AGRONOMY - Key Persons


Adam Roth

Job Titles:
  • Research Support - Conley Program

Adam von Haden

Job Titles:
  • Scientist

Ademola Aina

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate - Ellison

Ahmadreza Mobli

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate

Al Kovaleski

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Alden Perkins

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - De Leon Lab

Alex Steussy-Williams


Alexandra Frank

Job Titles:
  • Research Specialist - Krysan Lab

Alfadhl Alkhaled

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate - Wang

Alfonso Del Rio

Job Titles:
  • Associate Scientist - Bamberg

Amaya Atucha

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Ambar Carvallo Lopez

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Dawson Lab

Amparo Daza

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - De Leon Lab

Amy Cottom

Job Titles:
  • Financial Specialist

Andrey Vega-Alfaro

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate

Andy Hamernik

Job Titles:
  • USDA Research Technician

Angad Dhariwal

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Picasso Lab

Angela Leon Tinoco

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Jackson Lab

Anna Orfanou

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate - Jackson

Arthur Duarte

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Renz Lab

Ashley Becker

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Jackson Lab
  • Graduate Student - Jackson Lab / Environment & Resources

Audrey Morrison

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Goldman Lab

Audrey Pelikan

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Goldman Lab

Avelina Gaston

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Simon Lab

Becca Honeyball

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Atucha and Zalapa Labs

Beth Ann Workmaster

Job Titles:
  • Researcher III - Atucha Lab

Bill Rolling

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Associate - USDA

Bill Tracy

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Bob Andrew

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Bob Forsberg

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Caitlin Collies

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Program Manager

Caitlin Wienkes


Calli Anibas

Job Titles:
  • Research Specialist

Cameron De La Mora

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Krysan Lab

Carl Wepking

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Carol Williams

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator for the Resilience CAP

Carter Prillaman

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Ellison Lab

Cathleen McCluskey

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Sweet Corn Group
  • Graduate Student - Sweet Corn Group / Environment & Resources

Chathura Wijesinghe

Job Titles:
  • Data Scientist

Chris Kucharik

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Chris Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student

Chris Vagasky


Christy Stewart

Job Titles:
  • USDA Researcher

Clarissa Dietz

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Jackson Lab

Claudia Irene Calderón


Dan Heider

Job Titles:
  • Outreach Specialist

Dan Marzu

Job Titles:
  • Outreach Specialist - NPM

Dan Undersander

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Daniel H. Smith

Job Titles:
  • Outreach Specialist - NPM

Dave Peterson

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Dave Stoltenberg

Job Titles:
  • Professor

David Henry


Dayane Cristina Lima


Deana Knuteson

Job Titles:
  • Researcher

Derrick Grunwald

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate - Ellison

Dharani Suresh Babu

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Mura Lab

Doug Senalik

Job Titles:
  • USDA Scientist - Simon

Doug Soldat

Job Titles:
  • Affiliate Faculty Member

Dustin Eilert

Job Titles:
  • Research Support - De Leon Program

Dylan Schoemaker

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - S. Kaeppler Lab

Earl Gritton

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Ed Bures

Job Titles:
  • Research Support - Picasso Program

Edward Woolsey

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Associate

Edwin Bingham

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Eileen Nelson


Elizabeth Berg

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Kucharik Lab

Elizabeth McNamee

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Kucharik Lab

Ellen Anlauf

Job Titles:
  • Financial Specialist

Emily Barth

Job Titles:
  • Research Administrator

Emma Schmidt

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Colquhoun Lab

Eric Booth

Job Titles:
  • Research Support - Kucharik Program

Eric Wiesman

Job Titles:
  • USDA Research Technician

Erica Kirchhof

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Kovaleski Lab

Erica Shoenberger

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Picasso Lab

Erik Duerr

Job Titles:
  • Facilities Manager

Erin Lalor-King

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Associate

Erin Pierce

Job Titles:
  • Research Program Manager

Felipe Faleco

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Werle Lab

Fernando De La Torre

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Cranberry Genetics and Genomics Laboratory

