About The Wisconsin Fast Plants® Program

The Wisconsin Fast Plants Program is a science education program located on the University of Wisconsin – Madison campus in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. This non-profit organization is an integral piece of a network of private companies and public institutions supporting educators, students, and scientist around the world in the use of a plant model organism for research and education purposes. The Wisconsin Fast Plants Program originated from Dr. Paul Williams' work in the Department of Plant Pathology. The organization is primarily funded through grants and donations.

Our mission is to work with educators and scientists to improve science teaching, learning, and research using Fast Plants as a model organism.




Videos:



Time-lapse growth and development of our model organism, the Wisconsin Fast Plant (Brassica rapa).

The ~25 year history of the Wisconsin Fast Plants Program - a timeline of key developments, activities and accomplishments.

How and why Fast Plants were developed by Dr. Paul Williams (video can be used as part of a lesson for students to investigate "how fast" Fast Plants are).

Our staff includes:

Director of the Fast Plants Program, the "Father of Fast Plants," Paul Williams

Associate Director, Dan Lauffer

The Director of Curriculum and Professional Development, Hedi Baxter Lauffer

Co-founder of the Fast Plants Program, Coe Williams
Wisconsin Fast Plants® Program • University of Wisconsin – Madison
Science House • 1630 Linden Drive • Madison, WI 53706
1-608-263-2634 • info@fastplants.org • Web Credits