Faculty

Faculty members in the Department of Agronomy come from many different backgrounds and focus on a variety of disciplines within agronomy.

Dorivar Ruiz Diaz, PhD

Professor | Interim Department Head
Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management
ruizdiaz@ksu.edu

Eric Adee, PhD

Professor
Agronomist-in-Charge
eadee@ksu.edu

Rachel L. V. Cott, PhD

Assistant Professor
Crop Science
rveenstra@ksu.edu

Anita Dille, PhD

Professor & Assistant Head of Teaching
Weed Ecology
dieleman@ksu.edu

Jeanne Falk Jones

Multi-County Specialist
jfalk@ksu.edu

Terry Felderhoff, PhD

Assistant Professor
Sorghum Genetics
tfelderhoff@ksu.edu

Allan Fritz, PhD

Professor
Wheat Breeding
akf@ksu.edu

Sarah Frye

Instructor/Academic Coordinator
sezerger@ksu.edu

Lucas Haag, PhD

Associate Professor
Agronomist
lhaag@ksu.edu

Ganga Hettiarachchi, PhD

Professor
Soil & Environmental Chemistry
ganga@ksu.edu

John Holman, PhD

Professor
Agricultural Sustainability
jholman@ksu.edu

Gaurav Jha, PhD

Assistant Professor
Precision Agriculture
gjha@ksu.edu

Deepak Joshi, PhD

Assistant Professor &
Extension Specialist

Precision Agriculture

drjoshi@ksu.edu

MB Kirkham, PhD

University Distinguished Professor
Crop Physiology
mbk@ksu.edu

Gerard Kluitenberg, PhD

Professor
Soil & Environmental Physics
gjk@ksu.edu

Jeremie Kouame, PhD

Assistant Professor
Weed Science
jkouame@ksu.edu

Aaron Kusmec, PhD

Assistant Professor
Crop Quantitative Genetics
amkusmec@ksu.edu

Sarah Lancaster, PhD

Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist
Weed Management
slancaster@ksu.edu

Xiaomao Lin, PhD

Professor
Climate Science
xlin@ksu.edu

Jane Lingenfelser

Assistant Agronomist
Crop Performance Testing
jling@ksu.edu

Romulo Lollato, PhD

Associate Professor
Wheat & Forages Production
lollato@ksu.edu

Doohong Min, PhD

Professor
Forage Systems
dmin@ksu.edu

Colby Moorberg, PhD

Associate Professor
Root Ecology & Hydropedology
moorberg@ksu.edu

Nathan Nelson, PhD

Professor
Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management
nonelson@ksu.edu

Augustine Obour, PhD

Professor
Soil Science
aobour@ksu.edu

Andres Patrignani, PhD

Associate Professor
Soil Water Management
andrespatrignani@ksu.edu

Ramasamy Perumal, PhD

Professor
Sorghum & Millet Breeder
perumal@ksu.edu

PV Vara Prasad, PhD

Professor
Crop Ecophysiology
vara@ksu.edu

DeAnn Presley, PhD

Professor
Environmental Soil Science & Management
deann@ksu.edu

Charles Rice, PhD

University Distinguished Professor
Soil Microbiology
cwrice@ksu.edu

Dustan Ridder

Agronomy Farm Manager
Agronomist
dridder@ksu.edu

Kraig Roozeboom, PhD

Professor
Cropping Systems
kraig@ksu.edu

Eduardo Santos, PhD

Associate Professor
Micrometeorology
esantos@ksu.edu

Gretchen Sassenrath, PhD

Professor
Crop Production Agronomist
gsassenrath@ksu.edu

William Schapaugh, PhD

Professor
Soybean Breeding
wts@ksu.edu

Sarah Sexton-Bowser

Managing Director
Center for Sorghum Improvement
sarahann@ksu.edu

Logan Simon

Southwest Area Agronomist
lsimon@ksu.edu

Matthew Sittel

Assistant State Climatologist
msittel@ksu.edu

Michael Stamm

Agronomist
Canola Breeder
mjstamm@ksu.edu

Tina Sullivan, PhD

Assistant Professor

tsullivan@ksu.edu

Peter Tomlinson, PhD

Associate Professor
Environmental Quality
ptomlin@ksu.edu

Stephen Welch, PhD

Professor
Theoretical Plant Modeling
welchsm@ksu.edu

Sophie Westbrook, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Rangeland & Weed Ecology
sophiewestbrook@ksu.edu

Guorong Zhang, PhD

Professor
Wheat Breeding
gzhang@ksu.edu