Cara McCauley (Qawalangin)

Doctoral Student

Field of Study

Weed Science

Hometown

Crawfordsville, IN

Education

2014 - B.S., Biological Engineering/Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Research Focus

Characterizing the auxin herbicide mode of action

Major Advisor

Dr. Bryan Young, Botany and Plant Pathology

Selected Presentations

McCauley CL, Young BG. Using RNA-Seq to examine gene expression differences between foliar-applied auxin herbicides on horseweed (Conyza canadensis). Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Spring Reception, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, May 2017

McCauley CL, Young BG. Are all auxin herbicides created equal? Investigating differences between 2,4-D and dicamba. Weed Science Society of America, Tucson, Arizona, February 2017

McCauley CL, Young BG. How much does horseweed (Conyza canadensis) height or developmental stage influence the efficacy of halauxifen-methyl, dicamba, and 2,4-D? North Central Weed Science Society, Des Moines, Iowa, December 2016

McCauley CL, Young BG. Differential response of horseweed (Conyza canadensis) to auxin herbicides. Weed Science Society of America, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 2016

McCauley CL, Young BG. Influence of horseweed (Conyza canadensis) height on the efficacy of halauxifen-methyl, dicamba, and 2,4-D. North Central Weed Science Society, Indianapolis, IN, December 2015

McCauley CL, Bell JL, Schmitzer PR. Chemical specificity associated with herbicidal tolerance in AFB5-deficient Arabidopsis. Weed Science Society of America, Vancouver, BC, Canada, February 2014

Professional Organizations:

American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), Purdue Chapter

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

North Central Weed Science Society (NCWSS)

Weed Science Society of America (WSSA)       

Honors, Grants, Awards and Activities:  

2014 - Present, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship Recipient

June 2017 - Present, Purdue Research Foundation Research Assistantship

December 2017, 1st Place Graduate Student Video Contest, North Central Weed Science Society

September 2017, Monsanto STEM Fellowship

May 2017, Certificate of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Research, Purdue Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Spring Reception

April 2017, Purdue Teaching Academy Graduate Teaching Award

February 2017, 2nd Place Graduate Student Paper Contest, Weed Science Society of America

December 2016, 2nd Place Graduate Student Paper Contest, North Central Weed Science Society

December 2015, 1st Place Graduate Student Poster Contest, North Central Weed Science Society