Research Staff
Our research staff are essential to the function and success of the department.
| Name | Position Title | |
| Ahunchan, Juan | Visiting Scholar | Email Juan |
| Alkotami, Alharith | Mesonet Staff | Email Alharith |
| Altariugio, Matheus | Student Intern | Email Matheus |
| Ascher, Kevin | Agricultural Technician | Email Kevin |
| Aubert, Allison | Assistant Scientist | Email Allison |
| Auen, Lisa | Assistant Scientist | Email Lisa |
| Auld, Andy | Assistant Agronomist | Email Andy |
| Bari, HD Abdullah | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Abdullah |
| Battocchio de Oliveira, Thiago | Student Intern | Email Thiago |
| Bausch, Daniel | Assistant Scientist | Email Daniel |
| Boller, Dennis | Agriculture Technician Supervisor | Email Dennis |
| Bonini Pires, Luis Fernando | Student Intern | Email Luis |
| Bonini Pires, Marcos | Student Intern | Email Marcos |
| Carcedo, Ana | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Ana |
| Carciochi, Walter | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Walter |
| Carnley, Kaila | Lab Aid | Email Kaila |
| Castilho Silva, Diogo | Visiting Scholar | Email Diogo |
| Castro Amador, Luis | Visiting Scholar | Email Luis |
| Cespedes Azuaga, Nora | Student Intern | Email Nora |
| Chazarreta, Yesica Daniela | Vising Scholar | Email Yesica |
| Clary, Addie | Program Administrator | Email Addie |
| Chen, Peng | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Peng |
| Cobal, Milagros | Research Scholar | Email Milagros |
| Coelho, Marta Arruda | Associate Scientist | Email Marta |
| Cook, Landon | Agriculture Research Technician II | Email Landon |
| Da Silva Volpato, Natalia | Visiting Scholar | Email Natalia |
| Davidson, Megan | Lab Technician | Email Megan |
| Davila, Brahian | Student Intern | Email Brahian |
| Davis, Matthew | Assistant Scientist | Email Matthew |
| Davis, Stewart | Research Aide | Email Stewart |
| de Oliveira Demarco, Jovani | Student Intern | Email Jovani |
| De Oliveira Gomes Pinto, Lohan | Student Intern | Email Lohan |
| De Oliveira Mota, Mariana | Research Scholar | Email Mariana |
| Dhungel, Ramesh | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Ramesh |
| Dille, Russell E. | Assistant Scientist | Email Russell |
| Divakar, Leena | Assistant Scientist | Email Leena |
| Dominguez, Alexandra | Research Assistant | Email Alexandra |
| Dooley, Scott | Assistant Scientist | Email Scott |
| Duvessa, Duchassa | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Duchassa |
| Exilart Aranda, Ainhoa | Research Scholar | Email Ainhoa |
| Fello Rivero, Luciano | Visiting Scholar | Email Luciano |
| Fondjo, Vicky Yolande | Research Associate | Email Vicky |
| Froes De Borja Reis, Andre | Associate Scientist | Email Andre |
| Galksduwa, Buddhika | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Buddhika |
| Gao, Jincheng | Computer Information Specialist | Email Jincheng |
| Gao, LiangLiang | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email LiangLiang |
| Gardner, Tyler | Assistant Scientist | Email Tyler |
| Gehl, Kathy | Project Administrator / Extension eUpdate Editor | Email Kathy |
| Gibson, Jedidiah | Research Aide | Email Jedidiah |
| Glanzer, Garrett | Assistant Scientist | Email Garrett |
| Gleue, Paul | Agricultural Technician | Email Paul |
| Goldsby, Kaitlin | Lab Technician II | Email Kaitlin |
| Goni, Augustina | Visiting Scholar | Email Augustina |
| Grané, Juan | Visiting Scholar | Email Juan |
| Hamehkasi, Maryam | Graduate Research Assistant | Email Maryam |
