Bayer and NPMA Launch Virtual Job Fair at PestWorld

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Bayer Environmental Science, along with the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), has launched a Virtual Job Fair that showcases CVs and research from the participants in the third “Young Scientist of the Year” competition.

The Virtual Job Fair can be accessed by visiting www.npmapestworld.org and clicking on the Bayer “Young Scientist of the Year” logo or banner ad. Visitors will have access to CVs and research from the next generation of technical talent in the pest management industry.

“The research submitted by the contestants this year is exceptional and will help advance our industry as a whole today, tomorrow, and for years to come,” said Gordon Morrison, contest director and Maxforce® insecticides market manager at Bayer. “As part of the Backed By Bayer promise we strive to advance the pest management industry by supporting the academic community through the ‘Young Scientist’ competition and the Virtual Job Fair. We encourage everyone to take the time to view the brilliant research these graduate students produced. You never know, you quite possibly could find your next technical director.”

The Bayer Environmental Science “Young Scientist of the Year” contest is a scholarship and grant program for graduate students to acknowledge and financially support exceptional research that advances the pest management industry. At the opening ceremony of PestWorld 2008, scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 will be granted to three finalists whose research advances knowledge on the biology, behavior, ecology, or management of urban pest species. The winner of the competition, the “Young Scientist of the Year,” will be named and also receive a $10,000 grant to continue his/her research. In addition, a $1,000 scholarship will be donated to the general scholarship fund at the schools attended by each of the three finalists.