Morgan Mathison


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  • Doctoral Aspirant
  • Chancellor's Doctoral Fellow

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Biography

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kelly Matsunaga

Research Interests: Plant evolution, paleobotany, plant anatomy

Hometown: Kansas City, MO

Education

B.S. in Plant Science, University of Missouri, 2025, Colombia, MO

Selected Presentations

Oral Presentations:

Mathison, M; Tang, K; Smith, S; Atkinson, B. (August, 2026). Campanian Fruit Provides Direct Evidence for Cornales in the Late Cretaceous of Antarctica. Botanical Society of America Botany Conference. Tuscon, AZ. Contributed oral paper. 

Mathison, M; Tang, K; Smith, S; Atkinson, B. (June, 2026). Fossil Fruits Provide Direct Evidence for Cornales in the Late Cretaceous of Antarctica. Konza Symposium 2026. Konza Prairie Biological Station, KS. 

Mathison, M. (April, 2025). Utilizing Drone Imaging to Monitor Crop Health in Maize. University of Missouri Plant Science Senior Capstone Presentations. Columbia, MO. 

Poster Presentations: 

Mathison, M. (April, 2026). Fossil Fruit From the Late Cretaceous of Antarctica Sheds Light on the Early Biogeographic History of Cornales, The Dogwood Order. Office For Advancing Success in Science Student Research Symposium, Lawrence, KS. Poster. 

Mathison, M. (August, 2025.) Utilizing Drone Imaging in Analysis of Genotype by Environment in Maize. Kansas Innovation Fest, Overland Park, KS. 

Mathison, M. (April, 2025.) Utilizing Drone Imaging in Analysis of Genotype by Environment in Maize. University of Missouri Show Me Research Week. Columbia, MO. 

Mathison, M. (March, 2025.) Utilizing Drone Imaging in Analysis of Genotype by Environment in Maize. Maize Genetics Meeting 2025. St Louis, MO. 

Mathison, M. (December, 2024.) Utilizing Drone Imaging to Understand Plant Health. University of Missouri Fall Undergraduate Research Day. Columbia, MO. 

Mitchell, M., Mathison, M. (June, 2024.) Drone Based Identification of Flood-Tolerant Maize Genotypes. University of Missouri Digital Agriculture Symposium. Columbia, MO. 

Mitchell, M., Mathison, M. (April, 2024.) Drone Based Identification of Flood-Tolerant Maize Genotypes. University of Missouri Show Me Research Week. Columbia, MO. 

Mitchell, M., Mathison, M. (March, 2024.) Drone Based Identification of Flood-Tolerant Maize Genotypes. University of Missouri Plant Research Symposium. Columbia, MO.

Awards & Honors

University of Kansas Chancellors Doctoral Fellowship, Fall 2026-Present. 

Isabel Cookson Award, Botanical Society of America, August 2026. ($500) 

Missouri Seedmen’s Association Honorary Member Scholarship, September 2024. ($1000). 3rd Place Best Poster, University of Missouri Digital Agriculture Symposium, June 2024.