Bruno Basso, Michigan State University foundation professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the College of Natural Science and a W. K. Kellogg Biological Station faculty member, has been appointed a member of the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources—BANR—the major program unit of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
BANR board members engage with federal, state and private sector sponsors seeking the National Academies’ independent, authoritative advice to develop, promote the board’s own initiatives and provide guidance to BANR staff. Basso is one of seven new board members appointed to three-year terms.
“Dr. Basso’s appointment to this board is yet another affirmation of his individual research expertise, as well as the collective strength of agricultural related sciences at Michigan State,” said Doug Gage, vice president for research and innovation at MSU. “Serving on the BANR will provide a platform for the sharing of knowledge at the highest level benefiting both MSU and the agricultural community.”
The appointment marks at least the second recognition of Basso’s work in recent months. In January 2022, he was named a American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow—a lifetime honor.
Bruno Basso
Bruno Basso, a KBS faculty member and researcher at the KBS Long-term Ecological Research program site, is an internationally renowned expert in crop modeling and land use sustainability.
His research integrates diverse disciplines such as biophysics, climatology, hydrology, genetics, agronomy and soil science to understand the spatial and temporal variabilities of crop yield and environmental outcomes in agricultural systems.
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