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Graduate Program

Graduate Advising

Graduate advisers are available in five different program areas based on their area of research and interest.

Crop Soil & Pest Management

Stephen Anderson Stephen Anderson
Environmental Soil Physics
Wayne Bailey Wayne Bailey
Forage and Field Crop Entomology
Kevin Bradley Kevin Bradley
Weed Science
Felix Fritschi Felix Fritschi
Crop Physiology
Bruce Hibbard Bruce Hibbard
Host-Plant Resistance/Resistance Management
Richard M. Houseman Richard M. Houseman
Urban Entomology
Won Kyo Jung Won Kyo Jung
Rice Production
Robert Kallenbach Robert Kallenbach
Forage Production & Management
John Lory John Lory
Nutrient Management
Gerald (Lee) Miller Gerald (Lee) Miller
Turf Pathology
Manjula Nathan Manjula Nathan
Soil Testing/Nutrient Management
Kelly Nelson Kelly Nelson
Grain & Forage Production Systems
Craig Roberts Craig Roberts
Forage Quality
Peter Scharf Peter Scharf
Nutrient Management
Reid Smeda Reid Smeda
Weed Science
Qisheng Song Qisheng Song
Molecular Insect Physiology
Gene Stevens Gene Stevens
Crop Production/Soils
William Wiebold William Wiebold
Corn & Soybean Management
Allen Wrather Allen Wrather
Field Crop Disease Management
Xi Xiong Xi Xiong
Turfgrass Science

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Entomology

Wayne Bailey Wayne Bailey
Forage and Field Crop Entomology
Bruce Barrett Bruce Barrett
Horticultural & Agroforestry Entomology
Thomas Coudron Thomas Coudron
Insect Biochemistry
Georgia Davis Georgia Davis
Maize Functional Genomics
Deborah Finke Deborah Finke
Insect Ecology; Plant-Insect Interactions
Bruce Hibbard Bruce Hibbard
Host-Plant Resistance/Resistance Management
Richard M. Houseman Richard M. Houseman
Urban Entomology
Marc Linit Marc Linit
Associate Dean for Research & Extension, CAFNR
Jack Schultz Jack Schultz
Director, Bond Life Sciences Center
Kent Shelby Kent Shelby
Molecular Biology
Robert Sites Robert Sites
Systematic & Aquatic Entomology
Qisheng Song Qisheng Song
Molecular Insect Physiology

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Horticulture

Wayne Bailey Wayne Bailey
Forage and Field Crop Entomology
Brad Fresenburg Brad Fresenburg
Turfgrass Research & Extension
Mary Gowdy Mary Gowdy
Floriculture
Christopher Starbuck Christopher Starbuck
Woody Ornamentals
David Trinklein David Trinklein
Floriculture
Michele Warmund Michele Warmund
Fruit Crops
Xi Xiong Xi Xiong
Turfgrass Science

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Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics

Kristin Bilyeu Kristin Bilyeu
Soybean Seed Quality
Georgia Davis Georgia Davis
Maize Functional Genomics
Felix Fritschi Felix Fritschi
Crop Physiology
Perry Gustafson Perry Gustafson
Plant Breeding & Genetics
Bruce Hibbard Bruce Hibbard
Host-Plant Resistance/Resistance Management
Robert Kallenbach Robert Kallenbach
Forage Production & Management
Hari Krishnan Hari Krishnan
Soybeen Seed Composition
Anne McKendry Anne McKendry
Wheat Genetics & Breeding
Michael McMullen Michael McMullen
Maize Genetics
Melissa G. Mitchum Melissa G. Mitchum
Molecular Plant Nematology
Henry T. Nguyen Henry T. Nguyen
Molecular Genetics & Soybean Biotechnology
Mel Oliver Mel Oliver
Plant Genetics
Mary Schaeffer Mary Schaeffer
Maize Bioinformatics
James Schoelz James Schoelz
Plant Virology
Grover Shannon Grover Shannon
Soybean Breeding
Gary Stacey Gary Stacey
Soybean Biotechnology
William Wiebold William Wiebold
Corn & Soybean Management
Zhanyuan Zhang Zhanyuan Zhang
Plant Genetic Engineering

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Plant Stress Biology

Johann Bruhn Johann Bruhn
Research Forest Mycology
James English James English
Molecular Biology & Ecology of Phytophthora
Deborah Finke Deborah Finke
Insect Ecology; Plant-Insect Interactions
Felix Fritschi Felix Fritschi
Crop Physiology
Walter Gassmann Walter Gassmann
Molecular Plant Pathology
Bruce Hibbard Bruce Hibbard
Host-Plant Resistance/Resistance Management
Laszlo Kovacs Laszlo Kovacs
Molecular Grape Pathology
Hari Krishnan Hari Krishnan
Soybeen Seed Composition
David Mendoza-Cozatl David Mendoza-Cozatl
Plant Stress Biology
Jeanne Mihail Jeanne Mihail
Fungal Biology & Ecology
Gerald (Lee) Miller Gerald (Lee) Miller
Turf Pathology
Melissa G. Mitchum Melissa G. Mitchum
Molecular Plant Nematology
Henry T. Nguyen Henry T. Nguyen
Molecular Genetics & Soybean Biotechnology
Mel Oliver Mel Oliver
Plant Genetics
Wenping Qiu Wenping Qiu
Molecular Plant Virology
James Schoelz James Schoelz
Plant Virology
Jack Schultz Jack Schultz
Director, Bond Life Sciences Center
Robert Sharp Robert Sharp
Plant Physiology
Qisheng Song Qisheng Song
Molecular Insect Physiology
Gary Stacey Gary Stacey
Soybean Biotechnology
Laura Sweets Laura Sweets
Field Crop Diseases
William Wiebold William Wiebold
Corn & Soybean Management
Xi Xiong Xi Xiong
Turfgrass Science

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