| Hargrave, Lynn | Assistant Scientist | Email Lynn |
| Harmoney, Keith | Range Scientist | Email Keith |
| Henslee, Hillary | Agriculture Technician | Email Hillary |
| Hessel, Rene | Assistant Scientist | Email Rene |
| Hibdon, Darren | Assistant Scientist | Email Darren |
| Hitz, Dennis | Assistant Scientist | Email Dennis |
| Hodgins, Dustin | Assistant Scientist | Email Dustin |
| Huddleston, Susan | Assistant Scientist | Email Susan |
| Ikeogu, Ugochukwu | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Ugochukwu |
| Iseli, Angela | Laboratory Technician I | Email Angela |
| Kaur, Simerjeet | Visiting Scholar | Email Simerjeet |
| Kimball, Jim | Agricultural Technician Senior | Email Jim |
| Kimball, Leland | Agricultural Technician | Email Leland |
| King, Alex | Assistant Scientist | Email Alex |
| Kohn, Fanmei | Visiting Scholar | Email Fanmei |
| Kumam, Yaiphabi | Research Scholar | Email Yaiphabi |
| Kumaragamage, Darshani | Visiting Scholar | Email Darshani |
| Kumarasinghe, Ruwandi | Research Associate | Email Ruwandi |
| Larson, Mike | Agricultural Technician Senior | Email Mike |
| Lanza Lopez, Oscar | Research Scholar | Email Oscar |
| Le, Loan | Assistant Scientist | Email Loan |
| Lecina Da Silva, Anelise | Assistant Scientist | Email Anelise |
| Leiva Rivarola, Julio | Research Scholar | Email Julio |
| Lemes Bosche, Leonardo | Visiting Scholar | Email Leonardo |
| Leuthold, Mark | Equipment Mechanic II | Email Mark |
| Li, Yaoquang | Assistant Scientist | Email Yaoquang |
| Li, Yinping | Greenhouse Facilities Coordinator | Email Yinping |
| Lingua, Lucas | Research Scholar | Email Lucas |
| Lowe, Kathy | Assistant Scientist | Email Kathy |
| Lucero, Matias | Visiting Scholar | Email Matias |
| Mackrey, Constanza | Communication Specialist | Email Constanza |
| Maduraimuthu, Djanaguiraman "Jani" | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Jani |
| Mai, Randall | Research Technologist | Email Randall |
| Mandal, Dipankar | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Dipankar |
| Marchioro, Priscila | Research Scholar | Email Priscila |
| Marla, Sandeep | Senior Research Scientist | Email Sandeep |
| Marry, Sripriya | Software Engineer | Email Sripriya |
| Matthews, Angie | Assistant Scientist | Email Angie |
| Maxon, Rebecca | Research Aide | Email Rebecca |
| Menon, Sai | Program/Project Manager I | Email Sai |
| Morinigo Ferreira, Pedro | Research Scholar | Email Pedro |
| Moro Rosso, Luiz | Visiting Scholar | Email Luiz |
| Muleta, Kebede | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Kebede |
| Na, Huang | Visiting Scholar | Email Huang |
| Nahitiya, Dishan | Research Assistant | Email Dishan |
| Nakka, Sridevi | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Sridevi |
| Neilsen, Rebecca | Agricultural Technician I | Email Rebecca |
| Nieto, Luciana | Assistant Scientist | Email Luciana |
| Niklas, Axel | Student Intern | Email Axel |
| Nkrumh, Malik | Research Scholar | Email Malik |
| Noronha Sueiro, Guilherme | Student Intern | Email Guilherme |
| Olano de León, Gastón | Student Intern | Email Gaston |
| Oliveira Stefanello da Silva, Lincon | Visiting Scholar | Email Lincon |
| Oumarou, Halilou | Assistant Scientist | Email Halilou |
| Pandian, Balaji Aravindhan | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Balaji |
| Pauly, Trent | Assistant Scientist | Email Trent |
| Petersen, Jacob | Assistant Scientist | Email Jacob |
| Peralta, Nahuel | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Nahuel |
