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Ryan Contreras Associate Professor, Ornamental Plant Breeding |
541-737-5462 Contact person by email |
Program OverviewMy teaching and research focuses on woody nursery and landscape plants. I teach spring and fall woody plant identification courses, growth and development of horticultural crops, and plant propagation. Research in my lab is closely aligned with the nursery industry... |
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Laurent Deluc Associate Professor, Grape Genomics and Genetic Engineering |
541-737-4356 Contact person by email |
Our group conduct research on functional genomics with a strong emphasis on specialty and cereal crops. We study different aspects of plant biology in the context of a developmental program and in response to abiotic and biotic stresses. Our plant models grapevine, a major fruit crop in U.S.... |
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Patrick Hayes Professor |
541-737-5878 Contact person by email |
We use genetics and plant breeding tools to understand and realize the potential of barley, a most amazing crop and model organism. Our applied efforts are directed at developing varieties and germplasm meeting a range of end uses: malting and brewing; food; and feed. Our basic research is... |
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Jennifer Kling Professor (Sr Res) |
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Shawn Mehlenbacher Professor, Hazelnut Breeding and Genetics |
541-737-5467 Contact person by email |
The OSU Hazelnut Breeding program develops new cultivars for Oregon's hazelnut industry, with an emphasis on resistance to eastern filbert blight (EFB) and suitability for the kernel market. Plant Breeding: Develop new cultivars for Oregon's hazelnut industry, with emphasis on... |
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James Myers Professor, Vegetable Breeding and Genetics |
541-737-3083 Contact person by email |
We develop improved vegetable varieties with the main focus being to support gardeners, growers and processors in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). This region of the United States has a unique growing environment, and varieties developed elsewhere may not necessarily be optimally adapted to the... |
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Hiroyuki Nonogaki Associate Professor, Seed Biology |
541-737-8885 Contact person by email |
The current research in the Integrative Seed Biology Program at Oregon State University focuses on the fundamental question: how do plant seeds germinate? We try to elucidate the mechanism of seed germination using biochemical and... |
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Andrew Ross Professor |
541-737-9149 Contact person by email |
Fundamental and applied research of cereal grain components, and wheat- and barley-based foods (focused on wheat, food barley, noodles, and artisan breads). |
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Vidyasagar Sathuvalli Rajakalyan Assistant Professor, Potato Breeding |
541-567-6337 Contact person by email |
My research focuses on Potato Breeding and Germplasm Improvement using traditional, molecular, and genomic tools. My program will aim at developing new potato cultivars with increased biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, nutrient efficiency and processing quality. |
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Shaun Townsend Associate Professor, Senior Research |
541-737-5099 Contact person by email |
The Aroma Hop Breeding Program is tasked with developing new hop cultivars, adapted for Oregon growing conditions, with a focus on essential oil quality. This program interacts closely with Dr. Tom Shellhammer's program in the Food Science & Technology Department to characterize the... |
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Kelly Vining Assistant Professor |
541-737-0018 Contact person by email |
My research integrates the powerful tools of genomics and bioinformatics with plant breeding. I work mainly with minor or specialty crops grown in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Mints are important specialty crops in Oregon and Washington. They are grown for... |
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Robert Zemetra Professor |
541-737-4278 Contact person by email |
Wheat Breeding and Genetics |
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Nahla Bassil Courtesy Appointment |
541-738-4214 Contact person by email |
Plant Geneticist |
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Lauren Gwin Associate Professor; Associate Director, Center for Small Farms & Community Food Systems |
541-737-1569 Contact person by email |
Focus areas: Farm and food system policy, local and regional food supply chains, community food system development. Dr. Lauren Gwin is Assistant Professor in the Crop & Soil Science Department, Extension Community Food Systems Specialist, and Associate Director of OSU’s... |
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John Henning Courtesy Appointment |
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Glenn Howe Associate Professor |
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Pankaj Jaiswal Professor, Comparative Plant Genomics |
541-737-8471 Contact person by email |
Flowering Time, Seed Development, Comparative Plant Genomics, Functional genomics, Systems Biology, Bioinformatics, Genome Annotation, Biochemical and Regulatory Pathway Databases, Genome Databases, Ontology Development. ... |
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Keith Jayawickrama Dir-NW Tree Imprmnt Coop |
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Christopher Langdon Professor |
541-867-0231 Contact person by email |
Research Areas: Aquaculture; nutrition of oysters and other bivalves; microencapsulation; polyculture of abalone; genetic selection of oysters. Chris’s research is broadly interested in aquaculture of oysters and other bivalves, and of sea vegetables such as dulse.... |
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Garry Stephenson Director, Center for Small Farms & Community Food Systems Coordinator, Small Farms Program |
