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]
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- ^ a b "Dr. Martin B. Dickman". Texas A&M University. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Martin B. Dickman (Keen)". American Phytopathological Society. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ a b "In Memoriam Marty Dickman". British Society for Plant Pathology. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Texas A&M University Distinguished Professor". Texas A&M University. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "2017 APS Award Recipients". American Phytopathological Society. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Biographical Paragraph" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Martin B. Dickman". American Academy of Microbiology. Retrieved 15 December 2018.