Former Lab Members
Graduate Students
| Year | Name | Degree | Institution | Current Employer | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Faris, Justin | MS | North Dakota State Univ. | Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS | Fargo, ND |
| 2002 | *Effertz, Roger | MS | North Dakota State Univ. | Bayer | St. Louis, MO |
| 2002 | *Carter, Brady | MS | Washington State Univ. | Decagon Devices | Pullman, WA |
| 2003 | Bowen, David | MS | Univ of Minnesota | Research Data and Architecture Lead, Corteva | Johnston, IA |
| 2004 | McGowan, Kari | MS | Univ of Minnesota | Bayer | Winnipeg, MT |
| 2005 | Pumphrey, Michael | MS | Univ of Minnesota | Assoc. Professor, Washginton State University | Pullman, WA |
| 2006 | Conley (Wennerlind), Emily | MS | Univ of Minnesota | University of Minnesota | St. Paul, MN |
| 2007 | Reynolds, Susan | MS | Univ of Minnesota | University of Minnesota | St. Paul, MN |
| 2008 | 1Zhang, Xiuling | PhD | Univ of Minnesota | Corn Breeder, Corteva | Mankato, MN |
| 2008 | Rigor, Alex | PhD | Univ of Minnesota | Corteva | Philippines |
| 2009 | Quirin, Edmund | PhD | Univ of Minnesota | Project Manager, Perficient | Denver, CO |
| 2007/2009 | 1Tsilo, Toi | MS/PhD | Univ of Minnesota | Senior Manager, Agric. Res. Council - Small Grain Inst. | Bethlehem, South Africa |
| 2013 | Macharia, Godwin | PhD | Univ of Minnesota | Plant Breeder, Kenya Agric. Res. and Livestock Org. | Njoro, Kenya |
| 2014 | 1Bajgain, Prabin | PhD | Univ of Minnesota | postdoc, University of Minnesota | St. Paul, MN |
| 2013/2015 | 2Turner, Kathryn | MS/PhD | Univ of Minnesota | Research Associate, Crop Protection Genetics, The Land Institute | Salina, KS |
| 2007-2017 | 4Seda, Brian | PhD | Univ of Minnesota | Corn breeder, Syngenta | Brookings, SD |
| 2017/2020 | 1,4Altendorf, Kayla | MS/PhD | Univ of Minnesota | Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS | Prosser, WA |
| 2015-2019 | Rauf, Yahya | PhD | Univ of Minnesota | postdoc, Oklahoma St. Univ. | Stilwater, OK |
| 2018-2021 | *Adeyemo, Emmanuel | PhD | Univ of Minnesota | intern, Bayer, | Manhattan, KS |
* indicates a co-advised student
1 H.K. Hayes award awardee
2 Women in Triticum awardee, 2015
3 C. Jerry Nelson Travel Award grant recipient
4 Hueg-Harrison Fellowship awardee
5 Torske-Klubben Fellowship awardee
6 MnDRIVE Global Food Ventures Fellowship awardee
7 Bayer Encompass Fellowship awardee