Research Staff

Name Areas of Interest Email
Touqeer Abbas
Postdoctoral Associate

Soil health, Nitrogen cycling, Anammox, Heavy metals, GIS

[email protected]
Galen Bergquist
Agriculture Research Technician

Soil, Nutrient cycling, Climate resilience, Cropping systems, Microbial ecology, Plant science

[email protected]
Nancy Bohl Bormann
Researcher

ManureDB, Nutrient Management, Manure Management, Soil and Water Conservation, Farming

[email protected]
Peter Boulay
Assistant State Climatologist, Minnesota State Climate Office
[email protected]
Bill Breiter
USDA Affiliate
[email protected]
Jared Brewer
Postdoctoral Associate

Postdoc with Dylan Millet

[email protected]
Delaney Cashin
Researcher
[email protected]
Hatley Christensen
Lab Manager, Wilson Lab and Kaiser Lab, Researcher

Soil fertility, Nutrient management, Cropping systems, Environment

[email protected]
Anna Crandall
Researcher
[email protected]
James Crants
Researcher
[email protected]
Leticia Dourado
Researcher

Environmental science, Soil Science, Nutrient management, Sustainability, Sustainable agriculture,  Regenerative agriculture

[email protected]
Martin du Saire
USDA Affiliate
[email protected]
Karina Fabrizzi
Researcher
[email protected]
Amanda Farris
Program Manager

Climate adaptation, Climate science translation and communications, Network building

[email protected]
Jacob Galzki
Researcher
[email protected]
Anne Gapinski
Researcher
[email protected]
Katerina Gonzales
Postdoctoral Associate

Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Climate Adaptation, Climate Change Communication, Extreme Precipitation, Atmospheric Rivers

[email protected]
Tom Graff
Researcher, Soil Testing & Research Analytical Lab
[email protected]
Angela Gunlogson
Researcher, Soil Testing & Research Analytical Lab
[email protected]
Leah Hallett
Researcher, Lab Manager

Soil ecology, soil microbiology, agroecology, sustainable agriculture

[email protected]
CheJen Jerry Hsiao
Postdoctoral Fellow

Soil microbiology, Biogeochemistry, Soil health

[email protected]
Kyounglim Kang
Researcher
[email protected]
Kat LaBine
Researcher, Lab Manager

Urban soils, Soil health, Agroecology, Soil conservation, Soil erosion, Sustainable agriculture, Carbon sequestration

[email protected]
Lorena Lacerda
Postdoctoral Associate

Precision Agriculture, Remote Sensing, Variable Rate Irrigation, Crop Modelling

Megan Lennon
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
[email protected]
Stefan Liess
Researcher, Climate Scientist
[email protected]
Cassandra List
Researcher, Soil Testing & Research Analytical Lab

Soil

[email protected]
Junjun Lu
Postdoctoral Associate

Precision agriculture, Remote sensing, GIS, Nitrogen

[email protected]
Ean Malchow
Researcher
[email protected]
Sarick Matzen
Postdoctoral Associate
[email protected]
Matthew McNearney
Researcher
[email protected]
Scott Mitchell
Researcher

Researcher with Rodney Venterea.

[email protected]
Victoria Morris
Researcher, Soil Testing & Research Analytical Lab
[email protected]
Eduardo Luquin Oroz
Post-doc

Soil erosion processes 

Soil and water conservation practices 

Watershed modeling

[email protected]
Swetabh Patel
Researcher
  • Nutrient management 
  •  Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition 
  • Soil and water quality 
  • Cropping system 
  • Cover crops 
  • Sustainable Agriculture
[email protected]
Sharon Patterson
Researcher
[email protected]
Kathryn Phillips
Researcher
[email protected]
Keith Piotrowski
Laboratory Manager for the Soil Testing and Research Analytical Laboratory
[email protected]
Aamir Raza
Research Specialist

Precision Agriculture, Crop Modeling, Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Sustainable Agriculture

[email protected]
Heidi Reitmeier
Soils Researcher

Soil Science, Nutrient Management, Water Quality, Climate Science

[email protected]
Luigi Romolo
State Climatologist
[email protected]
Todd Schumacher
USDA Affiliate, Biological Science Technician
[email protected]
Thor Sellie
Researcher
[email protected]
Seonghyun Sam Seo
Researcher

Environmental science, Environmental policy, Soil Science, Sustainability, Sustainable agriculture, Potatoes

[email protected]
Nicholas Severson
Researcher
[email protected]
Emerson Souza
Researcher

Soil fertility, Nutrient management, Environmental quality, Crops, Plant nutrition

[email protected]
Cole Stenberg
Researcher
[email protected]
Muhammad Tahir
Researcher

Soil physics, Precision agriculture, Watershed modeling

[email protected]
Kelley Wells
Researcher

Atmospheric chemistry, Remote sensing, Atmosphere-biosphere interactions, Air quality

[email protected]
Dan Wheeler
Researcher, Instructor

Applied soil science, Soil pedology, Wetland soils, Soil conservation, Septic systems, Urban and stormwater soils, Land-use management, Soil survey, GIS

[email protected]
Fenghui Yuan
Postdoctoral Associate

Postdoc in the Biometeorology Group

[email protected]