September 2, 2020
A recent Roots Lab publication on bean root architecture was highlighted in the Crop Science Society of America
June 9, 2020
January 23, 2020
Jonathan Lynch was included on the 2019 list of one of the most highly cited researchers in the sciences
December 6, 2019
Jonathan Lynch received the life-time honor of AAAS Fellow this year.
October 18, 2019
Chris Strock's 3D maize root images were included on the cover of the latest issue of the Journal of Experimental Botany
September 16, 2019
A recent Roots Lab paper on laser ablation tomography and root pathogen/microbe imaging is highlighted in Penn State News
August 19, 2019
DEEPER Project Manager and Post-doc, Molly Hanlon, received the 2019 Outstanding Post-Doc Award
July 16, 2019
Alden Perkins and Stephanie Klein designed a demo for the Millennium Scholars at the Roots Lab fields
July 9, 2019
Dr. Jonathan Lynch, Post-doc Chris Black, and Ph.D. student Ernst Schafer presented recent modeling work at SEB Seville 2019
July 2, 2019
Ph.D. students Stephanie Klein and Jenna Reeger recently presented posters on their work at Plant Vascular Biology.
March 4, 2019
Jonathan Lynch visited Master's students at the University of Nottingham to introduce root phenotyping methods
February 18, 2019
At the annual Newton Fund Project Meeting, Phanchita Vejchasarn presented this poster on Rhizo-Rice in January 2019.
February 16, 2019
Dr. Amelia Henry listed Dr. Kathleen Brown as one of the "Queens of Rice Science" in a recent article
February 12, 2019
In 2018 the DIRT paper ranked #4 highest allometric score of all Plant Physiology papers this year
December 17, 2018
Tania Galindo-Castañeda received the INRA Early Career Award and presented a talk and poster at International Phytobiomes Conference 2018
November 29, 2018
A summary of the Feed the Future phosphorus-efficient bean project is highlighted in Penn State News
October 27, 2018
Dr. Patompong Saengwilai and his current student receive awards from Mahidol University
October 2, 2018
Curtis Frederick is now senior agronomist at Sterman Masser, Inc. in Sacramento, PA
July 17, 2018
Four alumni of the Roots Lab attended the International Society of Root Research meeting this year
May 13, 2018
Neiler Comics illustrated results from the Roots Lab's recent paper on crown root number for phosphorus acquisition in maize
May 11, 2018
Jonathan Lynch has been named the 2018 winner of the Dennis R. Hoagland Award
April 17, 2018
March 2, 2018
Dr. Patompong Saengwilai receives award from Mahidol University
March 1, 2018
RhizoRice project uses social media to promote climate-ready rice
January 19, 2018
Graduate student Christopher Strock is featured in Penn State News for his work on phosphorus-efficient bean roots.
December 20, 2017
Five members of the Roots Lab graduated this semester with doctoral, masters degrees
November 13, 2017
Penn State President asks Drs. Kathleen Brown and Jonathan Lynch about the impact of their research.
August 21, 2017
Researchers are using 3-D modeling to identify the future’s heartiest pickings.
July 5, 2017
The Roots Lab is collaborating with three previous Ph.D. students in a project to develop drought tolerant rice.
June 26, 2017
Funding freeze on ARPA-E has been lifted, allowing the Roots Lab to begin using their new grant funds.
