Graduate Student Spotlight: Ava Veith

Next up in our graduate student spotlight series is Ph.D. student, Shubhdep Singh. In this episode, you will hear Shubhdeep's experiences in transitioning to turfgrass from a precision agriculture background and his work in autonomous mowing!

In this episode, the C5 Graduate Student committee will present a shortened version of a recorded webinar from the summer! This episode will be a treat as listeners will hear insights from recent turfgrass professional hires: Drs. Erick Begitschke, Navdeep Godara, Maureen Kahiu, and John Peppers.

On this month's episode of our graduate student spotlight series, we conversed with Conlan Burbrink, a Ph.D. candidate with Dr. John Sorochan at the University of Tennessee. Listeners will hear about Conlan's experiences helping with the 2026 FIFA World Cup and his expertise in statistics.

In this pilot episode of C5 Conversations, Ava Veith shares her experience in transitioning from Division I soccer to turfgrass research. Listeners will hear about her research interests and internship experiences with the KC Current and FIFA!