image: Frank Yin has conducted national and international research on maximizing row crop production through improving nutrient management, precision agriculture, crop rotation and more.
Credit: Photo courtesy UTIA.
Frank Yin, agronomy researcher in the University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences, has been selected as a 2024 American Society of Agronomy (ASA) Fellow.
The honor was awarded as a result of Yin’s more than 35 years of research contributions to institutions across the world, including 16 years at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA). Yin was recognized for the Fellowship at the national meeting of ASA in San Antonio, Texas in November.
“I am humbled and honored to receive this distinction, but above all I am proud of my team here at UTIA who has helped me conduct research that benefits crop production worldwide,” says Yin. “Together, we are working towards a more profitable and sustainable future that will impact countless individuals who rely on agriculture every day.”
Fellows are active members of ASA who are honored for significant contributions to the association in the areas of research, publication, education and service. Throughout his career, Yin has published 173 research articles, written 63 Extension papers, delivered 267 academic and Extension presentations, authored 126 conference abstracts and secured more than $37 million in grant funding. In addition, Yin has held leadership positions within ASA as community leader, senior associate editor, screening editor, peer reviewer and more.
“My research has generated widespread improvements in nutrient management, precision agriculture, tillage, cover crops, crop rotation and more,” says Yin. “It is our duty as researchers to advocate for and protect our soil, water and air resources to ensure our planet is safe for our next generations who depend on our current stewardship.”
Yin has mentored more than 70 graduate students, college interns, post-doctoral scientists and visiting faculty from across the world. He has also received more than 50 awards and honors including the Best Researcher Award from the International Academic Achievements and Awards, the Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society Research Award from the Tennessee Chapter, the Marquis Who’s Who award and more.
In 1988, Yin received his master’s degree in crop nutrition and fertilization at Nanjing Agricultural University in Nanjing, China before achieving a doctorate in agronomy at Purdue University in 2001. After working at institutions including the Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Iowa State University and Oregon State University, he attained a research appointment in 2008 within the UT Department of Plant Sciences.
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