Martin B. Dickman (16 February 1950 – 2 December 2018) was an American plant pathologist.
A Flushing, New York, native, Dickman was born on 16 February 1950, and received his bachelor's of science degree in horticulture from the University of Hawaii in 1979. [1] [2] He completed his studies with a master's of science and doctorate in plant pathology, both from UH. [2] After a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Washington, Dickman began teaching at the University of Nebraska in 1987, where he was named Charles Bessey Professor in Plant Pathology in 2003. [1] [3] He moved to Texas A&M University in 2006, accepting the Christine Richardson Professorship in agriculture. [1] [3] Between 2012 and 2017, Dickman served as editor-in-chief of the journal Molecular Plant Pathology . [4] Dickman was appointed a Texas A&M University Distinguished Professor in 2015. [5] The American Phytopathological Society honored Dickman with the 2017 Noel T. Keen Award for Research Excellence in Molecular Plant Pathology. [3] [6]
Over the course of his career, Dickman has been elected fellow of the American Phytopathological Society in 1993, [1] [7] and fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2011, [7] as well as fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. [8] He died on 2 December 2018, in Carpinteria, California. [4]
Martin B. Dickman (16 February 1950 – 2 December 2018) was an American plant pathologist.
A Flushing, New York, native, Dickman was born on 16 February 1950, and received his bachelor's of science degree in horticulture from the University of Hawaii in 1979. [1] [2] He completed his studies with a master's of science and doctorate in plant pathology, both from UH. [2] After a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Washington, Dickman began teaching at the University of Nebraska in 1987, where he was named Charles Bessey Professor in Plant Pathology in 2003. [1] [3] He moved to Texas A&M University in 2006, accepting the Christine Richardson Professorship in agriculture. [1] [3] Between 2012 and 2017, Dickman served as editor-in-chief of the journal Molecular Plant Pathology . [4] Dickman was appointed a Texas A&M University Distinguished Professor in 2015. [5] The American Phytopathological Society honored Dickman with the 2017 Noel T. Keen Award for Research Excellence in Molecular Plant Pathology. [3] [6]
Over the course of his career, Dickman has been elected fellow of the American Phytopathological Society in 1993, [1] [7] and fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2011, [7] as well as fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. [8] He died on 2 December 2018, in Carpinteria, California. [4]