PhD student Pamela Carvalho-Moore receives Southern Weed Society scholarship

Pamela Carvalho-Moore, an assistant professor in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences at the University of Alberta, has been named the recipient of a 2024 Southern Weed Science Society Endowment Enrichment Scholarship.

Fellows may choose a week-long educational experience from a variety of areas in cannabis science, including field and laboratory experiences, research or extension settings, and industry or academia.

Carvalho-Moore is a Fellow of the University of Alberta Doctoral Academy and a Fellow of PEO, a women’s philanthropic organization whose mission is to motivate, educate, and celebrate women in the U.S. and Canada pursuing doctoral studies.

Carvalho-Moore is a doctoral candidate in crop, soil and environmental sciences at the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. Originally from Rondônia, Brazil, she graduated in 2018 from the Universidade Federal do Pampa, where she majored in agronomy. She earned a master’s degree in cellular and molecular biology from the U of A in 2018.

Her research focuses on adding metabolic inhibitors as an approach to improving the efficacy of the herbicide glufosinate in a variety of environmental scenarios, as well as understanding the mechanism of glufosinate resistance in resistant Arkansas pigweed. Her advisor is distinguished professor and Elms Farming Chair of Weed Science Jason Norsworthy, a faculty member, researcher, and scientist at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, a research arm of the U of A System Division of Agriculture.

SWSS is comprised of individuals from each state, area, institution or agency who have a direct interest in weed control in the community service area through research, education, regulation, production or trade.

The southern part includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Puerto Rico.

About Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences: Bumpers College offers life-changing opportunities to position and prepare graduates who will be leaders in businesses related to food, family, the environment, agriculture, sustainability and quality of life; and who will be the first choice of employers seeking leaders, innovators, policymakers and entrepreneurs. The College is named for Dale Bumpers, a former governor of Arkansas and long-time U.S. senator who made the state known in agriculture nationally and internationally. For more information about Bumpers College, visit our website and follow us on Twitter at @BumpersCollege and Instagram at BumpersCollege.

About the University of Arkansas: As Arkansas’ flagship institution, the U of A provides an internationally competitive education in more than 200 academic programs. Founded in 1871, the U of A contributes more than $2.2 billion to the Arkansas economy by teaching new knowledge and skills, entrepreneurship and professional development, discovery through research and creation, and providing training in professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation ranks the U of A among the few American colleges and universities with the highest levels of research activity. US News and World Report ranks U of A among the nation’s top public universities. See how U of A is working to build a better world in Arkansas Research and Economic Development News.