541-737-5833 Contact person by email |
Garry is a Professor, Extension Small Farms Specialist and Director of the Center for Small Farms & Community Food Systems, an alternative farming program at Oregon State University that is striving to change the world through small scale organic/sustainable agriculture and local/regional... |
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Kali Brandt Graduate Student |
541-737-5839 Contact person by email Crop Science Building
Crop Science Building 445
3050 SW Campus Way3050 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331 |
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Joel Davis Faculty Research Assistant |
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Tanya Filichkin Senior Faculty Research Assistant |
541-737-1750 Contact person by email Crop Science Building
Crop Science Building 251
3050 SW Campus Way3050 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331 |
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Scott Fisk Faculty Research Assistant |
541-737-2912 Contact person by email Crop Science Building
Crop Science Building 257
3050 SW Campus Way3050 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331 |
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Hilary Gunn Laboratory Technician 2 |
Contact person by emailCrop Science Building
Crop Science Building 423
3050 SW Campus Way3050 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331 |
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Adam Heesacker Senior Faculty Research Assistant |
541-737-5828 Contact person by email Crop Science Building
Crop Science Building 107
3050 SW Campus Way3050 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331 |
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Laura Helgerson Faculty Research Assistant |
541-737-1547 Contact person by email Crop Science Building
Crop Science Building 245
3050 SW Campus Way3050 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331 |
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Tyler Hoskins Faculty Research Assistant |
Contact person by emailGreenhouse, West
Greenhouse, West 1130A
2801 SW Campus Way2801 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331 |
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Shinji Kawai Faculty Research Assistant |
541-737-5435 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences
Agricultural & Life Sciences 4017
2750 SW Campus Way2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331 |
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Mark Larson Senior Faculty Research Assistant II |
541-737-4093 Contact person by email Crop Science Building
Crop Science Building 235
3050 SW Campus Way3050 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331 |
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Rebecca Mc Cluskey Senior Faculty Research Assistant I |
541-737-5435 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences
Agricultural & Life Sciences 4017
2750 SW Campus Way2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331 |
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Nathalia Moretti Faculty Research Assistant |
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Angela Randazzo Faculty Research Assistant |
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David Smith Senior Faculty Research Assistant II |
541-737-3108 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences
Agricultural & Life Sciences 4017
2750 SW Campus Way2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331 |
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Jacob Snelling Faculty Research Assistant |
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Mary Holzberger Graduate Research Assistant Graduate Students |
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Hops Master of Science, Crop Science |
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Burcu Celebioglu Graduate Student |
Contact person by email | Master of Science, Horticulture |
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Melike Cirak Graduate Student |
Contact person by email | Master of Science, Horticulture |
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Mahmut Diker Graduate Student |
Contact person by email | Ph.D., Horticulture |
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Michael Gordon |
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PhD. Botany and Plant Pathology |
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Monzarath Hernandez Graduate Student |
Contact person by email | Master of Science, Horticulture |
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Serhan Mermer Graduate Student |
Contact person by email | Ph.D., Horticulture |
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Surbhi Nahata | Contact person by email |
M.S. Environmental Science |
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Kristin Neill | Contact person by email |
Recurrent selection to improve fruit and landscape qualitities of evergreen huckleberry. Interploidy and intersubgeneric hybridization in Cotoneaster. . Master of Science, Horticulture |
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Lillian Padgitt-Cobb | Contact person by email |
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Hayley Park Graduate Student |
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Master of Science, Horticulture |
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Muhammet Sahin Graduate Student |
541-737-5839 Contact person by email |
Forages Master of Science, Crop Science |
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Elif Sahin Graduate Student |
541-737-5839 Contact person by email |
Forages Master of Science, Crop Science |
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Elizabeth Seeno | Contact person by email |
Forages
PhD. Crop Science |
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Casey Wilson | Contact person by email |
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Ozgecan Yalcin Graduate Student |
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Master of Science, Horticulture |
