♦ Ram N Acharya | Associate Professor
Expertise:
Farm production risk and profitability, valuation of ecosystem services, food safety and security, marketing of farm and value added products, and sustainability
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Big Data
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Nutraceutical and Functional Foods
- Soil Health
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
♦ Kenneth "KC" Carroll | Associate Professor | kccarr@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Big Data
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
- Produced & Brackish Water Utilization
♦ Tom Dominguez | Agricultural Agent
Expertise:
Fruit and vegetable production, Range and Animal Science, Small Acreage production, Land Stewardship, Hoop House and Green house production
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Agriculture and Culinary Tourism
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Hemp Industrialization
- Produced & Brackish Water Utilization
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Soil Health
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
♦ Akasha Faist | Assistant Professor
Expertise:
Rangeland Ecology; Restoration Ecology; Plant Ecology,
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Soil Health
♦ Robert Flynn | Associate Professor Agronomy and Soils / Superintendent | rflynn@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Soil testing and interpretations, soil health, water management, crop production, management of salinity, and sodicity, crop response to the environment.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Soil Health
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Sustainable Water Systems
- Produced & Brackish Water Utilization
♦ Rajan Ghimire | Assistant Professor | rghimire@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Soil organic matter pools and dynamics, nutrient cycling, greenhouse gas emissions, C sequestration, soil health, sustainable crop production practices
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food Security
- Soil Health
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Gill Giese| Extension Viticulture Specialist | ggiese@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Viticulture, enology, grape and wine compositional quality, cover crops and soil health, nematodes and other biotic factors that impact grape and wine compositional quality, water use and irrigation efficiency
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Nutraceutical and Functional Foods
- Soil Health
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
- Agriculture and Culinary Tourism
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Kulbhushan Grover | Associate Professor
Expertise:
Sustainable Crop Production, Alternative Crops, Crop Rotation, Cover Crops
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Food Security
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Robert Hagevoort | Extension Dairy Specialist
Expertise:
Dairy Management & Nutrition
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Workforce Development & Training
- Food Security
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ John Idowu | Extension Agronomist/Associate Professor | jidowu@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Soil Health;
Soil Tillage;
Crop Production
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Soil Health
♦ 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
♦ Bernd Leinauer | Professor
Expertise:
Turfgrass, Irrigation, Water Quality, Soil, Salinity, Water use efficiency
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Tourism
- Produced & Brackish Water Utilization
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Maryfrances (Frannie) Miller | Associate Professor | franniem@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Agricultural policy, research in animal disease and traceability
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food Safety
- Soil Health
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Adapting to Climate Variability
♦ Nicole Pietrasiak | Assistant Professor | npietras@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Soil Ecology,
Desert Ecology,
Biological Soil Crusts,
Soil Microbiology, Phycology
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Big Data
- Soil Health
♦ Abdur Rashid | Ag. Research Scientist & Graduate Faculty | arashid@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Plant Molecular Biology/Genetics, Plant Physiology, Plant Pathology
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Soil Health
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
♦ Soum Sanogo | Professor | ssanogo@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Soilborne Diseases, Epidemiology, Disease Management
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Big Data
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Brian Schutte | Associate Professor | bschutte@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food Security
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Soil Health
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Manoj K Shukla | Professor and Extension Specialist | shuklamk@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Soil Physics and Hydrology
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food Security
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
- Produced & Brackish Water Utilization
♦ Gerald K. Sims | Professor and Department Head | gksims@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Environmental microbiology,
soil microbiology,
microbial ecology, pesticide fate.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food Security
- Soil Health
- Adapting to Climate Variability
♦ Marisa Y. Thompson, PhD | NMSU Extension Horticulture Specialist | risi@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Urban horticulture, landscape ornamentals, xeriscaping, backyard fruits and vegetables, urban trees/forests, mitigating effects of climate change through sustainable planting, water-wise gardening, and supporting wildlife habitats
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Nutraceutical and Functional Foods
- Food Security
- Soil Health
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
- Agriculture and Culinary Tourism
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ April Ulery | Professor | aulery@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Soil chemistry, metal contamination, salinity, phytoremediation, soil health/soil quality, soil, plant, water analyses
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Soil Health
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Produced & Brackish Water Utilization
♦ Stephanie J. Walker | Extension Vegetable Specialist | swalker@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Chile pepper processing, variety selection and mechanization. Sustainable vegetable production techniques including season extension, irrigation efficiency, crop rotation, companion planting, and cover crops. Vegetable breeding and seed saving.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Nutraceutical and Functional Foods
- Specialty Meat and Produce Markets
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Soil Health
- Agriculture and Culinary Tourism
- Adapting to Climate Variability
♦ Pei Xu | Professor
Expertise:
Water treatment, water quality
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Produced & Brackish Water Utilization
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
