STARKVILLE, Mississippi—Two Mississippi State University graduate students and an alumnus earned top recognition at the 2025 Society of American Foresters national convention for their research posters highlighting advancements in forestry and natural resources. Simran Pandey, a forestry master’s student from Nepal, earned first place for her research poster “Economic Impacts of Natural Disturbances in Mississippi’s Pine Forests: A Case Study of Southern Pine Beetle”. …Bipin Paudel, also a master’s student from Nepal, placed second for his research poster “Predicting Leaf Area in Eastern Cottonwood and Poplar Hybrids Using Tree and Site Data” that focused on developing models linking tree physiology and productivity across diverse environments. Maxwell Schrimpf, an MSU alumnus from Michigan, placed third with his poster “Growing Warm Trees with Cold Feet” that explained the assisted migration of southern pine species to northern environments, determining if the trees could withstand harsher winter conditions.