Caleb Floss participates in the Borlaug Student Poster Competition

2015 Nov 11

Caleb Floss, of West Des Moines, IA, was selected as one of thirteen undergraduate students to participate in the Borlaug Student Poster Competition, which highlights student projects focused on world food issues.

Floss, a student in global resource systems at Iowa State University, was selected to share a poster titled "Irrigation to Enhance Water Resources in Primary Schools in the Kamuli District, Uganda" with faculty, staff, students, and guests during a reception before the Norman Borlaug Lecture, named for the agronomist and Iowa native whose discoveries sparked the Green Revolution.

Floss’ poster described the area irrigation technologies he tested at the Namasagali Primary School to find the best method to help feed a growing population from school gardens. Technologies used included a treadle-pump-operated sprinkler system, drip irrigation system, and a water catchment and underground cistern system.

All students are invited to submit abstracts describing a project they have completed related to world food issues, with the top students invited to present a poster for the public. Judges at the reception used a rubric to score the projects a second time and winners were announced just prior to the lecture.

The Norman Borlaug lecture, given by the 2015 World Food Prize Laureate Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, kicks off the start of World Food Prize Week, full of discussions surrounding food issues around the world. ISU's Norman Borlaug Lecture Series is held annually in conjunction with the World Food Prize Symposium.