Faculty

Faculty members in the Department of Agronomy come from many different backgrounds and focus on a variety of disciplines within agronomy.

 

Adjunct Faculty
Emeritus Faculty
Eric Adee

Eric Adee, PhD

Associate Professor
Agronomist-in-Charge
Email iconeadee@ksu.edu

Dr. Ignacio Ciampitti

Ignacio Ciampitti, PhD

Professor
Farming Systems
Email iconciampitti@ksu.edu

Rachel Veenstra

Rachel L. V. Cott, PhD

Assistant Professor
Crop Science
Email iconrveenstra@ksu.edu

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Randall Currie, PhD

Associate Professor
Weed Scientist
Email iconrscurrie@ksu.edu

Anita Dille

Anita Dille, PhD

Professor & Assistant Head of Teaching
Weed Ecology
Email icondieleman@ksu.edu

Jeanne Falk Jones

Jeanne Falk Jones

Multi-County Specialist
Email iconjfalk@ksu.edu

Terry Felderhoff

Terry Felderhoff, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Sorghum Genetics
Email icontfelderhoff@ksu.edu

Allan Fritz

Allan Fritz, PhD

Professor
Wheat Breeding
Email iconakf@ksu.edu

Sarah Frye

Sarah Frye

Instructor/Academic Coordinator
Email iconsezerger@ksu.edu

Jianming Fu

Jianming Fu, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Email iconjianming@ksu.edu

Lucas Haag

Lucas Haag, PhD

Associate Professor
Agronomist
Email iconlhaag@ksu.edu

Ganga Gettiarachchi

Ganga Hettiarachchi, PhD

Professor
Soil & Environmental Chemistry
Email iconganga@ksu.edu

John Holman

John Holman, PhD

Professor
Agricultural Sustainability
Email iconjholman@ksu.edu

Gaurav Jh

Gaurav Jha, PhD

Assistant Professor
Precision Agriculture
Email icongjha@ksu.edu

Deepak Joshi

Deepak Joshi, PhD

Assistant Professor and
Extension Specialist
Precision Agriculture
Mithila Jugulam

Mithila Jugulam, PhD

Professor
Weed Physiology
Email iconmithila@ksu.edu

MB Kirkham

MB Kirkham, PhD

University Distinguished Professor
Crop Physiology
Email iconmbk@ksu.edu

Gerard Kluitenberg

Gerard Kluitenberg, PhD

Professor
Soil & Environmental Physics
Email icongjk@ksu.edu

Sarah Lancaster, PhD

Sarah Lancaster, PhD

Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist
Weed Management
Email iconslancaster@ksu.edu

Xiaomao Lin

Xiaomao Lin, PhD

Professor
Climate Science
Email iconxlin@ksu.edu

Jane Lingenfelser

Jane Lingenfelser

Assistant Agronomist
Crop Performance Testing
Email iconjling@ksu.edu

Romulo Lollato

Romulo Lollato, PhD

Associate Professor
Wheat & Forages Production
Email iconlollato@ksu.edu

Colby Moorberg

Doohong Min, PhD

Professor
Forage Systems
Email icondmin@ksu.edu

Colby Moorberg

Colby Moorberg, PhD

Associate Professor
Root Ecology & Hydropedology
Email iconmoorberg@ksu.edu

Nathan Nelson

Nathan Nelson, PhD

Professor
Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management
Email iconnonelson@ksu.edu

Augustine Obour

Augustine Obour, PhD

Professor
Soil Science
Email iconaobour@ksu.edu

Andres Patrignani

Andres Patrignani, PhD

Associate Professor
Soil Water Management
Email iconandrespatrignani@ksu.edu

Ramasamy Perumal

Ramasamy Perumal, PhD

Professor
Sorghum & Millet Breeder
Email iconperumal@ksu.edu

PV Vara Prasad

PV Vara Prasad, PhD

Professor
Crop Ecophysiology
Email iconvara@ksu.edu

DeAnn Presley

DeAnn Presley, PhD

Professor
Environmental Soil Science & Management
Email icondeann@ksu.edu

Charles Rice

Charles Rice, PhD

University Distinguished Professor
Soil Microbiology
Email iconcwrice@ksu.edu

Dustan Ridder

Dustan Ridder

Agronomy Farm Manager
Agronomist
Email icondridder@ksu.edu

Kraig Roozeboom

Kraig Roozeboom, PhD

Professor
Cropping Systems
Email iconkraig@ksu.edu

Dorivar Ruiz Diaz

Dorivar Ruiz Diaz, PhD

Professor
Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management
Email iconruizdiaz@ksu.edu

Eduardo Santos

Eduardo Santos, PhD

Associate Professor
Micrometeorology
Email iconesantos@ksu.edu

Gretchen Sassenrath

Gretchen Sassenrath, PhD

Professor
Crop Production Agronomist
Email icongsassenrath@ksu.edu

William Schapaugh

William Schapaugh, PhD

Professor
Soybean Breeding
Email iconwts@ksu.edu

Sarah Sexton-Bowser

Sarah Sexton-Bowser

Managing Director
Center for Sorghum Improvement
Email iconsarahann@ksu.edu

Matthew Sittel

Matthew Sittel

Assistant State Climatologist
Email iconmsittel@ksu.edu

Michael Stamm

Michael Stamm

Agronomist
Canola Breeder
Email iconmjstamm@ksu.edu

Peter Tomlinson

Peter Tomlinson, PhD

Professor
Environmental Quality
Email iconptomlin@ksu.edu

Stephen Welch

Stephen Welch, PhD

Professor
Theoretical Plant Modeling
Email iconwelchsm@ksu.edu

Guorong Zhang

Sophie Westbrook, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Rangeland & Weed Ecology
Email iconsophiewestbrook@ksu.edu

Guorong Zhang

Guorong Zhang, PhD

Professor
Wheat Breeding
Email icongzhang@ksu.edu