♦ Erik A. Lehnhoff | Assistant Professor of Weed Ecology and Management
Expertise:
Agroecology; Integrated Weed Management; Weed Ecology; Invasive Weeds
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Jane Breen Pierce | Research/Extension Entomologist
Expertise:
Economic Entomology, Host Plant Resistance to Insects, Biological Control, Economic Injury Levels
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Food Security
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
♦ Jennifer J. Randall | Professor; Director of Molecular Biology Graduate Program
Expertise:
Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant-microbe interactions.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Agriculture and Culinary Tourism
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Big Data
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Soil Health
♦ Abdur Rashid | Ag. Research Scientist & Graduate Faculty
Expertise:
Plant Molecular Biology/Genetics, Plant Physiology, Plant Pathology
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Soil Health
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
♦ Soum Sanogo | Professor
Expertise:
Soilborne Diseases, Epidemiology, Disease Management
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Big Data
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Brian Schutte | Associate Professor
Expertise:
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Food Security
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Gerald K. Sims | Professor and Department Head
Expertise:
Environmental microbiology, soil microbiology, microbial ecology, pesticide fate.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Food Security
- Soil Health
