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Blueberry Breeding

Honors and Awards

Emily Walter Successfully Defends Master’s Thesis

Emily and members of her graduate committee. From left to right, Dr. Ye Chu, Dr. Peggy Ozias-Akins, Emily Walter, and Dr. Peng Chee.
Emily and members of her graduate committee. From left to right, Dr. Ye Chu, Dr. Peggy Ozias-Akins, Emily Walter, and Dr. Peng Chee.

Emily Walter successfully defended her Master’s thesis titled “Integrated Approaches to Improve Blueberry (Vaccinium sect. cyanococcus) Breeding through Post-Harvest Evaluation, Micropropagation and Polyploid Induction” on June 25, 2025

The picture shows Emily and members of her graduate committee. From left to right, Dr. Ye Chu, Dr. Peggy Ozias-Akins, Emily Walter, and Dr. Peng Chee.

UGA Inventors

Photo of Dr. Chu and her colleagues when they were honored as UGA inventors for issuing patents.
Dr. Chu and her colleagues were honored as UGA inventors for issuing patents between 2019 and June 2024 by the UGA Innovative Gateway on March 14, 2025.