Faculty

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

Raj Khosla, PhD

Department Head

Eric Adee, PhD

Associate Professor
Agronomist-in-Charge

Rob Aiken, PhD

Research Crop Specialist

Hui Chen, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Ignacio Ciampitti, PhD

Professor
Farming Systems

Randall Currie, PhD

Associate Professor
Weed Scientist

Daniel Devlin, PhD

KCARE Director
Water Quality & Conservation

Anita Dille, PhD

Professor & Assistant Head of Teaching
Weed Ecology

Jeanne Falk Jones

Multi-County Specialist

Terry Felderhoff, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Sorghum Genetics

Walter Fick, PhD

Professor
Range Management

Allan Fritz, PhD

Professor
Wheat Breeding

Jianming Fu, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Lucas Haag, PhD

Associate Professor
Agronomist

Ganga Hettiarachchi, PhD

Professor
Soil & Environmental Chemistry

John Holman, PhD

Professor
Agricultural Sustainability

Gaurav Jha, PhD

Assistant Professor
Precision Agriculture

Mithila Jugulam, PhD

Professor
Weed Physiology

MB Kirkham, PhD

University Distinguished Professor
Crop Physiology

Gerard Kluitenberg, PhD

Professor
Soil & Environmental Physics

Vipan Kumar, PhD

Assistant Professor

Sarah Lancaster, PhD

Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist
Weed Management

Xiaomao Lin, PhD

Professor
Climate Science

Jane Lingenfelser

Assistant Agronomist
Crop Performance Testing

Romulo Lollato, PhD

Associate Professor
Wheat & Forages Production

Doohong Min, PhD

Associate Professor
Forage Management

Colby Moorberg, PhD

Associate Professor
Root Ecology & Hydropedology

Nathan Nelson, PhD

Professor
Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management

Augustine Obour, PhD

Associate Professor
Soil Science

Clenton Owensby, PhD

Professor
Range Management

Andres Patrignani, PhD

Assistant Professor
Soil Water Management

Bruno Pedreira, PhD

Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist
Regional Agronomist

Ramasamy Perumal, PhD

Professor
Sorghum & Millet Breeder

PV Vara Prasad, PhD

Professor
Crop Ecophysiology

DeAnn Presley, PhD

Professor
Environmental Soil Science & Management

Charles Rice, PhD

University Distinguished Professor
Soil Microbiology

Dustan Ridder

Agronomy Farm Manager
Agronomist

Kraig Roozeboom, PhD

Professor
Cropping Systems

Dorivar Ruiz Diaz, PhD

Professor
Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management

Eduardo Santos, PhD

Associate Professor
Micrometeorology

Gretchen Sassenrath, PhD

Professor
Crop Production Agronomist

William Schapaugh, PhD

Professor
Soybean Breeding

Sarah Sexton-Bowser

Managing Director
Center for Sorghum Improvement

Matthew Sittel

Assistant State Climatologist

Michael Stamm

Agronomist
Canola Breeder

Tesfaye Tesso, PhD

Professor
Sorghum Breeding & Genetics

Peter Tomlinson, PhD

Associate Professor
Environmental Quality

Rachel L. Veenstra, PhD

Assistant Professor
Crop Science

Stephen Welch, PhD

Professor
Theoretical Plant Modeling

Guorong Zhang, PhD

Professor
Wheat Breeding