Name Title Supervisor Expertise Sujata Agarwal Research Associate Zale Monocot tramsformation Walter Bachman Research Associate Thompson Corn and Soybeans Casey Barickman Research Associate Sams Vegetable biology Joe Beeler Research Associate Bates Forages Pat Brawley Research Associate Steckel Weed management Greg Breeden Extension Assistant Rhodes Weeds management Tracy Bush Research Associate Main Cotton and small grain prod John Cummins Research Associate Deyton Fruit crops physiology & mgmt Debbie Ellis Research Associate Pantalone Soybean breeding Drew Ellis Research Associate Mueller Weed science Phil Flanagan Research Associate Klingeman Nursery production Laura Good Research Associate Stewart Molecular genetics Teena Hayden Research Associate Sams Horticultural crops Richard Hensley Research Associate Miller Tobacco breeding Richard Johnson Research Associate Allen Plant Breeding David Kincer Research Associate West Corn breeding & genetics Brian Leckie Sr Research Assistant Stewart Molecular genetics Beth Meyer Research Associate Pantalone Soybean breeding Carl Michaud Research Associate Gwathmey Crop Physiology Reggie Millwood Research Scientist Stewart Molecular genetics James Newburn Garden manager Hamilton Public horticulture Lori Osburn Research Associate Cheng Tree physiology Johnny Parham Research Associate Sorochan Turfgrass Matthew Ross Research Specialist II Main Cotton and small grain prod Mary Rudis Research Associate Stewart Molecular genetics Heather Toler Research Associate Auge Environmental physiology Chris Walker Senior Plot Caretaker Thompson Corn and soybeans Cynthia Walker IT Administrator II Auge Computer support David Walker Research Associate Pantalone Soybean breeding Joshua Yuan Research Associate Stewart Research support