| Pitumpe, Pavithra | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Pavithra |
| Platero, Mauro | Intern | Email Mauro |
| Poudel, Pratishtha | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Pratishtha |
| Podesta, Juan | Student Intern | Email Juan |
| Price, John | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email John |
| Quigley, Ed | Agricultural Technician Senior | Email Ed |
| Raugewitz, Sarah | Research Assistant | Email Sarah |
| Redmond, Christopher | Assistant Agronomist | Email Christopher |
| Regier, Daniel | Applications Developer I | Email Daniel |
| Retta, Amare | Research Associate | Email Amare |
| Ricciuto, Debora | Research Scholar | Email Debora |
| Riffel, Donald | Student Intern | Email Donald |
| Riley, Bill | Agricultural Technician | Email Bill |
| Rodrigues Negrao, Djanira | Visiting Scholar | Email Djanira |
| Rodriguez, Ignacio | Scholar | Email Ignacio |
| Rodriguez, Maria | Scholar | Email Maria |
| Ross, James | Research Technician | Email James |
| Rossini Martínez, Pedro | Research Technician | Email Pedro |
| Santiago, Gustavo | Scholar | Email Gustavo |
| Sarto, Marcos | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Marcos |
| Sathish Raj, Rajendran | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Rajendran |
| Schroeder de Souza, Joana | Scholar | Email Joana |
| Seo, EunJu | Research Assistant | Email EunJu |
| Serafin, Augusto | Research Technician | Email Augusto |
| Serazzi, Agustin | Student Intern | Email Agustin |
| Shanmugam, Naveenkumar | Assistant Scientist | Email Naveenkumar |
| Siegfried, Jeff | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Jeff |
| Singh, Rishabh | Research Scholar | Email Rishabh |
| Smith, Malynda | Research Assistant | Email Malynda |
| Spurlock, James | Building Systems Technician | Email James |
| Stensaas, Douglas | Assistant Agronomist | Email Douglas |
| Subramaniam, Utharasa | Research Associate | Email Utharasa |
| Tamir, Habtamu | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Habtamu |
| Tedesco de Oliveira, Danilo | Research Scholar | Email Danilo |
| Thomas, Jacob | Assistant Scientist | Email Jacob |
| Thompson, Keith | Agricultural Technician Senior | Email Keith |
| Tiwari, Manish | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Manish |
| Umar, Abdullah Bin | Visiting Scholar | Email Abdulla |
| Unruh, Ross | Assistant Scientist/Safety Coordinator | Email Ross |
| Upadhayay, Puja | Laboratory Technician II | Email Puja |
| van Versendaal Pirez, Emmanuela | Visiting Scholar | Email Emmanuela |
| Varela, Jorge | Visiting Scholar | Email Jorge |
| Vargas Castineira, Joaquin | Visiting Scholar | Email Joaquin |
| Vennapusa, Amaranatha | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Amaranatha |
| Vieira Junior, Nilson Aparecido | Visiting Scholar | Email Aparecido |
| Walsh, Michael | Visiting Scholar | Email Michael |
| Wanithunga, Irosha | Research Associate | Email Irosha |
| Weber, Chris | Assistant Scientist | Email Chris |
| Westerhold, Carter | Assistant Scientist | Email Carter |
| Whitehair, Anthony | Assistant Scientist | Email Anthony |
| Winnie, Shaun | Assistant Scientist | Email Shaun |
| Zeng, Ruiyun | Visiting Scholar | Email Ruiyun |
| Zhange, Xiaocun | Visiting Scholar | Email Xiaocun |
| Zhao, Jixin | Assistant Scientist | Email Jixin |
| Zhao, Lanfei | Fellow (Post-Doc) | Email Lanfei |
| Zini, Lara | Visiting Scholar | Email Lara |
| Zuniga, Lucia | Assisant Scientist | Email Lucia |