Francisco Campos Arguedas

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Kovaleski Lab

Frank Lazar

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Cranberry Genetics and Genomics Laboratory

Gabriela Martinez Motta

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student

Garrett Larsen

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Mura Lab

Glenn Nice

Job Titles:
  • PAT Program Manager

Gopika Gopinathan

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Gutierrez Lab

Grace Christensen

Job Titles:
  • Research Specialist

Grace Connelly

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Ellison Lab

Grace Nystrom

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student

Gregg Sanford

Job Titles:
  • Associate Scientist - Jackson Program

Greta Hippensteel

Job Titles:
  • Research Specialist

Guilherme Chudzik

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Werle Lab

Haleigh Ortmeier-Clarke

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Conley Lab

Hao Nguyen

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Weng Lab

Hariom Yadav

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student

Hazel Shands

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Hector Lopez Moreno

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Cranberry Genetics and Genomics Laboratory

Heidi Kaeppler

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Herb Hopen

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Inés Berro

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Gutierrez Lab

Irwin Goldman

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Professor

Isaac Zaman


Jacklyn Slivicke

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Colquhoun Lab

Jacob Felsman

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Werle Lab

Jacob Henden

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student

James (Jim) Nienhuis

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

James Coors

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Jarret Miles-Kroening

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Atucha Lab

Jean Siewert


Jean-Michel Ané

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Jed Colquhoun

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Jeffrey Endelman

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Jenny Bolivar-Medina

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate - Atucha

Jenyne Loarca

Job Titles:
  • Post Doctoral Fellow - Atucha / Zalapa Labs

Jerry Doll

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Jessica Rohde

Job Titles:
  • Research Technician

Jillene Fisch

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Jillian Abendroth

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Ellison Lab

Jim Busse

Job Titles:
  • USDA Researcher

Jiwan Palta

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Joe Lauer

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Johan Aparicio

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Endelman Lab

Johanna Oosterwyk

Job Titles:
  • Faculty Associate

John Bamberg

Job Titles:
  • Professor ( USDA )

John Enriquez

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Endelman Lab

John Gaska

Job Titles:
  • Research Support - Conley Program

John Searl

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - De Leon / S. Kaeppler Labs

John Strauser

Job Titles:
  • Scientist I

Jonathan Matheka

Job Titles:
  • Research Support - H. Kaeppler Program

Jordan Schuler

Job Titles:
  • Nutrient & Pest Management Program SW Regional Specialist

Jose Ignacio Varela

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate

Jose Nunes

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Werle Lab

Josie Russo

Job Titles:
  • Communications Specialist - Atucha Lab

Juan Zalapa

Job Titles:
  • Professor ( USDA )

Julie Dawson

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Associate Professor

Junyi Tan

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate - Weng

Jyostna Devi Mura

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant Professor ( USDA )

Karina Morales

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate

Kathryn Jones

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advising Manager

Katie Peterman

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager, UW Organic Collaborativ

Keith Williams

Job Titles:
  • Outreach Specialist

Kelsie Ferin


Ken Albrecht

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Kent Kohn

Job Titles:
  • Research Support - Lauer Program

Kevin Masarik

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Kucharik Lab

Kevin Shelley

Job Titles:
  • Outreach Program Manager - NPM

Kevser Özel

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Simon Lab

Korede Olugbenle

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Picasso Lab

Kristina Hubbard


Larry Binning

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Laura Jull

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Lexi Schank

Job Titles:
  • Research Specialist - Jackson / Grassland Ecology Lab

Lexie Baker

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Sweet Corn Group

Liam Dixon

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Goldman Lab

Lucia Gutierrez

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Madeline Oravec


Maria Alejandra Torres Meraz

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Cranberry Genetics and Genomics Laboratory

