USask Professor awarded Agronomy Fellowship
A researcher from the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre has been awarded a Fellowship in the Canadian Society of Agronomy for his service to the agriculture industry in Canada.
The Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA) Fellow award is given to a duly nominated member with 10 years or more or regular membership with a distinguished record of service in any field of agronomy in Canada. The Canadian Society of Agronomy is a non-profit society of agronomy professionals promoting the science and profession of agronomy and facilitating linkages among members.
Dr. Curtis Pozniak (PhD), is a highly recognized leader in wheat genomics and applied breeding and has had a direct impact on food security and producer profitability through his contributions to improving productivity and resilience of durum and high yield wheat varieties in western Canada.
Pozniak joined the University of Saskatchewan (USask) in 2003 and quickly advanced through the university tenure system from associate professor in 2009 to full professor in 2014. He leads the Durum and High -Yield Breeding and Genetics program as the Ministry of Agriculture Strategic Research Program (SRP) Chair and is currently the Director of the Crop Development Centre.
Pozniak is the author of five book chapters relating to wheat genetics and genomics and has published over 200 refereed journal publications in this area. His breeding efforts have resulted in the release of 23 durum and high yielding wheat varieties. Currently his varieties occupy nearly 40 percent of the durum average in western Canada. He is committed to training the next generation of researchers and has supervised or co-supervised over 40 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, many who continue to be leaders in the agriculture sector.