The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2026 awards, which honor distinction in service, outreach, education, and research.
ASPB-Carnegie Winslow Briggs Mentorship Award
- Antje Heese, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO
- Steve Jacobsen, University of California, Los Angeles
Charles Albert Shull Award
- Jing Ke Weng, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Charles F. Kettering Award
- Krishna Niyogi, University of California, Berkeley
Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership Award
- Rob Last, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Enid MacRobbie Corresponding Membership Nominee
Corresponding Member status is conferred by election on the Society’s annual ballot. This honor, initially given in 1932, provides life membership to distinguished plant biologists outside the United States. The following individuals have been nominated this year:
- Liwen Jiang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, New Territories
Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award
- Tessa Burch-Smith, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO
Excellence in Education Award
- Dior Kelley, Iowa State University, Ames
Fellow of ASPB Award
- Sona Pandey, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO
- Lucia Strader, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA
- Miguel Vega-Sanchez, Bayer, Chesterfield, MO
- Pradeep Kachroo, University of Kentucky, Lexington
- Liwen Jiang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, New Territories
Jane Silverthorne Early Career Award
- Adrien Burlacot, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA
Lawrence Bogorad Award for Excellence in Plant Biology Research
- Bonnie Bartel, Rice University, Houston, TX
Robert Rabson Award
- Josh Vermaas, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Stephen Hales Prize
- Rick Dixon, University of North Texas, Denton