Maria Caraza-Harter

Job Titles:
  • Researcher II

Marina Borsecnik

Job Titles:
  • Research Support - S. Kaeppler / De Leon Programs

Marissa Nix

Job Titles:
  • Research Technician

Mark Kendall

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Conley Lab

Mark Renz

Job Titles:
  • Professor, Extension Specialist

Mark Walsh

Job Titles:
  • Agricultural Operations Manager - Jackson Program

Marta Kohmann

Job Titles:
  • Extension Specialist

Martin Costa

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - S. Kaeppler Lab

Matt Wallrath

Job Titles:
  • Specialist

Meg Baker

Job Titles:
  • Researcher

Mercedes Ames

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Associate - USDA ( Bethke )

Mia Keady

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student

Michael Casler

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Michael Geissinger

Job Titles:
  • Nutrient & Pest Management Program NW Regional Specialist

Michael Havey

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Michael Paulsmeyer

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Associate - USDA

Michaela Erickson

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Endelman Lab

Mike North

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate - Kovaleski

Mimi Broeske

Job Titles:
  • Editor - NPM

Molly Jahn

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Natalia De Leon

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Natalie Ben-Zikri

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Assistant

Nathaniel Schleif

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - H. Kaeppler Lab

Ophelia Tsai

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Wang Lab

Pablo Sandro Garcia

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Gutierrez Lab

Page Gonzalez

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Kovaleski Lab

Pam Porter


Pat Flannery

Job Titles:
  • Research Support - Tracy Program

Patrick Krysan

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Professor & Department Chair

Paul Bethke

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor ( USDA )

Paulina Jenney

Job Titles:
  • Research Coordinator

Pawan Basnet

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate - Ellison

Pedro Rojas Barros

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Atucha Lab

Peyton Higgins

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate - Dawson

Philipp Simon

Job Titles:
  • Professor ( USDA )

Phillip Alberti

Job Titles:
  • Research Program Manager

Phillip Simon

Job Titles:
  • Advisor

Priscila Pinto

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate - Renz

Qiuyue Chen


Rajesh Yarra

Job Titles:
  • Scientist I

Randy Jackson

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Rayhan Shaheb

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate - Renz

Reba Luiken

Job Titles:
  • Director - Allen Centennial Garden

Rebecca Arias

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Ellison Lab

Richard Lower

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Richard Smith

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Rodrigo Werle

Job Titles:
  • Extension Cropping Systems Weed Scientist

Roger Schmidt

Job Titles:
  • Info. Processing Consultant

Ronald Dymerski

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Weng Lab

Rue Genger

Job Titles:
  • Scientist II

Ryan Alpers

Job Titles:
  • USDA Lab Technician - Mura

Ryan DeWerff


Ryan Dostal

Job Titles:
  • Program and Events Lead - Allen Centennial Garden

Sara Patterson

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Savannah Beyer

Job Titles:
  • USDA Lab Technician - Weng

Savannah Massman

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - H. Kaeppler Lab

Scott Brainard

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate - Dawson

Sean Fenstemaker

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Associate - USDA ( Simon / Bamberg )

Sean Kim

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Ellison Lab

Senay Ugur

Job Titles:
  • Scientist - Atucha Lab

Seth Spawn-Lee

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate

Shawn Conley

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Shawn Kaeppler

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Shelby Ellison

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Assistant Professor

Shelley Jansky

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Stan Duke

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Steve Tomasko

Job Titles:
  • PAT Senior Outreach Specialist

Steven Hall

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Sweet Corn

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student

Tabitha Faber

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Keefover - Ring Lab

Tatiane Severo Silva

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate

Theodore Tibbitts

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Thierno Diallo

Job Titles:
  • Research Support - Lauer Program

Thomas Hickey

Job Titles:
  • Research Specialist

Tim Osterhaus

Job Titles:
  • Research Program Manager - De Leon Program

Tom Bryan


Tom Horejsi

Job Titles:
  • USDA Researcher

Tony Schuh

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Simon Lab

Travis Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Research Specialist - Renz Program

Tricia Check

Job Titles:
  • Department Administrator

Vai Lor


Valentin Picasso

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Valentina Infante

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Student - Ane Lab

Yi Wang

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Yiqun Weng

Job Titles:
  • Professor ( USDA )