Chuck Tucker
Chuck Tucker is retiring on May 31 from his position as senior vice president of organization and administration of the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation in Little Rock.
Tucker has spent 36 years with the federation. He started with the organization as assistant safety director.
Mariya Khodakovskaya, professor of biology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been named a fellow of the Arkansas Research Alliance in Conway.
Khodakovskaya researches the improvement of agricultural and industrial plants using advanced methods of biotechnology and nanotechnology, with a focus on the enhancement of plant productivity and stress tolerance by application of carbon-based and biodegradable nanomaterials. She has also done research with the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium and NASA.
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Dr. Mariya Khodakovskaya, professor of biology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been named a fellow for the Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA).
The ARA Academy of Scholars and Fellows is comprised of research scientists from Arkansas’ six major research institutions and the FDA’s National Center for Toxicological Research. An ARA Fellow is a research leader recognized for his or her work currently at a partner university. Each ARA Fellow receives a $75,000 grant.
“This is an honor for any researcher to be a part of the Arkansas Research Alliance,” Khodakovskaya said. “It’s a team of distinguished scientists in Arkansas all involving universities. It’s people who can really make a difference in Arkansas and the top researchers in their fields. I know many of these people because I’ve collaborated with them previously, so it’s good to work with them again.”
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