachel Vourlas

Teaching Plant Biology with Tomatoes
PI: Gloria K. Muday, Professor of Biology, Wake Forest University
Coinvestigators: Hanya Chrispeels, Michelle Klosterman, and Carole Browne

DVDs as an Approach to Provide Education on Plant Biology to Elementary School Children in Mexico
PI: Cristina G. Reynaga-Peña, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN Unidad Irapuato
Coinvestigators: Axel Tiessen Favier, Stephan de Folter, Nayelli Marsh Martínez

Informing the Public About the Science of Agricultural Biotechnology and Environment: Continuation of the Food for Thought Public Lecture Series at Oregon State University
PI: Steven H. Strauss, Director of Outreach in Biotechnology, OSU Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society
Coinvestigators: John G. Lambrinos and Elizabeth Etherington

More coverage of these award-winning projects will be available in future issues of ASPB News.